Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-09-07
CAMP POWERS.
Preparations to Attend Major Ulmer'.
Funeral Being Made.
General Health oi the Camp Remains About
the Same.

The funera Of Major r. r. ulmer Of
the LIST battalion. who died at his home
in Rockland. is just now what the ON.
GERS are thinking about, and making
.all the necessary preparations to at.
tend.
This funeral will be held, Thursday
afternoon, at O'clock at the home In
Rockland. 1t Is not known Just who
nor how many of the regiment will be
in the detail that attends, as the direct
orders Of the war department have not
been received.
In an ordinary case OF this sort. the
custom is to have the whole OF his bat
TALON in attendance. but as the cir
cumstances of this case now stand
there is some doubt whether the whole
battalion goes, as 1t is so far that the
officers did not dare to take the bat
talon without orders from the war de-
partment. A telegram was sent to the
department to see IL transportation
would be furnished to take them all
but no answer had been received at a
late hour Tuesday night. If no answer
is received the battalion will not 60
but there will be detail of officers and
men go. under any circumstance.
The majors horse will be taken, and
will probably be led in the Procession
to the grave as is the custom in such
cases.
The flag in front of the headquarters
building, now floats at half mast in
honor of the major, and all the honors
usual are being observed. OF course
the major is not greatly missed about
the camp now as he has been so long
i'll that the other officers have become
used to his absence. but in many mat
ters his advice and good fellowship
will be remembered, and his loss great
ly felt. The camp Is not the same one
that it was in May by any means.
Then all We're we'll but now not more
than half of the officers are about the
camp at one time, being away on both
sick and pleasure leaves of absence.
The other officers are growing used to
having their comrades away where if
it had been in May the camp would
have seemed deserted.
The number that answered the sick
call, Monday morning, was smaller
than any morning since the return to
the camp. which madensthe surgeons
feel easier. The number that respond
ed Tuesday morning. was larger than
on the previous one, but few of them
were seriously i'll and only one was so
i'll that he was obliged to be placed in
the hospital. He is Private, Moriarty
of Co. I.
One patient was taken to the City
hospital owing to the congested condi-
tion of the regimental hospital. This
man is Private Joseph F. Thorne of
Co. l.. who is suffering from typho-
malaria. His condition is not serious
now, and he is very comfortable.
The men now in the hospital are
Gates of Co. M; Sinclair of Co. NJ; Nc
Laughlin of Co. e: Paunchard of Co.
G; Simpson of Co. X; Staples of Co. NJ !;
Bigelow of Co. A: Moneau Of the band !;
Kidder of Co. f: Doucette of Co. 1;
Reed of Co. C; Stewart of Co. H;
Lathern of Co. H: Lamson Of Co. d:
Dubail of Co. A: Thorne of Co. II;
Casey of Co. B; Hamm of Co. A; Sulli-
van. Grady. Delaney. Dickey and Rear
don.
A step toward the health of the SOL
diers at the camp was taken when all
bathing in the Quarry pond was for
hidden. This water is what has col
lected there. and is changed only as
the rains overflow the sides of the
quarry.
When Captain Bird gets at work agar
in the way of hearing the cases of the
soldiers under arrest, he will have his
hands full, as those who went home and
overstayed their furloughs or those who
went home without furloughs at all. are
left to await the action Of the court
which in this regiment is Captain Bird OF
Co. II. 1t was at first the custom to have
a field officers court, and Major Ulmel
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