Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
CAMP POWERS.
Practice in Skirmish Shooting Com
menced, Saturday.
An Exceptionally Quiet Day, Sunday. With Lois
Of Visitors in Camp.

|
Is general feeling among the officers
ana men of the three batteries of the 1st
Maine Heavy ARTILLERY stationed AT Camn
Powers that they will see service before
| they are mustered out of the Tinted
states service. 1t is understood that they
cannot be discharged until December
| anyway. but it is probable that thew will
remain in the service longer than that.
even if not for the full two years.
| They also think that they won't he sort
to Fort Knox or any other Maine fort
out VIII garrison some fort in the South
or on the coast of the middle Atlantic
states II not sent to Cuba or Porto Rico
They are all of the opinion that the lat
ter would be preferable.
sun nothing definite in the shane of or
ders has arrived in spite of the reports
to the contrary that have been floating
around during the past few days. The
rumors are of the sealed order kind
which We're so frequent during the few
days before the LIST Mairo volunteers
went to their camp at Chckamauga.
sunday was Il very quiet day in camp,
there being nothing to relieve the monot-
ony beyond the large number of visitors
who were at the camp during the dav.
Most of them were of the gentler sex
and nearly half of the men were seen sit
ting along the stone fence or near there
with sweetheart
Many of the boys went down street in
the morning and attended church at some
OF the city churches, but there were no
services at the camp.
Major Newcomb will return. tomorrow
ana ne Will find the camp in very excel
lent shape. There is no waste paper to
be seen, or rubbish of any description. for
Capt. Hume. who has been in command
of the camp during the aior's absence
has made the men in the guardhouse
work to advantage. Three new men have
been placed in the guardhouse for being
away from the camp without leave ana
staying away longer than their passes AL
lowed them. They had the pleasure OF
digging some new bitches for the sinks
Saturday.
The health Of the camp is remarkably
good, there being less sickness now than
nj any time since the boys have been
here. This is accounted for by the fact
that there is but very little hard drinking
and the men are careful of what they eat
and how they eat 1t. All bakers carts
and peddlars of articles that would be
injurious to the general health are not
allowed on the grounds
Lieut.. Dutton will issue the rest of the
equipment excepting side arms and rife
sings, TO the men, today. The matter of
new uniforms is still agita,ng the mer
who have uniforms which are shabby
1t is not definitely known when they will
be issued but probably some time before
long. They may be she regular army
trousers. without any stripes on the side.
but more likely they will be purchased
from the State ana be the same as the
National Guard.
The three batteries were instructed in
skrmish shooting, saturday, and their
scores made at unknown distances by the
men were regarded by Col. Harrington.
| the instructor of rife practice as remark
ably fine.
The following are the scores made:
BATTERY B.
| Four hundred to $50 yards-Thirty-fo
men. 10 shots each. ) advancing, ; re-
| treating. Hits. 300: bnllseyes. c.: centers.
&c. nners %; cutters. Q. Score, 1863.
Two hundred ana fifty to 100 yards
| Thirty-eight men. shots EACH ad-
| vancing and retreating. Hits. 80; bulls
eyes. 50; centers. ~; inners, Il; cutters. 2G.
| Score, 53G.
| BATTERY c.
| Four hundred to $50 yards-Thirty- five
men, 10 shots each, advancing and re-
| treating. Hits, pa; bullscyes. -: centers.
| 81; nners 81; cutters. %. Score, S33.
Two hundred and fifty to 100 yards
Five shots each. Hits. 12S; bullsoyes 20;
ccntcrs, Il; miners, i6; cutters. - Score.
i5d
| BATTERY ID.
! Four hundred to 80 yards-Twenty-nin
men. 10 shots each, advancing and re-
treating. Hits. 193: bullseyes, ~: ccntors,
Ga nnerS 60; cutters, 10. Score, 663.
| Two hundred and fifty to 100 yards
| Twenty men. ) shots each. 3 advancing
and retreating. Hits, Is; bullseyes, Il;
| o.