Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-06
FIRST BR|GADE'S
ENCAMPMENT At
SEA GRIT ENDS
Jersey National Guardsmen Re-
turn Home After a Week of
Mimic Warfare.
NIGHT OF SPECTACULAR
FUN ERE DEPARTING
Fourth Regiment, Battery A and
Signal Corps Praised for Sue
cessful Camp Exercises.

CAMP FORT, SEA GIRT, Aug. g.
Taps sounded for the First Brigade en-
campment of 1910 today. Battery A.
of East Orange; the Fourth Regiment
n Signal Corps, of Jersey City, left
early this afternoon for their home
stations.
It was a week of practical instruction
of the most thorough and strenuous
kind for the soldiers. A year in the
armories could not complete the eff
1ciency displayed in the ann field.
1t was one of the best encampments
held In Sea Girt.
After breakfast the men packed up
belongings of officers and commissary
department. Each street was thor
oughly "policed," every scrap of paper
visible being taken off the grounds.
Farewe1ls were given and baggage hur-
ried to the depot.
Entraining was a big task for the
battery. The men made the seventy
mile trip here overland, but trains were
used for the home trip. The horses
and runs were brought to cars on a
runway leading to a platform near
camp.
Governor Fort Sent Letters of Praise.
Before the soldiers of the three COM
mands left camp for home Governor
Fort sent letters to the officers telling
them how greatly he appreciated the
nj in which the boys carried on
their work. General Campbell, too.
was high in his praise.
Headed by it's band the Fourth Regi-
ment marched past the Governors cot
tage to the strains of a lively air in
heavy marching order. All were
Drowned up by the suns rays and
looked good and strong. The Signal
Corps men. who a carried on some
interesting experiments here, also made
a good showing.
AS they nae horses and guns to deal
with, the battery did twice as much
heavy work as the other organizations.
1t proved n of the hardest weeks the
artillerymen ever had here.
Guard duty for the battery was in
stretches of twenty-four hours, two
hours guard and four off. But 1t was
not all rest during this period, stable
duty and policing falling to the guard,
The Fourth Regiment is said by
many 70 have marched better than any
other regiment that spent a week In
camp this year. The men had a brisk
style In arm movement and in making
turns moved with ease and in most in
stances unbroken lines were the rule.
Bareback Riding by Battery.
Besides the direct firing at sea tar
gets yesterday the battery boys found
time to give a bareback riding ex-
hibition on h field near the post road.
Those who took part were Sergeants
James and Van Zee, Chief Mechanic
Patchen, Bugler Johnston and Privates
Negley, Freeman, Marshall and Ball.
Mounting and ~dismounting vas dis
played over n n two horses,
facings to the rear and other me
vers that were viewed with interest by
a gallery of spectators.
An exciting contest between the
First and Second battery sections at
embarrassing was interesting. The
Second o having the horses un-
hitched and ready for watering in
three minutes. making a new record
The First section was beaten by about
ten seconds.
Last night in camp was filled with
episodes. The evening parade was wit
messed by a monster crowd, and hum
dreds attended the band concert. There
was complete order in camp, but be-
fore tops the boys had a fine time
singing and performing.