The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-03
]ERSEYMEN FOR CUBA
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Second Regiment Sent to
Florida Said to Be Des-
tined for Santiago.
ROMANTIC MILITARY WEDDING.
Newark Soldier Marries His
Sweetheart, a Kearny Girl,
in Washington.

Saiu idsu evening tHat tue dueHoiitico pse
learned but little more in regard to the
Governments second cali for troops, under
which the quota from this State is ITS men,
He said that if two regiments could not be
formed in order to answer the call. for which
he is now making efforts, there might be a
chance for the formation of one regiment,
though there is little or nothing at this tine
on which to base the opinion. To fill up the
companies now in the field, S2S men are
wanted, and an ambulance and hospital
corpsof 16a men are also wanted. If all these
men are sent to thefront, as it is understood
at present they are to go, it will leave us
men at home.
AS is well known, the authorities are in
communication with the Washington author
tiles with the idea of having a call made for
two regiments.
Before the Second Regiment left, its Off
GERS wrote to their homes, asking for
recruits. having anticipated the nature OF
the second call. They did this SO as to get
in their companies men who are their neigh
bors, rather than men who have no interest
IN their personality or company pride. At
Hackensack now there are 200 men who
were recruited from men Of the same class
as Second Regiment, with the understanding
that they will be called for to go with the
Second Regiment. The authorities think
that it will not do to put % men from vari-
Gus places into a company where the mem
bers are banded together by social as well
as military ties.
Governor VOORHEES, will com to this city
on Monday, and will remain over until Tues
day. when he will go to Sea Grit, by which
time he expects the mobiiizing under the
new call to commence.
Under the first call New Jersey sent every
man asked for by the Government. The
compan ies were composed of 81 men. In
Pennsylvania and other States companies of
whole regiments were recruited and sent to
the front half fitted out, containing but 90
men that number being the minimum under
the Pennsylvania law.
1t is more than probable chat the New
Jersey Second regiment, which left on
Wednesday for Chickamauga and was
switched CIT to Jacksonville, is to be sent
either to Porto Rico or Santiago. The
Government at Washington selected them
because of their perfect equipment.
General Stryker says that it seems only
fair that localities not now represented in
the regiments should be entitled to repre-
sentation in case of q regiment being organ
lied under the second call. These places in
clude Trenton, Mt. Holly and Jersey City.
When the Second regiment arrived at
Harrisburg IN Wednesday night, Colonel
Hine received a telegram from Adjutant
General Corbin, ordering the regiment
direct to Jacksonville, and assigned it to the
command of General Fitzhugh Lee,
Arrangements were at once hurriedly made
to move the regiment accordingly, and with
in an hour after it arrived the start was
made for the regiments new destination.
| The men cheered wildly when told that were
to go to Florida.
All the citizens of Harrisburg who focked
about the Jersey soldiers to bid them God
| speed on their journey, CAV expressions Of
THE highest opinion of their very welcome
visitors. They declared that they were the
most soldierly looking lot of men that they
had Yet had the pleasure of seeing, and
predicted that they would give a good ac-
count Of themselves whenever and wherever
they meet the Spaniards.
At Camp Alger the making out of pay
rolls III all the companies of the First New
| Jersey was completed Wednesday night, and
the necessary papers are ready for the army
| paymaster as soon as he makes his appear
--1. I'LL, t;e ck,,o,,1 how tt 10 ocfipnofod
that over SIS, 600 will be required to pay off
| the First New Jersey for the time the regi-
ment has been in service. 1t is likely that
the paymaster will make his appearance al
| most any day now. The ~bi-nionthly musters
| of the companies have all been completed
and sent to the Wal Department. The pay
| master cannot arrive any too quickly for
most of the members of the regiment. What
| is causing most comment is hat since arriv-
ing in camp the members Of tho Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana and Ohio regiments and those
of other States have received their pay from
the States for every day spent in the st ate
service before being mustered in. Those
from Ohio received at the rate of SO a day.
and several thousand dollars were distributed
to the men from the Keystone State. The
men Of the First New Jersey Regiment have
been the means Of putting New Jersey away
up among the States furnishing volunteers
for this camp, but the impression has gone
forth that the State has forgotten them.
Aromatic ~nlerriage took place at Wash
ington on Wednesday evening. at st. Pat
rick,s Church. First Sergeant Thomas B.
O'Brien, Of Company A, First New Jersey.
and Miss Margaret Buckley, of Ala North
bird Street, Kearny, N. J.. were married
by Rev. Dr.. Stafford. The bride, accom-
panied by her mother and sister, arrived at
Camp Alger Wednesday morning. Sergeant
O'Brien obtained t~wenty4four hours leave to
get married.
More trouble has broken out in connection
with the sale Of beer and other alcoholic
beverages. Several days ago General Ora
ham issued an order prohibiting the unau-
thorixed sale of intoxicants within the limits
Of the camp, This was construed to permit
the commissioned officers to buy beer, while
preventing the men from doing so.
/ Fairfax is q local option place. and the
county officials on Wednesday, called at
the camp and visited the various restaurants.
They found that there were fifteen places
where beer was sold to officers. They COM
planned to Provost Marshall Vollrath, who
went with them and closed all the places,
despite the protests Of the owners,
fsamn A1per now contains 1S. 1863 men. of