The Portland daily press., 1898-06-14
MORE RECRUITS WANTED.
Ninsty.six Needed to Complete the
Portland BattaIio,.
DETAIL FROM CAMP AT CHICKA-
MAUGA ARRIVES HERE

Good Tidings from tbs Maine VoIun+a.rs
Who Are Standing the Intense Heat "a
Well as ANY of the Other Rep,,r.n+s
Interview With Lieut.. Chaplin.
If there are in Portland and vicinity
any more able bodied young men who
are yearning to go to the front. to tlght
for their country aud Cuba, an excellent
opportunity now presents to them. The
Maine regiment at Chickamauga is to be
recruited to its full war strength of 1oe
men to every company. Ninety-six more
men are needed for the Portland
battalion.
The recruiting detail arrived here YES
terday, and the work of existing yolun-
teers will begin at once. The detail was
made up as follows:
First Battalion-Capt. Michael ]. Mo-
Rarity, lewiston Sergt. Albert MoLeon,
Co. H; Privates James 3. Carver, Co. II;
Everett Holt, Co. g; W. W. Webb, CO.
ID.
Second Battal,on-Tirst Lieut.. #. A.
Chapman Corp. E. ]. Quinn, Co. &,
Privates Frank e. Cummings, Co. al:
James L. Aver, Co. B; John j. Mulhern,
Co. L.
Third Battalion-First Lieut.. George
o. Hubbard; Corp. Alfred Lefarrier, CO.
d; Privates Fred II. CLARK, Co. b. Frank
r. Russell, Co. G; Fl. e. Cunningham,
Co. K.
On their arrival at the Union station,
on the noon train. they were given q
hearty greeting by a throng of friends
who had anticipated their coming. They
are all in excellent condition, their faces
Drowned by the southern sun, and their
hopes high. 1t is not necessary to add
that their appetites are sharpeped by
army rations to that keenness which will
insure their full appreciation Of all the
good things that will be set before them
at their homes during their brief stay.
The members of the detail separated at
the Union station, the representatives of
each battalion going to their respective
stations.
To PRESS reporter Lieut.. Chaplin
of the Portland detail said, last evening:
"Of course we are delighted at this op-
portunity to see our Portland friends
again before we go to the front, where
we are confidently expecting to be sent.
just before we left Chickamauga, Satur-
day, canvas uniforms were being issued
to the companies, which shows that the
onward move is near at hand. We came
home by way Of the Southern and the
Baltimore and Ohio routes, and enjoyed
the trip exceedingly. 1t seemed treat to
get away from the rays Of a Southern
sun. The thermometer has registered one
hundred there at midday.
"The Maine boys are standing the heat
wonderfully, fully as well as the troops
from other states that are nearer the
South. Our regiment has been compare
lively free from sickness. The Maine
regiment has come in for a large share of
praise from the commanding officers and
visitors at the camp"
Being asked what arrangements had
been made for recruiting headquarters,
Lieut. Chaplin replied:
mo definite arrangements have yet
been made. Hope to open the recruiting
station in the majors office at the
armory. Recruiting is a new experience
Ior US ana we may be little slow IN
starting, but as soon as our instructions
reach here there will be no delay in pro-
ceedings.
81 believe we will experience no
difficulty in securing enough men here to
recruit the battalion. We will send out
circulars and posters through the country
towns, calling attention to the opening of
the recruiting station. 1 expect quite an
enlistment of young men from the
country Being accustomed to exposure
to the sun and weather, they will be
we'll adapted to life in camp
and field"
Lieut.. Chaplin was unable to say how
long the detail win remain here, but
thought that would depend largely on the
rapidity with which enlistments come in.