The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-02
FIGHTING TENTH
Arrives at San Francisco Under
Distressing Circumstances.
COLONEL HAWKINS DEAD.
Died While Bringing His Heroes Home
From the Philippines
LIEUT.. COL. BARNETT IN COMMAND.

Owing to the Non-Arival Of the Regular
Pennsylvania Reception Committee a
Provisional Committee of Pennsylva-
mans In San Francisco rendered Quiet
Reception to the Returning Heroes, While
Thousands of Glateful Citizens Turned
Out to Express Welcome by Their
Presence.
San Francisco, Aug. 2.-The United
States transport Senator arrived las,
night from Manila with her flag at half
mast on account Of the death of Colo
mel Alexander Hawkins, commander
of the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment,
United States volunteers.
The Senator sailed from Manila on
July 1 with SO officers and 72l enlisted
men. The transport was at Nagasaki
on July Is, when Colonel Hawkins was
taken i'll with cancer Of the bowels,
from which he had been a sufferer dur
ing 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 16, when the Senator was at
Yokohama, and two days later he
passed away at sea.
Colonel Hawkins illness dated from
the battle of Malolos, when he exposed
himself almost recklessly in the dis
ease breeding climate. He was re-
spected and loved by every man of his
command, and his death is deeply
mourned by the troops. His body was
placed in a Theoretically sealed casket,
and on the Sunday following his death
impressive funeral services were con-
Quoted by the chaplain of the regl-
ment, all of his men being in attend
ance.
The remains were placed in the
stern of the vessel and lay in state. at
tended day and night by guard "
honor, during the remainder of the
voyage The casket was taken ashore
this morning. with ceremonies beft-
ting Colonel Hawkins rank, and the
remains of the dead commander will
be sent to Pennsylvania for interment.
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
good record in the war.
OF the 1853 officers and men whom
Colonel Barnett brought to San Fran
cisco three are privates in the Sixth
artillery, U. s. A., and one Is a mem
ber of the Nebraska regiment, who was
left behind at Yokohama when his
companions sailed for this port on The
Hancock. A dozen stowaways were
also concealed in the hold, and were
soon brought to light after leaving
Yokohama.
The Senator had good trip from
Japan. With the exception of the sad
illness and death of the regimental
commander there was no sickness on
board, barring few cases of seasick-
ness and half dozen cases Of dysen-
terry At the sight of land all the In
valids were able to leave their hunks
and line upon the main deck except
one poor fellow who has developed
symptoms of appendicitis. and who will
be operated upon In the hospital here.
Out of respect to the dead regimental
commander there was little cheering
or other noisy demonstrations. but the
men quietly expressed their delight at
the first glimpse of the Golden Gate.
Like the Oregon and Nebraska regi-
ments. the Pennsylvania troops, prior
to sailing from Manila, voted In favor
of being mustered out in San Fran
cisco.
When the Tenth Pennsylvania left
for the Philippines last year the mus
ter 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.
The quarantine officer boarded the
Senator about 7 o'clock and after
careful inspection passed crew and
passengers. The transport had drop
ped anchor off the Folsom street wharf.
and it was decided that the regiment
should not be landed until today. I'm
der cover of darkness. however. two
privates slipped off in tug, dropping
down by rope which had been used
to haul up the two sacks of mall mat
ter sent out by the postmaster to the
regiment.
As the official committee on recep-
tlon to the regiment will not arrive
here from Philadelphia until this
evening, the substitute committee ap-
pointed informally undertook that
duty. A tug had been chartered for to-
day with the expectation that the Sem
ator would not arrive last night, and
arrangements made to go out to meet
the transport with a band, stacks OF
flowers and tons Of dainties for the
soldiers. The premature appearance of
the transport last evening, however,
did not permit the carrying out of all
these plans. but the committee, COM
prising John Barclay, of Greensburg.
Pa, who had come out In advance OF
the regular committee, of which Sc
isa member, to meet his badly wound
ed brother of the Tenth. who Is on the
Relief: John M. Bell. agent Of the Pied
mont Air line of Philadelphia: Alex.
Coulter, Greensburg Pa; NJ, NJ. Ogden.
of Governor Cages staff formerly
Plttsburg newspaper man; NJ. NJ. Lear
Of Denver Colo. formerly Of Green's
burg whose brother, w. A. Lear. is
captain of the Tenth; Colonel Henry