Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-17
PRIVATE CITIZENS.
All the 1st Maine Volunteers
Now Mustered Out.
With the One Exception Of the Quarter
master Now at Augusta.
The Officers and Rcgimental Band Discharg.
ed at Portland. Wcdn sday.

Portland, Me-, Nov. 16.LWhen the 1st
Regiment band marched up Congress
street, this morning, playing patriotic
airs one could almost smell war from
afar. Once more the melody stirred
the emotions of the people, but not with
that depth of feeling that characterized
the community when the boys left for
the field of battle and on that eventful
day of last spring. People, today, lis
tened with more composure and less
fear, drank i'm the melody uncoupled
with the thought of death, and marvel
ed at the wonderful progress the band
had made since it was last heard in the
Union station on the day of departure.
It's the first time since the late un-
pleasantness with Spain that the 1st
Regiment band has walked the streets
of Portland. And it is the first time for
space of 80 days that the members of
the band have been together. During
the furlough they have been scattered
at their respective homes all over the
State. But they kept together like
Bandmaster Howe leaped from the
train at the Union station, at $50 this
morning, he found every man ready to
toe the scratch. The punctuality was
quite remarkable, considering that the
men came from the most divergent
points.
They came to Portland to be mus
tered out, and after today, they will
blow horns and pound drums in the
capacity of private citizen. They
have given Uncle Sam good service
and none have appreciated them more
than the officers and members of the
regiment. The following was the
makeup of the band as it left for the
field at Chickamauga:
f. NJ. Howe, Augusta, chief musi-
clan; James B. Coburn, Randolph;
George H. MaXon, Bangor: musicians.
Elmer J. Noyes, Berlin, N. H.; G. S.
York. Augusta; Albert d. Morneau,
Lewiston; Albert Dugree, Biddeford;
George II. Reny, Biddeford; A. NJ.
Lane, Red Beach. Me-; Frank A.
Noyes. Maine State College: Fred E.
Day, Dover, Me-; Robert Maxon. Ban
gor: William A. Murphy, Eastport;
Graham, Westbrook: Fred F. Hub
bard, Brunswick; Fred G. Lane. Red
Beach; Edward Graham, Hudson, N.
Y; f. S. Stewart, Newport: c. w.
Haskell, Portland: Charles J. Leary
Machias; Isaac N. Jones, Calais; r.
Edward Painchaud, Biddeford.
All these men were present, today, at
the muster-out with the exception of
two, p. Edward Painchaud of Bidde-
ford, and Isaac N.,Jones, who is still
sick in the hospital in Augusta. Every
one of the men has been sick at differ
ent times and Leader Howe is the only
one of the organization that has es-
capped the ravages of disease. Leader
Howe is undecided whether he will ac-
cept the offer to go with the Fort Mis-
souri, regiment to Greenville, S. c., but
if so, he thinks he may take several
of the members of this band.
Captain Rogers acted as mastering
out officer, while Surgeon Stiles of
Fort Preble, assisted by Lieutenant
Barrett, conducted the physical eX-
aminations. Major Watrouse acted as
paymaster.
This was also mastering out day for
the officers of the 1st Regiment, and
altogether there was quite busy time
at the armory. The profusiOn of
greetings on all sides, and the constant
social interchange transformed the
cold walls of the interior into an oven
of cordiality. AS Bandmaster Howe
ascended the stairs to the second floor
where the mastering out took place
he was accorded vigorous reception
Hats off and cigars out of mouth"
shouted Surgeon O'Neil as Mr.. Howe
passed. And everybody responded. A
dozen hands were stretched to grasp
those of the men who had made the
melody of the regiment.
One of the conspicuous figures of the
gathering was Colonel Morton, who
was holding conversation with the Off
GERS. The colonel is looking particu-
larly we'll just now and recovering the
vigor of frame and strength of
countenance that characterized him
before the war. 1t will be remembered
that the colonel was a pretty sick man
when he arrived here on the hospital
train.
One of the officers that created the
greatest surprise. this morning, from
his vigorous condition was Major Col
lins At one time he was close TO
Deaths door, and few of his friends
thought he would recover, but he was
on the scene in remarkably fine shane.
Surgeon ONeil himself. though not
actually stricken with disease lost 25
pounds during the war. all of which
he has now regained. Lieutenant
Wheeler of Rockland, a walking skele-
ton at the Union station. few weeks
ago, has regained his pristine beauty
and looked as fresh as a new-blown
peony, this morning.
There were 10 of the principal Off
GERS to be mustered out, and four or
five on-commissioned officers The
entire regiment is now mustered out
with the exception of the quartermas-
ter. who will remain in Augusta a
while longer on official business
Portland Express.