Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-22
CAMP POWERS.
Camp Of 1st Regiment Now Con.
tains But so Men.
Furloushsd Men Depart ior Home. wedne.s,,
: Only Seven Ia Hospital.

III,
of the LIST Regiment did not fo,, -, =
tents and steal away in tho n,sh. n.,,
eu unelr rents and went away ir
.ne uay. what was camp OF $50 q,
more men. Tuesday morning. is. thi,
morning one Of but so and perhaps less
A.. tnat remains of the row after row OF
priVa.es tents is little row STANDING
paianei 10 the row OF line officers, tents
that are now deserted.
Wednesday was day of desolatiop IN
the camp Of the LIST Regiment. The men
received their pay, Tuesday. and were
ready 10 go home. SO even the Tuesday
nignt and Wednesday morning. Pullmans
carried away some of the members ~ tbs
regiment - '.'e
me scenes about the camp. "Wednesday
morning, were those that hetokon ,ha
leaving Of place where thew M lonror
care to stay. and never care "a raturn ~
Visit. The men were early astir soma
not going to bed at all, SO Far as known
ana they began their work Of colIcctinp
tnelr belongings. Many had purchased
OF the quartermaster some Of the eouin-
ments they have carried for the past fonr
months. They were wanted ..iust for
souvenirs. you know
Inc morning train carried some of the
men. but the greater part remained for
the afternoon trains.
me tents were struck and stored AWAY
Tor the month that the men will he AWAY
and all government property was turned
over to the quartermaster
The railroad station. in the afternoon
presented curious spectacle with the
hundreds of soldiers about. It was a
goodnatured crowd, luckily, SO there was
no trouble In the least. The 22S express
carried away to the eastern part of the
ota.e us quota OF soldiers, but the later
trains mad many more to care for.
me Portland battalion and men from
the intermediate stations went on the
$40 train, and the Biddeford men with
the Lewiston company went on the Yam
kee.' The latter train and No. 49, which
cross at this station. had two engines on
account of the heavy trains
Everything was well managed on the
part of Station Agent Parkman, his as
sistants and the train men, so that there
was little if any delay. and no accidents
occurred, which was indeed remarkable
when it is considered the vast crowd at
the station. the many who jumped upon
the trains after they had started, and the
many men who were intoxicated.
The goat of Co. G, Biddeford, was In
the car that went to that place, and he
was gaily decorated with blanket made
of two flags.
None of the men showed the reluctance
to part that was shown in May when the
unsuccessful candidates for enlistment
went home. These men have had four
months of experience. and they have had
enough. Then they know they will have
another HUE excursion to this city. in
another month, for their discharges, and
that will give them a chance to again
say How are you" to one another.
They went home with a cheeriness that
seemed to indicate they were glad they
were once more about to live the life of
their native towns.
The transportation this time was not
furnished by the government, but each
man had to pay his own expenses, which
amounts, as it has since the return of the
soldiers, to half fare.
Colonel Kendall will not be the only
officer in the camp. Adjutant Davis will
remain. as will Lieut.. E. Z. Philbrook,
who will act as quartermaster, Captain
Barney of Co. c. and Lieut. c. H. Black
ington of Co. F. Besides all these. the
genial quartermaster sergeant, Papa"
Murch, will stay and see that all get all
they wish to eat.
Fifty men have been detailed to stay
from the various companies to act as a
| guard for the camp, not SO much to keep
people out and themselves in. but to see
that none of the property is walked away
with. They were not all in camp,
Wednesday afternoon, and the guard was
| small one. 1t was expected that the
| day would be hard one to keep them in
| line, as 1t proved to be.
One of the amusing incidents of the
afternoon in the guard tents of the LIST
Regiment guard, was the discussion a
| corporal and private who said he was
| an acting corporal. They did not know
! which was the commander of the next
| relief. and Furthermore they did not know
where their men were.
The amused officer soon Strengthened
| matters out, and though 1t would not
| have done in case the regiment was sup
posed to be in the pink of condition. both
| in numbers and in department, it was
| good enough to take place until the men
all got back to camp and the excitement
of the day was over.
| Lieut.. Francis H. Lawton, LIST lieuten-
ant of the 21st Infantry of regulars. ar
rived on the morning train to visit the
camp and see that the supplies of the
regiment and batteries were received az
they should be. He was In the Cuban
| campaign, but is now attached to the
quartermaster' department in New York
He found everything in good order, anc
all well satisfied with the food. Lieut.
Lawton returned upon the Afternoon
train after having made several friends
among the officers of the Maine troops
Assistant Surgeon Wheeler and Hos
pital Steward Foster will remain II
charge of the hospital during the fur
loughs of the men. The other surgeons
and Hospital Steward Pooler did no
leave, Wednesday. though all will b.
gone before the week is out.
Only seven men of the sick were lief
in the hospital, Wednesday night. Gun
bingham of Co. x. Bigelow of A, AM
Gates of M, were taken to the Insan'