The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
DEATH OF COL. HAWKINS.


The committee representing Pitts
burg and the neighborIng towns had
pleasant news for the Tenth Pennsyi-
vania Volunteers who were returning
to this country after year OF valiant
service against the Flliplnos. Free
transportation was to be given them
| from San Francisco to Plttsburg for
which purpose the loyal towns had
| raised $4,000.
| But the transport Senator on which
| the volunteers returned last Wedns-
day brought news extremely sad and
which has thrown n cloud over the
| plans of the rejoicing cities.
Colonel A. l.. Hawkins, OF the Tenth
pennsylvania Regiment. died on July
| Is ON board the transport Senator, en-
route To San Francisco with his rcgl-
r1ent from Manila. His death occurred
two days after the transport sailed
| from Yokohama. Stomach trouble Is
SAID to have been the cause OF death.
The remains were cmbnlmed on board
the ship and brought here for ship
| inent To Pennsylvania.
The Senator sailed from Manila on
July With 3S officers and 12l enlisted
| men. The transport was at Nagasaki
| ON July Is, when Col. Hawkins was
taken III with cancer of the bowels,
from which he had been n sufferer
during the greater part OF his campaign
| IN the philippines, and for which he
had undergone treatment In the mill
tary hospital at Manila. His Illness
continued during the following day.
July 10. when the Senator was at
Yokohama, and two days later he pas
| sed away at sea.
Col. Hawkins Illness dated from the
battle of Malolos. when he exposed
himself almost rccklessly In the dis
ease-breedlng climate. He was res
pected and loved by every man of his
command, and his death IN deeply
mourned by the troops. His body was
placed In a hermetically sealed casket
and on Sunday following his death Inn
presslve funeral services were conduct
ed by the chaplain OF the regiment, al
of his men being in attendance.
The remains were placed In the stern
OF the vessel and lay In state, attended
day and night by n guard OF honor.
during the remainder of the voyage.
After the death Of Col. Hawkins, the
command Of the regiment was vested
In Lieut.. Col. Barnett, who like his dead
commander, IL popular among the en-
listed men, and made a good record In
the war
OF the 759 officers and men whom Col.
Barnett brought to San Francisco,
three are privates In the Sixth artil-
lery, United States army, and one Is
member of the Nebraska regiment,
who was left behind at Yokohama
when his companions sailed for this
port on the Hancock. dozen stow
aways were also concealed In the hold
and were soon brought to light after
the Senator left Yokohama.
When the Tenth Pennsylvania left
for the Philippines last year the
muster comprised $50 men. Twenty
four were killed In battle or died In
the Manila hospital, and the rest of the
sick and wounded to the number OF
seven are on the hospital ship Relief.
which will probably arrive here within
the next few days.
out of respect to the dead regiment
al commander there was little cheer
ing or other noisy demonstrations. but
the men quietly expressed their delight
at the first glimpse of the Golden Gate.
Like the oregon and Nebraska regl-
ments, the Pennsylvania troops, prior
to sailing for Manila. voted In favor OF
being mustered out In San Francisco.
"I would rather be colonel of the
Tenth Pennsylvania and marching
through the streets of Pittsburg at the
head of my regiment than president of
the United tSates," We're almost the
last words uttered by Col. Alexander
l.. Hawkins.
Col. Hawkins will be buried with
military honors at Washington, Pa.
The entire Tenth regiment may act as
escort.
After elaborate funeral exercises at
San Francisco. conducted by the Cali
fornia knights Templar, the remains
OF Colonel A. l.. Hawkins, OF the Tenth
Pennsylvania volunteers, were sent
East last Saturday in charge Of Chap
lain Joseph l.. Hunter, of the reGi-
ment.
Gen. Shafter has fixed August 90 as
the date for mastering out the Tenth
regiment. II this program Is carried
out II Is probable that the regiment
will arrive In Pittsburg, Tuesday,
August 2.