The Portland daily press., 1898-08-27

Chaplain Estabrook had more leisure
ana he very kindly talked with the
PRESS representative. He said that too
much praise could not be given Lieut..
Eliot for the way in which he had taken
care of the men from the time that the
train had left Chickamauga for home. He
had been constant in his attentions to
the sick men, had telsgraphsd forward for
milk and ice, ana such other things as
could be procured on emergency, and that
he felt proud of him. The chaplain said
that he hoped that he should never have
to go south of Mason and Dixon's line
again. He had got all he wan ted. He had
kept himself well, but he had plugged in
about forty grains of quinine u day. He
said that there were some of the Regiment
too sick to move from Chattanooga.
Scribner, the sickest men on the train.
was man who in his opinion, it was
foolish to start with. The most strenuous
efforts had been employed to keep him
alive on the journey. The most of tho
men came through in fairly good con-
dition. The trip had been bad one, the
cars, old fashioned Pullmans, and the
cinders drifted in over the beds OF the
sick men. Scribner, the man before
mentioned, was suffering from typhoid
malaria and chronic bronchitis. The men
had to change trains twice on the way
owing to the difference in height of the
bridges under which they had to pass,
and the heightn of the cars of the train.
Chaplain Estabrook spoke of the camp
at Chickamauga in no terms that could
be misunderstood. He said that the
ground as a whole was not tit for occupa-
ton by anything but snakes and lizards.
Nobody would, or could, live there except
some of the very poorest people who lived
in what are known as log shacks, or log
cabins. They are hard looking set. Then
again he said it was true that many of
the men didn't know how to care for
themselves and therefore suffered more
than others. He said that the First Maine
felt so strong and rugged that they rather
laughed at the idea of being sick, and
when they heard of the other regiments
from other states beg afflicted with ten,
thirty and fifty in the hospitals in day,
they couldn't understand it. Why, the
21st Kentucky and 9Th Mississippi had a
tremendous hospital roll, the latter reach
ing 1863 in one day. and they were
southern troops and supposed to be accus-
toned to the climate Chaplain Esta-
brook was dressed in ths army canvass
uniform with insignia of rank as captain
on collar of sack coat.
While the train stopped in the yard
number of ladies brought clusters OF
beautiful roses and handed them to MEM
bers of the regiment standing ON the car
steps and asked them to keep one and
pass the rest to the sick boys. 1t was
wonderful how the boys faces frightened
as they received the flowers. whose
fragrance filled the air, and one or two
of them choked little as they offered
their thanks.
Private Reed of Co. M, of Windham,
who arrived W eek ago Friday, went to
the train to meet the boys. His presence
was a great encouragement. When he
came home q week ago he was reduced
and haggard like the boys of yester day.
| When he called to see his old comrades he
had regained thirteen of fifty pounds that
he lad lost in the good country air, and
living of Windham, and was as clipper
as could be.
A representative of the PRESS talked
with several of the men. Most of them
said they had nothing to complain of in
the way of their transportation home.
They had been we'll looked after, and
they were not SO foolish as to expect a
picnic. Those who did not proceed to
Augusta and Brunswick on the hospital
train, took the other trains from Union
station tor their homes. Among the men
who went to the Maine General was Mr..
Arthur Berry, son of Mr.. Stephen Berry
| of this city. These went to the Maine
| General hospital:
Benjamin Nelson, Portland.
Fred E. Coffin, Bath.
Peter Bowman, Portland.
Roland Scribner. Patten. IT,,
Frank Hicks, Bangor.
Ivra Heal, Searsmont.
franklin Clinton, Augusta.
Charles W. Snowman, North Deering.
Frank Means, Biddeford.
Charles Williams, Lewiston.
william Carpenter, Lewiston.
Arthur Berry, Portland.
Melvin Darling, Portland.
Peter Thibideau, Lisbon Falls.
Irving Bean, Norway.
Stephen Whitman, Corinna.
!. These are at the Eye and Ear Inflrmary.
J. E. Richardson. Portland.
E. e. Caten, Bath.
P. s. Hutchinson, South Litchfeld.
Vim. Mowatt. Auburn.
Joseph j. Wood, Charlottetown, PEI
Dennis Mckay, Pittston.
II. ]. Elljngwood, Upton.
Francis e. Moulton, Ellsworth.
Fred O'Brieu, Lewiston.
Charles E. freeman, Camden.
E. S. Farnham, Rumford Ealls
Stanley Rainer, Madison. X
A. T. Sheaffe, Norridgewock.