The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
MILITIA READY.
Orders Expected Today for
Gov. Voorhees, to
Mobilize.
PREPARATIONS AT SEA GIRT
Every Regiment Eager for Active
Service Fourth Boys in
Splendid Trim.
PREPARATIONS AT SEA GIRT

The officers of the Fourth Regiment
are in a very lively state Of anticipation
that in few hours perhaps news from
Governor Voorhees, will come that they
are to proceed at once to Sea Girt. Some
time today it is expected the news will
reach this city that the Governor has
received orders from the War Depart-
ment allings Cor New- Jersey,s quota of
volunteers d aer the Presidents call for
125 900 men to serve in the United States
Army for two years. The order will call
for $500 men from this State, and it is
expected that three regiments will be
taken from the National Guard. just
which regiments will be selected is not
known, although it is pretty well settled
that the First Regiment of Newark COM
manded by Colonel Campbell, will be call
ed upon.
Another regiment that is considered in
military circles as among the most like
" to be called is the Third Regiment,
commanded by Colonel Benjamin A. Lee
of Elizabeth. The selecting of the First
and Third would be in keeping with Gov
ernor Voorhees, determination to take
one regiment from each brigade. If the
Third Regiment is selected, it is probable
Iat tive companies frSm o., the Seyenrh za
ford, of Trenton, and two compa-
nies from the Sixth Regiment, command
ed by Colonel Cooper, Of Camden, will
i.
AT present the Third only contains two
battalions or light companies, whereas
the First has a full complement of three
battalions.
reach there today. when Quarter
master General DonneIly, with his
staff assistants, Colonel Cyrus S. Lou
trel of Orange and Colonel George G. Eel
ton of Camden, will be on hand to super
intend the camp construction. A force of
2d0 workmen were on the camp ground
this morning, and before nightfall prac-
tically everything will be in readiness for
the reception of the fighting forces. A
large amount of ammunition has already
been shipped from the State arsenal to
the camp ground and is under close
guard. More will reach there by the
time the soldiers arrive.
to the other regiment. little is known.
The Fourth Regiment, commanded by Col
talions and might be called upon. This
regiment Is well equipped, and large
portion of the members have expressed
a desire to go. 1t may be that the Fourth
Regiment will be among the first called
out.
No matter which of the regiments the
Governor may call upon today, he will
find the men willing to respond. AS
soon as orders arrive from Washington
Adjutant General Stryker will at once is
sue orders to the regiments selected tc
report at once at their armories. The
order blanks are already prepared AS
receive the order. the guardsmen will bt
notified to report at the armories. Then
the enrolment books will be opened and
the guardsmen who volunteer will sigr
their names The next step will be the
physical examination of all the volun-
teers. Every man whose services are ac-
cepted must be up to the army standard
of health. The places of those rejected
will be filled by volunteers from outside
the regiment preference being given tc
guardsmen who already have served a
term of enlistment.
After the regiments have been recruited
up to their full quota and the new men
have been armed and equipped the
Co1onels will notify the Adjutant General
who in turn will notify the Governor, and
he will issue orders for the commands
to proceed to Sea Girt. There they will
be held under waiting orders, likely al
any day to be directed by the Govern
ment to proceed to Chickamauga, or per
haps to Cuba.
Until they depart from Sea Girt the
soldiers will remain under the manage
ment of the New Jersey authorities
While in camp they will receive the same
rations as provided for the troops during
the summer encampments.
The question has been raised as te
what is to become of the National Guarc
if 2,900 of the men enlist in the regular
army. The law requires that the various
companies of the Guard shall be inspect
ed in May of each year, and where they
do not make a prescribed showing. they
go out of existence. The guard will be
very much depleted if three regiments are
taken. At present there is only a mem
bership of about 1900.
Quartermaster General Donnelly ir
speaking on the subject last evening sale
that the enlisting of the guardsfDen if
Uncle Sans army would not interfere IL
anyway with the National Guard. The
men will be inspected before leaving this
State. and should they be in service un-
| til next year, the Legislature would nc
doubt make some provision to meet the
present requirements.