The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-12
FOURTH'S NEW OFFICERS
Men Pleased at Lieut.. Col.
Gillmore's Promotion
Our Boys as
Firemen.
rsnecia, 10 ..Tbe Jersey city News."l

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.
AMP MEADE, No. u. 1s9s.-Adjutant
General William s. stryker, on Wednes-
day. handed to Lieutenant Colonel Gill
more his commission as Colonel Of the
Fourth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
Colonel Gilmore will take the place IF
Colonel Robert G. Smith, whose resigna-
ton has just been accepted by the War
Department. Major Henry Lohman, Jr.
who was senior Major of the Regiment,
has been advanced to the rank OF laeu-
tenant Colonel. Among the other promo
lions announced at the same time We're
Lieutenant Harry C. Bowley, Of Company
C. to be Captain; Lieutenant Harry
Ralph, Of Company D, to be Captain; Sec
ond Lieutenants Frederick Woodward, OF
Company G., and Charles Barber, of
Company H, to be First L~ieutenants-
Colonel Smiths resignation was deeply
regretted by the entire regiment, officers
and men alike, who had all anticipated
his remaining throughout It's entire SER
vice. Colonel Gilmore is an efficient OF
ficer, and has been of great assistance
to Colonel Smith in bringing the regiment
to its present high standing in the Second
Army Corps. He has had a long career
in the Regular Army, having been retired
as a Captain some time ago. At the out
break Of the war he offered his services
to the Government in any capacity, and
was appointed mastering officer, at Sea
Girt. He was acting i'll this capacity
whe Governor Voorhees, made him Lieu
tenant Colonel Of the Fourth. He is pop
ular among the men, and all are pleased
at his promotion. Lieutenant Colonel
Lohman is Water Registrar of the City
of Hoboken. He is an old National
Guardsman, n is one OF the best of the
-oarx- rood Ofinarc of rha R6piuaanf Gam
tains Ralph and Bowley are both Fourth
Regiment and Jersey city men, who have
made their mark in the National Guard
of New Jersey. These officers will all be
sworn in when the remainder of the regi-
ment reaches Greeaville, S. c.
The regiment will leave Camp Meade
on Saturday, at one O'Clock and VIII
ground is nearly all finished and is adj
mirably situated. Lieutenant Colonel
Lohman's detachment have labored carly
and late, making ready for the regi-
ceived the soldiers with open arms Their
typical Southern hospitality has been q
new sensation to the men from the North
to one accustomed to the hurry n rush
and hustle of the North. No one is too
busy to stop and CHAT with the soldiers
service. The darkies, or, as every one
here calls them, the "niggers,' nearly all
seem to be panic-stricken at the sight Of
a SOldler. Liners ~ Il ItEfC SStliSl4Si4l
to the east of the detachment camp
ground, and since the coming of Lieu
tenant Colonel bohman's command, fully
half of them have moved out and APP
parently most of those remaining are
preparing to go,
The men find the absence Of saloons a
novelty. too. There is a State dispensary
here which closes down at six O'Clock.
The quality of the liquor sold is about the
same as at a South street sailors resort.
The-popular drink, however, is corn wills
key, which is made in little blockade stills
ali over the country about the town.
The mountains to the northwest Of town,
IN what is termed the blockade district,
are full of them. They retail their product
at seyenty-fve cents a gallon, and even
at that price the profit is large. An illicit
still was raided a few days ago, which
was hardly more than a pistol shot from
the Fourth's camp ground. A few of the
men who have sampled this corn whiskey
ave found the result startling, and they
AVE nearly all sworn off.
The soldiers WHO are here ave all de-
veloped into first class fremen. There have
been several large fires during the past
week or so. and at each Of them the fire.
men have been practically displaced by
the men in blue.