Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-10
CAMP POWERS.
Disease Seems to Decrease
in the Ranks.
The lst Regiment Lose Two Members
BY Typhoid Fever, Friday.
State Officers Inspect Sanitary Condition. q
camp-Elsction Day Arrangements.

do not increase in number. which is a
great qualification not only to the off,
GERS and men of the regiment, but to
the folks at home. The men here
think they are suffering when they are
q little Ill and have to be treated by the
surgeons in their quarters, but the
ones who suffer the most in mind. are
the mothers and other relatives, and
friends. at home who imagine the idol
of their hearts is i'll in regimentai
hospital. where he is liable to die at
any moment. It is safe to say that
there Is more suffering caused in the
State, today, by the illness Of the men
than one can begin to imagine.
Those who have never visited hos
pital of regiment, imagine a place
where the patients have nothing but a
mattress and a blanket. and where the
care Is Indifferent. If these same peo-
pie could only visit the hospital on the
hill, and see the clean cots where the
men lie, and see the nurses and doc
tors moving about attending to every
want, they would worry less. Here
there is doctor and often three in
attendance, so that every change in the
patient is noted. The nurses are
trained for the business. II anything
is needed, there is the large stock to
draw from, and the orders are that
nothing needed shall be denied.
There are cases that have come to
the observation of the Journal where
men who were suffering from some lit
tie ailments that will make them lose
flesh for few days. and need medical
treatment, have written home to their
mothers, in some moment of their ILL
ness, and how they longed to be at
home. They will say that they miss
her care, and in the end will make the
poor mother think her darling boy is
about ready to die, and she will worry
from morning until the next morning.
for she is so greatly worried she can
mot sleep.
The mothers who have sons in the
regiment, watch the sick reports as
closely as a cat watches mouse, and
every. day she either breathes sigh of
relief at not seeing her sons name in
the sick list or groan that comes di-
rect from the heart, il, his name is
there. If no names are given, she wor-
ries lest he is one of those who are
mentioned as i'll.
Oh, if the mothers could only realize
the care the sick boy is getting is so
much better than he could have at
home, barring, perhaps, the loving
touch Of the mothers hand, she would
stop conjuring up the awful visions she
has of regimental hospital.
About the same number as usual re-
sponded to the sick call, Friday morn
ing, with ailments varying in seri-
BUSINESS The capacity of the hospital
was not again tested. as Of those i'll
only two had to be placed in the hos
pital, during the day. They are Burke
of Co l, and Corporal Durbey of Co.
H.
Two of the men in the hospital were
so much improved that they were dis
charged. These two men are Clark of
Co. X, and Dickey of Co. X.
The list of men now in the hospital
includes Gates of Co. M; Sinclair of Co.
NJ; Mclaughlin of Co. E: Pushard OF
Co. G.: Simpson Of Co. X; Bigelow of
Co. A; Moneau Of the band; Kidder OF
Co. f.; Doucette of Co. L; Reed of Co.
c; Stewart of Co. H; Lampson of Co.
D; Dubail of Co. A; Thorne Of Co. H;
Casey of Co. B; Hamm Of Co. A: Sulli-
van, Grady and Delaney.
Adiutant General Richards, Surgeon
General Maybufy and Secretary Young
of the State board of health. visited the
camp, Friday afternoon. and inspected
all parts of it, paying especial attention
| to the sinks, and all the sources Where
| the refuse of the camp is deposited.
They found good condition of affairs,
as the officers Of both the regiment and
the battalion of batteries, are taking
all the precautions to prevent spread
of disease The weather in the pas'
two days has been of the kind when
has helped them in their work. For a
few days previous in spite of the en-
deavprs, the foul odors from the sinks
were very obnoxious.
General Richards and his assistants
| will do all in their power to cnecH
disease that is now upon the camp
/ and they will see to it that there is ne
danger of injection, when once the
| regiment moves.
| The usual number OF men in the pat
teries are in the hospital. and one OF
two cases have been reported wnere
the men have had slight fever. Cor.
/ ,,oro1 Tor0lav of Ratterv D. ia i'll witt