The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-10
BREAD AND COFFEE
Features Of the Domestic
Economy of the Fourth
Volunteers at
Sea Girt.
GOVERNMENT CAMP PLANS
Regimental Games Again On
Saturday. Funeral and
Serenade.
GOVERNMENT CAMP PLANS
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SEA GRIT, Aug. 10, 1ses.-As usual
there was rain last night. 1t has been
the exception for a number Of days to
have the men get up in the mornings
and not find either the ground wet or
rain still falling. Fortunately there was
no wind, SO that the tent flaps could be
kept open. There was no morning drill
this morning.
After next week, the company cooks
will be compelled to bake the bread used
in camp At present it IS distributed
daily by the Commissary Department to
the ooks. 1t requires about thirteen
hundred loaves to supply the camp and
this has been purchased ready-madel The
flour will be distributed and from that
the bread viii be. made and cooked in the
kitchens as all the other food is at pres
ent. Upwards of two hundred barrels Of
flour was received by the Commissary
Department yesterday. 1t is at the OPP
ton of the cooks to economic onf this
and sell it either to the Government at
cost or to outside parties il a better price
can be obtained. The result of such sales
becomes what is called in the army a
company fund The company fund is
placed In the hands of the Captain n
is used for whatever purpose the men
wish. Either saved for future contin-
gencies or expended at once in the pur-
chase Of extras to help out the %ratlons-
The coffee supply Is another ration from.
which considerable can be saved. The
Government allows each man nearly
three pints per day. and very few men
are capable of getting away with that
amount.
The dispatches from Washington rela-
tive to the repor of Colonel Moore to the
Quartermaster-Generafs Department. on
the Sea Grit camp ground. were received
with delight by all the State officials.
The report was very favorable. 1t is be-
lieved that the plan is for the Government
to take several hundred acres of land,
extending westerly from the Beach House
and the ocean across the tracks of the
New York and Long Branch Railroad
h ground at present has considerable
underbrush and some timber upon it. but
it could all be cleared very easily and in
a short time if a force of men were put
at work. The present camp ground is all
cleared and is available for use at any
time. The plan ropos to put, 1t Is said.
a brigade on the old camp ground. a
brigade on the ground east of the rail-
road tracks and a brigade to the west of
large space in the old Camp ground for a
parade and drill ground. The Sea Girt
cottage. the home of the late Commodore
Stockton, will be available for use as
division headquarters, Situated as it is
in about the centre of the proposed track.
The water supply has been arranged for
fully. Several a~rtesian wells. to a depth
of six hundred feet will be sunk. and it is
expected that an ample supply can be OBJ
tanned from these. The cost of these
wells win be considerable, but it is an
ticipated that they will, in a measure.
compensate the owners of the land for
the use thereof. The close proximity Of
the railroad with connections to both New
York and Philadelphia. renders the trans
Pile storage facilities, and in every the
ground Is adapted for use a a camp
ground.
In addition to this ground there is a
1 oy-oa frr n co11tI IL fhn Mo- n q nj pfx-ar
the site of the original camp, which is
available.
A detail of ten men. of Company F, I'M
der the command of Second Lieutenant
go to Atlantic City where they will go to
Mays Landing to attend the funeral of
Russell G. Bing. who was a former Lieu
tenant in the Morris Guards.
The ~regimental band went to Belmar
last evening, where they ~serealaded Mrs.
Watson. who is a guest of the Columbia
Hotel. The band is Improving fast and is
a great credit to the Organization. The
drum and bugle corps is also rounding
into shape fast under the able instruction
of Drum Ma|or Brownlee and Buglerr
parade every evening is excellent.
Arrangements are being made for the
second set Of regimental games. They
viii be held on the parade. ground on Sat
urday afternoon at two o'clock. The DIST
of events will be as follows:-loQ yards
dash, 44o yard dash. ! mile run, 400 yard
step and a jump contest. The officials
will be as follows:-Referee. Colonel
Lieut.-Col. Gilmore, Major Wallace and
Captain Derrom, Company B; Clerk of the
Course. Lieut.. William 3. Brister, Com
pany I; Timers. Lieutenant Frank f. Cole
of Company and Lieutenant Charles
~Schoonoven Of Company q; Starter, Ser
geaTt WIyte of Company 3; Judge of
Field Events, Captain A.. La Rue Christie
of Company I; Announcer, Captain Bry-
ant Of Company Il; Scorers, Sergeant Ed
ward Bronson, Company Il; Captains
Seymour of Company N and Captain Du
Bots of Company x; Measures, Lieuten-
ant Rhoderick of Company d and Ser
geant Smith Of Company +. The entry
fee will be five cents. A large number of
entries is expected and a good set OF
games will probably result. \