The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-12

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II am looking for my boy, of Bayonne, "
she said. He is the only support Of me
| and his old father His father was too
sick over his deserting us to come tonight
Your son says he is twenty-one.' said
AdjulaEt Gerardp, who found the fei-
| lows name on the roster of Captain
Chrstie's company.
Il can bring his baptisimal certificate
and a letter from the priest to prove that
he is lying declared the old woman.
lie will not be twemy-one until next
February We have been begging him
| ever since the war broke out not to so
and leave us"
Cdrtain Christie was called and assured
| the woman that her son could not go
with his company under any circum-
stances, if what she said was true The
boys name was dropped from the roll,
ard he was taken out of the ranks.
1 Colonel Smith issued strict orders that
no man should be taken whose duty it was
| to remain at horne.
| During the final hours Of the medical
examinations many amusing and pathetic
scenes occurred One. young man who
| was of age was examined and passed all
right. He told DR.. Broderick how elated
| he was over the thought of going. He
was a regular member of the Fourth
Regiment, National Guard Just as he
| was leaving the doctors office his father
! knocked on the door He begged DR..
/ Broderick to keep his son from going He
pleaded with the young man. He would
not yield. His father, a stalwart man.
apparently man of means and a perfect
| hi
| to 60 Finally the young fellow turned
| to Dr. Broderick and asked Would it be
honorable in me to back out?" DR.. Brod-
erick assured him that there was nothing
| dishonorable in remaining at home If cir
cumstances compelled it. The young man
wavered and then threw his arms around
his fathers neck. Their tears mingled.
| He will not go.
| DIR. Broderick was surprised to fnd
little fellow he had rejected on Friday
last because he was half an inch below
the required height, appear before him.
He looked the same as he did last week
with the exception that his hair was
combed pompadour AS he stripped for
| the examination he strained every muscle
and raised himself on his toes. He was
| forced down by DR.. Broderick and told
/ that he must not raise himself as any
| such move would be Instantly detected.
| Those who saw the examination say that
4 the victim remained in his strained po-
/ sition. standing as much as he could on
| his toes. for over five minutes while DR..
| Broderfck put him through the most rigid
| kind of an examination. Whether It was
because of his combing his hair pompa-
dour or because of his stretching. DR..
Broderick cannot tell, but he passed and
appeared the happiest recruit in the regi-
ment.
1 When the companies had been formed
! and the rolls made UP as best they
| could be the men were marched upstairs
| and given uniforms from the Quartermas-
ter's stores They were in high glee
/ over the prospect of going away and
| were full of pranks. Several times while
| the room was full of recruits and Quar-
/ termaster Moore was literally up to his
| neck in work. the lights went out sud-
| denly. Officers finally threatened to pun
/ sh the men who turned them out If the
/ trick was repeated. The rush on the
/ Ouartermaster was tremendous and the
| uniforms were handed out in somewhat
proniscuous manner Later it was
found that many of the men who were
not on the roll of any company but who
{! had passed the examination had uni
forms. 1t is not thought that any uni
/ forms cot into dishonest hands. The
| men who could not be placed in the COM
panies they preferred were assigned to the
/ COMPANIES which did not have their full
complement In each of the company
rooms things were topsy turvey. The
company chests were open and were be-
ing filed as rapidly by the men, who
| brought their clothes and other articles
they proposed to carry with them neatly
done up in bundles. The men will carry
| nothing with them on the train.
The girls and a great many of the men
! and women who visited the Armory last
| right. Y, ere anxious to get the cross guns
/ and Company letters. which the men wear
/ en- their caps, as souvenirs, and to wear
on the occasion of the departure today.
Many men offered to buy them and sew
eral offered to pay as high as fifty cents
for them. An enterprising guardsman
sold several at fifty cents each They cost
twenty cents. The men were given their
| blouse ard trousers last night Inc
slouch hats they will wear were given
them this morning. 1t was after MD
1 wight when the last man had been htted
out ard departed.
Many men applied at the Armory last
/ tight for permission to enlist. Some ef
| them were desirable candidates. Colonel
smith had. however, declared the exam
nations closed When it was found lase
in the evening that a few more men were
needed. the most desirable of the late re-
cruits were told to appear this morning for
/ examination. Dr. Broderick consented TO
exa7nine any man who had written or
der from any Captain or Staff offlces'
sayins that he was needed to fiji vacan-
cy
Despite the vigilance of the police an!
and the Armory attendants thieves got
IN last night and stole a Cleveland
bioycle. the property of e. w Clark OF
No. IL Linden avenue.
shortly after one o'clock company OF
over 100 members of the Grand Army OF
tbe Republic from Van Houten and Ia
briskie,s Posts arrived with Commander
bowers at their head. A few minutes pc
fore they reached the Armory the OIL
cars of the Cadet Corps of No. School
n charge of Major George Conway
noarched 1u. One of the captains is Ches-
ter smith, son of Colonel Smith. The ca
dets were given the place OF honor as
tba snecial escort of Colonel Smith, They
drew mn in line in the Armory. The
yeterans were lined up on the west side
- nOint at the