The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-02
CAMP VOORHEES, DESERTED
Second Regiment Leaves
Sea Girt foE Chicka-
manga,
STEPS TO ANSWER SECOND CALL
The Governor Will Make His
Headquarters at the Camp
Until Next Week.
STEPS TO ANSWER SECOND CALL
Especial to .rhe Jersey city News."l

1S9S.-The last OF the New Jerses yolun-
teers-the Second Regiment-left Scamp
VOORHEES, yesterday afternoon for their
new post. Camp George H. Thomas,
plaudits of thousands of Jerseymen, who
had journeyed to Sea Girt to wish the pa
triots Godspeed on their long Journey.
The regiment, In semi-marching order,
1,023 strong, marched out of camp at three
o'clock, in columns of four, with their
| crack drum and flute corps playing Dix
ie." when Johnnie Comes Marching
Home Again. and "America.' On their
way to the depot they passed through q
human lane that numbered fully 5000 per-
sons.
Governor Voorhees,. Senator's Skirm and
Francis, Generals Donnelly and Stryker,
| Colonies oliphant, Lontree FELTON,. Farley
and Olcott, and a number of prominent
military officials reviewed the troops as
they swept by the Governors h~eadquar-
ters with their arms at port.
There was some little delay in loading
the troops, and it was 3:15 p. M. when the
first section, containing Colonel Hine and
staff. and the First Battalion, under Ma
Jor Van ellison, pulled out. AS the train
swept by the station The assembled null
tirude of admirers and relatives set up a
rousing cheer. which was answered by
the soldiers with vigor.
The last section left Sea Girt, at s:35 p.
NJ. The soldiers were happy over their
departure for the South ard promised
to give a good account of themselves
hould they be sent to Cuba with the
army of invasion, as is expected.
Colonel I1ine ordered camp struck i'm
mediately after breakfast, and by noon
the tents were all down and stored in
the freight cars on the siding. The vol
unteers were relieved Of all drills and sem
try duty and spent the time before board
ing the cars in packing their knapsacks
and haversacks and bidding goodbye TO
their friends and relatives. There were
thousands of visitors from Paterson, the
Oranges and Bergen county, and the part
ing scenes were very affecting.
The last official act of Colonel Hine be-
fore breaking camp wal the pardoning
of all the prisoners who had been con-
| victed of petty offenses in violation of
camp discipline. Musician Frank Nc
Cartney, who was before the general
court martial yesterday, charged with
ASA ulting Sentry Hutter, was included
in the sweeping order.
Quartermaster General Donnelly and
his assistant in the Commissary Depart
ment furnished every officer and private
with two roast beef sandwiches and a
canteen of coffee before they boarded the
| cars. In addition the regiment carried
two days rations, consisting of canned
| goods and hard tack, furnished by the
Government. They will be supplied with
hot coffee at Harrisburg and other points.
Four special trains were required to
transport the volunteers, the officers
horses and personal baggage. the tents
the ratipns and the ammunition. The
officers rode in Pullman sieepers and the
men in ordinary day coaches. Each pri-
waite was assigned an entire seat in or
der to prevent crowding-
The trains went over the Pennsylvania
road to Harrisburg, the Cumberland Val
| ley to Hagerstown and wills take the Nor
folk and Western to Bristol, Tenn, the
Southern Railway to Chattanooga and
| the Rome and Southern road to Camp
Thomas
The Pennsylvania Railroad contracted
to carry the volunteers to Chickamauga
in ~thirty-eight hours, but Colonel Hine
does not expect to reach the end of the
| journey before Friday evening.
The officers of the regiment are as fol-
tenant colonel, Daniel A. Currie; adjutaat,
John T. Hilton; quartermaster, John II.
Hopper; surgeon, Charles F.. Adams;
chaplain, the Rev. Charles H. Jones; ser
! geant major, Alexander P. Gray. Jr.;
quartermaster sergeant William s.
Friend.
The First Battalion is mad up of Conn
| panies A, B n C of Paterson, and Com
.---. - III -1-- -~-.
| Major, Augustus Van Giesoa; adjutant,
Frederick R. Reynolds surgeon Charles
r. Blundel1; sergeant major, Lewis r.
Cowdry; hospital steward, Robert A..
Rowe.
The Second Battalion is composed Of
| Company E of Leonia; Company F of En-
glewood; Company g of Hackensack, and
! Company L of Rutherford. The officers
are:-Major, John Engel; adjutant, Alfred
T. Holley: surgeon, William S. Terribsr-
nv; sergeant major. Edmund L. Dough-
erty: hospita steward Patrick J. Hyne.
The Third Battalion comprises Com
pany H of Orange, Company I of Orange,
Company K of Messfciair, and Company
M of Dover, and o~ff1cered as follows
Major, Francis D. Jackson; adjutant,
Henry F. Hasse; surgeon, William NJ.
Brien; sergeant major, Thomas J. Bar
Der, Jr.; hospital steward, L. L. Gillette.
David l.. McGinnis is the chief musi-
clan of the regiment and the principal
musicians are William Bradley and Will
lam DAILY.
Governor Voorhees, spent the day In
camp and worked like a beaver arrang-
ing the details incident to the departure
of the troops. He returned to Elizabeth