The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-31
SECOND REGIMENT OFF.
Ordered to Leave Sea Girt
for C~hickamauga at
Once.
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b ORIAL DAY IN CAMP
Medals Presented by Gov.
Notwithstanding News
from Washington.

Especial to THE Jersey lily news.
SEA GIRT, May 81, 1SsS.-Memorial Day
attracted 5000 visitors to Camp Voorhees,.
Ii the throfig were fully 1000 wheelmen
from the nearby resorts.
The Second Regiment. Colonel Edwin
w. Hine. received orders yesterday 70
proceed at once to Camp Thomas, Chick
amauga. The order came from Adjutant
II. C.. Corbin, and is as foiioWs:-
Washington, d. c., May 80, 1898.
Colonel Il. w. Hine, commanding sec
ond New Jersey Volunteers, lnfan-
try, Sea Grit, N. il
BY direction of the Secretary OF wal
you Will proceed at once with your
regiment to Chickamauga, Ca. and re-
port to the commanding general there.
Upon receipt OF MS Greer you Will = :
once, communicate with the chief
auarterfnaster at New York for the
necessary transportation. and with
the chief commissary at New York Tor
ten days field rations, the necessary
travel rations and coffee money. The
0uartermaster General and Commits
safy Gener have instructed the chief
Quartermaster and Chief Cominissary
at New York to provide the transport
tation. rations and coffee money. Teie-
graph day of departure to the COM
manding general of Camp George N.
Thomas, also to this office, specifying
amount of tentage and nun
taken with YOU. Acknowledge receipt.
(Signed He. CORBlN,
Adjutant General.
Another telegram was received from
Chief Cornmissary Woodruff OF New
York. stating that he had been directed
to supply the, Second Regiment with
rations and coffee money for the journey
to Chickamauga.
Colonel Hine considers Chickamauga
by far the best station of any OF the
three to which New Jersey regiments
have been sent. The Second Regiment, ne
believes. will be amoung the first regi-
ments of volunteers to join the army OF
Invasion and occupation Of Cuba.
Governor Voorhees, arrived from his
conference with Senator Sewell early yes
terday afternoon, and at once EXTENDED
his congratulations to Colonel Hine, who
is the happfest nan in camp. we are
ready to co. said the Colonel.
With the departure of this
the camp will be completely deserted, u
being somewhat doubtful if new recruits
under the Presidents second call will be
brought here right away.
Everything in camp was tlnged with
the stirring order from the War Depart
ment. Even the Memorial day crowd or
visitors was mbued with the general en-
thusiasm and pressed their congratuia-
lions through the company streets with
Il $50 O'Clock Governor Voorhees, and
staff. Quartermaster General DonIel-
iy. Adjutant General .Stryker and Cap,
tain Butler of the regular army, reviewed
the regiment. After the review five ser
vice medals were presented by Governor
VOORHEES,. as follows-Major John Engel
and Lieutenant John Bfinkerhoff, OF Conn
many q. Is years; Lieutenant Louis Ruch,
Company E % years; Major cranes Tod ~,
n Hilton Is years. Governor Voorhees,
IN a few fslcitous remar laudatorg OF
the faithful soldiers who were thus nom
ored by he State, gave out the medals.
Colonel Hine also addressed his ofi,eers,
70 duty. when we come back, said
the Colonel, II trust that new honors Will
TRANSPORTATION cars were dispatched to
the camp grounds tonight, and TIE great
est hustle prevails. Colonel Hine says
everything is in readiness for the long
journey. Ten days rations vii Pc sup
and the regiment will be rushed through
with all possible speed to the ChicKa-
manga Camp. =
80 defnfte plans for the enlistment OF
New Jerseys additional quot Of It's men
have vet been agreed upon. No further
orders have been received from the War
DEPARTMENT. ard the military authorizes
here are entirely in the dark as TO what
will eventually be done.