Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-12
THE FIGHTING TENTH
Arrives at San Francisco With Col.
Hawkins Dead Body.
THE BOYS ROYALTY WELCOMED

! Citizens Turned Out In Force TO Do
Honor TO tho Soldiers Who Mndc
Such IL Splendid Record In tho Bat
ties xAruInst EIiipiuoS.
San Francisco, Aug. 3.-The United
States transport Scnatorurlived TUESDAY
night from Manila with her Nag at half
mast on account of the death OF Colo
mel Alexander Hawkins. commander
OF the Teath Pennsylvania regiment.
United States volunteers.
The Senator sailed from Manila on
July with IS o@icefs and III enlisted
men. The transport Wis at Nagasaki
on July IS. wlca Colonel Hawkins was
taken Ill with cancer of the bowels,
from wl;i;h he Eud heen sufferer dur
ing the greater Fart OF his campalgh
in the Philippines. and for which he
he'd undergone treatment in the mill
tary hospital at Manila. His illness
continued during the following day,
July l6. when the Senator was at
Yokohama. AID two days later he
passed away nj sea.
Colonel HAWKINS Illness dated from
the battle of Malo!os. whom he exposed
himself almost recklessly III the dis
ease breeding climate. lie was re-
spectcd and luvnG by every man OF his
command. and his death is deeply
incurred ~ t,.e :rocps. His body was
placed in Aa.;reirally sealed casket.
and on the Sunday following his death
impressive funeral services were con-
Quoted by the chaplain of the reSl-
- III, i,oi,tr nn6-
ancc.
The remains were placed in the
stern Of the vessel ::id my in state, at
tended day ard ::iaht= by a guard OF
homer, during the remainder of the
voyace. Tho caSkct was taken ashore
Yesterday. with ceremonies BETTING
Colonel Hawkins rank. and thercMains
Of the dead commander Will be sent to
Pennsylvania for intcrmcMt. accompa-
MED by guard OF honor.
After the death of Colonel Hawkins
the command OF the regiment was vest
ed In Lieutenant Colonel barnett. who.
like the dead commander. IS popular
among the enlisted men. and made a
good record In the war.
But despite the death of the conf
mander the reception recorded the gal
liant Tenth when theyi landed today was
wildly enthusiastic The soldiersacce
ed the attentions Shovered upon them
modcstly. p!odding along with even
step. ard only occasionally locking to
the right or left The expressions OF
qualification which their sunburned
faces bore and an occasional cheer.
were the only signs they permitted
themselves to show that they appre-
ciated the demonstrations OF Il grateful
people. The plaudits of an admirins
people could not dissipnte the dis
cipline of years service in Uncle
Sans army and the loss OF their COM
mander hung heavily upon them
The battle flag of the Pennsylva-
mans. torn. shot rddled and almost a
wreck OF its former beauty. excited
more admiration than did anything
else
Colonel Parnett's sword. draped In
Grape ont of respect to the memory OF
Colonel Hawkins. caused hush to fall
on the multitude.
The parade was reviewed in Van
Ness avenue by Genera! Sharter. and
in the reviewing stand with him was
the committee of Pernsylyanians who
had come to extend welcome to
their returned heroes. AS the troops
passed the reviewing stand they could
not suppress a cheer. and it was re-
turned Ivy those in the stand
They will remain here for several
weeks until they are mustered out,
when they will be taken to their Penn
sylvania homes in a body. Arrange
ments for their transportation east
are nearing completion.
The following is list Of the mem
hers of the Tenth Pennsylvania who
we're killed in battle: Corporal Wal
ter f. B. Down. Company ID. and ia
cob Lands. Company c.: Privates Jesse
Nosse, Company E: William H. Still
wagon. Company r; Jacob Hull, Jr,
Company e, w T. Bunker. Company
e; Lee Snyder. Company e; Jonn
Brady. Company L: Robert l.. Fox,
Compony I: Alex Newall, Company II;
Fred .Talaes .!amine. Company c.; Geo.
A. Taylor. Company I: Bert Armhrust.
Company 7. IL addition to the above
seven died CT disease and 6S were
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