Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-25
TURKISH BATHS.
Maine Volunteers at Chickamauga
Planning to Have Them.
Another Interesting Letter BY Lieutenant Ben
jamin D. Savage Of This City.

\ letter was received from Lieut.
Benz. d. Savage of Co. f, LIST Maine.
Ntiaalteers now. at chickamattsa!t lt5y
Everett :. Hall. assistant postmaster,
a few days ago, written just after the
men had received their pay. and it is
a very interesting letter.
/, reads in part as follows:
Dear Friend Everett: 5It
| have just received your most es-
tcemed favor. for which | am greatly
indebted to both yourself and Mrs
Hail
To he sure we get enough food a the
officers mess, but nothing that Will
compare with those excellent molasses
cookies that your wife knows 50 well
how to make. and which was so fort
innate To receive
Lieutenant Blackinetcn just came
in. and | asked him how he was feel
ing. and If ne thought he could stand
some good news. | then opened the
mulassrs cookies on him. and hc ate
six before he fully recovered from the
shock.
our men received about $3S,0o0 Of
Uncle Sans money the other day,
which Of course was very we'll received
by all.
Ii took the paymaster the greater
part Of one day to pay the regiment
and he was given a feast and the band
played during the time that he stayed
with us. which of course kept him in
good humor. and some little mistakes
were not noticed that otherwise might
have resulted in somebody going with
but his pay.
The money comes at about the right
time, as nearly all of the men had spent
what little money they had brought
from home with them as well as all
they could borrow.
Some of the men had to get intoXi-
Gated rs usual and the guard house is
n3t large enough to hold all of those
who should be there. and some are
under arrest in quarters
The majority, however. were sensible
enough To send n good large portion
of their pay home. and many home
will be made more comfortable by the
few dollars sent home by the absent
brother or husband
EVERYTHING in the business line in
and about Chattanooga is getting
great boom from the soldiers. who are
so anxious to spend their pay.
The general health of the company
is good. although we have some on
the sick list.
Sergeant German who has had bad
time for the last week. is greatly i'm
proved today. and will probably he
drilling with the company in day or
two
Sergeant Partridge has also been a
little off color, but is now able to DO
! his work. Two or three others are on
the sick list but there are none dan
gerously ill., nor do we expect to have
any under the present good care and
rations that we are getting
Everyone in the company is chewing
gum, thanks to the kindness of e. w.
Church. I wish if you ever see Frank
Weber you would thank him for his
very acceptable present to myself and
Sergeant Partridge.
| The officers are now trying to ar
| range to have Turkish baths built for
| the general good of officers and men,
| These baths will be nothing more
| than small booths. one for each com
pany, and one each. for the band and
officers. They will have an overhead
pipe from which will lead spray pipe.
and the whole supply will come from
| one general water system which is
| piped to us from Chickamauga creek
! and would analyze about two-thirds
mud.
| Recruits coming into camp in the
manner in which they have during the