Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-11
Daily kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
ALL IN READINESS.
Muster Field Now Transformed
Into Post Powers. 81
lst Regiment Will Go Into Camp Late
This Afternoon.
Changes That Have Been Made on The Hill Tor
the Troops.

BY sunset tonight, the Muster field
will be no more, and in its pee VIII
arise Camp Powers. where the 1st Rs@l
iment will shave full swax.for a week,
after which they will t4Ah. over the
post to the md Regissents Already
the field presents the appearance of &
military camp. I'm fact. the only thing
lacking is the arrival ,of the men and
the stationing of guards.
The crew has been, at work. on the
Muster field for over a weeksaad now
the tents are an. up the hospitals in
readiness and the regfmeptai. head
quarters are open. BY sunset. last
night, there was almost nothing to be
done, so thoroughly had every detail
been attended to. During the after
noon, the field was one scene of activ-
ity. The crew was at work policing
the ground and removing the last frag-
ments Of fittersleft by the carpenters,
the delivery teams Were. busy bringing
in supplies for the mems and officers
quarters and the last tent stakes were
being driven.
The first of the officers arrived, early
yesterday morning. Surgeon General
William j. Maybury was the first on
hand. With his usual care and atten-
ton to details he was early on hand 20
begin the work of placing the hospital
in condition. Next came Col f. C.
Newcomb of the End Regiment, prompt
as usual to the call of Adjutant Cen
eral Richards. Then followed Col. l..
H. Kendall of the LIST Regiment. In
spector General Hoyt and Quartermas-
ter Frank B. Harris. -
The officers were at the State House,
in the morning, yesterday, In consulta-
ton with Adjt Gen. Richards. and, in
the Afternoon, the examining board
was in session and passed one candi-
date.
In the afternoon, one would hardly
recognize the officers. 1t was what
Col. Maybury called undress parade
for each officer was striped for work,
placing the quarters in condition. The
hospital was never better stocked for
emergencies than it is this time. as
Col Maybury has. as the result of his
consultations with Adjutant General
Richards. taken every precaution and
his quarters have the appearance of a
miniature drug store and physicians
office. In fact. everything is so ship
shape that it would almost be pleas
ure to be sick there and be under the
care of himself and able assistants.
Col. Kendall, too, has given a great
deal of attention to the arrangements
at his quarters. although the greater
part Of hts work does not begin until
today. when the men will arrive.
Some off company cooks arrived.
yesterday. and have commenced the
work of cleaning up the mess houses
There was one touching thing in one
of the mess houses. In ON corner was
cot marked Lieut.. Lang, while at the
same time Lieut. Lang is in China,
where he was wounded for the second
time, Aug. 6. at Yang Tsun.
There is marked change in the ap-
pearance of the Muster field. The hos
pital quarters have been fitted with
screen doors so that should any one
be taken sick he would not be bothered
by the flies. The greatest change is IN
the camp proper. There the officers
tents. instead of being in front, are at
the point farthest from the mess
houses BY this arrangement the Off
GERS have an opportunity to see all that
is going on down the company streets,
and yet they need not be bothered by
the men passing their tents. The
change was made through the work
of Adjutant General Richards and il
is receiving the highest commentator
from his officers.
Another new thing is the new tents
They are circular in form as usual. bur
instead Of being white, are drab. being
| shade or two lighter than the leg
| gings worn by the men.
] In fact, everything is SO complett