Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-01
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FOWLER & HAMLEN, AUGUSTA, NE.
ON LAND AND SEA.
Bits Of News from Our Gallant Soldiers ans
Sailors.

Alexander Wallace of Troop A of tn,
Rough Riders, whose home was at Free
port, l.. l., died of typhoid fever
Wednesday, at St. Peters hospital. Brook
lyn, N. Y.
In the 18th Regiment of Infantry, which
Is at Manila; Is Second Lieutenant ALDER
Il. DOnWOrth of Machias, who was ap
pointed to the Military Academy by Rep
resentative Boutelle in 1887. He became
second lieutenant in 1891.
The United States transport Decatur II
Miller and the torpedo boat Rodgers ar
rived at New York. Wednesday morning
The Spanish steamers Miguel Jover anC
Catalina. which were captured during ths
war and afterward released by the prizt
court. sailed, Wednesday. for Havana.
Portland Argus: Lieut.. Hermann
Kotzschmar. Jr.. u. S. II. NJ. is home
for 20 days leave Of absence from
the cutter Manning. on which he is
first assistant engineer. Mr.. Kotzsch-
mar was with SIMPSONS fleet all the
time it was in front of Santiago and
he saw the destruction of Cervera' :
ships. though at some distance. He
speaks in The highest terms of Ad-
mirals Sampson and Schley.
James z. Weber, who was wounded
on the u. S. S. Montgomery is at Port
land. When he was brought home it
was supposed he would never be able
to move again, and his death was
looked for. He is now able to be about,
and while there will probably have to
be another operation for the removal
of another section of his spine, he ex-
poets to recover fully in the end. His
brother, Frank Il. Weber. who was
oil ;- bn l,a
pital at New York, sick.
Herman Kotzschmar, Jr., is at his home
in Portland for a thirty days leave of
absence from the cutter Manning, on
which Ele is first assistant engineer. Mr.
Kotzschmar was with SIMPSONS fleet all
the time it was in front of Santiago and
he saw the destruction of Cervera's ships
though at some distance. He speaks in
the highest terms of Admirals Sampson
and Schley. He has with him quite coll
lection of relics. including some of the
shells used by the rapid fire guns. also
cartridges of the Lee-Remington and
Mauser rifles. Mr. Kotzschmar's account
of what he saw of the naval war at Gu
ba is highly interesting. He is IN good
health though he has lost considerable
flesh.
Richard X. Galley, the well-known con-
tractor of Portland, recently received a
letter from his son. First Lieutenant
ItoISe GTdHt 0dtley, now stationed at
Tampa. Fla, in Collins battery X of the
Fifth artillery. in which he stated that
he was shortly to be removed to the
Washington barracks. where. in cOnjunc-
ton with Sage's battery E of the Sixth
artillery. they are ordered to organize
and maintain heavy mounted siege
train This is the first time that the ex-
pertinent has been tried. and there is
considerable interest in the formation
Mr.. Galley reports that there has been
very little sickness at Tampa. Fla. he
himself not having experienced single
or day. He reports that the army ra-
tons came regularly. were properly
cooked. and everybody was satisfied
which is in startling contrast to the con-
ditiOn of things at Chickamauga. He al
SO states that the men took care of
themselves very Systematically, which
makes great difference in a large camp.
1t is expected that Lieutenant Galley
will be in Washington three or four
years. His father expects he will obtain
a leave of absence soon after his arrival
in Washington. at least long enough to
visit Portland for a few days.