The Portland daily press., 1898-05-12
TO MAN MONTAUK.
Portland Brigade to Be Called Into
Nryice.
CAPT. BENNETT OF BANGOR DE-
CLINES TO ACCEPT COMMAND.

Had Accepted, But Fifty Per Cent of
Were Unable to Pass Examination
The Artillery Company Being Organ
lied from Second Regiment.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I
Camp Powers. Augusta, May H. The
Bangor company is in about the same
position tonight as the dog who lost his
master. This morning the boys went be-
fore the examining board and the United
States army surgeon Gs the saying goes,
didn't do a thing to Them Thirty
two men were accepted out of 60. DR..
Stiles told the PRESS representative that
1t was the poorest lot of men physically
that he had yet examined. Sometime
ago Captain bennett was offered the job
of manning the Monitor Montauk, which
is coming to defend Portland harbor.
In order to do this he would have to en-
list lot of electricians and machinists
and the Bangor company is minus such
men. He decided not to accept the offer,
but Tuesday when he found out that the
Second regiment was going to be about
the same as left out in the cold he
hustled around and notified the governor
that he would take the Montauk, so his
men went before the examining board
this forenoon. Captain bennett had
arranged to enlist the electricians needed
from the University of Maine volunteers,
and his machinists from Co. G, of Bath,
but when he found that his men stood
such a poor show before the examining
board he decided not to take the Montauk,
He followed up this decision by going
into Co. G of Auburn and taking Sec
ond lieutenaucy at the same time saying
that he would take a sergeant's warrant
rather than not enter the service. This
move on the part of Captain bennett
caused great excitement in the Bangor
company, Major Robinson being very
much provoked over the matter.
1t is said here tonight that every man
is ready to return to Bangor, but Captain
bennett, SO Col. Kendall informs the
PRESS representative, has promised to
bring twenty men with him into C COM
pany.
Col E. z. Gould of Rockland who
organized the volunteer company and
was promise the heavy battery by Gov.
Powers, was called here today and after
consultation with the governor he threw
up his claim and the governor told him
to organize light battery. And it will
be attached to the National Guard.
This afternoon the examining board
began to muster in men from the first
battalion of the second regiment for the
heavy battery Co u of Lewiston, Cap.
tain Crockett, presented fifty-six men for
examination, and out of this number
forty were accepted and sixteen were re-
jeoted. Co. 3, Captain Paul OF Lewis
ton, had 81 men accepted and II rejected,
and Co. G of Bath, Captain Kimball,
presented IA men for examination and
had nine accepted out Of that number.
The heavy battery is to be made up as
follows: One captain, one first lieuten-
ant, two second lieutenants, one first SER
geant, twenty-five sergeants, ten corpor-
ais, two musicians, two artifcers, one
WAGNER, 10S privates, maximum, 100
privates minimum. Captain 81. G.
Crockett will probably be picked out for
captain Of the battery, which will consist
of $50 men all told. He and Captain Paul
and Lieutenants Garcelon and Kelleher
are working hard to organize the battery
and they may ali be given commission,
although nothing has been promised
them.
United States MASTERING Officer Lieut.
d. N. Royden, informs me tonight that
the number mustered in today is 1894;
aggregate mustered, 400; number ex.
amined today, 314; number rejected, 14S;
aggregate examined, 1909; aggregate re-
jected, 500. He says about 100 more good
men are needed to complete the Maine
quota.
There is bright prospect that the Port
land boys who organized the naval bri.
gade may yet be called into service to
man the monitor Montauk.
REGIMENT COMPLETE TODAY.
Augusta, May l1.-Companys H. g, M
and B, and Major r. r. Ulmer, all of
the First regiment, N. G. S. NJ, were
today mustered into the service. The
other companies will be mustered Thurs
day, nearly all being full.
The battery of heavy artillery will be
formed from the first battalion of the Sec
ond regiment, instead of from Col.
Gould's Rockland company, certain
events having transpired in the second
that makes the change advisable.
TROOPS LEAVE FOR TAMPA.