The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

GUARDsMEN RESTLESS.
Regiments at Camp Voor-
bees Eager to Be Sent
to the Front.
LIQUOR VENDORS EXCLUDED
Independent Companies to Be
Used Should More Vol
unteers Be Needed.

ola oiINA, may "a, koS2-4lt NOiuiblScAS
now in camp were treated TO a taste
OF ideal summer weather Today. The sun
came out brigh and warm, causing the
troops-to abandon their overcoats and go
through the preliminary drills stripped
to their blue flannel shirts.
A cool breeze swept over The camp,
however, and made their routine work
an easy task. There were very few
visitors, although the dress parade at
$3.50 p. NJ. was witnessed by a large
ing resorts.
The Second and Third Regiments fully
equipped and perfect in drill and ddsci-
plir1e, are anxiously waiting orders from
the Wan Department to break camp and
proceed to another point. When these
orders will come and to what destination
the troops will be despatched is still a
mere matter of conjecture.
It is known that the Jerseymen in
Washington are e~ndeavoring to persuade
the head of the War Department to
send either the Third or Second to Old
Point Comfort for mobilization before
the volunteers are ordered into active
service and it is also known that one of
the regiments in the Jersey Brigade will
probably participate in che invasion of
Cuba
NJ orders were received from General
Alger today, at any rate, and the Sec
ond and Third will enjoy at least another
Sunday in Camp Voorhees,.
Governor Voorhees, is loud in his praise
of the efficiency manifested in preparing
the First for Departure for Washing
ton. The command left camp fully
equipped in every particular-from mus
ket down to an extra pair of shoelaces
for each man-and the Governor frank
ly states that Q-uartermaster General
and Adiutant General Stryker are re-
sponsible for his c%reditable condition of
affairs.
1t is not at all likely that Governor
Voorhees, will order out the Fourth,
Sixth or Seventh Regiments in case
President Mckinley makes a second call
for volunteers. as is anticipated. This
plan would leave the State with abb
solutely no National Guard, and it does
not meet with the approval of the mill
tary officials of the State.
In such an emergency the Governor
might call out several companies of
guardsmen-say, one company from the
Fourth, one from the Seventh and one
from the Sixth-but the balance of
the quota required would most likely
be made I'D of the many volunteer or
CARNATIONS that have recently been re-
crufted throughout the State. In fact,
there are more than enough of these
independent volunteer companies to form
two new regiments.
The field officer of the day was Major
Augustus Van Giesen, of the Second
Battalion of the Second Regiment The
regimental officers were:-
Second Regiment-Oficer of the day,
. Captain Edward L. Petty, of Company
NJ: officer of the guard. First Lieutenant
Joseph J. Blake, of Company L; junior
officer of the guard, Second Lieutenant
William w. Stalter, of Company C.
Third Regfment-Oficer of the day,
Captain Peter V~redenburgh, /of Com
pany I; officer of the guard, Second
lieutenant Henry J. House, of Com
pany L.
The menu today was as follows
Breakfast, sirloin steak. Dinner fried
weak fish and potatoes: supper, pork and
beans.
Colonel John A. Miller and Major c.
A. Clifford. members of Major General
Plume's staff, returned to Newark to-
day and will not return to Camp Voor-
hees unless an emergenc makes II
necessary for them to do so.
DIR. S. M. Crane, of Newark visited
the camp yesterday for the purpose of
bidding farewell to personal friends in
the First Regiment He returned on a
late train, which was crowded. Crooks
were working the passengers, and one
of them, John Callahan, relieved the
Doctor of a valuable diamond pin.
The theft was discovered and the crook
Jumped from the train at Asbury Park.
He was pursued by DIR. Crane and
Charles Keith, an expressman, and was
captured by the latter after a hot chase.
The diamond was recovered and the
thief is now in Freehold Jail awaiting
the action of the grand jury.
Governor VOORHEES, receives one or
more letter daily from ministers and
representatives of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union protesting
against the sale of liquor ait Camp
Voorhees,. The Governor announces Of
ficially. that the sale of intoxicants on
or near the camp is strictly forbidden,
and he also declares that not a single
case of drunkenness among the volaln-
teers In camp has been reported.
The visitors at the Governors head
quarters today included Assemblyman
Wood Mckee, of Paterson; Captain q.
Delaney. Walker. inspector of rife prac-
tfce of the Sixth Regiment; Peter p.
Egenolf, of Elizabeth, and Colonel Will
liam A. Morrell, who commanded the
Third Regiment from 1S71-79.
News he's been received at the Cover
nor's headquarters of the safe arrival
of the First Regiment at Washington.
The regiment arrived at $50 This morn
ing. with every body well and in good
spirits. The men breakfasted on the
train ON the rations brought from Sea
Girt. The soldiers went into camp at
Fails Church. Va, late this afternoon
Rumors are more persistent than ever
to the effect that Major. General Plume
will soon receive a commission as a
hrdeaaier general of volunteers. The
General, although reticent about the
matter. is said to have a the con-
dition that he should the New
Jersey brigade.
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