The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-13
RESERVES DEPART
New York's Sailors Pass
Through Jersey City.

The Pennsylvania, Railroad presented
a warlike appearance this morning when
a detachment of First Battalion of the
New York Naval Reserve, consisting of
seventy men and six officers, took a
train for Philadelphia, where they will
board the old monitor Nahant and bring
her to New York for the defence of this
harbor. The men arrived in this city
about eight o'clock the ferryboat
Portsmouth of the Twenty-third street
line. Upon the arrival of the boat a.
its slip the men formed in line again and(
marched to a special train in waiting fof
them. The train consisted of a comhinal-
tion baggage and smoking car and TWO
passenger coaches. Upon their arrival at
the Broad street station in PhiladelpHia
the men will find coacnes waitingf to
take them to League Island.
The Reserves wore their blue uniforms,
pea jackets and watch caps, with hav-
ersacks containing their mess gear slung
over their shoulders. The baggage OF
each man consisted of his hammock and
a canvas bag, known technically as
jetty bag. containing a canvas working
uniform and underwear, and such arr
ticles as he considered necessary to his
personal comfort.
The early morning commuters who
We're in the station at the time cheeEed
the young sailors, and. they received
swung down the platform with the easy
swinging stride of the old salt No time
was lost in getting the sailors into T ,,,5as 5ns
out of the station as the second section OF
the fast Washington express.
The event was noteworthy from 1. 1e me
Of the New York Militia has been called
out for Government service since the war
Of the Rebellion.
commander of the New York Naval Mil
itia, yesterday, from Adjutant General
Tillinghast to send the detail to League
island this morning The original order
came from Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy Roosevelt.
the orders to Commander Dupcan, and 81
their arrival had been anticipated arr
rangements for the departure OF the de-
tail were made with liStle difficulty.
The officers and mel assigned to duty
were notified at once. In most instances
the notification was sent by telephone,
but in some cases 1t was necessary to re-
sort to personal notification by orderiies.
The men were instructed to report
aboard the New Hampshire at the foot
of Twenty eighth street, East River. pre-
pared for a tour of duty at eight O'clock
last night. Every man arrived punctuaIly
and at S:15 oclocq they were mustered on
order was read to them. They were then
sent to pack their bags and lash their
hammoekS. Both officers and men slept
on board. They were mustered again at
615 o'clock this morning, and after break
fact marched to the West Twenty-third
street ferry of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
The order to march was given at 8:45
o'clock. The route was from the ship to
First avenue, to East Tween ty-sixth street.
to Fifth avenue, to West Twenty
street. and thence to the ferry. The de-
tail was preceded by its fife and drum
corps, which played patriotic marches
during the march.
The detachment marched four abreast,
At the front of the line were twenty men,
ten of whom carried rifles and cartridge
belts, while the others were armed with
cutlasses The engine room force con-
sisting of eighteen men, brought UP the
Officer of the Watch McFarlane was
near the head of the line and gave the
marching orders. Ensign w. ]. Hender-
SON and two Seamen were sent ahead of
the detail to look after the baggage,
which had been loaded on three express
entrance to the ferryhouse, where Com
mander Duncan inspected and counted the
men.
After a short wait they marched on
hoard the ferry boat PittSburg,l which con-
veyed them to this city.
Commander Duncan said this morning
that he did not think the detail would
leave Philadelphia before Thursday.
With good weather the Nahant should
days. On the way the crew will
have target practice with the big smooth
bore guns.
The Navy Department has detailed
Lieut.. Clayton S. Richman, U. s. N, ia
command the Nahant.