Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-20
oct19&2t
CAMP POWERS.
Changes in the Arrangement Of lst
Regiment Muster Out.
The staff Will Be Mustered Out at Portland.
November Is.

| A few slight changes have been made
| in the plans for the muster out of the
| companies of the 1st Regiment. The
commencement of operations by the
| muster officer. will be at Portland, as
was first stated but after they leave
Portland, two days will be allowed for
| company is mustered out the officers
will come to Augusta and muster out
this company. after which they will
go to Rockland. and last of all to
Brunswick. Instead of being mustered
out in Augusta, the field, staff ard
band will be mustered out at Portland
Those of the regiment who are here
in Augusta. will go away to their
homes the last of this week, and the
headquarters will be moved to Port
land at the same time. Colonel Ken
dali issued orders to this effect.
companies.
All of the horses but three We're sent
to their homes, Wednesday,
The officers of the First Regiment were
congratulating themselves, Wednesday,
that their companies were not coming in
to camp as they would have been, had
not the arrangement been made to have
them mustered out at their home
stations. The 18th was the day when all
told
be mustered out as soon after as posi-
BILE, so had not the new arrangement been
effected. the men would have come pour
ing into the city and into tents that
would have been damp and cold, for IN
the rain that began to fall in the after
noon, it could not have been otherwise.
The result would have ben just as they
have said, very bad for the health of the
men. Instead of having to come into
camp the men were at their homes,
awaiting the cali to their home armories,
and the muster officers with Colonel
Kendall, were at the time making out the
orders and arranging. everything.
When roll call sounded in the batteries,
Wednesday morning, there were not
nearly SO many missing from the camp
as was expected. Though many were out
the night before, and some had not be-
haved themselves properly in neighbor-
ing city, they had nearly all got back to
their tents, so that at roll call but few
out of each battery Were away who had
not asked permission. A few of the men
carried bad looking eyes and faces,
which showed that in their jollity of the
night after pay day, they had gone rather
too far. However, Lieut.. Whitney in the
summary court will not have so many
brought before him AS previously.
One sergeant had a close escape from
suffocation, Wednesday night. He was
sleeping in his tent with an oil stove
burning. The flame got too high while
he was sleeping and smoked so that in
the morning the inside of the tent was as
black as night. The mans face AMI
everything about the tents was covered
with the SCOT The sergeant felt no ill
effects from the night, though it is said
had it been a closed room, he could not
have lived until morning.
The sick men were better Wednesday,
as a rule.
Captain Hume has received no notice
of the death of Private Clockedele, who
is reported to have died at Presque Isle,
Saturday, and rather doubts whether the
man is dead or not. Of course, it is pos
sible that they would overlook notifying
the captain, but they have kept him post
ed on the condition of the man right
along, and would in all probability notify
him of the death had it occurred.
Lieut.. Whitney of Battery G, went to
Brunswick, Wednesday, to look after a
case in court, upon which he was work
ing when he was called into the service
Sergeant Semple of Battery c, has been
detailed to act as commissary of his bat
terry in the absence of Sergeant Purnell,
who is now the commissary sergeant for
the battalion. Sergeant Purnell is now