The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-06-17
Fatal Accident.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN GEORGE ROBERT
HOPE. OF H. NJ. S. CHAMPION.

1t is with pain that we record the death of Capt,
Hope, Commander of H.B.M S. Champion at pre-
sent in this harbor. The unfortunate gentleman
came on shore shortly after noon, yesterday and
purposed to ride ont to Kapiolani Park, where he
was to have been the guest for the occasion Of
the Race Committee. His horse, was hired from
Mr.. Dodd, and had no sooner left the yard
than it became FESTIVE and reared. According to
the evidence of a bystander Captain Hope used the
spur, and endeavored to pull the horse down with
the curb rein, but without avail, as the latter
reared still further, threw his rider off backwards,
and fell himself, but somewhat sideways. Captain
Hope fell heavily on the back of his head, where a
large scalp wound was found. He was promptly
picked up by Mr.. Cameron of the steamship Iva
lani and Mr.. Harris. late of the Lehua, who carried
him into the office of the stables. There, Marshal
Parke who happened to be close at hand took the
direction Of matters and telephoned 10 the Police
Sta alton for an officer to go off to the ship and
bring Doctor Duke ashore. Meanwhile Doctors Rod
gers and Brodie arrived, and found Captain Hope
breathing very heavily and evidently suffering from
severe conclusion OF the brain. Ice and water were
procured and applied with the view of alternating
the symptoms. but the unfortunate gentleman
never recovered consciousness. Mr.. Marsden. En-
gineer of the Champion, who came ashore with his
captain, informed Mrs. WodehOuse of the accident,
and that lady at once made preparations to receive
Captain Hope, but when the ships surgeon ar
rived he at once decided ON removing him to the
Queen's Hospital, and a stretcher being procured,
he was carried thither by a number of his own men.
The precariOus condition he was III was recognized
from the first, but it was a great shock to the hum
dreds of enquiTers anxiously seeking news of him
when shortly before eight O'Clock ii was made
known that he was dead. Examination showed
that there were no other injuries except that at the
back of the head, and that cOncussion of the brain
was the cause of death. The deceased was familiar
with horses and reputed to be a good horseman,
and the horse he rode was one which would never
have been expected TO be the cause Of such an
accident.
MI Browne First Lieutenant of the Champion
had started for the Park just If"'ore the accident,
(Which happened at ~half-pust tyelve) but was
quickly communicated with 10y Marshal Parke who
telephOned to Mr.. Geo. W. Macfariane asking that
a messenger be sent with the news to the race
course, Lieutenant Browne accom- panied by the
British Commissioner. Major WodciiuUse, at once
returned 10 town. Through ;his melancholy acct
dent it will devOlve npon him to take command of
the Champion.
During his brief stay of the Champion in our har-
Dor Captain Hope had endeared himself to all who
came it come in contact with him, and his sudden
death has been a great shock 70 the community,
There Is a melancholy satisfaction in learning that
he was not q married man, and that among the re-
latives for whom such painful tidings are prepared,
there is no one to mourn a widows fate,