The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-10
THE AMBULANCE CORPS.
Called to the Armory Last
Night and Sounded six
Refuse to Volunteer.

Captain Roy Inglis, commander of the
State. Ambulance Corps, went to Sea
Girt this morning to report to Governor
Voorhees, that he is prepared to offer to
the United States Government if the
necessity arises, a full complement of
men who are willing to enlist for two
years of service Captain Ingls received
a communication from Governor Voorhees,
yesterday asking him to sound his men
On that point and report the result In
obedience to the Governors request he
issued orders to the sergeants shortly al
ter eight O'CLOCK last nlght to immaculate
ly muster their men AT the Armory at
Grand street and Communipaw avenue.
Sergeants Forshay. Joel, GullIoyie and
Benson Immediately hurried to the homes
of all the men under their command and
ordered them to report at nine O'Clock.
Some of them We're not at home. and
word was left for them to report, even If
they could not get away until ten o'clock.
The men grew much excited at the news.
Many of them thought that they would be
that they would be compelled to sleep in
the Armory all night and leave this morn
ing for Sea Girt. Some of them bade good
bye to their relatives as If they were go
ing at once to the war and there was
weeping in some homes.
Excited members of the Ambulance
Corps We're seem on every thoroughfare on
the Heights entertaining knots of friends
with the news that they had been ordered
out. Others were riding helter SHELTER
on their bicycles notifying members who
lived at distance. Some of the men live
in Bayonne. Sergeant Benson was one
of the men who notified his squad on his
bicycle. He wore his fatigue uniform
and ordered his men to appear in uniform
The other sergeants told their men to
report but said nothing about uniforms
The result was that al but Benson's men
Bersons men appeared in fatigue uni
form as if for duty, theothers poked fun
al them, and at Benson for giving such
an order When Captain Ingiis arrived
however, the laugh Was on the other side,
for he wore his uniform and wondered
that all his men did not. He compliment
ed Benson on having mis- men out in uni
form and censured the others for not do
ing likewise
All but three of the men responded to
the call and they gave good excuses for
not appearing When the corps had as
sem'bled Captain Inglis had them drawn
up in line as if for drill and, addressing
called upon to serve their country at
short notice, and asked how many were
willing to do and volunteer for two
years. service. All but six of the men re-
piled in the Affirmative. The three men
who were absent sent word that they
would 60 The places of the men who
cannot or will not go will be filed by
former members of the corps.
Of the men who refused to enlist three
are in one family, They are Sergeant
William Forshay his s9n Isaac ssnd and his
pfOtfttI-ilA-ldW, NICot & x toitttSit.z 4 tiC e
fusal of Sergeant Forshay came as a
shock to the corps. He is senior sergeant
and drill master, and is the oldest man in
point of service in the corps. The men
looked to him to lead the way and be-
Heved his would be the first name on the
enlistment roll. 1t will probably be un-
this, whether the men are ordered out or
not William Darme- was another who
did not volunteer. There is excuse for
him. as he has baby at home and his
far,,flv is entirely dapeneient upOn him for
support The others are Ernest Smith and
a private named Bier.