The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-04-28
THE FUNERAL.

wear 1877. shall hence-forward mark q mournful
epoch in the history Of the Hawaiian Royalty OF
Christian profession. Upon it the remains OF
the youthful hope OF the Hawaiian people were
consigned to a premature resting-place in the
tomb. The promise of a bright and joyous I'M
mortality for the spirit which had just fed from
the earthly ordeal to u well earned crown of
eternal glory, even in the brief space of life
allowed by the Inscrutable providence Of the
AIl-wise Creator-could alone shed a soft and
hallowed beam of consolation upon the regal
mourners who followed the mortal remains OF the
Princely youth 10 the solemn abode of death.
The aspect of the funeral cortege, as it slowly
moved along from the royal dwelling through the
crowded thoroughfsres of the Hawaiian capital
in the midst Of a nation of mourners, to the
mausoleum of the Christian Kings of Hawaii
nei in Nuuanu valley, was calculated to inspire
even a stranger to the race and the country with
feelings Of the most indescribable sadness. The
military parade, the strains Of martial nusic and
beat of muf1ed drum, the minute guns and the
toIling bells, however imposing and suited to the
solemn occasion, might have already been fami-
liar to him in other lands in similar circum-
stances. But the immediate surroundings of the
iuUcIdl CIT, VIII ~ LdlA waving 0Aff 4SAGh
emblems of Hawaiian chieftainship-its blazing
torches of the kukui, an old feudal privilege Of
the reigning family, and above all the heart
rendiDg wall of Hawaiian women-so like the
wild keedn of the female mourners over the dead
chieftains of the old Celtic race-constituted in
it's tout ensemble a lugubrious spectacle of death,
peculiarly national and only to be witnessed
amongst the people of Hawaiian race.
The day was an exceptionally fine one, even for
this climate, for the trade winds blew moder-
ately, and an occasional passing cloud tempered
the rays of the tropic sun. The streets had been
sprinkled during the morning, so that there was
no discomfort from the dust which would other
wise have been caused by the movement of the
procession.
Contrary to the general expectation as well as
to the ordinary rule on such occasions, the
arrangements were SO perfected by those who had
the details in charge that the procession began
to move as per programme, /" punctually at ii
O'Clock, A. M" His Excellency Governor Moe
honua, was Marshal of the day, with Majors G..
w. Macfarlane and j. II. Boyd of the Kings
staff as assistants. The grace, dignity and self
possession of the Governor were noted, for he
sat bis horse and wore his uniform like one 81 to
the manner born,'' in this respect forcibly bring
ing to mind the naturally noble bearing on SINH
lar occasions of once prominent Hawaiian Chiefs
who have passed away. The military portion of
the procession was under the immediate command
of Major c.. L. Gulick, of the staff of Governor
Dominis.
First in the procession (Which we shall describe
in detaiI) came a body of Hawaiian native
cavalry, numbering sixty, with uniforms of blue
faced with red, making a very good appearance
a portion of the " Hoola Lahui " Society of
Kawaiahao, native women dressed in black, num-
bering Al; members Of the Honolulu Fire
Department, under j.. S. Lemon, Esq. Chief
Engineer, numbering 55 men the Hawaiian
Military Band, 25 pieces the military, with
reversed arms consisting of the Princes Own,
80 men the Hawaiian Guards. volunteer corps)
81 men the seamen of ii. b. Ms Fantome,
with cutlasses, "a fine and well-appearing body
of men) numbering so the Household Troops,
80 men the Orders of Knights of Pythias, (8)
Red Men, (14) Odd Fellows, (1l) and Free
Masons, (51); the Clergy, 7; Choristers of st.
Adams Church, 40; the Bishop of Honolulu
and attendants, 4 the horse of the late Prince,
led by a groom and followed by three other
grooms Retainers, to the number of % the
Native Working Mems Society. known as the
' Pooa," drawing the hearse, numbering 23l
men kahili bearers on each side of the hearse,
three and four deep, numbering $50 B car
riages. bearing their M~ajesties the King and
Queen and Her Highness R.. Keelikolani their
Royal Highnesses the Princess Lydia Kamakaeha
Liliuokalani and the Princess Miriam Likelike,
His Elk. John o. Dominis and the Hon. A. S.
Cleghorn and the Hon. Mrs. Bernice Pauahi
and the Hon. Chas. r. Bishop; 4 carriages,
bearing the Ladies of the Court q carriage
bearing the Chancellor of the Kingdom a body
of Police, numbering 10 S carriages, bearing
His Majesty's Ministers, members of the Dip
lomatic Corps, the Commander of H.. B. Ms S.
FdntODe, and the Judges of the Supreme Court
on foot-His Excellency Governor j. E. Bush, of
Kauai, members of the House of Mobiles, men,
bers of the Privy Council, members of the House
of Representatives, Clerks of Government
Departmeuts,-numbering Sc; Chinese citizens,
II; citizens generally, 22S Kaumakapili Hoola
Lahui Society, 81 Children of the Honolulu
Government Schools, Ga most interesting sight
numbering 10 children, with their teachers a
SQUAD of Police, numbering 10. The total num-
Der of persons in the procession by actual count,
was 2l96, and the number of spectators in the
streets and on the line of march was estimated at
fully 5000. The procession was a mile long,
and was thirty minutes in passing a given point.
In the Palace, previous to setting out, and at
the Royal Mausoleum at the end of the march
the service of the Church Of England was read
and Psalms chanted by Bishop Willis and his
clergy and a well-trainsd band of native Hawai-
ian choristers. After che sclergy had retired, the
Free Masons, led by the W. NJ. of Hawaiian
Lodge No. 81, performed the impressive funeral
service of the Order around the coffin of their