Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-31
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The Boston Globe says:

The Boston Globe says:
The coming of the battalion of the
list Maine Heavy Artillery to this city,
last night, on their way to Savannah,
to join the 18th Army Corps, under Maj.
Gen. Lee, was lacking in the excite
ment that characterized the arrival Of
the troops for the front in the early
days of the war.
The shed OF the Boston & Maine Rail-
road in East Boston, was practically
deserted at $50 when the train drew IN.
The engine that had drawn the train
of II coaches. one parlor car and two
baggage cars was shifted out in the
freight yard, and another engine push
ed the train into the freight shed.
AS soon as the cars entered the shed
the men crowded to the platform and
some of them jumped off. They were
ordered on board again by their Off
GERS and were kept on the cars until all
were ready to disembark.
Maj. E. f. Newcomb was met by
Quartermaster Hyde, who suggested
that as the Mississippi, on which the
men were to embark, had just been
cleaned up and was damp, the men
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ed cars for the night Major New
comb made an examination of the ship
and after a second consultation with
Col. Hyde, decided to get the men on
board at once, so as to be ready to start
at daybreak, if the tide served.
The men We're ordered from the cars
and drawn up on the platform of the
long freight shed. They numbered less
than had been expected, as many had
to be left behind at the camp hospital
in Augusta, on account of sickness.
The battalion consisted of four bat
teries. Battery A. commanded by
Capt. H. C. Crockett of Lewiston, had
$50 men out of the 200 it should have
brought This is the only real heavy
artillery company in the battalion, the
other companies being made up of in
fantry serving as artillerymen.
Battery B, with 80 men, was com.
manded by Capt. Frank H. Hume of
Houlton. Battery c had to leave its
commander, Capt. Thomas H. Jewett of
Gardiner, at home sick. and was in
command OF LIST Lieut.. w. D. Whitney
of Gardiner, who had 50 men under
him. Battery D, Sc men, was COM
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Bath.
The men We're marched on board ship
carrying their rifles and set at work
fixing up hammocks and storing bag
gage and stores while the cooks We're
getting supper for them.
Quartermaster Hyde had made pro-
vision for the food of the men on the
trip to New York, and they found hot
supper of meat and fresh bread wait
ing for them as soon as their work was
done.
The Mississippi was to have sailed.
last night, as soon as the men had en-
barked, but the pilot did not deem it
wise to take her down the harbor in
the thick weather. She will sail this
morning.
The men of the battalion We're in the
best of spirits and anxious to do mill
tary duty in Cuba. The men of Bat
terry A have been waiting since May 2.
for a chance to see war, and have been
disappointed several times when it was
thought that they were to be sent TO
the front.
Maj. Newcomb has high opinion of
his men. He said that they were all
on earth and We're made of the stuff
that makes good soldiers. They were
we'll disciplined and would make ia
vorable showing with any of the men
in the army. They are, he said, men
of good constitution and hardened to
the service by the experience of the
past few months.
The officers of the regiment said
that the health of the men had been
excellent up to the time of the arrival
of the 1st Maine Infantry from Chick
amauga. Soon after they were camped
in the neighborhood of the artillery
typhoid fever and jundice broke out
among the men, and it was due to this
that the ranks were not full for the de-
parture for the South.
| Some so men We're left in the camp
! hospital. Eleven of the convalescents
who were well on the way to recovery
were brought along and will be kept
with the battalion, but under the care
of the surgeon until they have entirely
recovered.