Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-03

| cisco viii do signal homer to the MEM
ory of the gallant commander of the
PennsyNaninns. The body will be in
| state at city hall previous to being sent
east.
All flags in the city and harbor are at
half mast.
The regiment wishes to be mustered out
here and to accompany the gallant COM
| inandcr home. Therefore there will he Il
hasty muster out.
The Pennsylvania troops were landed
today.
The parade of the regiment started
from Folsom street wharf.
The escort was composed OF the Ore
gon, Nebraska and other commands and
the line of march was up Market street
Van Ness avenue, and to the Preside.
On Van Ness av enue the regiment was
reviewed by General Shafter, his staff
and other officials. Thousands of peo-
pie thronged the line of march.
Stories We're told and retold by the
men OF the Tenth how Colonel Hawkins
fought night and day i'll the Philippines,
while his strength gradually lessened.
His pride and his life We're in the
Tenth Pennsylvania, said Lieutenant
Colonel Barnett. "He treated the men
as his own sons, sand they would do any
thing he asked, for his demands were
always reasonable. We urged him to
return to America many weeks ago, but
he would only smile and say; L want
to go back with my boys and fight with
them to the last Once an aide of Gen
eral Hale was sent to tell Col, Hawkins
to look more to his safety when OIL the
firing lines, ] am all right young
man, and into the smoke he went
again.
HE always seemed unconcerned
about his safety, and yet never saw Il
man so solicitious about his men. At
the midnight attack, July 81, 1898, he
showed the same pluck and energy by
getting out of sick bed and going to
the front against the will of his physi-
Clans -
The docking of the transport Senator
was unaccompanied by the blowing OF
steam whistles and the ringing OF bells,
An impressive silence prevailed
throughout the operation in spite of
the fact that thousands of people
thronged the docks to witness the land
ing of the vessel which had borne the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment from the
Philippines to friendly shore. There
was no cheering as the vessel made fast
to the government dock.
The death of Colonel Hawkins seemed
to have impressed every one in an un-
usual manner, and along the water
front flags hung at halfmast out of re-
spect to the hero of two wars.
Later III the day a detachment of
soldiers carried the casket containin z
the remains from the transport to
waiting hearse. Heads were barred and
not Il few of the Pennsylvania boys
shed tears as the coffin was silently
placed in the hearse to be taken to an
undertaker's establishment. A detach-
ment of II men and an officer escorted
the hearse through the streets.
There was no other military demon
stration, but Il guard will watch con-
stantly beside the casket and when the
remains are placed on board the cars
for the east guard will be detailed to
accompany it.
Colonel Hawkins body was wrapped
i'll the silk regimental flag presented to
the regiment on leaving home, shattered
and torn by winds and rains of cam-
paign and numerous battles in which he
was engaged.
The hospital ship Relief arrived and
disembarked the many sick and wound
ed. Seven Pennsylvania soldiers were
aboard. All are improving rapidly, es-
peciallv Barclay of Greensburg, Com
pany l, who was seriously wounded,
and Benjamin Miller, Company D, of
Upiontown.
The Morgan City arrived with many
sick and wounded, among whom We're
several Pennsylvania boys. Private
Bobbs, Company E, died two days from
San Francisco of dysentery. His body |
was turned over to the regiment
Total dead are 25 Three bodies are
buried in States cemetery, Manila
Seven men We're discharged at Manila.
Lieutenant +. b. Hawkins, Privates
Company \; Cook, Shields and
Peterson, Company /, also Corporal
Company K. All others are
safe i'll States cemetery. None were
buried at sea.
Otis name was hissed at the theaters
by the Nebraska regiment.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The secretary
of war directed that the remains of
Colonel Hawkins be sent to his home
from San Francisco.