Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-06
CAMP POWERS.
The List Of Sick Men Increased BY
Four, Monday.
llesling Of Battery Officers 10 Devise Means d
Being Retained.

The general health of the men does
not rapidly grow worse though many
who were at the start. thoroughly. in
fected with disease are becoming i'll.
and this makes it appear that disease
is on the increase when that Is hardly
the case. Still if the new cases con-
tinue to come into the hospital at the
same rate that they have been coming
the past few days. the quarters will
become to small for them.
Three of the patients were discharg-
ed. Monday. They were Wright OF Co.
NJ; Merrill Of Co. L; McIntIre OF Co.
H.
1t has been suggested that this hot
weather though not so warm as the
soldiers have encountered in the South.
is not conducive of the very best
when the germs of typhoid fever are
already at work in ones system. Some
of the very men who went through
the summer at the South are begin
ming to feel i'll. many not seriously so.
but enough SO that they are languid
and feel half sick.
1t is amusing to go among them and
hear the expressions they make con-
corning the South as place to live.
The Southerners who think the South
is the only place on earth would hard
ly feel COMMUNICATED at some of the
remarks. Yet there are champions of
the country where they were camped.
and some say they would not fear to
go back. Others say the men who talk
in that fashion, are only talking to
hear themselves talk.
Now that the mastering out is so
near and so certain a thing, those who
wish to stay in the service are begin
ming to appear. 1t is stated upon good
authority, that of the officers Of the
regiment, IL desire to remain in the
service, and many Of the men will enter
the regular service if they can pass tho
examinations.
At least 10 men Of the Augusta COM
pany are said to have expressed their
desire to enter the regular service, two
of whom have served in the army pre-
vious to their enlistment in this regi-
ment.
All do not wish to be soldiers longer
Oh no, many Of them are ready and
willing to be mustered out. today, If
it We're possible, and who can blame
the poor fellows? They have been
disappointed in not having a chance
to go anywhere except to place where
they We're taken i'll. and where moth
ing was offered them to distinguish
themselves. Their country needs them
no longer and they have found out
the discipline of the army nor the
rough mode Of living
The officers of the batteries are maxi
ing great effort to have their COM
mands retained in the service. and one
last effort was made, Monday after
noon. Whether the war department
will decide to retain them is of course
a matter of conjecture.
Battery A does not feel so nervous
about being mustered out as the others
as no orders have yet been mentioned
rs having come from the war depart
inent That mentioned them among
those who would be mustered out.
The officers met, Monday afternoon.
with Adjutant General Richards, and
every means whereby the batteries
might be retained was discussed.
In the battery hospital a few men
with different ailments are being
treated. but as yet no cases of typhoid
have been reported. The man who
was given shock, Sunday evening.
during the shower. is very much bet
The death Of Major Ulmer was re-
ceived at the camp with profound re-
grct as he was an officer whom all
liked and respected.
Carpenter, the man who died recent
ly at Lewiston. was not a member of
Co. f as was reported. but belonged to
Co. II.
Lieut.. James L. Moriarty of Co. l,
went to his home in Lewiston, Mon
day, on four days furlough.
Lieutenants Hubbard and Wilson re-
turned. Monday. from Brunswick,
where they have been visiting.
Will the common people ever learn 10
distinguish the difference between the
Al.