The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-09
Plans for the Maintenance
Of 10000 Soldiers
at Sea Girt.
PAYMASTER TN DEMAND
How the Fourth Volunteers
Enjoy Life 81 General
Orders--Personals.
Especial TO .The Jersey city News

SEA Aug. 8. = Is little
| doubt that within a very few days Sea
| Girt will be the site OF a Government
camp. Deputy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
James NJ. Moore, OF Washington, who has
been here for two days inspecting the
ground as the representative of Quarter
master-General L~udington, left for Wash
ington yesterday, to submit his report to
the Department. The plan which he re-
ported favorabiy on is to take a tract of
| some eighty acres lying between the
| Sea Grit farm and the Beach House.
either buying 1t or paying for its use with
damages. 1t would give ample room all
together for the accommodation OF ten
regiments. The present camp ground
| would be mainly reserved for use as q
| parade and drill ground.
This plan would probably move the
Fourth Regiment across the road and
leave the space they now occupy open.
The Fourth would regret very much ieav-
ing their present pleasant quarters, ana a
decided objection would probably be ofer-
ed.
There is plenty of water available and
Colonel Moore has made arrangements
whereby several wells could be sunk in
| a few hours. He has also made arrange
ments whereby a large force of men can
be put to work in a short time, clearing,
digging sewers and preparing the ground.
The water supply and the bathing facfli-
ties especially recommended the ground
to him.
Elizabeth, but before going he expressed
the belief that the government would es-
tablish the post here and that fully ten
thousand troops would be mere IN Two
weeks or less.
II seems now quite certain that the
members of the regiment will get a fuil
months pay instead of pay from the
time of muster as was originally thought.
The payrolls were altered today so as 70
be correct and VIII be forwarded to the
department in New York City early TINS
morning. The officers from Jersey city
will be paid from June IS, and the mem
bers of the companies from July = ex-
cepting, Of course, the ofTieers ana men
of Company C. who win receive pay
from a considerably later date: This ex-
ira pay will be very acceptable to the
men, and they regard it as their just due.
Many of them gave up their POSITIONS
and professions in order to get ready to
The probabilities are that the Paymaster
will call shortly. Whenever he does, ne
will be a most welcome visitor. for the
men are running short of ready money.
However, there is very little 70 speala
money for here, SO that there is not Mueh
Inconvenience caused.
The weather yesterday was very warm,
and re-call from afternoon drlil was
sounded fifteen minutes earlier than
usual. The heat caused the men to go
to the beach in throngs to bathe. A
heavy storm came up in the middle OF the
afternoon, anu CduSNl moSI OIL lHoSc VIM
had been bathing, and gave them a thor
ough drenching- There were enough men
left in the company streets to rave the
flaps of the tents closed in time. 50 that
there was no real discomfort from the
storm.
The sky cleared early enough to allow
dress parade. The first formation was as
the three sides Of a square. the First
and Third Battalions forming on either
flank of the Second Battalion, facing In.
The formation was pretty and exeeilehliy
regiment took position in line of masses
Lieutenant Colonel R. Heber Brientnall,
of the First New Jersey Volunteers, was
at Sea Girt yesterday. Ile is home on q
leave of absence, and is making prepara-
ions to go to Porto Rico. He saidsthat
Va, is delighted at the prospect OF get
ting away as their camp is in bad condi-
ton as to sanitation, and they are also
hampered with a poor and insufficient
The following orders were issued yes
terday by Adjutant Gerardin:-
General Orders No. Z.
l.. First Lieutenant and Battalion
Adjutant Gouveneur V. Packer Is here
by detailed as guard instructor. He
will report to Lieut.-Colonel Gilmore
for orders.
2. Commencing from today the first
call for regimental parade will be
5 p. M. instead of $50 as heretofore.
3. In future bathing viii be per-
mitted from three o'clock until half
past four P. NJ, but at no other time,
except by officers.
4. A detail of a sergeant and three
men will be made daily from the
guard, to patrol the beach, from sun
rise till sunset.
BY order of
COLONEL SMITH.
BENZ. M. GERARD1N,
Adjutant.
Guard was mounted as usual this morn
ing. Captain Waldo e. Gibbs. of Com
parry E. Is officer of the day; Lieutenant
William Day. of Company K, is officer of
the guard, and the supernumerary officer
of the guard will be Lieutenant Harry &.
Barck, of Company NJ.
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster
Benjamin F.. Moore, of the Fourth Regi-
ment. National Guard. was in camp last
evening He was the guest of Captain
Gibbs of Company E.