The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-03-04
these proceedings were going on at the palace,
everything was alive
In the Harbor


everything was alive
In the HarbOr
Where the four war ships we're busy making pre-
partitions to join in the display. The first evi.
dence Of preparation was the telegraphng be-
tween the U. S. ships Benicia, Tuscarora, and
Portsmouth, at nine O'Clock, the result Of which
was the sounding Of busle calls and the shrl
bOatswain's whistle, followed by busy preparation
Of boats for the reception Of the men who were
to land to pay the last bonors to the remains OF
the Peoples King. The same arrangements
we're going on on board II. B. NJ. ship Teuedos
The steam launches of the American ships were
darting about the harbOr conveying officers and
messages between the vessels, rendering the view
from the Esplanade one Of the most exciting and
interesting of oil offered during the day, although
but few spectators bad assembled 10 witness it.
A. few minutes before ten o'clock cutter
left the Tenedos quickly followed by second
containing her quota to the. procession. consist
ing Of sixty or seventy men. The boats from the
American vessels started soon after in tow Of the
steam launches and, almost as quickly as we can
narrate it, the Esplanade was alive with the
tramp OF armed men. The American ships land
ed five companies of seventy men each, their be-
ing full company Of marines and four of seamen.
making in all over four hundred officers and men
from the four war ships.
The men from the Tenedos formed along the
harbor front Of the Esplanade while those from
the Benicia, Tuscarora and Portsmouth formed
along the sea front. After a little preliminary
maneuvering the English company left for the
Palace, followed few minutes later by the Ameri-
can companies.
The streets were now alive with the different
organizations Of the city marching to take posi-
ton in the line. We noticed the several Lodges
OF Good Templars, the Knights of Pythias, sew
eral Masonic Bodies, the Odd Fellows, and the
Fire Department some with ranks full and others
not so full, Near the old Custom House the
Cavalry Company was formed to do escort duty
Multitudes OF people thronged the sides Of the
streets, desiring rather to the procession than
to be seen in it.
The windows and verandas Of the buildings and
branches Of the trees we're filed with an expect
ant crowd Of ladies and children, some of whom
were on the lookout at an early hour Of the
morning.
At about eleven o'clock light trade winds
famed down the Valley. tempering the heat, and
rendering what would otherwise have been sultry,
dlsagreeable march quite bearable. 1t is estima-
ted that there were about fifteen hundred persons
IN the procession, between four and Eve hundred
OF whom were from the four war ships in port
At twenty-five minutes of twelve the funeral
car passed out of the palace gate, and the minute
guns from the battery on Punch Bowl Hill com.
menced TO fire. advising distant spectators that
the cortege vas moving. The ships Tenedos aud
Benicia took up the firing, which was continued
by the three batteries for an hour, or until the
cortege reached the mausoeum.
The order formed in the procession varied but
little from that published below
Undertaken
Ahahui Opiopo.
Honolulu Fire Department
Mechanics Benefit Union.
Good Templars
Knights of Pythias.
Odd Fellows.
Free Masons.
Members Of the Medical Faculty.
The KonObikis of the late Kings Private Lands,
Governor Of Oahu and STAFF
Band.
DetAehments of Marines and Sailors from
U. S. S. " Portsmouth"
U. S. S. " Tuscarora"
II. B. NJ. Corvette '' Tenedos"
The late Kings Servants.
The late Kings PurYeyor.
His late Majeity's Chamberlain
Clergy Of the Roman Catholic Church
His Lordship. the Right Rev. Bishop Of Arnthea
Clergy Of the Anglican Church.
His Lordship, the Right Rev. Bishop Of Honolulu.
Protestant Clergy.
The Rev. Henry H. Parker
The late Kings Aids.
Colonel Allen, bearing the Sword and Hat of the
late King.
aiS EIcellsucy ]. NJ. Kapens bearing the Crown Of
the late King.
Large Rahilis.
Large Kshilis.
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