The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-08-28
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY. AUGUST %.
Death of His Royal Highness,
Che 2rinee of Aawaii.

e death OF the young Prince OF HAWAII, VINO explr
3 ed at the Palace on Wednesday morning at s
q o'clock. We did not dream when we penned fol
s our last issue the notice of his indisposition, that
& this would convey the announcement of his death
q Yet 80 it is,-grief and sorrow have seized the
: royal household, and will be participated in by
every person in the Kingdom.
y The Prince was born on the Goth of Nav.
e 1853, and was consequently 4 years, 3 months
q and seven days of age when he died. He early
q developed an unusual forwardness, which made
. him a favorite with his parents, who almost
Il idolized him, and with all who became acquaint-
y ed with him. As he grew older, the winning
z traits which he began TO develope, naturally
Z drew out to him a strong attachment and love
6 from all who knew him which showed itself
8 whenever he appeared in public, where he was
invariably an object of special attraction. He
! has generally enjoyed very good health and shown
z no symptoms of disease of any kind, till the at
= tack which occurred on the 18th, and which is
! thought to have been Inflammation of the brain or
water on the brain, a very common disease among
{ children. The malady made rapid progress, and
! in the course of four days it became evident
z that it would terminate in death.
Z On Saturday, at 10, A. NJ, the child was bap-
J tized by Rev. E.. W. Clark, according to the
/ Episcopal form, in the presence of the Kings
! household, cabinet and chiefs. and named ALBERT
EDWARD KAUIKEoULI LEIoPAPA A KAMEHAMEHA,
! Mrs. Synge, the lady of the British Commissioner,
! standing as sponsor for Queen Victoria of England,
MIR. Synge, for the Prince of Wales. Great sat
~isfaction has been expressed with the baptism of
the Prince. 1t was the purpose of the King to
/ have the ceremony performed by Bishop Staley
but his non-arrival and the sickness and death of
the child frustrated the long proposed plan.
During his illness, the greatest interest has
been manifested by the public to learn the exact
state of his health, and bulletins were daily is
sued. The nature of the disease was such that
the little patient suffered the most intense agony
during his illness, which exhibited itself in
spasms, cramps and shrieks, which no reatment
could alleviate. On the morning of his death,
however, the pain subsidized, and the child became
calm and his countenance the image of sweetness
ana heavenly radiance. The King and Queen,
broken down with grief, stood by the couch
of their dying boy, and with then Mrs. Bishop,
Miss Paki, Mr.. Wyllie, and some others. See
ing that the child was dying, His Majesty took
the prayer-book and requested Mr.. Wyllie to
read the prayer appropriate for the occasion.
T bsd o scene ,lSs s s5 The F oSd , gIT0SdP X kns snn at ths dsath b
their Almighty Father, while the infant spirit |
peacefully left the body and winged its flight to
its Creator, was one which can better be imagin- |
ed than described.
The booming minute cannon, tolling bells and !
half flags announced, at 81 o'clock, to the !
anxious public that the Prince was dead, and {
the grief of the native population Immediately I
exhibited itself in various ways. {
Thus has closed in one short week an event J
entirely unlocked for, which has sent a pail of
gloom into the palace, p~lucking the chosen flower I
from the bosoms of the King and Queen, and (
destroying the fond hopes of the nation. The s
death of no other person could have been so Z
severe a blow to the King and his people as that g
of the PRINCE OF HAWAII. In this youthful 5
scion were conferred the hopes of his parents, and &
to him the eyes of the whole nation turned as the i
prospective ruler of Hawaii. In him, all the s
plans of His Majesty appeared to center-he was &
the idol of all. But these plans are prematurely &
all these fond hopes are crushed by an I
Providence, inscrutible. wise and 8
good, whose ways are not as our ways, and 5
thoughts are not as our thoughts" To IS
His supreme will let us all bow, and acknowledge &
that He is the Sovereign of all, and the Ruler of &
~S Aah tic ~
poses, but God disposes." 6
Most devoutly do we pray that this heavy afiic- E
may be accompanied with its blessings, not e
only to the broken hearts of the bereaved royal s
parents, who have watched over their child with 6
4 devotion which has never been surpassed, but E
TO the whole nation. What parent, who has S
been called on to yield up to the summons f.
IF death dis idolized child, can fail to sympathize :
with our afflicted sovereigns, or fail TO offer up n 8
prayer in their behalf, that this blow may be q
to their temporal and spiritual happi- s
ness, and to the good of their people. We feel s
hat they have the deepest sympathy of all in this q
trial of the death of one so dear to the whole b
g
God thought it best to take him hence, "a
Or else he'd not have died T.
Remember twas an aIl-good God e
Who took him from your side. IA
Weep not for him who in Ife's morn II
Hath from your circle fed d
He was too fair and good for earth, "A
Then why should tears he shed. e
1t seems as if Providence had selected this very :
ime for this sad event, for some wise purpose, q
which may not be clear to US now, but of which 3
he future may develope the meaning. Why it
hould have happened just at this ~juncture, when 3
nore than usual political feeling has been exist
ng, when His Majesty was without a regular
'abinet, and just about the period which had
cen set for the arrival of Bishop Staley and the
aptism of the Prince with full ceremonies, may
ppear inexplicable. Had it occurred a few