The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-23

Orders have been issued for the Fourth
Regiment to assemble at Sea Grit for rifle
practice. The order in full is as follows
Headquarters
Fourth Regt., On. g., N, j..
Jersey City, Aug. Is, 1888.
+. In compliance with General Orders,
! No. IA, from Division Headquarters as
promulgated through Brigade Head
quarters, this regiment will assemble in
fatigue uniform, for rifle practice, on the
following dates:-Monday, August y,
Tuesday, August 30.
II. Detachments will be commanded as
follows :-Monday, August 70, by Major
Arthur L. Steele; Tuesday, August 80, by
Major Joseph H. Brensinger. They will
be held responsible for the order and
on the morning of their arrival to the
Inspector General of Rife Practice, or
the officer IN charge Of the range, and be
subject to his orders until the practice
for the day is completed.
IL As only one free transportation to
and from Sea Girt will be allowed to
each member, practice mus be COM
pleted before leaving the ange.
Nv. Commandments Of companies vii.
furnish, upon arrival at the range. a list
of the men of their command, giving rank
and name In fun, which list will be pre-
pared at the office of the range. These
lists must agree with the number Of men
carried on State transportation.
Y: Major W. J. Parker IS charged with
SCSiiS tIidt Il InSulCdi OlilCSI IS present.
on each of the above dates. The Adju-
tant will detail a drummer to report to
the officer in charge on the above dates.
vi. Officers will report at the PenGsyl-
vania Railroad Depot, Jersey City with
their squads, in time for special train
leaving at 1:15 A. M. on the above dates.
VII. Commandments of -detachmenTs t.
the range will reD3rt at once on their re-
turn, through this Office, to Division Had
quarters. a list of all officers and meis by
companies taken to the n giving
rank and full name.
VIII. Permission may be granted by the
Inspector General of Rifle Practice to
those unable to be present with their de-
tachment on the day or days assigned to
it, to visit the range at their own ex-
pense and practice in the classes to which
they belong.
CLASSIFICATION FOR RIFLE PRAC-
TICE.
Third class-Al those who fail on the
| range during the season.
Second class.lThose who report on the
range for practice and shoot at 200 yards
standing and 800 yards kneeling or sitting.
and fail to score 80 out of ap ossible 10, at
both ranges.
First ciass-Those who qualify into this
class are such as score 80 or over, UP to
Al, in the second class. Practice in this
class is at the same distance as in the
second class.
Marksmen are such as score AZ or up
ward out of a possible 70, at 200 and 800
| yards. Marksmen scoring SIS out OF a
possible 20 are entitled, to practice at 500
and 600 yards for qualification as sharp
shooters.
s-harpshooters are such of the marks
men who, having become qualified to
practice at 500 and 600 yards, score Sc ano
| upwads 1T these ranges out Of a posi-
BILE 20.
At the first distance Of either class d. e.,
200 or 500 yards), a score of 80 per cent.
of the possible is considered as qualifying
the soldier to practice at the lonnger
range. The number of qualifying shots at
each distance will be Z.
TX. The following officers are hereby
detailed
First Lieut.. Manuel NJ. Llera. Co. G,
to be acting eommandant of Co. B.
Second Lieut.. James A. OiNeiil. Co. A,
to be Acting Inspector or Rifle Practice.
Second Lieut.. 7. Gergen Gaddis. Co. F,
to be Acting Battalion AdJutant, First
Battalion.
Second Lieut.. William H. Wild, Co. H,
to be Acting Battalion Adjutant, Second
Battalion.
Second Lieut.. Herbert s.. Culver, Co. L.
to be Acting Battalion Adjutant, Third
Battalion.
Non-commissioned officers detailed
Battalion SergeantlMajor Arthur Scott,
to be Acting Regimental Sergeant-Major.
Sergeant George Berger, Co. A, to be
Acting Quartermaster Sergeant.
BY order of
LIEUT.. COLONEL BUMSTED.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON. JR.,
Acting Adjutant.
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