Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-27
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war department about flags for the
command. and the chance is still open
for friends of the battalion to send On
a stand Of colors, If they want to see
the Maine Artillery go back to its own
State With banner flying at the 1ore.
Though only a battalion, the command
has the right to fly regimentai coiors'
and could carry two flags, the nationai
ensign and the regular artillery regl-
mental flag. Two such flags, or stand
ard size, made Of silk, with poles ana
tasseIs would cost but $50. 1t seems TO
some of the men that there ought 10
be enough admirers of the battalion To
raise $40 to a battery in their home
towns ard have the colors ready for
the command when it comes home, pro-
vided they cannot be sent here in time
to reach it before it departure, which
will probably not be until April, as the
battalion was one of the last body of
troops to arrive here.
Major Newcomb entertained two we'll
known Maine citizens at headquarters.
last week. Mr.. l.. y. Goodall and Mr.. A.
IS Garnsey of Sanford, both of whom
are prominently identified with manufac-
They are making a short stay in Cuba
having come over from Miami, where MIR.
Goodails brother. f. ". Goodall. has been
entertaining them on his yacht, the
Memo Maine-built craft, in which the
owner has spent his time for five winters
past in Florida waters. Messrs. G"odall
and Garnsey were pleased with the cre'i-
table showing made by the Maine vol
unteers and remarked on the exceedingly
neat condition of their camp.
The Lewiston boys in Battery have
will probably not be sent through the
mails While on bathing expedition 10
the beach, or playa at Mariana, one
day last week they a &c Ss an sao od
They worked on it like a lot of beavers,
and dug it up. 1t was of iron. and
weighed severa! hundred pounds, but they
decided that it should be taken to camp,
and to camp they took it, with the as
sistance of d team of mules. Now 1t lies
at the foot of their company street. ana
shall find place of honorable distinction
at Lewiston, and nowhere else. The can
non dates back to the first part OF the last
century. 1t would appear from its style.
and was doubtless one used IN coast uc-
in 1852.
Battery d Of Bath and skowhegan. has
been detached from the battalion for TWO
weeks, doing police duty in the town Of
in the garden of a villa in the town. The
duty of patrOlling the streets OF town
occupied by soldiers, where large part
Of the population Is composed of camp
followers of various types, is not an easy
task. The Maine boys have done excel
lent service. having maintained order
without getting into any disturbances 1t
is not expected that they will remain On
provost duty much longer.
The health of the command continues
good. No serious cases are In hospital,
and there have been no deaths since the
battalion landed in Cuba. Most OF ths
sickness is in the nature OF Intestinal
troubles, brought on by eating too mucn
fruit and sweets sold around the camps
by native vendors. A strict order mas
been issued keeping all peddlers out u
the camp.
Lieut.. James w. Dutton. Battery B, of
Watervile has been laid up for the past
week with his ankle in bandages. as the
result of wrench received at the Gonchd
station in Havana. on the 18th. He was
hurrying to catch d train and slipped on
the stone steps of the station.
Private Harley n. Harmon, Battery -
of East Machias is also on the sick list
as the result of an accident. He attended
a circus with some other members or ms
battery at Marianao and was seated on u
bench that fell with several others, pre-
ciDitating the occupants to the ground.
distance of several feet, and lnJurlng Se'
eral soldiers. One mans leg was broken
and others Were wrenched and bruised.
Harmon was badly shaken up and hurl
internally though rot seriously.
'rhe enlisted men who have been doing
duty in the battalion hospital nave been
transferred to the hospital corps. winch
gives them the standing of regular nos
Dital stewards. They are retained 1t me
battalion hospital, but under orders OF
the commanding general, and are subject
10 transfer although IL is not probable
that they will be taken from their com,
mand. they are. Fred G. bubin, Daniel
%. Dresser. Frank S. Waldron and Fred
erick r. Harris. Battery A; Charles a:
u; Joseph s. Gallant Battery c; william
O. Soule, Battery ID. -
WINFIELD NJ. THOMPSON.