The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-04
TRIUMPHANT MARCH
OF PENNSYLVANIANS
Ovation to the Men From the
keystone State.

leg Pennsylvania regiment took its
place in camp at the Preside yesterday.
after marching through the streets of
the city and receiving a reception as
cordial and prolonged as any that has
been given the returning volunteers.
1t was $50 when the regiment came
out from the dock and turned up East
street. Awaiting it was the same detach-
ment of regulars that had escorted the
Nebraska and Utah men to the Preside,
besides the Nebraska regiment and it's
band and the band of the Utah artillery.
The men of the Pennsylvania regiment
had donned their blue suits, and they had
less of the appearance of troops returning
from the tropics than had any of the men
who had preceded them. They had been
plentifully decorated with flowers and
marched well, and by their appearance
earned every note of applause which
greeted them.
And there was no lack of applause. Up
Market street, on Golden Gate avenue and
along Van Ness avenue there was a va
riety of jubilapt clamor which comes only
from crowd bent on testifying to its
own enthusiasm. They went so far as
to discharge shotguns and reviewers from
the windows of the wholesale houses
down town, mere cheering being conSld-
cred inadequate to the occasion
On Van Ness avenue the regiment was
and then it proceeded without further IN
cident to the PreSidio.
The reception committee from Pennsyl-
vania had met the troops upon the wharf,
where they were welcomed by State Sen
ator MuelbrOnner, who spoke briefly TO
them on behalf of the committee
There were, therefore, no ceremonies at
the Preside and the regiment went into
quarters at once.
A substantial mark OF esteem and sol
dierly brotherhood was shown by the Ne
he Pam, GX-l mi
ans had been fairly settled. They invited
the Pennsylvanians to dinner, and com
pany by company the Fasteners dined
with the men of the West, just as the Ne
braska men had dined with the men from
Oregon few days before.
Early in the afternoon the baggage be-
gan to arrive and with it the customs in
spectors. who did their work in the COM
pany streets. Each box as 1t came down
from the wagon was opened, examined
and passed, and at once Its owner slowed
il away in his own tent and settled him
self comfortably.
The mastering out of the regiment will
take three weeks anyway, unless some
unforeseen difficulty should delay matters
or unless specially hard and accurate
work should hurry 1t.
The committee of citizens from Penn
syIvania is extremely anxious that the
regiment should be released soon enough
to allow them to remain and go with it.
A number of the committeeman visited
General Shafter yesterday to find out II
possible lust what time the mastering out
process was to be gone through with, but
the general was unwilling tp promise any
thing less than the three weeks. The ON
GERS of the regiment have been working
on their papers all the way over from
Manila, but should these papers not be in
correct form they. may have to be done
over again and all the work so far COM
pleted be lost. 1t is too soon, however, TO
make any estimate of the time 1t Will
take. .,..
of Pennsylvanians consisting of ). A.
Heron. Harry Hall W. B. Cuthbert-
son and Rufus H. Heron was appointed
memory of the late Colonel Hawkins. The
Subcommittee submitted its report to the
main committee yesterday, and it was
adopted. The report is as follows:
Whereas. Pennsylvania's escort commit
tee appointed to meet and welcome the
Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on
its return TO the United states IRON the the
deepest regret OF the untimely death on
July is. 1899, of Colonel Alexander l.. Haw-
kins. commander of said regiment therefore
Resolved. That in the death of Colonel
Hawkins. Pennsylvania has lost true
patriot brave soldier, and an honorable
and esteemed citizen and the Tenth Regi-
ment a commander whose courage inspired
it's men to duty whenever duty was demand
ed. His constant interest in and care for
his men, his unfailing devotion to their.
welfare and his high example of duty as
a soldier and citizen have all conspired
to gain for him hold upon their warm
Colonel Hawkins was a gallant soldier
in the civil war, entering the ranks of the
army of the Union a private
in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cav
airy, and by his courage and stead
fastness In the performance of every
duty he won. by successive promotion, the
rank of captain. He had been for
twenty-five years active member of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania. and for
twenty years colonel of the Tenth. Regi-
ment Under his command, the Tenth was
among the first regiments to cross the Pa
cifc Ocean, and carry the flag of his
try TO the eastern hemisphere in the Span
ish- American war. in which it the
!. first regiment to engage in battle with the
enemy. During the present conflict with
the Filipinos the Tenth was seventy-one
days on the firing line and participated in
all operations of the American army up to
April -. 1899, and after that day was in
active duty at Cavite until the time of its
departure for home. At all times Colonel
Hawkins at his post.
Resolved, That this committee as does
the whole people of Pennsylvania most
deeply deplores his death. and tenders to
his Borrowing widow and family it's heart
felt coincidence In this great affection
Resolved. That copy of this resolution