The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-31
DISAPPOINTED SOLDIERS
Fourth Regiment is Still
in Camp at Green
vile S. G.
ERSEY BOYS TO GIVE A GRAND BALL
they Will Shatter Some Old
South Carolina Traditions
Gossip of the Tents.

4 CAMP WEATHERILL, GREEN WILLIE,
S. G.. Dec. 81, 1s9S.-The Fourth Regiment
is no nearer leaving Greenville than it was
a week ago. There are rlmors, ana
there seems considerable foundation for
the rumors, that one of the brigades sta
toned here will be sent to Atlanta, It was
proposed at the commencement of the
/ movement of the troops South to send a
number OF regiments to Atlanta, but the
exigencies of the situation in Cuba neees-
STATED the removal of the regiments as
Signed to Atlanta direct TO Cuba, and as
la result there nave been no troops at At
lanta at any time. There has been some
discussion as to why there are none, and
thence the proposed sending of a brigade
to Atlanta. There has been a gradual
formulation of freight and passenger
srs in the yard at Greenville which
sould indicate that some movement is
opposed. The regiment while contented
I'D satisfied with the G~reenville camp
I'll be glad to be removed to Atlanta.
3me decision as to whether troops Will
stationed there and what regiments IS
<peeted almost any day
n camp as d whole is practically mn
he'd. The ompa mess halls are near
all ready for use and win be a welcome
lief from eating the meals in the tents
the men.
Preparations are being actively con-
nued for the regimental ball, to be given
d Monday evening. The decorations USED
v the 2O1st New York Regiment, which
ere considered the most lavish ever seen
the town. have all been allowed 10
emain In their places and Will be elap-
rated on. The invitations ana danclhg
Srders Will be engraved and come from
81 t1auta. Dancing orders are a novelty N
~srevnville, where the hideous custom OF
breaking in" is practiceq by dancers,
Breaking I'M consists of allowing a man
"a break in upon q dancing couple ana
the dance in place OF the lIst
Aartner. AS a result very often a populal
Dung lady will have half a dozen or more
during a single dance, None SO
ar have had the courage TO preak ~
non he custom itself, but the Fourtn
New Jersey Will ieaa ene wb3cb sire an
.nnovafion here. the only popular dances
s5eing the familiar and t1me-tr1ed Waitz
4nd two-step-
improve. Extended order drills have beeE
Utmost entirely abandoned, the reglmentai
surgeons having decided that they Wers
he cause of many of the cold from Wnlcn
he men have been suffering. Ire erect
If the close order drills can be seen IN me
¥ing parades and the regiment con-
kinues TO approach nearer n nearer tne
Regular army standard. The vacancy
ka91sed nv the resignation of Captain
richard Whitehead, of Company A. viii
be filled by the promotion of First Lieu.
tenant Jacob S. Coward. Lieutenant
place will be filled by Terence
who was a captain in the Second
Regiment of New Jersey volunteers;
CAPTAIN Murphy was a capable officer and
extremely popular with the rank and file
Of his regiment while in the service.
The court martial for the trial OF the
recent homicide cases is in session
now. Lieutenant Coward is proving an
Judge Advocate, and is handing the
Eases skillfully. Tt is anticipated that the
Ease Of the West Virginia First Sergeant
siIl result in an acquittal, while that of
ne 2es New York Provost Guard will re-
BY order of Colonel Gilmore, all the
cents in the camp were lowered on
Thursday and move out into the COM
amy streets and aired. The tent floors
ere also scrubbed with hot water while
tents were down, and the camp con-
4auentiy is as clean as a whistle. The
<attalion officers. messes will be done
way with shortly and a regimental
ness will be instituted It will be run by
Mr.. Smith, who is in charge of the
4 good thing. The present form of mess
osts each officer about $18 per month
sFhile it is expected, under the new ar
S~angement, to get the cost down to about
10 or S14 per month. Work on the new
Suilding for the mess to occupy was
ne mess hall of the Second Battalion the
ther morning while Captain Dey and
5ieutenants Eye and Cole were at break
asst. The fire was easily extinguished,
vi there was some excitement for a
lme. as there was some fifty pounds
4 dynamite stored in the tent to be used
\ blasting out the sinks Immediately in
ear of the mess hall.