The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-04
None of the Second REGIMENT
Will Be Obliged to Enlist.
The 400 Extra Soldiers Needed Will BE
Obtained from RecrMits-Second Regi-
ment Will be Used ON Coast Defence
Interview with Gov. Powers i'm Which
He Scores His Critics but Denies Nome
of the Charges Made.

| 81 officers, thus leaving regiment of
1925 men. There are at present 864 men
| in the First regiment, SO it will be seen
that many recruits will have to be taken
in. The number will not be made up
with men from the Second regiment un.
less there are some there who want to go,
and there is not likely to be. A mem nber
of the Governors staff who has talked
with him about the matter told me to-
the Second regiment would stay in camp.
Major r. L. Hoxie, in charge of the
Notifications at Portland harbor, was
here this afternoon having been sent to
Augusta by the government purposely to
confer with Gov. Powers in regard to
sentative was informed by the staff
officer that just as soon as the First regi-
ment departs for the South the Second
regiment will be ordered to the fortifica-
tions along the Maine coast and it is said
that Major Hoxies mission here today
was for the purpose Of conyersing with
the Governor on this matter particularly.
Lieut.. Ell. N. Royden, the mastering
officer, will begin the work of mastering
in the men on Friday. He will have
crew of twenty people at work for him,
including Is or more typewriters. The
lieutenant says that he has six weeks
work to do here and it may possibly take
him longer than that. He thinks that
he will be able to muster in tie regiment
in four or five days.
That scheme to turn the colonel of the
First regiment down and appoint a regu-
lar army officer in his place has been
knocked higher than cooked hat. by the
Governor naming the senior regiment to
answer to the first call for volunteers. 1t
has been the talk that Capt G. G. Nor
ton, U. S. A., was to have this position
and there has been good deal of interest
in the matter, Lieut.. Col. Smith of
the First regi mont, gave up his law
practice to answer to the call for yolun-
teers and if he had been turned down
there would have been much bitter feel
ing His friends will be glad to learn
that he is to go with his regiment
These are the men who will g o to the
front with Col Kendall's command:
Field and staff, Col. Lucius FL. Kendall,
commander, Biddeford; Lieut.. Col. E. F.
Smith, Norway; Major r. R. Ulmer,
Rockland; Major C. .. Collins, Portland; !;
Adjutant G. r. Davis, Portland; Major
W. o. Peterson, Brunswick; Quarter
master Frank B. Harris, Biddeford !;
Surgeon B. F. Bradbury, Norway; As
sistant Surgeon J. B. O'Neill Portland; !;
Assistant Surgeon Gilbert M. Elliott,
Brunswick; Chaplain G. S. Cummings,
Augusta. Non. commissioner staff. Ser
geant Major Fred I. Falden, Portland ;
| Quartermaster Sergeant W. H. Murch,
Lewiston; Com. Sergt. Patrick J. Cronin,
Portland; Hospital Steward, E. H.
| Wheeler, Rockland; Musician, John T..
Pagan, Portland; Color Sergeant G. B.
Hodgdon, Portland. Line officers, Co. A,
Portland, Captain George A. Dow; First
Lieut.. E. B. Welch, Second Lieut.. Fl. N.
Sawyer; Co. B, Portland, Captain I. e..
Baker, First Lieut.. i. A. Chaplain,
Second Lieut.. W. FL. jerks; Co. G, Au-
burn. Captain l.. Fl. Bomly, First
Lieutenant George A. Hubbard; Co. D,
Norway. First Lieut. b. T. Bartlett,
Second Lieut.. B. P. Atkins; Co. e,
Portland, Captain I. J. Hogan. First
Lieut.. T. E. McGillicuddy, Second
Lieut.. Thomas P. Shelvey; Co. I, Au-
gusta, Capt. D. W. Lovejoy. First Lieut..
c. H. Blockington, Second Lieut.. B. D.
Savage; Co. G, Biddeford. Capt. E. S.
Gowen, First Lieut.. j. NJ. Akerly,
Second Lieut.. G. Z. Jeffrey; Co. a.
Rockland, Captain John Bird, First
Lieut. G. G. Tibbetts, Second Lieut.. M
/ A. Rice; Co. I, Lewiston, Captain NJ. J.
Moriarty, First Lieut. J. i. Moriarty,
Second Lieut.. George M. Kayauaupb !.
Co. Z, Brunswick. Captain W. G, Good
win; First Lieut.. c. M. Given. Second
Lieut.. W. J. Wilson; Co. L, Portland,
i Captain N. E. Conley, First Lie1At. S. T..