The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-26
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THIRD BEGINS SERVICE.
Will Do Guard Duty at
Pompton and Sandy
Hook.
GOVERNOR REVIEWS TROOPS
Colonel Hine' Command Will
Probably Be Held in Camp
for Some Time as a Re-
serve.


Especial to THE Jersey City News."1
SEA GRIT, May rs, 1Sss.-With their
drum corps playing Johnnie Get Your
| Gum and THE Girl I Left Behind Me"
and five thousand patriots cheering them
to the echo the member of the Third New
Jersey Volunteers, 1.023 strong, in heavy
marching order, left Camp Voorhees, late
| yesterday AFTERNOON for Pompton Lakes,
| Passafc county. and Fort Hancock, Sandy
| Hook. there to await further orders from
| General Royal T. Frank, commanding the
Military Department of the East.
The First Battalion of the Regiment
has been detailed to guard the powder
mills at Pompton Lakes, and the Sec
ond and Third Battalions will perform
garrison duty at Sandy Hook. IT is be-
| lieved that the separation Of the regi-
| ment IS but temporary and that before
| long Colonel Lee and his entire conn
| mand will be brought together to do
| duty in some more active military field.
The second Regiment alone remains in
camp and 1t Is probable that Colonel
| Hines command will be held here in re-
| serve for some time.
The Third Regiment broke camp early
in the day. but it was 4.30 P. NJ. before
the order to march to the railroad sta
| ton was given. AT 8 o'clock the Second
and Third marched to the parade ground
for review by Governor Voorhees,. The
Third was in heavy marching order. while
yhe second appeared in fatigue dress. The
| latter command was drawn up in hollow
| square formation.
Governor Voorhees, took his position IN
the centre of the parade ground. He was
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| Alexander c. Olfplant, and Adjutant Cen
eraI William S. Stryker and General blra
| w. Spencer, Inspector Of Rifle Practice.
The State flag, a gorgeous AFFAIR OF EN-
broidered yellow silk, was borne by Or
| derby Van Name of the Second Regiment.
AS soon as the regiments were FORMED
the Governor and Colonel Lee and the
latter's staff reviewed the command.
The Governor, accompanied by Colonel
Lee and Colonel Oliphant and General
Spencer, then made a circuit of the held,
| passing in front of the Third Regiment,
which was drawn up in battalion forma-
ton. This duty completed. the two regi-
ments marched in review before the Gov
ernor.
The march to the railroad station fol-
lowed, with the Second Regiment acting
as an escort to Colonel Lees
Governor voorhees, again reviewed the
troops. this time at his headquarters,
ssThe Little White House" He stood,
wrapped in a military cloak and with
barred head, on the mound at the base
of the large flag pole opposite his official
residence. With him were Generals DON
nelly, Stryker and Spencer, Colonel OH
plant and General s. D. Oliphant, of
Trenton who commanded a division of
Pennsylvania troops in the Civ War.
AS the soldiers marched by the Cover
nor's headquarters they were cheered
by the thousands of spectators who oc-
cupied points of vantage in the vicinity.
The volunteers marched with the swing
of regulars and deserved the warm plau-
dts they received. Governor VOORHEES,
was particularly pleased with the APP
pearance of the men and expressed the
opinion that no State could turn out finer
regiments.
Colonel Lee ordered the Third Regi-
ment to strike camp at ten A. NJ. The
order was promptly obeyed and by noon
the tents were Town and packed up; the
cots were turned over to the quarter
master general. The officers horses,
baggage and camp equipment and the
rations were placed in the cars at the
depot several hours before the
left camp.
The ammunition, 100, 600 rounds. arrived
Tuesday night from the State arsenal at
Trenton and after being divided among
the battalions was repacked in the cars
and a guard detailed TO watch it. Each
member of the regiment was furnished
with a half dozen ham sandwiches by
Quartermaster General Donnelly before
ne embarked and the canteens were
flied with coffee. The First Battalion
will sleep IN the cars tonight.
There were no morning drills. and the
member of the Third were kept busy
packing their knapsacks. brushing up
their uniforms, and bidding adieu to
their relatives and friends. Fully GOO
persons journeyed to camp to witness the
of the crack regiment. The
day was clear and warm and the visit
ors, for the first time in a week, Wander
ed through the camp without
There was no field officer of the day,
owing to the departure of the Third
Regiment. The assignment for guard
George E. Wells. of Compsy G.; officer
of the guard, First Lieutenant Herbert
Could; junior officer OF the guard, Sec
pany A.
This was the menu prepared by the
commissary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sir
loin steak and potatoes; dinner, boiled
ham and rice; supper, beef stew and
fried potatoes.
Private William Silvie, of Company K,
Second Regiment, has been detailed as
orderly at the Governors headquarters,
in place of Private HI. c. Bum, of Com
pany !, Third Regiment, who is now at
Pompton Lake.
quarters yesterday included the Rev. Dr..
Everhard Kempshall, OF Elizabeth; Cen
eral 9. p: Oliphant. Samuel Oliphant and
Edward Fox. of Trenton; the Rev. DR..
George C.. Maddox chaplafn of tho Naur