Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-09
CAMP. POWERS.
Thirteen Members Of the Sigma
Corps Mustered.
Lieut.. Royden Ordered to New York on Account
OF Promotion.

! The Signal Corps or a part Of il at
least' is now in the service Of the
United States, 10 being mustered by
Lieut.. H. n. Royden, Wednesday
afternoon
| The orders for mastering arrived,
Saturday, but it was not convenient
t" perform the ceremonies until
Wednesday.
Those who were mustered were those
VINO were examined by the board that
examined the 1st Regiment. The
others have not yet been examined,
so it will be a few days before they
can be mustered
As Capt. Siles, the surgeon who ex-
ahmed the lst Regiment, has been or
dcrcd to the field, Lieut.. Royden will
endeavor to have Captain Martin Of
this city, appointed the examining sur
gcon. Lieut.. Butler and Lieut.. Bailey
did not need to be mustered, as they
received their appointments from the
President, and their commissions Will
be sufficient, when they arrive.
Lewis Ban of Portland, Merton r.
Brackley. Westbrook, Willis II. Cox,
Portland. Wylie d. Floyd, Deoring, Ar
thur G.. Hartman, Lewis r. Hartman,
Westbrook, Amos w. Herrick Deering,
Hermann e. Hobbs. Augusta, Arthur
W. Hooper, Deering, Chris S. Johnson,
Portland, John II. Miller, Portland
Herbert NJ. Sterling, Portland ana Mer-
ton Fl. WEIGH, Westbrook.
The ranks OF the corps are swelling each
day by the arrival Of the men who have
been engaged by Lieut.. Butler to make up
the necessary 40 men, as asked for by the
war department.
The new men are too busy Watching
the drills of tine old members 10 90 much
of anything else, ana in consequence they
are contented. They would have to be
cOntented. when it comes to that for a
more homeliSc place never was thought
Of than the camp of the Signal Corps,
and the members are il set OF good fellows
who SET along much better than brothers.
The restraint Of an enlisted man is not
so great in the Signal Corps as in the
other branches Of the service The camp
is guarded by one man, but ii isn't neces-
saIy TO have Il pass in order to enter the
camp. as tho guard is there only to see
- J, * II CT. ln
men may so to the city evenings in Ger
tain numbers, so long as they behave
themselves and there are none who do
otherwise in the whole camp.
Tho men are dcVoting many hours each
day 10 their work and it is doubtful il
there are any in the whole service who
VIII be any better ut the work of the
"wi,c-Wlggin2' than the Old members Of
the corps. The others will be rs good
only with the practice and study that the
old ones have put into the work.
OF course there is more in the work
than the ''wigwa2ging. ana they are
studying as much as possible.
Lieut.. II. \. Royden has been ordered
to 80 before the military examination
board at New York ana hr oxaminod
prior to a promotion to first lieutenant
that lie is TO receive
He is closing mp all business here that
he has engaged i'll since ordered here 4
month ago as mastering officer ana com
misSary, 80 that if he is assigned to an
other regiment he will not have to return
10 Maine. lie expects to remain here long
enough to muster in the whole Signal
Corps. and will perhaps accompany them
as far as New York when they go to
Washington. where they viii report to
General Greeley for duty.