The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-24
FOURTH PASSED.
Each Company Had the Re-
quired Percentage at
Inspection.
COMPANY E GETS 100
Long Service Medals and
Marksman's Badges Pre-
sented to the Soldiers.

Not in a year nave there been SO many
members of the Fourth Regiment on ing
floor of the Armory as there was last
evening. In compliance with genera
orders No. i. from Brigade Headquarters,
ten companies of the regiment
on the floor for inspection last night,
under their respective commanders. Inc
members of the field staff and non-eom-
missioned staff were also in line.
Fatigue uniforms were worn. on the
whole, the showing made was goou'
About six hundred men underwent lnspec-
ton. The galleries were w with
fair admirers of the soldiers, when the
men marched out for inspection. ABOUT
two thousand spectators were present.
The ten companies, A, B, c, ID, u, r,
f. G.. H, 1 and K. were scattered over
the entire floor. The scent was a pretty
one. The army belts were worn and
every man carried a musket.
There were practically no decorations
about the building, save for several taste
fully draped American flags, = on the
Colonel's box on the east side of the buiio-
ing. Previous to the inspection, Brigadier
General Bird w. Spencer, Inspector CEN
eral of Rifle Practice of New Jersey. pre-
scented a number of badges won at sea
Girt last year.
Great applause followed the presenta-
ton of long service medals to the FOL
lowing members
For thirty years-Drum Major John
Brownlee.
For twenty years-Captain Benz. M.
Gerardin, Adjutant; First Sergeant
Edwar Colbert, Company C.
For fifteen years-Liuet. Col. ]. Howard
Bumsted, Jr.; Capt. William Robertson
Jr., Bait. Adjutant; Capt. Andrew Der
rom, Co. B; Sergeant Thomas T. Cor
coran, Co. F; Sergeant Patrick s. Elan
agan, Co. c.; Private Fredk. L. MOTIFS
Gun Detachment.
For ten years-Captain Mortimer j..
Gleason, Co. D; Sergeant Daniel F. Cody,
Co. d.: Private Robert McMaster, Co. u
and Private Harry H. Howard, Co. A.
Captain Alvin H. Graft, recently of
Company L, but now of the First Regi-
ment of Newark, received the twenty-one
years marksman and eight year sharp
shooter medal, the only one of its kind
in the State. 1t is of very pretty design.
The others to get sharpshooters medals
were-Corporal Rutherford s. Fowler,
SOTpOIdl VI. LIZ L A0SSs "
Christie, Captain Ernest Fischer, Private
Paul Oshwaldt, Lieut. Colonel ]. Howard
Bumsted, Jr., Major Henry W. Lohmann,
Jr., Capt. Charles H. Springsted, !. &. -;
First Lieut.. Harry H.. Bowly, Bait. Adjt.;
Sergeant Lambert R. Hughes Private
Lewis E. jackson, Private Walter Mus
sehl. Private William A Tewes, Second
Liuetenant William B. Brister, Private
Alexander Sims. Sergeant Earl 7. Dabb,
Corporal Charles A. Woolsey, Private
William A. Whyte, Captain Henry H.
Brinkerhoff, Jr., Private Patrick J.
O'Hare, First Lieutenant E. Harrison
Randolph, Private Harry Coons.
One hundred and seventy will receive
craftsmanship badges from the captains
of their respective companies. /,
Inspection by Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Boltwood, Inspector, followed the
distribution of medals. Papers and Am
munitions were looked over. Each COM
pany received the requisite ~percenteage.
Company e was the banner Company.
1t has 70 on its roll and all were presept.
Company q has had 100 per cent, TOT
eight annual inspections successiyely.
The list of the companies and their per-
caut pa to- F414s# .t--t