Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-26
CAMP POWERS.


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lt's becoming : bit chziy In the
tents Il Cssmp Powers. dosW t1at thu
winds whistle in : tune that II Z tribe
mora fris4d. than earlier IA the season
Tue weather was almost freezing. Sat.
urdsay sn0rn4nK, when the ccsf rain
beat upon The tents. making Aa1 inside
damp and cold.
To guard against colds and kicks
from the men. the stoves were ordered
Get up. Saturday afternoon. and. be-
fore light, cosy little smoke was
arising from each funnel. nyaling those
ON guard wish they we're Inside the
tents. where all was as warm as toast.
With one of the condcat stowss IN =
tent. the temperature can be kept at
any degree wished.
As there Is always someone IN q
crowd Who does not sleep soundly. the
fires are kept burning all might thus
making it very warm. OF course there
cannot be any way to avoid the
draughts that will come in around the
bottom, thus making a possibility OF
q cold great. even though the interior
n tent is uncomfortably warm.
Two or three tents are reported to have
been very nearly at the point where
they are burned. Sunday morning.
Another Innovation introduced was
the putting OF the stove dntU the guard
house. 1t was very cold In there. and
i was running a risk to keep the pris-
oners In the place. A stove was placed
there and a guard will be inside all
the time to keep an eye on the stove
that it is not tippd over thus setting
the blankets and mattresses afire.
With these stoves in the quarters It
IS possible to keep the men OF the bat
teries here much longer. OF course 1t
ia a matter OF opinion as to when they
will be called away, as no one really
knows when the orders will come. The
officers know that the reorganization
Of the army Is in progress. and that
troops are constantly being moved
about. SO they have NO doubt their
turn will come before long to be moved
somewhere.
In the battery hospital 20 men are
being treated. 10 of whom have typhoid
fever Two Of these men were conad.
cred at the critical stage. Sunday at
ternOon. and the next "a hours was
Ekely to decide whether they were to
rive or two die. Their parents have
been notified Of their CONDITION. The
condition Of Hussey Of Battery d. one
Of the sick men. was fairly favorable
as his temperature was decreasing, but
he was not considered out Of danger.
The Illness Of these men in the hos
pital casts in way. a. gloom over
their friends who have not got used
to the losing Of comrades. as the LIST
Regiment has.
The sick call OF the batteries IL now
about 20 each morning and Surgeon
Martin thinks sickness is decreasing.
Knight and MerrOw of Battery d.
who have had typhoid fever. are SO
far recovered. they will be aaeowed &c
go to their homes In Skowhegan and
Madison, today.
Eight Of the patients are being treat
ed in the hospital building. where they
are under the care OF Miss Brett. |
Thanks to the kirdness Of General
Richards the sick Of the batteries are
being treated to the same privileges
in the way of food and dehcaces. rs
the sick Of the 1st Regiment were.
The two cases OF fever of the bat i
teries. that are being treated at the
City hospital. are progressing favor
ably.
The sick Of the LIST Regiment which
has numbered seven, are getting along
finely, two OF them. Sinclair and
Thorn. being able to go home. where
they will be taken by their parents
The men Of the batteries are slowly
-eturning. II some OF them stay away
much longer. they will have little
money coming to them when the next
pay day arrives, as they will be fined
heavily it is understood. besides nav.
ing extra work to do. The drills that
have been SO poorly attended. the past
week, viii be growing larger ana iare.
er as those who are furloughed return
to duty.
The cofnmissaries are allowed Just