The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-27
JERSEYS QUICK RESPONSE
Independent Organizations
Anxious to Go to the Front
on the Second Call.
EXTRA SESSION COMING
Governor Says the Legislature
Must Meet to Provide for
New Troops.
Especial to .sThe Jersey City News-"1

| storm swept over Camp voorhees, yester-
| day, and the members of the Second
| Regiment-the only command now here
were obliged to keep TO their tents to es-
rape the rain and chilly blasts. Com
pany and battalion drills were abandon
ed. The guards, Of course, were obliged
to cover their posts n suffered consid-
| erably from the exposure.
Eighteen members of the Second, who
are paying the penalty for disobeying
orders and jumping" camp by doing ex-
ira guard duty in heavy marching order
and a 4O-pound sack of clay on their
backs, traversed the parade ground from
breakfast time until dress parade, not
withstanding the rain.
They were numerically guyed by their
| comrades, but stood the chatting good
naturedly. Some of the Offenders, in
| addition to carrying the bag of clay, will
lose two days pay, and. besides. subsist
OH bread and water until their sentence
| expires.
Colonel Benjamin A. Lee. commanding
the First Battalion of the Third Regi-
ment, which left here Wednesday after
moor to guard the powder works at
Pompton Lakes, telcgraphed . Governor
| VOORHEES, to the effect that the battalion
| reached its destination at five
o,c,ock M. of the same day,
and would be in camp by noon or
as soon as the Pennsylvania troops NOV
ed out. The Governor telegraphed Col.
Lee as follows:-
Your courtesy in sending telegram APP
| preciated. My best wishes for their well
| fare and may success accompany you and
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Captain hiehafo n. "hi'elleao
Trenton, omlnahoai a uun -
taehment Oh the oeVenlh nesinieias' was
the next applicant. captain Whlreheau
offered to provide leo men on rnree hours
notice for either artitiery OF infantry SET
vice.
The volunteers nave peen drliiins III
Trenton for some time could go 70
the 'front.' as soon as uhey aie
with uniforms and arms. Isaac r. Baliey,
also of Trenton, rendered to the Governor
| an infantry company OF lv picked men,
DR.. Edward Field OF REQ Bank cap
tain of the Second Troop, offered the
services of his uniformed troopers 10 the
Governor. The troop numbers lVV me1n-
bers and every man is anxious TO ef1iast
for the war.
Through the mail came an oner from
| Captain A.. G. Smith of Newark, Who
promised to bring 800 mer' into camp as
soon as the Governor gives the WORD.
Colonel Robert G. Smith, OF the Fourth
Regiment, Jersey City; Colonel Charles
Y. Bamford. of the Seventh g
Trenton, and Colonel William II. Cooper
of the Sixth Regiment, Camden, have also
asked the Governor to call out these regi-
ments for active work
Every mail brings Offers OF orsaiaA
companies and battalions from all parts
of the State. and the Governor sala 10
day thai the second quota from New
Jersey could be filed twice over from
these volunteer organizations. IN aoai-
ltion to the proffers OF ORGANIZED COM
panies, hundreds Of citizens many q
them veteran soldiers nave oilereu theii
services to the state. /,
The news OF President Mchinley can
for 1000 more troops mas canseo cons
cradle stir in camp, as II Is oeiievea that
the 1,s00 soldiers TO De enllsted N NsW
Jersey will be mustered in there. Wnen
.skad what troops would be taken in this
aeheu - ra,annar uoorbaes
state on this caiL -
said that ho could not tell until ne hau
raoeived the Official call from the War
Ds.aw-ont 70 evnressed the belief
Department. ~, rorra,
that the demand mace on New Jersey
would be for infantry. There will be a
r,oot,ng today If the State Military
ne7 N. - covar,or Voorhees,
Board, composed Of 6oveihoi
Major General Plume, Brigadier Genera
cau,ou Rr,aadier General Wanser, Abdul
rtnuhnr ard nra rtermaster
tant General otiyNel anu - 80
General Donnelly. II the omciai eau ioi
troons is received by that time the board
u~.asah ~, a.,sds On some line of ac-
VIII prooap1s
ton. 80.
Governor Voorhees, also intimated thai
$50 n,,gbt he . snecial session of the
Legislature for the purpose o. appro.
priating funds to equip the men demanded
fron, +ba state on the serond call.
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full that Ii will be sent 10 the 'FRONT.' WIN