The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-13
]ERSEYNEN AT The BUTTS
Good Scores Made by the
Second Regiment at
jacksonville.

| WILLIE Fla. AUG. ID. lS9S.EThe Second
New Jersey Regiment men have had an
other turn at rifle practice on the Second
Division range This time they were al
lowed to take down seventy men from reach
company. but a few of the companies had
nearly that many owing to the large num-
Der Of men that have been detailed for
other work at the camp and elsewhere.
Each mar was allowed to shoot one string
Of five shots at the 100-yard range, two
strings of five shots each at the 200 yard
range, and one string of five shots at the
800 yard range, each conditional upon the
soldiers hasing made a qualifying score
Of eleven out of a possible twenty-five
at the short range or on the previous
string. Quite a good proportion of the
men qualified considering the conditions
under which they shot. If they missed
the target altogether twice in succession
they We're not allowed to shoot again dur
ing the day. They will be given another
chance to shoot. however, before the sea-
son is over. A breeze was blowing down
the range most of the day.
Those soldiers who are members of the
New Jersey National Guard were allowed
to shoot a string of seven shots, with two
sighting shots on the 200 and 300 yard
ranges for the regular State decorations
in addition to their other practice.
First Lieutenant John w. Rolf. of Com
pany VI. Of Dover. has been relieved as
engineering officer of the Second New Jer-
sey Regiment. and First Lieutenant Tim
othy Barrett. Of Company H, of Orange.
has been detailed to his place. AS Lieu
tenant Barrett is the senior officer of all
these APPOINTED in charge of engineering
details from the various regiments. he viii
be in command of the entire Engineer
Corps of the Seventh Army Corps.
Company / of Orange of the Second
New Jersey Regiment has been relieved
of provost duty and has been returned to
duty with the regiment. The provost
guard has just been increased in size and
will hereafter consist Of seven companies.
One Of the companies now on duty IS
from the Second Volunteer Cavalry, Col.
Torrey's Rough Riders
Captain John T. Hilton. the Second
New Jersey Regimental Adjutant left for
his home in Paterson yesterday on a IF
teen days leave of absence. During his
absence Lieutenant Frederick T. Rey-
nolds, the fst Battalion Adjutant, will
take his place. Lieutenant William s..
Harrington, of Company |, of Orange,
and Lieutenant Henry NJ. Coke, of Com
pany F, of Englewood, have also been
granted leave of absence and left for the
North yesterday.
Major Frederick Won Schroeder has just
been superseded as Quartermaster of the
Seventh Army Corps by Colonel George
e. Pond. The former will report to Wash
ington and will probably be assigned for
duty at Montauk Point.
The Seventh Army Corps flag has just
been unfurled and now floats from a
staff in front of General Lees %headquar-
tiers on First street. 1t is of yellow satin
and in the centre is an immense yellow
s%even-pointed star fringed with blue and
with a white centre in which there is a
| smaller seven-pointed star of red.
The First Division Hospital Corps, COM
posed of 1873 men, arrived here yesterday
under command of Major w. M. Villas,
of the Second Texas Regiment. They
| are now encamped at Fairfield with the
regiments of that division.
Private Thomas D.. Byard, of Company
f, First Wieonsin Regiment, die yes
terday of scarlet fever after an Illness of
three weeks. He was from Racine, WIS
Colonel William Jennings Bryan pre-
scented with appropriate ceremonies, We'd
nesday afternoon, a fine set of colors 10
his regiment, the Third Nebraska. A
large crowd was present.
Lieutenant Ribert A. Drummer, of Com
pany [. of Rutherford, and Lieutenant
William w. Stalter. of Company c, of
Paterson. with his Second New jersey
Regiment Mandolin Club, participated in
an enjoyable entertainment given the men
of the Fourth Virginia Regiment last
night.
The Second New Jersey detail for guard
Wednesday was as foilows:-Oficer OF the
day. Captain Terrence E. Murphy, Com
pany I, of Orange; officer of the guard,
Lieutenant Bayard T. Garrabrant, Com
pany K. of Mentclair.