Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-01
CAMP POWERS.
Weather lust Suits the lst Maine
Volunteers.
Men IN Hospital Doing Nicely Another Death
In Co. E.

The weather for the past few DAYS
has been particularly bracing to the
men and while 1t has been rather
|swarm for The men Of the batteries the
LIST Maine: boys have. been round in
their blue shirts and light trousers and
have been comfortable after The heat
Of Chickamauga. They think this il
ideal weather and now they are back
here they want to stay.
There Is feeling among the officers
and men to a large extent that the
regiment will not be mustered out i'm
mediately and that possibly part If
not the whole OF the regiment may
again be sent South to replace a regi-
ment which has seen service in Cuba
and Porto Rico and allow them to 20
home. There has been no orders rela-
tive to mastering out received at camp
Except a dispatch from Gen. Flagler.
chief of ordnance. stating that Major
Butler OF the Kennebec Arsenal would
send a man to receive ordnance SUD-
plies when the regiment was mustered
out.
This is the first official notice that
the regiment was likely to be mustered
out and they are not yet satisfied that
they are to be. Even If they are
eventually they expect to remain IN
camp for some time after the expira-
tion Of the 30 days furlougsl
The men in the hospital are doing as
nearly all the men are typhoid patients
there are very few who are very i'll.
There is one case of measles and he Is
in ward by himself at the extreme
end of the building. There was an un-
usually large sick call, Wednesday
morning, over 100 men presenting
themselves for treatment. The men
are SO glad to have the good air that
the larger part of them prefer to be
treated in quarters until 1t is abso-
lutely necessary to go to hospital.
The hospital physicians are treating Il
men in hospital and sc in quarters,
besides a number who have just had
medicine for a cold or some minor
ailments.
The men in hospital are Jones of the
band; Gates of Co. M; Perkins OF Co.
c; McCarty OF Co. L; Trip Of. Co. F.;
Lathrop of Co. H; Gibbs of the Hospi-
tai Corps: Hayes of Co. I: Hand of Co.
NJ; Dyer of Co. B: Dubail of Co. A.;
Wright of Co. M; Kidder of Co. E.;
McGuthre of Co. K: Moneau of the
band; Slater of Co. NJ; Bishop of Co., G.
Private Young of Co. H and Private
Dutton of Co. were sent from ilospi-
| tai to their homes on furlough.
Wednesday morning. they being con-
valescent.
The hospital building proper has
been so we'll filled that the mess house
used by the Ambulance Corps during
| the musters have been pressed into
! service and cots placed there. There
are SOME men in there nov and in case
there is an alarming increase of hos
pital patients the hospital accommo-
dations would not be sufficient for the
men.
1 The hospital attracts as many wish
tors as the camp itself and there are
number of kind hearted ladies WHO
daily call and take soups and broths
to the men. The majority Of them can
only take milk for nourishment and
the hospital has sufficient supply OF
| that. The broths are, however, very
acceptable as there is no cook at the
hospital as yet. The attendants get
along very well by messing with the
| regiment but the patients who are
able to take the broth have to depend
upon the kindness of the people.
The two trained nurses sent by Gen
eral Richards are now performing
their duties. Miss Clearwater of Halo
well being on duty in the night and Miss
Whitmore of Gardiner during the day
Miss Whitmore has recently come from
the Massachusetts, General Hospital
and both the ladies are very excellent
ly fitted for their work. Mrs. j. Man.
chester Haynes has sent Mrs. w. A.
Roberts of Augusta. nurse of practi-
cal experience, to the hospital and sac
assists during the day. The presence
of the ladies' is a great help to the
surgeons and is much appreciated py
the men. The members of the hospi'
tai corps have done all in their power
but they, of course, are not as nice as
the ladies to the boys.
Word was received in camp. yester-
day afternoon, of the death OF Guy
Cummings at his home in Belgrade
Cummings was member of Co. F and