The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-15
BOYS OF FIRST
GET DOWN TO
ROUTINE
Yesterday Given Over to
RecreatlOn--Essex Troop
Cheered on Its Arrival.
TspecIal to the EvenIne star. !

SEA GIRT. July 15.--After a very
lively Sunday the citizen soldiers of
the First Regiment, of Newark, settled
down to camp routine today. Governor
Stokes breakfasted early and left on
the 7.42 train for Trenton, not expect
ing to return until the 5:15 this after
noon. The over-Sunday visitors. poll
ticians and friends of the soldier boys
mostly went back to Newark on the
early morning train, leaving the day
open to the general clearing up of the
camp and the getting of the regiment
into order.
It was we'll to have time for this gen.
eral overhauling, for when the First
Regiment arrived Saturday they found
much to do in getting settled. and yes
terday was given up almost altogether
to recreatlve diversions. The Essex
Troop, which got in last night, had also
much to attend to.
New jerseys crack cavalry organiza-
tion has seldom made better showing
than its march from the Oranges to the
camp, beginning early Saturday and
ending last evening. for the troop got
in about 1o:30 and did not have to biv-
ouac for the second night at Farming
dale, as had been anticipated.
! A burst Of cheers from several hundred
soldiers and late visiting citizens an
nounced the Governors cottage that the
! troop was within hail.
Governor Stokes who had been sitting
chatting on the veranda of his cottage
with friends, Immediately went out with his
1 Il
| and stood at salute. After the men had
dismounted Captain Byram came round
to the cottage and he and the Governor
had a pleasant informal chat of some
fifteen or twenty minutes duration. The
captain has yet 20 make his official CALL
which is required The call will be made
this evening.
This halt was made that o@cers of the
troop might have a consultation. Eliza
beth was passed at 11:15. Shortly nfter
12 a pretty spot was picked out on the line
| of march from Elizabeth to New Bruins
wick. and halt called for an hour while
the men lunched.
The start out of New Brunswick Sunday
| morning began at 4 o'clock, and procedure
was made In two divisions to Freehold,
the first under Captain Byram and the
| second under Lieutenant Roome. The
captain took the commissary wagons with
him. Freehold was reached by the divi-
| sion under Lieutenant Roome at 1880 yes
terdav afternoon and camp was pitched
opposite the hotel. The soldiers did not
leave until o'clock. for Captain Byram
was delayed by the wagons.
Allaire, New Jerseys famous deserted
village, which has just been purchased by
Arthur Brisbane, of New York, Is In
j process Of transformation into a hand
some country estate, was reached few
minutes after g. The men had scarcely
ridden up to the little moss-covered inr
in the grove of trees near the head of tbs
Mnnasauan River when they rushed ava,
In companies of ten and fifteen ano
plunged into the water After an hou
and a half, much refreshed with edible!
. and drinkables, the soldiers started on thu
last stage of their journey.
Captain Byram was well pleased will
the way things have gone so far. In thu
:. long march of over seventy miles not {
horse nor man gave out from the heat
which at times was excessive. One of thu
mules on a comInhssary wagon. of which
there were two, played out Sunday morn
ing and had to be left behind, but this mis-
hap did not hold the troop up a half hour
Aside from this, not an animal showed
signs Of fatigue and scarcely house was
| CALLED.
The troop made a splendid appearance
en- route and the form maintained during
the latter part OF the journey elected the
hearty compliment OF Lieutenant Ire
nance, a cavalry officer Of the regular
army, who was sent down to camp re-
Gently.
Hearing that the troop was likely to
spend the night at Farmlngdale, the ru-
more current early in the day, Lieutenant
Tremance and General Brientnall, went out
in the latter's automobile to pay a visit
| They encountered the men as they were
about to leave Allaire where the stop was
made for refreshments shortly after
O'Clock.
On the march down, after Elizabeth was
passed, the troop proceeded In regular slSir-
mish formation exactly as 1t would do In
regular warfare. This was in accordance
with one of the code laws which stipu-
lates that every time an army troop Is on
| the march 1t must so be conducted. New
| Brunswick was made by the troopers the
first night After leaving East Orange in
the morning and proceeding through New
ark there was halt for some ten minutes.
just before reaching Elizabeth
Captain Byram said this morning:
II think the route we took this time was
the most satisfactory that could have been
chosen | was all over 1t last week l
think you will find we beat the battery
coming down from Orange by the shore
| route week ago by about eighteen miles.
| and we got into camp nearly full day
ahead Of them. We had some splendid
scouting practise along the way. l di-
vided the troop at Old Bridge. sending
| the second platoon by the way of Lafay-
ette Mills to Freehold.
II went through with the wagon by
the way Of Englishtown. We met the
connecting patrol at Texas Crossroads,
where the platoon were two miles apart,
and at second crossroad, further along,
just as we would have done in time of
war. Our advance guard and skirmishing
parties were as well established as il they
had been in the enemy's country"
The troopers were up at o'clock this
morning, and were at drill and target
practise, as were members of the First
Regiment, on the camp grounds most of
the day. Dress parade will be held upon
the Governors return this evening.