Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-03
CAMP POWERS,
Typhoid Fever Still Causing IN
easiness in Camp.
Lieut.. Whitney Has Tried III Cases IN the
Summary Cont.

Lieutenant Whitney. f,1pa of 40
summary court of the batteries. has
been holding that position but q ,iaaa
more than four weeks vet in that finn a
he has had practice enough to make 4
good judge. For three years or more
he has been the recorder OF the Car
diner municipal court and 50 ne is well
qualified for the duties of this court.
He has had Ill cases before him IN TO
saturday wight, and the fines must
have amounted to more than 5000.
which will go in time to the HOSPITALS.
The cases that have come before him
since pay day have been many and the
fines have been numerous. The largest
fine he has imposed thus far is SIS. and
the same man was given few days in
THE guart house Another man was
not fined SO heavily. but with the IA
days he had to pass in the guard
house, the whole amounted to nearly
s25
The many days that have elabsed
since pay day, have given those men a
chance to become deserters who left
without permission and have neglected
to return. Each battery has one or
more men on its rolls classed as de-
serters, as badly as they dislike to do
it. OF course if these men return of
their own free will before they are ar
rested they will not suffer the penalty,
which lis death or a long term of pun
ishment, hut will suffer heavy fine
and without doubt be placed in the
guard house.
The typhoid patients continue to ap-
pear, and they are increasing rather
than decreasing as had been hoped
would be the case. Every precaution
is being taken against contagion. Lime
is sprinkled under the tents and in
every way that is possible disinfec-
tants are used. Great care is also used
that the food is of the best sort, but in
spite of it all, patients continue to be
taken into the hospitals with the dis
ease. Besides these there are many
reports of illness from the homes of
the men.
Hackett of Battery B, was considered
in danger at the City hospital, Satur-
day night, but he was greatly inn
proved before Sunday night Several
others are in a very low condition.
One other case of the measles has
appeared, and that man,sis in quarar-i
tine With the first patient. %. q
The officers are at work on their pay
rolls which will have to be made out
some time next week and sent ITO the
paymaster that he may be prepared to
pay the men when lit is due. about Oct.
10. The batteries have TO be mustered
before this is done, that every man
may be accounted for. This makes a
vast amount of work for the captains
and their assistants. The full record
of each man has to be placed on this
muster roll, stating his record for the
month, whether good or bad; how
much he has been fined, and how many
days away with furlough or without.
In THE latter case an amount is de-
Quoted if the summary court has so
decreed, and in the former case 25
cents per day is added for rations while
absent.
Captain Kimball has not returned
from his home in Bath, where he is ill.
The number in the 1st Regiment hos
pital remains THE same as the first OF
last week. OF the four men there,
Steward of Co. H, was allowed to go
to his home in Rockland, Saturday.
The number is kept good by the pres
ence of Private Brackley of the Signal
Corps, who has been quite i'll but is
improving.
Sergeant Major Wilfred Tolman was
taken ill, Sunday, at his nome on
Grove street, though 1T is hoped run
of fever can be prevented.
| Quartermaster Sergeant Papa
Murch passed Sunday at his home in