Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-30

Hi the ranks of the signal corps
Ihere has been an attempt for some
'llne to get men for this corps and
those who are wanted most are men
VINO have some knowledge of cleo
trlclty. On account of this call was
made at the office of the kennebec
Light and Heat Co., for men to fill up
the ranks. The object of the visit of
Lieut.. Butler to Brunswick was to find
telegraph operators who are willing to
enlist in the service. Their knowledge
of biography will be invaluable.
With the departure of the LIST Regi-
ment the hospital was left without a
man in attendance. Lieut.. Riker,
was assigned to this duty and, Satur-
day and Sunday, was busy taking an
account of stock. When the LIST left it
helped itself in most liberal manner
to the stock in trade at the hospital
and those in charge are learning what
is absolutely necessary, for the men
who are in the battery and the signal
corps, the only men Who remain.
After the men in the 1st had broken
camp and We're fully on the way to
Chickamauga the grounds were lined
with men who We're after some little
memento of the troops stay in this
city. On account of the decrease in
the size of the camp the guard lines
were drawn in and for that reason
civilians We're allowed to go all over
the ground where the tents of the in
fantry had been located Nothing of
value was found, as far as has been
learned.
1t was the officers in the ambulance
corps and in the battery who made
the most valuable find. Lieut.. w. T..
Riker as the result of the departure Of
the infantry has a dog on his hands
that one of the officers was planning
to take to the front with him. While
the dog is by no means Il cripple he
hangs around the hospital and never
fer an instant looses sight of the mas
ter he has adopted. In addition to
kitten with which he is trying to con
sole himself for the divorce from his
Int "a hal Hn1
night. guarding the cash register at
! the lieutenants drug store in Lewis
ton.
Lieut.. Paul of the battery also has a
family on his hands This family is in
the shape Of four kittens left behind by
the infantry. They, like many of the
men, are trying to become accustomed
to the divorce from milk and establish
a fondness for hard tack.
on account of the departure of the
! 1st Regiment the road from the city
proper to the post at the top of the
last Hill is lined with bits of torn up
! passes. Under the new rules all the
passes are now issued under the direc
1 ton of Capt Crockett, who has full
command, and the old are valueless.
Sunday morning there was lack of
wood at the camp and the men began
to use the tent bottoms left by the in
fantry for fuel. This act was stopped
before any destruction of consequence
resulted.
In spite of the fact that there are 50
few men at the camp the same mill
tary discipline is in force. Saturday
night several of the men skipped guard
and spent the evening down town.
Later the provost guard was out and as
the result three men spent Sunday Ill
the guard house One was captured
on Winthrop street. When he saw the
guard coming he started to rum the
story is. and refused to obey the order
to halt. On this refusal blank cart
ridge was fired and he dropped, think
| ing he was wounded, and fell against
A window smashing cut light OF
glass.
| The hospital was free from patients,
Sunday, the last man being discharged
Sunday morning. lie had been sick
| for some time and showed symptoms
of fever. There were several calls Tor
| attendance but these patients We're
treated in the camp and not at the
hospital. One of these patients was
troubled with a bad tooth and he was
Given the treatment of cold steel with
ont looeing any part of the Gay
through being unconscious on account
OF ether.
1t is now only a question OF time
when there will he any civilian sol
diers in camp. A part of the men IN
the battery have been without uni
forms from the first and on account OF
the haste in fitting out the LIST Regi-
ment men no attention has been PAID