The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-17
FIRST REGIMENT TO GO.
Sea Girt Camp Receives an
Order From Headquarters
at Washington.
TROOPS WILL LEAVE TOMORROW
Col. Lee Says That When
Army Supplies Arrive
He Is Ready for
Departure.
TROOPS WILL LEAVE TOMORROW
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SEA GRIT, May II, ls9S.-At last orders
nave come, and the First Regiment. New
Jersey Volunteers, will be moved from camp
tomorrow morning. Colonel Campbell re-
ceived his instructions direct from the War
Department this afternoon, and at once noti-
fed the officers of his command. Such a
wild Jubilee has not been witnessed s1uce
Camp VOORHEES, was formally opened two
weeks ago. The boys in the Second and
Third got the news in quick order. and e
up answering shouts of congratulations.
The First will not be sent very far, only to
/ Washington, but the probabilities are that
the entire camp will be cleared in few days.
The Camden and Burlington boys were es-
pecially jubilant over the prospect of an
early evacuation of Sea Grit camp. They
hnve become heartily tired of the cease less
round of guard duty and drill and the pro-
sale sameness of q nearby home, eyen
though it has brought an entente cordlaie
with the entire brigade.
The feeling of unrest and expectation over
the orders received by Colonel Campbell to-
day were not based on trivial reasons. The
orders for the First Regiment to move to
Washington were supplemented late tonight
by an additional order directed to Colonel
Lee, commanding the Third Regiment, to re-
port at once to General Merritt, who is now
stationed at Governors Island, n. Y. 1t is
well known that General Merritt will COM
mand the expedition about to be sent to the
Philippine Islands, and the boys are wonder
ing if they are to go to that far-off point.
Colonel Lee has reported that his troops
will be in a position to leave as soon as the
army supplies are distributed. His COM
mand will be at the disposal of the Depart
ment of the East. The efficiency OF the Jer-
sey troops and their record as fighters in the
war of the rebellion has given preference to
one regiment to be placed at General Mer-
ritts disposal.
1t is not expected that the First will move
before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Trans
portation will be provided by the Govern
ment, and nothing was thought OF to-day
but preliminary arrangements for the I'M
pending change of the morrow. A notice
able tightening of the leave limit was OBJ
served after Colonel Campbell's order was
received. No member of the regiment,
officer or private, was permitted to leave the
camp without a pass signed by the Colonel.
All the non-commissloned officers received
their warrants dating from the day they
volunteered. There was a general over
hauling of tents. Collected uebris was re-
moved, and very many men of the First are
passing the night or bare floors.
The officers Of the Second and the Third
say it would be impossible for their COM
mands to start within "a hours, as many OF
the army supplies hav not arrived. They
are eApecteu LO-LlOTTuW, uOWcfoI3 duA Will
be distributed as quickly as possible.
The First and Third Regiments had not
broke camp up to 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The First had been ordered to
Washington, and the Third had been di-
| rected to report tor the Comrnonder of the
Department of the East. The men are
packing up, but may not get away be-
fore afternoon at the earliest.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has not yet
sent rains here to convey the men from
camp. Inquiry at the railroad depots IN
Jersey City by telephone showed that no
official orders had been received by them
as yet to move the New Jersey troops,
but the railroad officials said that they
| would be able to indie all the men with
in a very short time after being called
| upon to do so.
The Second Regiment, New Jersey Vol
| unteers is the only one which has not
| received orders from Washington to
move as yet.