The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-22

SCATTERING THE FOURTH
Only One Battalion Will Be
Left in Camp for
Work.
IN, THE PEACE CELEBRATION
Major Lohman's Command
Will Participate in the
Philadelphia Parade.
Especial to .The Jersey City News-"l

TSnecial to 1.-THE Jersey City News l--
CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa, Oct.
%. 1ss8.-The Fourth Regiment will be a
separate organization during the coming
week. The First Battalion has been Sc
lected to represent the regiment at Phii-
adelphia. and the Second Battalion W'l
commence provost duty. Z The Third Bat
TALON will be the only battalion left IN
camp. Every member desired to go TO
Philadelphia and take part in the jubilee
ceremonies. There was much specula-
tion as to how the battalion would be Sc
Ilected. and Colonel smith settled the mat
ter by selecting the First Battalion as the
senior battalion of the regiment. The
choice is a good one, for the First Bat
talon is composed of good companies ana
sxcellently oficered. Jersey City will
have two companies, Companies p, cap
tain Waldo. e. Gibbs, and Company M,
\ Captain George F. Seymour The other
two companies are Company F of Allan
tic City Captain Louis ]. Bryant, ana
Company H of Woodbury., Captain Du
Bots. The battalion is mmande by
Major Henry Lehman, Jr., of Hoboken,
) and will be a good representation OF New
Jerseys volunteer forces The other
troops from Camp Meade will be the en-
tire Pennsylvania representation, and one
battalion from each of the other States
now represented by inns IN camp, IN
in heavy marching order and as they nave
all been in the service at least Iour
months and many much longer the par
ade will be an excellent one.
Colonel Smith received orders Thursday
evening to detail one battalion of his
regiment for provost duty. and selected
the Second Battalion for the detail This
battalion, while they will continue to
occupy their tents as before they Will
cut entirely loose from the regiment and
will be directly under the orders of the
Provost Marshal and of course the Corps
Commander, General Graham. The pro-
v9st posts will be in and about the town
of Middletown and in the country to the
east and north of Middletown. Two com
panies will go on duty for twenty~four
hours and will then be relieved by the
other w companies, so that each will
have twenty-four hours of guard duty
and twenty-four hours of rest. The twen-
ty-four hours of rest. 1t has been the Gus
tom among the other regiments to allow
the men practically full liberty, provided
they are present for their tour of duty.
The sentries go on for two hours and
then ave four hours of rest. except on
some of the outlying posts. where they
go on for three hours of duty with six
hours off duty. 1t is an easy task and
one much sought after by the different
regiments, and it is quite a testimony
to the efficiency of the Fourth.
The battalion will remain on duty for
twenty-one days continuously, and will
this morning, when Company
], Captain A. La Rue Christie, will re-
lieve the provost on duty in the town of
Middletown, and Company A, Captain
Richard Whitehead, will take up the duty
on the out of town posts The men will
take their shelter tents will them each
day, and one days rations.
The general health af the roeimanf oon-
tinue to be excellent. The record of the
regiment so far is very easily the best
IN camp and can be attributed directly
10 the watchfulneSS and care of Colonel
Smith.
The various companies of the regiment
eacn received ten days ratiOns on Thurs
commissary stores will be continued until
further notice. Perishable food, such as
fresh bread and fresh beef will of course
pc issued from day to day. The COM
pianies are in this way placed in a posi-
tlon where they can save their rations,
which savings can be used for the pur-
pose OF purchasing other articles not is
sued, as sweet potatoes or cabbage. The
food so far is good and sufficient and there
has been no general complaint so far.
There have been individuals who are dis
contented, but these will be found every
where and cannot be considered as Of
any moment, the regiment as a whole is
IN good physical conultion and are per-
fectIy satisfied with everything about
~ ALL
Colonel Costello of the Second West
Virginia Regiment, who is in
OF. the brigade was away from camp for
several days last week. During his
absence Colonel Smith took his place as
Brigade Commander. The Fourth Regi-
ment Is well represented at headquarters,
Major Field, the Regimental Surgeon,
acting as Brigade Surgeon and Battalion
Ad!utant Packer, acting as Assistant
Adjutant General. The long ooked for
Paymaster appeared yesterday and the
regiment was paid off. Company l, which
was the first to be paid and was inn
mediately followed by the other COM
panies of the Second Battalion, and there
after by the other companies of the
regiment. There were many of the men
who had fines and several men did not
receive any pay at all in consequence
OF these fines. The total amount of fines,
which Is quite considerable, is turned over
to the Soldiers Home at Arlington by the
Government for the support of that in
stitution.
The last issue of clothing, commenced
at Sea Grit, has not been completed. The
men generally wear the light blue trous-
eds issued to them at Sea Girt, when
been dubbed the Jersey Blues by the men
of the other regiments.
The usual school for officers, which
was conducted at Sea Girt by Lieutenant
Gilmore has been resumed again, but
under the direction of the Majors who
are responsible for the instruction of the
officers of their respective battalions. A
similar school is held on alternate days
by the company c-ommandants for the
instruction of their non-commissioned
officers. The schools as a whole have
been productive of excellent results, both
the OFFICERS of the regiment more closely
t0rether.