The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-03
VERY MUCH N. C.
Voorhees, & Co. Play Hari-
Kari With the State
National Guard.
NAVAL RESERVE WRECKED.
Idiotic Reorganization Order
Abolishes the Jersey City
Division of the Ports
mouths Crew.
NAVAL RESERVE WRECKED
Especial to .sThe Jersey city News."l

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! TRENTON, May 8. 1S99.-Governor Eos.
! ter E. Voorhees,, as Commander-in-C Chiei
of the National Guard of New Jersey to-
day issued the official order reorganizine
the guard by consolidation and disband-
ment of companies, to bring the whole
up to the present United States Army
standard.
The reorganization is in accordance
with the recommendations of Generals
Sewell, Wanser and Spencer, who were
appointed to bring about the reorganiza-
ton, and the protests from different cities
against the disbandment of the Second
Regiment did not cause the Governor tc
change the order.
The order in full is as follows:-
| !. The commission appointed by the Gov.
ernor and Chief, undel
date of February 27, 1899 'for the purpose
of examining into the practicability Of
consolidating and improving the present
organization of the National Guard" hav.
ing presented their report with recommen.
dations and the report having been ap-
proved by the Governor, it is hereby or
dered that the National Guard be reor-
ganized on the plan as outlined by the
said commission, and as set forth in their
report
II. The National Guard as reorganized
will consist of four regiments of infantry
of twelve companies each; two troops OF
cavalry; two field batteries of artillery; or
cavalry; field batteries of artillery; or
to consist of two regiments of infantry
one troop of cavalry and one field battery
of artillery. One signal corps to be at
tached to division headquarters. The
whole to be comprised in one division.
III. Companies A, C, K and M of the
First Regiment are hereby consolidated
with the remaining companies. The Sec
ond Regiment, headquarters, Paterson, is
hereby disbanded. The Third Regiment,
heaGqaarters, Elizabeth, is hereby dis
banded Companies L and M of the
Fourth Regiment are hereby consolidated
with the remaining companies. The Sixth
Regiment, headquarters Camden, is here
by disbanded. The Seventh Regiment,
headquarters Trenton, is hereby disband-
ed. All gun detachments are hereby dis
banded.
". A new regiment is hereby organized
and designated the Second Regiment with
headquarters at Trenton.
A new regiment is hereby organized
and designated the Third Regiment, with
headquarters at Camden.
A Signal Corps will be organized and
designated First Company, to be attached
to Division Headquarters.
Gatling Gun Company A, station Orange,
will be reorganized as a field battery of
artillery and designated Field Battery A,
to be attached to the First Brigade
Gatling Gun Company B. station Cam
den, will be reorganized as Field Battery
of Artillery and designated Field Battery
B, to be attached to the Second Brigade
v. General officers and general staff,
regimental officers and regimenta1 staff
company, troop and battery officers, will
be continued as now provided by law.
VI. DISARMAMENT or assignment of
commands to other organizations, in pur-
suance herewith, will bear even date with
this order.
VII Field and Staff Officers reelected
or reappointed to office in the same rank
previously held by them will be recon-
missioned to rank as such from the date
of their original election or appointment
VIII Commissioned officers of COM
panies or divisions consolidated or trans
ferred with their commands to other or
ganizations will take rank according to
the dates of their previous commissions,
and will be recommissioned accordingly.
TX. All officers of disbanded commands
or those who may become supernumerary
by reason of consolidation, will be placed
on the retired list of the National Guard,
and the enlisted men of such commands
will be discharged
x. The commanding officers of COM
panies which are assigned with their
commands to other regiments will. on re-
ter to the commanding officer of the regi-
ment to which they are assigned for du-
ty Herewith.
XI. All monies held by paymasters Of
disbanded organizations at date of this
order will, with statement Of such mon
les held, be turned over or accounted for
at once to the paymaster of the brigade
to which such command is attached.
XII. All arms, equipments, clothing and
other stores, the property of the State,
in possession of disbanded organizations
at the date of this order, will be properly
cal ed for and held subject to the orders
of the Quartermaster General
XIII. Commandants of disbanded or
ganizations will, on receipt of this order,
forward the descriptive books of their
commands to this office. Commandants
of those companies or divisions which are
disbanded or consolidated with other
commands in regiment or battalion re-
tained in the service, will forward their
descriptive books to regimental or bat
TALON headquarters.
XIV. The First Brigade will consist of
the First and Fourth Regiments of In
fantry and First Troop of Cavalry, and
Field Battery A of Artillery.
The First Regiment Infantry headquar-
ters at Newark, as reqrganized will con-
sist Of twelve compariies:
Company d. Second Regiment, station
Passaic, to be- Company A, First Regi-
ment. Or
Company B. First Regiment station
Newark, to be Company B. First Regi-
ment.
Company A, Second Regiment, station
Paterson. to be Company G, First Regi-
ment.
Company b, First Regiment, station
Newark, to be COMPANY D. First Regi-
ment.
company 3, First Regiment. station