New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-02
COL. HAWKINS DIES AT SEA
BODY OF THE COMMANDER OF THE
TENTH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT
RROTrGHT HOME ON THE SENATOR

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San Francisco. Aug. 1 (SpeclaD.-The United
States transport Senator, which arrived this
evening from Manila with the 10th Pennsylva-
MIA Volunteer Regiment. had on board the oody
OF Colonel Hawkins. commander OF the regi-
ment who died from cancer on July Is two
days efter the transport sailed from Yokohama
The body was embalmed on board the vessel,
and was brought here to be shipped to Penn
sylvanla.
The Senator sailed from Manila July l with
thirty-eight officers and 721 enlisted men. the
transport was at Nagasak on July ID, when
Colonel Hawkins taken Ill with cancer OF
the bowels from which he had been sufferer
during the greater part Of his campaign In the
Philippines. and for which he had undergone
treatment in the military 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 Hawkns's Illness dated from the bat
tie Of Maolos when he exposed himself almost
recklessly in the disease breeding climate he
was respected and loved by every man or MS
command and his death Is deeply mourned py
the troops. His body was placed in hermet-
ically sealed casket and on the Sunday follow
ing his death impressive funeral services were
conducted by the chaplain of the regiment, all
of his men being in attendance.
The body was placed in the stern Of the YES
sci and lay In state, attended day and night
by a guard OF honor, during the remainder or
the VOYAGE The coffin will be taken ashore to-
morrow with ceremonies beftting Colonel
Hawkinss rank after which the body or the
dead commander will be sent to Philadelphia
for burial.
After the death Of Colonel Hawkins the com
mand OF the regiment was vested in Leuten-
ant Colonel Barnett.
OF the 759 officers and men whom Colonel
Barnett brought to San Francisco, three are
privates in the 9th Artillery L. S. A, and one
is a member of the Nebraska regiment, who
was left behind at Yokohama when his COM
panions sailed for this port on the Hancock.
Colonel Hawkins took conspicuous part IN
the fighting IN the Philippines and was several
times commended for gallantry by his superior
officers.
The 10th Pennsylvania and part Of Battery
B. Of the Utah Volunteer Artillery, sailed from
San Francisco on the Zealanda for Manila on
June To- 1898. In all there were $40 privates
and 60 officers aboard. The transport reached
the Philippines on July II.
The Pennsylvanans now in San Francisco mao
organized a provisional committee to welcome
! the volunteers should the transport Senator ar
! rive before the regular reception committee
! reached there from the East The tnG Fearless
| had been chartered, and Mayor Phelan ar
| ranged to have flags flying from Telegraph Hi
when the Senator was sighted, and the citizens
generally had prepared to unite in greeting the
! troops.
The committee which is on its way from Penn
sylvania had made elaborate plans for giving
the returning troops Of that State royal well
| come A fund Of $4,000 had been raised IN
the Western part OF the State and TO this the
! Pennsylvania Railroad had added suoscrip-
tlon of S25O00 The committee had taken
this large sum with them. and the home coming
of the troops was to be made an occasion OF
! celebration and good cheer.