Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-10
HAWKINS BODY HOME.
Reached Washington, Pa,
This Afternoon.
A LARGE ESCORT COMMITTEE.
Knights Templar, National Guardsmen
and Others Accompanied Remains From
Pittsburg to washington-Money Raised
For Tenth Reception.

The escort to the remains was a large
one. Colonel Streator was III charge.
Then came the Beallsville Masons, to
which lodge Colonel Hawkins belonged.
The Pittsburg communicates were met
at the train by an escort from Jacques
De Molay commandery, under the COM
mand of Eminent Commander War
rem Mckay. The caisson was guarded
by military squad of honor from Com
pany G., n. G.. P. The entire company
acted as escort to the remains, as well
as the ex-members of Company H, the
G. A. r. post and the Colonel Hawkins
camp, Sons of Veterans.
The town was draped in black in
honor of the brave commander.
PITTSBURG, Aug. I0.-The body of
Colonel 4. L. Hawkins arrived here
about $3.50 this morning in the care of
Chaplain Hunter and the other men,
bers of the escort party.
The body about 30 was started for
Washington, Pa. The escort commit
tee sent from Pittsburg consisted largely
OF past commanders of the six COM
manderies, Knights Templar, in the
first division, outside of Washington.
They were as follows:
From Pittsbrrg Commandery No. l,
Eminent Sirs Eli Edmundson, D. R.
Torrence, William G. Wright, Joseph
c. Morris, John McKain. Herman Jun
ker and NJ. NJ. Felker will constitute the
detail. From Duquesne commandery
No. ~, Eminent Sirs A. NJ. Keppel, A
r. Henderson, Charles NJ. Bartberger,
Robert B. Ward, w. B. Price and
Albert Schultz. From Allegheny COM
mandery No. 80, James IL. Wilcox,
grand marshal of the grand command
cry of Pittsburg: Past Commanders
William R. Heckert, Andrew G. Will
Jams, George G. Johnstone, George NJ.
Gray, William H. Cullers, Presley S.
Brown. From Ascalon commandery
No. 80, Rev. 7. N. Boyle, grand prelate
of the grand commandery; John H.
Armstrong, eminent commander; Past
Commanders Charles E. Foster, Timon
w. Jones, Daniel AShwOrth, Thomas w.
Irwin. From CHARTERS commandery
No. rs, Nat G. Dean, eminent COM
mander; Sheldon b. Hays, generals
simo, and for l6 years adjutant of the
Tenth regiment; Tancred commandery,
George Griest, L. L. Brown, Samuel
Hamilton, Frank Ridgway, Alfred L.
Bishop and A. L. Holmer.
Colonel ". J. Glenn of the Four
teenth regiment. Colonel f. |. Rutledge
of the Eighteenth, Captain w. c. Wal
lace of battery B and Colonel J. 3. r.
Streator of the Seventeenth, represented
the national guard.
Judge j. 5. Wilson of Beaver, L. NJ.
Gross of Greensburg, L. II. Thomas of
New Brighton, Harry Frey of ROches-
ter and Major S. w. Hill of Pittsburg
went as a subcommittee of the Tenth
reception committee.
A meeting of the Tenth regiment re-
ception committee was held yesterday
afternoon in the mayors Office. Reso-
lutions concerning the death of Colonel
A. L. Hawkins We're read and adopted.
Mr.. Bigelow handed over a check for
So, 200, he having raised that amount
by contributions TO finish out the Tenth
fund. Among the contributors were
Mrs. Schenley, who donated $500, and
a telegram was received by Mr.. Bige-
low previous to the meeting from New
York stating that the Westinghouse in
terests would be glad to contribute
S2 800 for the purpose stated.
1t was stated at Washington, Pa,
that Colonel Hawkins body would lie
in state in Washington and Jefferson
college on Friday. 1t will be kept in a
vault under guard night and day for
three weeks, until the return of the
Tenth Pennsylvania, when there will
be q military funeral. The entire First
brigade will be ordered
out.
On Monday General Longstreet re-
viewed the Tenth Pennsylvania and
Nebraska troops.
After the Masonic services Saturday,
at San Francisco, the body of Colonel
under the escort of Chap
lain Hunter, Lieutenant Aiken, Sher-
if Clawson of Greensburg and Geo.
Cramer of Juniata county, was started
Tor home.
1t has been decided that the Tenth
regiment will return TO Pittsburg over
the same route that the escort com init
zee came by, via Ogden. Cheyenne,
Omaha and Chicago.
Chairman Muehlbronner has received
, letter from E. A. Ford, stating that
10 change in the route could be made if |
he rates decided upon remain. Conse-
1uently the request of Company E to |
eturn via Salt Lake City and Denver
will have to be declined.
1t is possible that the invitation from |
he Exposition society and the Pennsyl- |
rania society of Omaha for the regi- |
nent to stop there for meal, will be |
ccepted.
The escort committee is now engaged |
II making commlssary arrangements,
s hot meals are to be served the men
nroute 1t is intended to leave here
II the same day as the muster out,
which has been fixed for Aug. %.
Chaplain Hunter being enroute home
With the remains of Colonel Hawkins.
here were no services in the Tenth's
amp Sunday, but many of the boys at
ended services at the camp of the Sec.
nd Oregon, next door to the Tenth,
where Rev. Charles Edward Locke
reached. Rev. Locke was formerly
,astor at birthstone Corner" in Pitts
,urg, and went from there to Portland,
)r. While there ne was chaplain of
he Second Oregon, but he later came
0 San Frncisco, where he has large
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. l0.-Just as
hey came from the trenches, the Penn
ylvania veterans will march through
'ittsburg in battered campaign hats,
lue flannel shirts and brown khaki
informs. This word from Acting
olonel Barnett went the rounds of the
amp and set the men TO work with
,e.r little handsewilg machines mend.
,g rents in old ihakis. !
Colonel Jocelyn, chief mustering-out :
ficer announced positively that Aug.
will see the work completed. Had it
ot been for the work done on the regi-
ent's papers on the transport, and the
'ming of the escort committee, the
lionel says he would not have reached
10 regiment until Aug. 25. AS soon as !
Ie men are mustered out, they will be