The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
M'K|NLEY WELCOMES THEM HOME.
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
Patriotic People Of Piiisburg Welcome Home
The Heroic Tenth Regiment Fought
In The Philippines

The clouds Of smoke which have
made the greatest Industrial city In
the world famous wer absent from over
Pittsburg last Monday, and permitted
the pure sunlight from a clear sky TO
shine upon the magnificent and patri-
otic scenes incident to the hCme-con-
ing of the Tenth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers from the Philippine lslanus.
Three hundred thousand men ana wo,
men lined the streets Of Pittsburg ana
Allegheny. shouting a warm welcome
TO the returning heroes; President Nc
Kiuley I'm a speech praised the boys Tor
their patriotism In protecting ana de,
Tending the country's nag; General
Wesley Merritt and the governors OF
half a dozen states signiiied by their
presence that the whole country joined
in welcoming home the famous fight
ers.
The three special trains carrying the
Tenth regiment home from san iran
cisco arrived at New Brighton last
Monday morning, where br, aktast had
been prepared for them by the ladies
of that city.
Amid music. shouts and rear e can
non the boys left the trains In the
parks of Allegheny. From there the
march was made to Pittsburg' ending
at Schenley park. where the soldiers
were furnished with dinner, after be-
ing reviewed by President Mckinley
and prominent men in public and mill
tary circles.
The citizens Of Pittsburg and West
ern Pennsylvania had subscribed $780,
600 I'm order to bring the soldiers home
free of charge, and they saw to II that
the boys got their moneys worth.
In the evening the different compa-
MES departed for their respective nome
where further receptions awaited them.
AS the heroes marched up the pro-
fusely decorated streets to the music
OF thousands OF instruments and the
shouts of hundreds of thousands OF ad-
mirers their spirits were saddened.
On all sides were pictures or the late
colonel, Alexander Hawkins. who died
on the Pacific while en- route home.
Not a station in that long journey
from San Francisco to Pittsburg had
been passed without there being some
show of admiration on the part OF as
sembled citizens.
A great demonstration at Ohama
was omitted on account of the specials
being IL hours late.
Bravery, devotion to duty and re-
markable physical endurance were the
Tenth Regiments most striking =
acteristics as United states volunteer
organization. The Tenth smashed a
number of military records when 1t
turned to the East, n year and thee
months ago. III was lle lGSl iclli'Si-
vania regiment to set foot on foreign
soil; II was the only one east of the
Mississippi that engaged two distinct
campaigns; IL was the only one that
lost, I'm killed and wounded 10 per cent.
of its strength; 1t was the only one
that had over years continuous
service to its credit, and last but not
least, II Travelled farther than any
other volunteer regiment In the United
States.
The Tenth Pennsylvania, within n
week after being sworn into the United
States service, was hurrying across the
continent to join an expedition to a
strange land, where American soldiers
had never set foot Ten days after its
arrival on those shores II was fighting
an unseen enemy at midnight, and was
being reused. by the fall of its own
wounded, in the savage desire to give
what had been taken. The regiment
had six months Of garrison and provost
duty then another midnight battle
this time with the Fillpinos at Malolos,
followed by other engagements and a
pursuit across rice fields and through
tungles, burning towns and potting
the enemy wherever found.