Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-18
A MERE SKELETON.
G. ". Tibbetts Of Auburn Mas Little Praise for
chIekamauga.

mas returned from Cnlckamauga
mere shadow of himself He is pros
trated by weakness and is in a sadly
emaciated condition.
Mr.. Ti5betts is blacksmith and
when he went to the front with the LIST
Maine he was well and strong as any
man. Three months in camp at Chick
amauga has reduced him to a skele-
ton. His attending physician thinks
he Will recover but at best it will be a
long time before he Is about again.
Mr.. Tibbetts lives with his family on
the corner of'nHampshire and Union
streets. Auburn. He was mustered in
to the service in Co. c., LIST Maine
Regiment. at Augusta. May u. bu,
was soon after transferred to the AM
bulance Corps, being one Of the three
men detailed from each cotmpany in
the regiment for this duty. At Chick
amauga he was on duty in the End Di-
vision hospital. until recently in charge
of Surgeon bradbury Of Norway.
June Is he was obliged to quit work
on account of illness and he has been
i'll ever since.
Rev. Mr. Cummings of Auburn. in
his mission of mercy, found Mr. lib
belts In lodging house at Chattanoo-
ga. his attention being called to Mr..
Tibbetts' condition by an article in
one OF the Southern papers. Tibbetts
was III and had no money. He was
stranded. He had his furlough in his
pocket but was unable to get trans
portation home.
A months pay was due him but he
couldn't get it. He was willing to UNI
dergo any Inconvenience to get home.
He was promised assistance by Mr..
Cummings who also left word with the
hotel keeper to hold him responsible for
the board bill. Mr.. Cummings, learn
ing that Mr.. Tibbetts had secured
money for his fare home and having
no time to spare. was obliged to leave
Tibbetts behind. after making all prep
aratons to take him along. Upon his
arrival in Auburn Mr.. rbbetts sent
for Mr.. Cummings.
Mr. Tibbetts says he fell in with
Guy Cummings OF Belgrade who had
received some money from home. and
who kindly consented to share it with
him. They got to Boston all right
but there their funds gave out. They
had reckoned on getting half fare over
the Boston & Maine but We're unable
to do so. In this condition they found
a stranger at the depot who took pity
on them and furnished the necessary
money for the balance of the transpor
tation. Their benefactoE's name and
address is: "E. A. Sawyer. care r.
B. Harding. 8 Merchant Row." Mr.
Sawyer said nothing about returning
the money and Rev. Mr.. Cummings
will forward letter to the gentleman
thanking him for his kindness.
Mr. Tibbetts corroborates the stories
of the condition of things at Chicka-
manga and says II they don't get the
boys home soon there won't betany to
bring. He speaks in warm praises of
Surgeon Bradbury who succeeded an
unpopular man in the End Division
hospital. He restored order out of
chaos and put everything to rights.
Many man owes much to the good
| offices of Mr.. Bradbury who is now
seriously i'll at his home in Norway.
MIR. Tibbetts will have his furlOugh ex-
tended and he hopes they won't ask
him to go back.
poor fellow" says Chaplain Cum
| mings. Il don't think the government
will need any more Of his services. OF
course he Is a severe type of physical
condition in camp at Caickamauga but
there are hundreds who are headed the
same wa.y."
The attending physician has gone to
work with good courage on Mr.. lib
belts. This man." says he. lis low
| but have seen them come home from
the other way lower. Take for in
| stance Mr.. G. Fred Rollins. superinten-
dent of the Auburn aims house. att
tended him one time when he came
home from the front on q furlough
when he weighed less than IS pounds.
But he recovered. II you don't think
he's quite a man just take hold OF
him!"-Lewiston Journal