Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-03

q very large audience to witness tn.
dress parade which was held at
o'clock. The regiment went through
the movements very nicely and they
received many compliments on their
appearance.
It is wonderful what the past few
days has done in the way Of bracins
up the men Of the LIST Maine. When
they arrived here they simply wanted
to lie round in their quarters but now
It is no uncommon sight to see the men
IN all the vacant space around the
camp inside the guard lines out play
Ing ball and fooling among themselves
as they used to do before going South.
The effect of the Northern air has
been wonderful and they are braced up
50 much that the people would not
know them from the tired, weary look
ing crowd that struck here. Saturday.
They walk around with cheerful
swagger instead Of the slow creep
which was their chief characteristic.
There Is large amount Of illness at
the camp and 1t seems to be on the
increase as was expected. There are
many men who had the fever germs
in their systems when they struck here
and It was bound to come out but
those who were free from fever will
not be attacked with it now. The sick
call. Friday, was over 100 and there
are now "a men in the hospital, more
than at any time since they arrived
here.
The men in hospital are Jones Of the
band; Gates OF Co. M: Perkins of Co.
c; Mccarthy of Co. I; Trip of Co. F:
Lathern of Co. H; Gibbs of the Hospi-
tai Corps; Hayes Of Co. 1: Hand of Co.
NJ; Dyer of Co. B; Duball of Co. A:
Wright of Co. M; Kidder Of Co. E;
McGurthre of Co. K; Moneau of the
band; Slater of Co. NJ; Grover of Co.
b; Bragden of Co. L; McIntire of Co.
X; Thorn of Co. l.; Casey of Co. B;
Pierce of Co. C; Lamson of Co. d;
Staples OF Co. NJ; Panchard of Co. G;
Wymon of Co. X.
The hospital is abundantly supplied
with broths and soups by the ladies of
the city, every day, but there is a great
deal of difficulty in securing a suffi-
cient quantity Of milk. Not on any
day since the arrival in camp has there
been sufficient quantity of milk Lieut..
Elliott rode over two hours, Friday
trying to find a farmer who would let
him have some milk.
Mrs. Seldom Connor, Mrs. DR.. Mar
tin and number of other ladies' of
the Augusta Soldiers Aid Society
called at the hospital to visit the sick,
Friday. and brought with them a
number of bed spreads which are
much more homelike than the red
blankets which have been used. The
wards since the bed spreads have been
pidCeu ou Tic UeuS LUX very neat ana
cheerful
Miss Clearwater, who has been at
the hospital for two nights has been
forced to give it up as she was not
strong enough to stand the hard work.
Her place has been taken by Miss wy
man of Richmond, recent graduate
of the Presbyterian hospital of New
York. The nurses are doing lots Of
good but they have altogether too
much to do. With one for every ward
with the help of the hospital corps
they could give the men the very best
of attention. Still. their efforts are very
much appreciated.
All the tents in the LIST Regiment
were fumigated thoroughly, Friday.
Capt. O'Neil gave each company COM
mander sulphur fumigating candle
for each tent in his command and they
in turn gave them to non-commis-
stoned officer. The tent sides were
dropped and the caps closed and the
sulphur burned for two hours thus CIV
ing the tents and all the property of
the tent thorough cleansing.
Colonel Kendall has made his recon-
mendations for promotion in the list
Regiment. They are Capt. j. B.
O'Neil to be major and surgeon, Lieut..
G. M Elliott to be captain and assist
ant surgeon, Hospital Steward Ernest
Wheeler to be 1st lieutenant and IS
sistant surgeon, Lieut.. James l..
Moriarty to be captain to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Capt.
Bartlett, Lieut.. George NJ. Kavannaugh
to be list lieutenant, LIST Sergeant Wade
to be I'd lieutenant.
Surgeon General Maybury. Of the
National Guard. was at the hospital,
Friday, and looked over things. AS l
result Of his visit the congested condi-
ton of the hospital will be relieved to
a certain extent by sending number
of the patients to the City Hospital
s,rt;1 they are strong enough to be sent