Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-04


the maximum of the call made, and
thoroughly equipped her men, that
feel she should have an opportunity to
fill the second call by complete or
ganization-the I'd Regiment.
This will be an advantage to us
financially, as most of the equipment
now in the hands Of the State is in this
regiment, and win be paid for by the
government. This would help tide over
the expense attending the call, to quite
an extent
Urge in every way possible that this
be authorized
JOHN T. RICHARDS,
Adjutant General.
The first telegram in answer to this
was received from Senator Hale
Thursday, who said:
Senator Frye and / have just visited
the war department, urging another
full Maine regiment. 1t will not be al
more fully"
Congressman Boutelle replied
War department insists that APP
portionment cannot be changed"
General Richards then made another
effort in behalf of the % Regiment, by
telegraphing to Senator Hale. and Con
gressmen Burleigh and Boutelle:
Il understand the state is short on
the first call Sc men. The second call
is 759 men. These added make $40 men,
five more than a 10 company regiment
Two companies Of the ID Regiment
formed the Battery of Artillery leav-
ing 10 companies.
Cannot you get these accepted as a
10 company regiment?'
General Richards made his estimates
above wholly upon what the news
papers had said of the quotas.
In reply to his telegram he has re-
ceiEed one answer, and that from Con-
gresham Burleigh, who says:
Your kilograms and letters received.
Have consulted officials. Presidents
orders will he strictly adhered to in all
cases. Will write you
And thus the matter stands. Even if
the % cannot go. they may thank both
the Governor and General Richards;
for having done all they possibly could
in the way of trying to set the war de-
partment to accept the regiment.
Further than what is mentioned in
the above correspondence. nothing is
known of the way the men will be
raised.
1t is thought probable that Major
Collins viii be the officer sent, ana that
he Will establish recruiting offices in
several Of the Maine cities.
Whether the recruits viii be sent at
once to Chiclamauga. where they will
be equipped, or whether they will De
equipped in this State no one yet
knows
The full solution Of the problem of
what will he done is expected ut any
time.
Every thing now depends upon the
war department, to decide when the
Battery Will leave FOR Fort Popham. as
Captain Crockett has notified them
that he is all ready to start, and is now
awaiting the command to march. The
equippins OF the men was completed.
Friday, and many of the smaller an
ticlcS that are to go with the Battery
We're packed in readiness for the start.
h..
that they discarded for the new uni
forms besides everything that they will
not need. Though it is probable that
they will take the usual time to pre-
pare to march after the orders are
given, they could get ready in n very
few hours.
The preparations We're SO far ad-
Vanccd. Friday afternoon, that Capt.
Crockett went to his home in Auburn
to spend the night, leaving the camp in
charge Of Lieut.. w. A. Paul. with in
Structions to Wire him at once if the
orders should arrive.
The men have got the idea that the
weather is in league with Uncle Sam.
and that it is getting them fitted for
the rainy season in Cuba. They are all
getting fat and lazy by laying in the
camp and they are so tired of laying
about the camp. that they asked to be
drilled Friday afternoon, even though
it rained at times. All look very neat
in their new stripes, and more than one
of the "non-cOms. asked to be allowed
to so to the city. more to show his red
stripes than anything else. Only one
man of the whole Battery was unfit for
duty, Friday. which is a pretty good
record for so large a crowd, and in so
very bad weather.
Just how they will go to the fort
when they are ordered. is not known
but it is more than probable that they
will go by the way of Bath by rail-
and the rest of the way by water 1t
would be very much easier to so by
water the entire distance, as there
would he no change of baggage neces-
sary in such case. but there is some
difficulty in securing the necessary
steamer. that would be large enough to
accommodate the whole battery, and
the baggage.
Like the Battery, the Signal Corps
is having no chance to do any drilling,
and though they are studying while in
their tents they are chatting under the
horrible weather. Lieut.. Buffers COM