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and became insolent and aggressive.
He also states the significant fact that
Spaniards and friendly natives warned
the troops Of the coming attack. The
Tenth Pennsylvania had place OF
honor in repelling the Filipino attack
and in the return attack delivered by
General Otis. On the night of the 4th
of February 81 men of the regiment
under lieutenant held the outpost,
After springing the attack on the
TANKS of the Pennsylvanians, the
Filipinos at length attacked the
small guard in the center. pouring
in CALLING fire. They were held off
for an hour, when Colonel Hawkins led
forward six companies to re-enforce the
pickets The firing was heavy until
midnight, and only desultory from that
hour until daylight on Sunday morn
ing, the 5th. The full details of what
the regiment did that day are given
above in the statement by Sergeant
Major REIN. On the 18th it made the
fight of its career in assaulting Fill
Pine lines around Manila. Directly in
front of the regiment was Chinese
hospital, used for barracks by the in
surgents. It was fortified with heavy
stone wall and sheltered about 1000
Filipinos Around the stronghold were
blockhouses. all manned, and the in
surgents received the Pennsylvanianso on
their advance with terrific fire. Colo
mel Hawkins led in four companies and
while the line was moving cautiously
in unison with the Montana and Da-
kota regiments on the TANKS the Penn
sylvanians broke intoa run, at the same
time cheering wildly. Colonel Haw-
kins. describing this incident, says:
With gro1ls. with bowls and Penneyl-
vania cheers my handles went after the
heather, and hell and all its gloomy
caverns seemed to have opened up. Our
men never slackened their onslaught nor
faltered, and although bullets rained
around them not a man finched lam
more than ever proud of the boys Of the
Tenth. Sometimes they do annoy me
(some Of them), but how they do fight!
They get so impetuous that restraint is
found any tagging or showing cow
ardice. Well may the keystone State
feel proud Of such sons. They have done
her credit and honor the nation. In
camp a rollicking. mischief loving set: in
battle hope and anchor you can safely
moor to.
A member of the regiment describing
the days work says:
Pennsylvania, with Dakota and Mon
tana troops. took first the Chinese hos
pital. Chino cemetery and the cathedral
at the top of the hill with fine charge.
covered by the Utah battery. We got I'M
der fire and in sight Of the cathedral just
when the Utah battery landed the shell
that drove the natives home. The gem
erals were in the thickest Of 1t ALL Ma
jor General Macarthur our general and
were going up The colonel. lieutenant
colonel and Major Bierer made them
selves solid with the men, and Major
Bell. the head OF this bureau of informa.
ton. led the Pennsylvanians right up tho
hill. waving his hat for them to come on.
He is the talk Of the army.
There were two battle events Of the
day in which the Tenth was conspicu-
GUS. The .Filipinos fled from the hospi-
tai, and the Pennsyl vanians leaped the
walls Of the hospital position only to
see their enemy rallying on the crest Of
hill half mile away. crowned by
strong church building. After resting
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charge for the possession Of this hill.
called the San Juan hill of the Philip
pines. Spectators declared this charge
the most picturesque scene Of the war
around Manila. The navies looked on,
as did the foreign consuls and attaches,
The Tenth had the center Of the line
in this grand charge.
Colonel Hawkins was just TO the
right of the center with a company
commanded by his own son. There was
little cover to be had from the fire Of
the Filipino sharpshooters Wire fences
were encountered and torn down and
without halt at any obstacle, firing
as they advanced, the ''sons Of Father
Penn" swept up the slope. Major
Behrer, commanding the left Of the
regiment. was wounded by Mauser
bullet in the shoulder. As the line
neared the fortress at the top Of the