Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-31

mas been for several days. ,Aie utenant
button of this battery is the quarter
master of the battalion. e artery D
took along so men and three officers.
Captain w. II. Kimball co mmanding.
The train was made up 'Of two bag
gage cars. ten passenger coaches and
one Pullman car, "Hests y. In this
car went the officers, tEt ir orderlies
and 10 fever convaEesc ents. Hon.
e. Dudley Freeman lso accom-
panied the officers for a distance on
their journey. Miss Rec the nurse.
accompanied the batteries On their trip.
Surgeon Turkey, who wal appointed,
Friday, was on the train wearing the
uniform which he wore on the Wyan-
dotte. this summer in the naval SER
vice. With Hospital Stew ards Curtis
and Waldron. he had many Of the med
zeal supplies and light foe ds for the
sick on the parlor car.
There was no cheering thro ughout the
entire time of the embarkation and start,
save little that was done by the men
themselves when General Rich Il .rds Wis
tied each car and gave them little ad-
vice. He told them to keep ttean both
in person and in their quarters, and they
would be rewarded by being mue h health
fer He said possibly they mil hit leave
the United States to go to 3 foreign
shore, and in that case they Sh ould con-
duct themselves in manner that was
becoming to the State of Maine He told
them to remember that the ey, es of the
State and of the whole Unite States
would be upon them and the.v should he
an honor not only to themse-Tes but to
their State. The little speech, so well
chosen, was received the same in every
car where he visited. Outside If this no
demonstration was made.
The men have looked with ia vor upon
the trip and have said they woul be glad
when the time came to depart; B at there
would be no tears in their eye when
they got ready to go. Yet the re were
tears and as many of them as i 1 the LIST
Maine, according to the size of the COM
mand. Furthermore there Were tears in
the eyes of the three or four hundred
who had gathered to see them off. Ac-
cording to the size of the rowd there
We're even more sad faces sc Ell than in
May when the list Maine vents to Chick
amauga.
A mother and sister would seen bid
ding good by to man who would man.
fully try to keep a stiff upper lip. One
case in particular was noted. 1t was
where a mother, sister, and brother were
there to see a young man off. He was
affected but he would not admit it. He
did everything possible that he could to
keep a cheerful demeanor. He succeeded
so well that the mother thought he was
not sorry to go, and chided him for it.
He flirted desperately with 81 RI whose
acquaintance he has made since he has
been here. He smoked a ciga rette in
spite of the sisters admonition for him to
be good. and do what was right. She was
also telling him she was sorry to see that
he had taken to smoking. All the while
that the three relatives were standing
outside the car watching the young man,
he kept talking to anyone but them. 1t
was a sad yet amusing sight to the OUT
slider, but to the participants it was not
amusing.
During the time the batteries were
standing in the street, girl at the re-
quest of several of the men kissed them.
This caused a ripple of amusement
The men have been in the city SO long
that they have been many attachments
made between themselves and the young
ladies of the city, and it was hard to keep
many of the men in the cars, as they
wished to say a last goodby.
Think of what is coming" said one ev-
identity not seafaring man, for he was
thinking of the seasickness that would
be suffered on the transport
Many said they would be glad when
they once got away from the State, and
then that great lump in their threats
would not swell up into their mouths ev-
cry few minutes. Many who had said
they would be SO glad to get away, We're
as bad as the rest, and when the time
came were as inclined to feel as sorrow
full as the others.
The rations were taken along in the
baggage car nearest me passenger cars,
and all arrangements were rle.de that
the men should not want for food. 1t
was said by Trainmaster Manley, the