Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-16
CAMP POWERS.
Batteries Long for News Regarding
Their Future Movements.


air at Camp Powers, today, as Colonel
Kendall and a party OF other officers,
together with few Augusta citizens,
took the contract to supply the entire
camp for the next few dhys. They be-
gan their work, Thursday, going on a
blackboard to Togus pond. where they
hoped to secure enough Of the finny
tribe.
Not only will the odor of fish be on
the air. but 1t will be in it, for the off,
GERS who went are as a rule, very fair
at relating the adventures they pa IS
through. with perhaps an occasional
adventure that they do not pass
through.
Now that the pay rolls are out Of the
way. the officers have time to breathe,
before the paymaster arrives Posi-
by they may have more breathing time
than they wish, for there is no telling
how soon that gentleman will appear
upon, the scene.
With one officer in the command it
makes no difference how soon the pay
master comes. neither does he care if
the officer does not come, for he made
great mistake when he made out the
pay rolls, and handed them over to the
adjutant. He forgot to sign them him.
SELF SO his months pay will be kept
for him by Uncle Sam until another
month rolls along, when he will have a
good sum coming to him. That does
not console him as he says he is in
need of the money more at this time
than at any other.
The illness in the LIST Regiment has
been decreasing in the past week, bat
according to the sick call, Thursday
morning. it's on the increase. The call
was the largest in long time. 1t is
not all fever that is the matter with
the men who asked for medical assist
ance Some have colds as would nat
urally be expected. Others have bad
stomach troubles. Many of these lat
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thought of the visits Of the men to their
homes, as the greater part Of those who
called, were of the men who have been
off on a furlough. At home the moth
ers and friends fed and quenched their
thirsts too well, and in consequence
they are i'll.
In the hospital one man, Saunders of
Co. c, was admitted. Otherwise the
sick list remains the same. Several are
improving, and will soon be able to be
discharged.
The batteries are curious to learn
where they are to go now that the gov
eminent has decided to retain them.
They must be moved from Augusta
soon or the cold weather will be upon
them. If they are to stay here different
quarters will have to be arranged. One
private has suggested the Driving park
be hired and the men be quartered in
the horse stalls.
The various rumors about the posi-
bilities of being moved are too numer-
Gus to try to mention all. One man
actually made the people in his native
town believe they would be sent to
Pasadena, Cal, but he couldn't bluff
the ether men with the yarn. Some
kept guessing.
They do not want to stay in the Capt.
tai City. 1t is said intimacy breeds
contempt. If that is the case. it is why
| the battery men and the LIST Regiment
| do not like Augusta. They have been
here long enough to become intimately
| acquainted with it. The men have all
| had a chance to see every part of Au-
gusta, even if only a certain number
are allowed to be off at time. They
| will run the guard, and go oftener than
! they are allowed, no matter what the
rules are.
Some of the city people have the
idea that the companies of the LIST
Regiment do not now do any drilling.
The drills are conducted as usual twice
| each day. only the time of each drill Is
but one hour where it was formerly
two hours.
What an army Camp Powers has. or
will have when the Signal Corps ar
rives. A regiment of infantry, four
batteries of heavy artillery with three
old 12-pounders) first class hospital,
a crack signal corps, and band. There
is combination that ought to frighten
Spain into subsection, even IL she does
think of Directing to some of the terms
of the peace commission.
The band continues to practice each
day as though it were always to keeE
together. 1t has become q first
Il class band. thongh its ranks are now
i thinned a little by illness.
Il One thing is noticed that should 81