Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-28
See Girt Camp.

The tract of land comprising the camp
ing ground Of the New Jersey Volunteers
in location and surrounding, ia admirably
adapted TO the purpose. In appearance the
FIVE hundred acre tract is as level as
floor, yet in fact, has just enough fall to
insure perfect drainage. The soil, unlike
the soil of that adjacent to the sea in the
counties of Atlantic and Cape May lis heavy
loan, and in its present state is covered by
beautiful carpet of green The growing
crops on adjoining cultivated fields, show
its productiveness under cultivation. 1t is
not a sand camp, but covers tract that
once, when under cultivation by it's owner,
the late Commodore Stockton, was the
most productive farm in the United States.
The writer stepped off the cars at
Manasquan at $50 last Saturday evening,
and after a sumptous supper at the cozey
Squan House, of which our former citizen
John RachoT, Jr., is proprietor, visited the
camp of the Fouith Regiment, u. S. ",
with the special object of seeing how
Company III lo0ked-aIter week in camp.
Good fortune favored us, because we had
as companions Col Farley OF the N. G. OF
N. j., and Charles j. Parker, president
OF Manasquan National Bank who, by the
way, is son of New Jerseys war Governor,
the late Joel Parker. One who knew
Governor Parker needs no introduction TO
Charles Parker to know the man as the
son of the Governor, 90 striking is the re-
semblanCe Right here let US say, there
is sound Gubernatorial timber for the
Democracy this Fall in Manasquan, and it
can be taken from hickory tree of Joel
Parker's planting. With the banner in
his hands, the Democratic ranks W 0uld
close up as solidly as of yore, and the
result, well, Parker would be Governor.
Thelen Of Company Fl front on FL street.
at the head OF which are the tents OF Capt.
Dubois, ami Lieutenants ShiyeTs and
Bal Der. We found the officers Hospitality
at home" and enjoyed an hour of inyesti-
CATION into the details OF camp life. 1t is
not burdensome, but routine of service
calculated to develop the system and iDure
the body to the hafdships Of actual war
fare The food is plain but in ample
quantities, reports TO the contrary las to
quantity resting on narrowest basis oil
truth. The boys are all looking well in
the military harness and there ISM "a balky
ore in the command they have the SYM
pathy Of their officers, and in return the
officers have the c nfidence and respect of
the men. Acting Governor Voorhees, has
resided almost cons .antly at camp during
the past five mqnths, and his ear is always
open TO hear. and his time at service to
invesli gate every proper complaint from
the camps of the volunteers.
The spiritual as we'll as the temporal
welfare of the men is well provided for A
branch of the Y. M. G. A. is established
and well maintained the Regimental
Chaplain holds mass early every Sabbath
and Presbyterian divine preached in the |
grove at the Governors cottage from II
to IL.
The Red Cross maintains an efficient
CORPS of medical attendants and nurses |
who cooperate with the regular medical |
staff of the Regiment.
The future movements of the Regiment |
are matters of mere conjecture Nobody |
knows; but reasonable course would |
dictate season of camp life to be ready |
for the Fall campaign against Havana-ifI
it comes to that But for whatever comes,
the Fourth Regiment will be prepared. It
will be the best equipped Regiment that
the State has organized the clothing is |
new, and made under careful supervision !;
the guns come direct from the Springfield |
works, and are of the latest pattern. and |
the men who will carry aud direct them on |
the enemy, are the cream Of the jersey g =
the East and the West, the |
Office, field and shop; as freely as they
have laid aside their civic duties at The
call of their country, they will lay aside
the gun and the sabre and return to the |
channels of industry when the enemy shall