Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-27
CAMP POWERS.
Condition Of the Battery Sick Men
Greatly improved.
ist Regiment Sick sesn 10 Be Semi Hons
Camp cossIp.

| the camp OF the lSt Regiment, only II
10 on the heights rather than in hol-
low. The drowsiness OF the day ii Of.
ten broken upon by peal of laughter
that comes from the camp of the bat
teries to the north The guard moves
about in a quiet way. and as he says
1t is like playing soldier. 'sThere is
nothing to guard but ones self, and
WHOM 1t Is disagreeable out OF doors IL
Is all right to go into the guard tent
and rest" is the way one states 1t.
When Colonel Kendall returned,
Monday afternoon. from a visit to his
horne If. Biddeford he found no one
besides the guard about, until he
reached his own quarters, where he
found little knot Of officers and at
taches of the staff, smoking upon his
front piazza as comfortable and quiet
as +" church picnic.
He reported his little daughter Mar
'c~ % be able to walk little, but she
Is very weak from her recent illness.
The colonel himself in citizens clothes,
'ookec. In as good health as when in
May he came to Augusta fro n private
life in Biddeford.
Surgeon O'Neil is at present taking
care Of the patients at the hospital,
and he sent two of them home, Sun.
a., Lat,
only FIVE to care for, and he hopes they
will be able to go to their homes this
week. One of the patients was for a
'ong time considered the sickest Of all
that were in the hospital, but he is
long since out of danger and is about
~eady to be sent home.
Hospital Steward Foster is the az.
sistant OF Surgeon O'Neil at present.
About the battery sick. The two
who were considered dangerously i'll.
Sunday, passed the critical point, Mon
lay afternoon. and were looking re-
markably better, besides being pro-
nounced great deal better. 1t was a
hard fight to save them, and but for the
best of nursing they would have been
placed on the list Of those dead.
Eight Of the sick men are in the
hospital building, and they have been
cared for by Miss Brett. Those who
have been detailed for duty in the hos
pital are loud in their praises Of the
lady for the way she puts all thought
Of personal comfort to one side and
gives up her rest that she may care for
the sick ones. 7a,-
The other sick men were better, Mon
day, though there were two added to
the list. One man was at home when
he was threatened with the fever so
his physician told him. His fhrlougn
had expired, and he did not dare to
stay any longer. He was obliged to go
at once to the hospital after he arrived
in camp and will in all probability.
have a run Of typhoid fever. In case
Of this sort all the officers of the bat
teries ask. Is that a man have certih-
cate that the man is i'll from the physl-
clan and they do not expect to have
him return from home until the fever
Is over.
The men who left legally and illeg-
ally are returning to camp every day.
but more came on Monday than has
been seen since pay day. Those who
were at home on leave will go about
their work as usual. and will lose moth
ing on account of their absence; but
on the contrary, those who were away
without leave, will have but small
per cent. Of their next months salary
coming to them when the pay day ar
rives
Lieut.. Whitney fined many of them
in the summary court, Monday after.
noon, the popular fine in cases of alb
sence. being S., which represents all
that they earn in 10 days.
There have been statements printed
in many papers that the men enlisted
only until the close Of the war, or for
two years at the longest. This SO, It
is stated upon good authority. is not
the case, as all will doubtless remem-
Der that they were mustered into the
service by Lieut.. Royden for term Of
two years, unless previously dis.
charged.
Some Of the men who returned from
their homes. Monday. brought musical
instruments that they are to play in
the band. The first rehearsal of the
band will be on Wednesday.
A matter that attracts the attention
Of visitors is the difference In the per-
sonal appearance of the men. All had
clothing issued at the same time, OF
at about the same time, yet some look
| At for the brigade of hoboes, while
other are as neat as wax.
A member Of Battery D sprung a
| joke. Moday, when he said the camp
was going to be wired and an entire
| electric system put in to utilize the
electricity. He was asked where the
electricity was to come from.