The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-27
PREPARING FOR REVIEW
Jersey City Boys at Sea Grit
Fast Becoming Trained
Soldiers.
STORM DRENcHEs The CAMP
News Of Peace Negotiations
Disappointing to Those
Who Want to Fight.
STORM DRENcHES THE CAMP
special to "rhe Jersey city News

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News
CAlMP VOORHEES,, SEA GIRT, July
q, 1ss8.2The Fourth Regiment is making
active preparations for the review by
Governor Voorhees, on Thursday next. It
will be a gala day for the regiment, for
by that time the manual of arms Will pc
much improved and the regiment as a
whole improved in appearance Numerous
comments have been made as to the re-
markable advancement of the regiment
both In discipline and in marching. There
are but few of the men who have not
thoroughly learned their duties and it has
become with them a question of precision
and exactness rather than a general
knowledge. There are of course a mum
Der of the new men who have been dig
nihed as lobster soldiers" who seem to
require more time than others to become
proficient.
The mist, which overhung the camp
last evening, changed to a light shower
early in the morning. The shower soon
became a steady rainstorm. n am
came down in torrents and the camp was
one vast pool of water. not deep enough
to get into many of the tents, but deep
enough to thoroughly finish the wettihs
of any man who wen out IN the storm
with anything on. NO especlai aahlage
has been done for the storm mas con-
sisted of a steady with very
little vino at all. The company Kitten
ems are entirely open at the sides ana
front and back, and as a result were wet
through and through. The long holes in
the ground which serve as hreplaces were
filled with water. The cooks were given
their option of cleaning these u or
using the large ranges in the mess nall.
A 4.1.ohaV wont tn tho mess hAlIS.A DQJ
the largest number preferred TO clean
them out and cook their food at the
company kitchens. The meal consisted
of steak. bread and coffee and was WEI
coined by the men, most Oh "hom Weic
wet through.
Morning roll calls were omitted in all
the companies. the rain being too hard to
admit Of the men going into the company
streets. The number of men who have
been leaving camp on passes every even
ing has been very large; some evenings
fully half Of the Regiment leaving ami
in this manner. The vast number OF APP
plications was the cause OF the lolloWlhg
order, yesterday
General Orders No. 3d.
|. The Regiment will assemble on
Thursday afternoon, July e, az nve
o'clock for review by His Excellemrsy
Governor Foster M. voorhees,. The
Regimental parade will be held imme-
diately after,
and from 300 P. M. till to 500 p. NJ,
enlisted men win be allowed on the
parade ground for recreation without
rauiring passes. AT all other times
passes Will be required. Commandments
of companies will be furnished twelve
passes daily, they will be given 70 me
First Sergeants at orderly call. No
passes will be given to extend beyond
tattoo.
The allowing the men to use the parade
ground for recreation is most eXcehent,
and Will be Highly appreciated by the men
who have found the company streets a
little small TO play ball in, to say nothing
of the danger of hitting some one
Lieutenant Colonel Gilmore telegraphed
from Washington yesterday in reference
to the band, which was one of the causes
Of his trip to Washington. He found that
but twenty-four men would oe allowed
and that this twenty-four must include
the chief musician. principal musician
band master and drum major. He has
also found that instruments could be
drawn from the Government and said that
they had been ordered. The K. NJ. =. a.
tent has been compelled to put in three
boot backing outfits. Mr.. conery' VINO
Is in charge. said today
ssThe use of these boxes shows a very
pardonable pride in a man and We are
willing and glad to put in twice as many
If there is he demand FOR them
The men are appreciatlng the work OF
this association fully. The work, which
Is supported by private subscription. IS
costing fully $500 a day for the three New
Jersey tents.
The news that Spain had begun nego-
tiations for peace was received with gen
eral satisfaction, although the men deep
" regret that they will have little chance
to see any very active work, IN view
ious to get home. but having once been
mustered into service they think they gsy
away from Sea Girt. Neither Governor
Voorhees, nor Lieutenant Colonel Gill
more have returned from washington as
yet. - -,
The Officer Of the Day tomorr3w VII ~
OFFICER of the Guard will be Lieutenant
Frank Reinhard Of Company 3, and The
Supernumerary Officer OF the Guard VIII
be Lieutenant Derrom of Company G.
The guard was kept on all night. the
new sentry boxes affording the men am
ple protection from the storm. The guard
house and guard tents, however. We're
open to the full force of the storm and
were wet through.
"GREENVILLE" AT CAMP VOORHEES,