The Jersey City news., 1898-07-09
HUDSON S BRAVES
Ranks of New Jerseys
Fourth Volunteers Nearly
Full to the Limit.
!. ROSTER OF THE OFFICERS
Large Per Centage Of Ap-
plicants Pass the Physical
Examination.
COULD MUSTER SIX COMPANIES
Start for Sea Girt to Be Made
on Tuesday at the
Latest.


The FIVE companies of recruits which
tine Fourth Regiment. National Guard,
will contribute to the Fourth New jersey
Regiment. United States Volunteer Army.
viii leave for Sea Girt on Tuesday. It is
bitter disappointment to the members
of the regiment that Governor Voorhees,
will not accept six companies from the
Fourth. Enough men have volunteered
to fill six companies. Over one hundred
will of a necessity be rejected. The rev
order also means that the Fourth will get
three officers less than was anticipated.
Or. John ]. Broderick, assistant surgeon
of the regiment. who is examining the
men, will be through with his work this
evening. He has worked hard over the
examinations and with such good results
that to last night at 1890 o'clock, when he
finished his days work, which lasted over
twelve hours, ne had examined 306 men.
OF that number only about thirty We're
rejected. The percentage of men rejected
thus far has been lower than in any other
regiment in the State. This is due in a
large measure to the strict examinations
which have been enforced in the last five
years IN the Fourth Regiment
Colonel Smith when interviewed said:--
Il am very much pleased with the show
ing the Fourth has made. | think l can
say without any egotism that the boys
were stimulated to enlist by the fact that
have been appointed their colonel
Governor Voorhees, assures me that We
will be the erack-a-5ack regiment OF the
State. All our arms and equipments, uni
forms, tents and everything we need VIII
be brand new. We will be equipped as
soon as we reach Sea Girt.
tsrTha ORIGINAL n1af1 was that we eha1Iid
be in Sea Girt by Monday night, but 1t
is not likely that we will get off before
Tuesday. You may say that unless the
Governor insists that we report on Mon
day, we will go the following day. Tn
der no circumstances will we go later
than Tuesday All the officers and men
will be sworn in at Sea Girt. AS Colonel
Of the Regiment will be the last one to
be sworn in
Colonel Smith reached the Armory a.
an early hour. large number of officers
had gathered to discuss the probable ap-
pointments. and to see that their men
were examined by DR.. Broderiek. Each
Captain was anxious that his men should
be examined first so that there could be
no possibility of their being left out be-
cause Of the full complement having been
recruited Colonel Smith called all the Of
ficers present into the room of the Board
of Oficers, and after few remarks, cal
culated to make 1t easy for those who
were not to secure appointments, made
known the officers whom he had chosen
to command the five companies that will
go from the Fourth They are:-
Captain Andrew Derrom
Captain George F. Seymour.
Captain Edward See.
Captain Waldo E. Gibbs.
Captain A. La Rue Christie
First Lieutenant Frederick Steigleiter
First Lieutenant Harry J. Ralph
First Lieutenant e. Harrison Randolph |
First Lieutenant Frank A. Reinhard
First Lieutenant Frank H. Cole
Second Lieutenant Frederick Edge
Second Lieutenant Harry L. Barck, Jr.
Second Lieutenant Charles Schoonovcn.
Second Lieutenant William B. Brister
Each Of the men appointed thanked the |
Colonel. There was much rejoicing |
among the mn when the appointments |
were made known as all of the officers |
named are efficient and popular with their |
subordinates Lieutenant Cole was Bat |
TALON Adjutant of the Third Battalion |
All the rest were line officers Colonel |
Smith announced, after the appointments !
were made, that the men will be given |
the privilege of choosing which Captain |
they shall serve under. The men are now |
anxious to know who the non-commis- |
stoned officers will be- The appointments |
will probably be made this evening or |
possibly tomorrow A number of the |
non-commssioned officers have volun-l
teered conditionally on their appointment |
to equal rank in the volunteer service. 1t |
is not likely that any such officers will |
be appointed. The majority of the nom |
as privates and are willing to take their
chances of promotion or to serve in the |
ranks II necessary.
The records of the officers VINO have |
been appointed by Colonel Smith are:-
Captain Andrew Derrom of Company 3
Enlisted as private in Company No |
yenlber II, 1879; Corporal, January 8. 1880 |
Sergeant June g. 1880; Second Lieutenant. |
June z. 1888; Captain, July 81, 1884, re- |
signed November s. 1885; elected Fisst
lieutenant, September 10, 1885, Captain, /
December 12, 1889; Major Second Regi-
ment. June Is, 1892: resigned January 1s.
1893: re-enlisted in Company E, Fourth
Regiment, April u. 1888; elected Captain,
Captain Company B, June 10, 1893
Captain George f. Seymour of Company
M-Enlisted in Company NJ August 5,
1885; Captain, August %, 1896 Captain I
Seymour Is a Justice of the Peace in Ho- /
boken. The Hoboken contingent will go /
to the front under his command
Captain Edward See of Company D.
Enlisted in Co. D. November A. 1886; Ser
geant. August l. 1888; honorably dis
charged. November IS, 1880; re-enlisted,
November 1s, 1890; First Sergeant, Sep