The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-11
MASTERING IN TROOPS.
Prospect Of Change Brings
Joy to Sea Cert
Camps.
ENLIsTMENTs
Examinations Show Unex-
pected Perfection Among
Volunteers.
FASTENING ENLIsTMENTS
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CAMP VOORHEES,, Sea Girt, May II,
1ssS.-With the advent Of Continued sun
shine and runo1s portenddfle a quick adj
vance to more active scenes, the New
Jersey volunteers were in high feather
yesterday, and hope, before the end Of
the week, to experience all those little
episodes of warfare that are preliminary
to actual battle.
Down in the camp there was great ex-
u~berance and a universal jolHication
over the stirring report in this mornings
papers that the regiments would be or
dered somewhere, and thus create a vet
eran corps from the guardsmen of New
Jersey. A later report, that the Third
Regiment would be relegated to the coast
reserve. and probably combined to Camp
Voorhees,, was received with great dis
gust in that
There is no body of volunteers in camp
more eager to escape their home assoc
Citations and secure the honors of actual
fighting with the enemy than the Third
Regiment. That the disposition of
troops will be made in accordance with
the orders purporting to come from the
War Department last Might is not regard
ed here as being either certain or prob
able.
1t is a significant fact in this connection
that no definite riders a yet been
received, although some important move
ment of the national volunteers, including
those of New Jersey, is momentarily ex-
pected.
In anticipation Of an immediate change
of base, the work of mastering in the
First Regiment was hurriedly gone
through with today, and it is more than
probable that Colonel CampbelTs com
mand will be ordered to rendezvous at
Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, the latter
part of this week.
The other regiments now here-the Sec
ond and Third-will not be ready to move,
even if orders are received-in less than
another week. There is no anticipation
of a general movement of the Jersey
troops, unless under exlgencies that are
now on the surface.
The examinations yesterday and today
revealed q most unexpected and well
come aggregate of physical perfection.
All the companies were rejoiced at the
few reflections recorded. AS a matter of
fact, they did not exceed two to each
command, a showing altogether unpre-
cedented and one that helped to facili-
tate this arduous, but careful work.
The Third Regiment, the next to be
mustered in. is Differed as follows: Col
onel Benjamin A Lee, Lieutenant Col
onel B. T. Holmes, Major julius G. Shall
er and two vacancies, Adjutants Louis
j. McVicker, Louis c.. Iauch and a va
cancy, Surgeons Clarence NJ. Slack, J..
f. McWilliam and Stephen j. Keefe;
Chaplain, the Rev. Otis A.. Glazebrook.
Company A, Captain Jerome r. Mudell
and Lieutenants John H. Ryno and
George E. White: Company B, Captain
Charles Morris and Lieutenant William
T. Cobb: Company c, Captain Frederick
A. Bickel (acuing) and Lieutenant Louis
J.. Fark (acting), with no second leuten-
ant; Company D, Joseph Kay and Lieu
tenants Robert w. Watson and Henry
Landau; Company Z, Captain Dennis F.
Collins and Lieutenants Charles a. Fries
and a v%ancancy. Company F., Captain
Cyrus w. Sauier and Lieutenants VIII
liam II Cloke and c.. F. Jewell; Com
pany G, Captain Herman O.. Bauer and
Lieutenants Richard S. White and
Simeon P. Day; Company H, Captain
John E. Wehrly (acting) and Lieutenant
Irving Weaver and a vacancy; Company
A, Sixth Regiment, (attached), Captain
T. D. Landron and Lieutenants F.. Stow
ell and A. Thorn; Company G., Sixtah
Regiment (attachedl, Captain ]. A.
Mather and L~ieutenants J. e. Mather
and w. S. fash; Company e, Sixth Resd-
ment (attached), Captain L. Dwyer and
Lieutenants w. Price n Fl. House;
Company E, Seventh Regiment (attach-
ed), Captain Peter Vredenburgh and
Lieutenants Joseph A. Yard n J. E.
Sode.
There are several vacancies in the
Third Regiment, which are expected to
be filled during the week. Acting Majors
DeHart and V~redenburgh and Captain
Landon are expected to be promoted.
The vacancies les, thus ~ ma mage j; IN the fheir IVA
order of promotion. As commissions are
granted on the request Of colonies: there
is little doubt but that the Thirds Off
GERS will remain intact in the volunteer
Governor VOORHEES, received the follow
ing letter from Vice President Hobart
Vice Presidents Chamber,
Washington, D. c.
nv Dear Sir-I congratulate you and
the troops of New Jersey upon the rapid
ity with which our militia has been placed
in readiness for service. 1t is a pleasure
to know that New Jersey has responded
to the call as quickly. and as effectually
! as any STATE dliu i IdSt IU QOubl LIE
men will give a splendid account of
themselves in whatever capacity their
services are desired.
Very sincerely yours,
q. Al. HOBART.
May 9, 1898.
The bill Of fare for today was an excep-
tionally good one. For breakfast the Com
missary Department furnished the volun-
teers with liver and bacon. For dinner
they had planked shad and the evening
meal was made up of roast beef and po-
tatoes.
ompan G, Second Regiment, of Hack
ensack, commanded by Captain @. e.
Wells, is made Up Of young and intelligent
volunteers. This morning the company.
under Lieutenant Sturr. drilled on the
lawn adjoining The Little White House.
lGovernor Voorhees, watched the evolutions
Of the soldiers and ~summoning
Lieutenant Sturr complimented him for
having such intelligent young men III his
command.
Company A, Third Regiment. In COM
mand of Captain J. r.. Muddell, comes
from Asbury Park. which. is only seven
miles from the camp. Unless the patri-
otto Asbury Parkers desist, from sending
luxuries into camp for the volunteers
from their town, there will soon be an