The San Francisco call., 1899-08-02

be proud They have most nobly sus-
tanned the reputation, well earned on
many bloody field from 1776 to 1865, of
the old Keystone State for growing
The regiment. under the command of
Colonel A. L. Hawkins, left San Fran
cisco with the first military expedition
May %, 1898, and reached Cavite June
z. On disembarking they took the place
assigned to them in the advance line of
General Greene's forces, confronting the
Spanards before MaIate, and they soon
had good opportunity to show the Kind
OF metal that was used in their moldIng.
They showed it we'll and fully, both as
to tension and temper, and a liberal cost
OF the blood of their best, and that too,
under circumstances that would have
tried the qualities Of Well-trained veter-
ans.
1t was on the ever-meInorable night OF
July 81, the occasion Of the first clash
on land in the East between the Ameri-
cans and the Spaniards. The night was
pitch dark and the rain poured down in
torrents. Deeming it a fit moment to
surprise , the green Yankee volun--
Malate, hurled 2000 of his best troops
against the American right, held by the
Keystone boys, while his guns swept
the Calle Real leading. from Malate to
lines extended TO the beach. The space
between Colonel Hawkins right and the
long swamp running parallel to the road,
a stretch of some $50 yards had been held
by body of insurgents, but in the early
hours of the night they quietly withdrew
Colonel Hawkins learned of their with
drawal, and with commendable caution
threw three companies-D, E and k
outside the trenches to cover his ex-
posed flank. There the men lay in the
pouring rain, hardly expecting but yet
ready for any attack.
At II 80 p m. it came. From the dense
thicket skirting the swamps on the right
came quick suggestions Of volleys from
many hundred Mausers. Then came the
attempt to rush" the works. But the
Dons were doomed to disappointment
Though in ordinarily overwhelming num-
berS, they found every Pennsylvania like
true keystone" as firm in his place
as If the whole arch depended on him.
Then, with the aid of the gallant Cali
fornians and the Utah boys, who, with
OHara's Third Artillerymen, had hurried
through the mud and storm of rain and
shot and shell to the scene of battle, they
swept the surprised Spaniards back to
their own lines. 1t was a strong object
lesson as to the stamina of the American
volunteer soldier, and the Spaniards did
not soon forget.
In this sharp fight the brunt of the
attack fell on the Pennsylvanians, and
when reinforced they had but four rounds
of ammunition left to each man, showing
that they were not idle. Many Spaniards
fell before their fire, and six of their own
Guiding Captain J. A. Lee and six of his
men of Company B, which was in the
thickest of the fight.
This was a fair sample of the fight the
boys of the Tenth made throughout
though their losses were fortunately
never again so heavy in any single en-
gagement.
When the Filipino attack came on the
American lines on February f. 1899, the
Tenth Regiment was on the left of Hales
brigade, not far from Santa Mesa where
the Nebraskans made the opening fight,
and they bore well their part in the four
days of fighting that followed, losing two
killed and seven wounded Among the
wounded were Major Brieser and Lieuten-
ant Albert Butterrnore.
They started with Macarthur In the
Caloocan-C alumpit movement and were
always right in the place where they
should have been. In the sixty days Of
marching and fighting they helped to
ehrlsten with their blood every battle
Rehabilitation, Mirila6 BacaVe, Gui-
guinto, Malolos and Calumpit. at which
latter place their gallant colonel was
wounded while leading his men to the
assault.
No men in the whole army performed
their duty more fully or more readily.
whether in camp, on the march or on the
field, than did the gallant fellows from
the. sides and shadows of the AIleghanies
in far away Pennsylvania.
Well may their State be proud OF them!