Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-03
members thorough instruction in artil-

under the command of Col. CoifinS is
in command and he is surrounded by
Major James NJ Palmer of Lewiston.
Adjutant Captain Herbert /. Low
Wentworth of Sanford and Chaplain
James r. Parsons of Portland. ord
nance officer Captain Daniel W. Went
worth of Sanford and Chaplain Rev.
William II. Gould.
Including the regular army men and
two companies Of the National Guard
the Sd of Auburn and the 18th of
Westbrook, there are about 200 men in
camp. The camp at this post is one
of the most pleasant in the district as
the number of men is not large enough
to require cramped quarters and the
streets are wide.
When the two militia companies ar
rived in command of Major Frank B..
W. WEIGH at Preble shortly after 9
o'clock a detachment of men were set
to work pitching tents and at noon
the work had been completed. Dur
ing the heavy thunder shower at noon
the men were forced to seek shelter
in their tents and the air vents were
closed, one tent was blown down dur
ing the squat. but no damage result
ed and tho men took the shower as one
of the things to be expected while they
were in camp.
The men stationed at this post will
be instructed in the use of the NOR
tars and will take an active part in
the work Of keeping the fleet of bat
tleships from entering Portland har-
Dor during the latter part of the week.
1t was announced at headquarters
today that Lieut.. Col. Charles A.
Bailey of Washington, acting chief of
the Artillery Board, would come to
Portland Thursday and that he would
remain here for several days for the
purpose of observing the maneuvers.
Lieut.. Col. Bailey will be accompanied
by Captain Harrison Hall of Fort
Munroe. who is a member of the Ar
tillery Board.
In addition to the regular army Of
ficers stationed at the forts around
Portland several prominent army Off
GERS have come here from different
forts along the Atlantic coast. Major
Samuel A. kephart of Fort Adams.
Rhode Island. is at Fort Mckinley;
First Lieut.. Malcolm P. Andrews of
New York is at Fort Williams; First
Lieut.. William P. Wilson of Fort Re-
we're. Boston. is at Fort Williams;
First Lieut. Thomas A. Clark of Fort
Andrews, Mass. is at Fort Preble;
Second Lieut.. Frederick A. Mountford
and Second Lieut.. Frank A. Buell. of
Fort Adams, Rhode Island are at Fort
Mckinley.
The reservation at Fort Mckinley
on the east end of Great Diamond is
land presents the appearance of an
army camp. dotted as it is with it's
concal and A tents. and with its Of
ticers and Orderles moving about the
grounds with more or less haste, or
consulting with the officers of the re-
spective companies in making up the
plans for the campaign which will be
waged as far AS Fort Mckinley and
it's troops are to figure in the mimic
warfare AS has been frequently stat
ed in the newspapers, the troops of
the regular army at the forts and the
National Guard represented by the
Coast Artillery Reserve. will unite in
maneuvers which will be in the nature
of what would be experienced. as far
as the practice work is concerned in
actual warfare.
The Portland companies and the c.
A. C. Band, Chambers. one of the
most popular bands in the state, as
sembed at the Armory and was ready
to proceed soon after 40. Lieut.. Col.
William B. Peterson. who was assign
ed to the command of the six com
panies of the Reserve which will en-
gage in service at Fort Mckinley,
was early at the Armory. Capt. Rob
ert c. Forter of 5th Co. was assigned
to command the corps battalion com
posed of the four Portland compa-
MES. About 7.45 they proceeded to Port
land pier, where the government boat
was bearded and the troops were con-
veyeG down the harbor. Stops were
made at Forts Preble and Levett, but
fer government purposes only. and
about $50 the boat made the landing
at Fort Mckinley. The band played
several selections on the way down the
harbor and as the boat neared the
landings.
Tpon reaching the island the line
was reformed by companies. and pro
cceded to the locations assigned for
the companies 1st and I'd companies
will occupy tents pitched on the north
fork. the regular troops assigned for
tins location being the 23d and Gath
Ccmpanies. T. S. A 5th. 9Th, 18th and
nth Companies occupy the south fork
with the sth. 1st 37th. Goth and 154th
Companies A detachment of the 37th
and the 154th Companies have been as
signed to Fort Lyons during the ma
neuvres.
The Portland companies with the
rest of the regiment presented a flne
appearance on the march. The Off
GERS of these companies are: Capt.
Frank f. Cummings. of list Co; Capt
William p. Norton. of the I'd: Capt,
Robert c. Foster of the 5th. and Capt.
J. J. A. Mulhearn of nth Co. Fifth
Co carried mascot. small puppy
which was carefully placed in the
haversack worn by one of the men.
1t evidently got little close for the
punpy on the march or else he wanted
t. see how the boys looked on the
march. for ne nosed his way out. and
held his head in that position, until
observed and told that it was against
the rules.
Capt. William P. Norton of I'd Co.
is acting adiutant of the Coast Ar
til,ery Reserve at his fort. and was
busy man this morning and after