The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-05-28
DEATH
Her Highness Princess
Ruth Kee|ikoIani,

|SRuecn Emma, the Hon. MIS-. y. IL.
Bishop, and DR.. Brodie, to visit Her
|Ilighness, who had been reported as!
ill. On arriving, they found the re- |
port was TOO true, Her HighnessI
having suffered for the past eleven!
days, and being still suffering from
a very high intermittent fever. HisI
Majesty visited her, but, as the phy-|
sician had hopes of recovery, vent
on with his trip to Hilo. Her High
ness was still conscious and wasI
very glad to see her relatives. She|
retained consciousness till about
$50 pm, when she sank into sleep,
from which she never woke till her|
death, ut 8 in the morning. Herr
end was very peaceful and quiet.
She had been i'll for II days with the|
fever, but only during the last few
days had she thought it of any con
sequence and had then sent Judge|
Hoapili for her cousins, Queen EN-
ina and Mrs. Bishop. Previous to!
+ that she had forbidden writing to|
athem, and if that injunction had not
been disregarded they would never,
in all probability, have seen her alive
1again. During the past two years
she had besp suffering from heart
! adisease, and often her pulse had ap-
\ Sparently ceased, and she had been
Thought to be lifeless, but recovered.
u lin this case it is believed that the
'afever weakened her so that she sue
cumbed to the old trouble. She had
had no medical attendance previous
to the arrival of DR.. Brodie, having
refused to call in any, though a doc
tor was within 10 miles, and the Ro-
man Catholic priest in charge Of the
district had offered to give her medi-
: cine, but she refused till We'd
nesday, when she took some
pills from him, but it was too late.
- The fever was produced by taking
cold on Sunday, May 18th, when
she went out for drive and after
wards took a sea bath. ~
The deceased Princess was born
on the 9th February, 1926, and was
therefore in her 5Sth year. She was
the daughter of the great
chiefess Pauahi and Gov. Kekuanaoa,
sister to the late Kamehamehas Nv.
and ", Fand first cousin to the Hon.
Mrs. G. r. Bishop. She was also a
cousin of Her Majesty the Dowager
Queen Emma. She was possessed
of wonderful energy and force of
character resembling in this respect
her father Gov. Kekuanaoa, but
having them in q more marked de-
gree. Her courage and industry are
well known; in fact, if it could be
! possible she had too much of the
y latter quality. Her death will cause
z one of the last links of the old ira
Nj ditlons and memories Of the past to
the Hawaiian race to be snapped. 1t
was at one time thought that she
would have succeeded to the Throne
after her brothers, but she never
was anxious for such high honors.
Her death will be universally
regretted and by none more than
those who have known her intimately.
: The coffin will be laid in state at
the house, on Emma street. The
funeral v: IL take place on June 18th.
CThe above was written yesterday
morning and issued as an Extra before
o'clock.)
ADDITIONAL.
The following were present at the
time of her decease: Her Majesty
Queen Dowager Emma Kaleleona
lani, Hon. Mrs. Pauahi Bishop, (hel
only relatives) ,eMrs. A. Rosa, Miss
L. Peabody, Miss Stillman, Mrs. L,
Kapoli, A. Pelekaluhi and others
ION receipt of the news of the death
of Her Highness, Capt. King imme
diately proceeded to Kailua, from
Kawaihae, to convey the body of the
deceased to Honolulu. At 1:l5 a
m. OH Saturday, May 26th, the stea
mer Likelike arrived at Kailua, ant
Purser Brash, accompanied by Messrs
|Dudoit, Kawainui, and the mate O.
Hthe steamer, went ashore and assist
led in getting the body of the de
@ ceased on board. After a delay O
~ only one hour and half the steame
fleft Kailua for Kawaihae, on her re
Eturn for Honolulu. This speedy de
E,parture was owing to the efforts o
;Her Majesty Queen Dowager Emma
Hon. Mrs. Payahi Bishop, and DR.
N. Rrodie. On hoard the steame
the body was placed In charge o
Marshal Parkc.
IL