The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-06
THE SOLDIERS AT AUGUSTA.
Orders to Minister Out the Batteries Re-
ceived.


Augusta, September 5.-The excurs-
ion trains to Augusta Sunday had rather
a light passenger list. But IS tickets
were sold on the train from the west.
The dull weather in the morning and the
fact that nearly half the members of the
regiment are at home or absent from the
camp deferred many from taking the
trip.
Col, Kendall very kindly called out his
troops and gave parade which was ap-
preciated by the visitors. 1t is doubtful
if any more excursion trains are run as
the men are to get their furloughs and
return home SO soon.
But small Roadway has been made on
the preparations for furloughing. Adju-
tant Davis having been obliged to leave
his duties on account of his illness. This
week the work is being prosecuted in
dead earnest, but at the best it will re-
quire two weeks to get ready.
The sick cases in the hospital continue
to increase at the rate of three or four a
day. Hardly any men who have en-
tered, have recovered sufficiently to be
discharged. Nine sick men were trans
ferred to the Augusta city hospital Sat-
urday night and still there remain some
twenty-five in the camp hospital. Gen
eral Richards procured another trained
nurse on Saturday so that there are now
three women nurses in attendance. Only
milk, cruel, and food of that order is al
lowed the sick soldiers. As the surgeon
was going through the hospital with two
ladies yesterday forenoon one of the poor
boys made vigorous plea for food of a
solid nature and the women looked up
pleadingly. But it was typhoid case
and heavy food would have been disas-
trous to him,
Major Newcomb received orders from
the war department yesterday to mus
ter out companies B, G and D of his bal
TALON. He has not received his blanks as
yet, but as soon as they come will begin
work. The men will receive 30 days fur
loughs the same as the first regiment. 1t
would seem that Battery A was to be re-
tanned in the service as no orders for
mastering it out have been received.
This battery did not have conical tents
enough to SO around SO that a part of
the men are sleeping under their shelter
tents which are designed for campaign
work. 1T is said that the government
would like to have the men of the batter
les which are to be mustered out re-en-
list in the regular army, but an officer
says it is very doubtful if they will do so.
Thi state is going to be minus the
large quantity of tents, guns, uniforms
and equipage it furnished the troops.
This now is the property of the United
States and if we are to maintain ma
tional guard in the future new equipa ge
must be furnished by the state. But the
state has not yet got its reimbursement
from the war department. When it
comes there will be funds to buy what is
needed. The one regiment plan adyo-
Gated by Gov, Powers will not meet with
favor with many of the officers now in
the national guard and the volunteer
service.
One of the officers was telling yester-
day how he had put out hundreds of
dollars for the state and that there was
a good sum due him, but he was unable
to get it as the state had no money. Tt
is understood that there are many mill
tary bills remaining unpaid necessarily,
but the legislature when it meets will
take care of them all without doubt.
Surgeon O'Neil has received letter
Gen. G. P. Mattocks asking himI to
go to Cuba with him in
the brigade hospital services. This
would mean two years in the vol
unteer service with probably an ap-
pointment in the regular service after
ward if he desired, but it is doubtful if
he accepts.
Capt. Bird has been substituted on the
commission to investigate Lieut.. Black
ington's case, for Capt. Baker, who is at
his home In Portland sick. Capt. Bird
has also been absent on the sick list but
is expected to return to camp today.
Chaplain Cochrane came to camp YES
terday to attend divine services, but
Chaplain Esterbrook being in Massachu-
sets none were held.