Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-05-16
1.-THE pEIn nnEEN.
"THE DF.TU gTFEN.
The Lifting In Sfdte-The Torchin March
The Scens In the Church.

The Scene IN the Church.
The dead Queens house of mourn
ing had been thronged with sorrowing
friends ever since her death. Not the
house only but the grounds around it
had been visited, haunted, literally
camped upon by those who came to
honor for the last time the mortal part
of one who had been so honored in her
time. Day and night there was a
military guard in attendance--some-
times Hawaiian, sometimes haole-and,
day and night the kahili wavers stood
or sat beside the dead Queens coffin
that lay in state in the same room
whereas years and 10 months before
She had been dressed for her royal
nuptials.
Then were many mourners and un-
numbered respectful visitors wailng
women and weeping men, those whose
sorrow was more quiet yet not less
deep, old friends and new friends, mere
acquaintance, the merely curious. Her
nearest relations, Albert Kuuniakea and
Stella keaomailani were often in the
room. King Kalakaua, his sisters and
Queen Kapiolani came several times.
Bat night and day, almost without
sleeping, white-haired old woman
stood at the foot of the coffin and
chanted the praise of the dead chief.
The coffin was covered with a
splendid pail. 1t had been made by
the Anglican sisterhood in 1861, to
cover the remains of the Prince of Ha-
waii A year later it was enlarged and
lay. on the coffin of Kamehameha ".
Now it reposes--with ali its regal en-
broidery and all its royal pomp--over
all that is mortal of Emma kaleleona-
lani, the last link that binds the nation
to the lineage of the conquering Ka
mehamehas.
The Queens special kahilis, "Malu
lani," by name, two that had once been
titanic one, stood at the coffin's head
1t was made from feathers taken from
the wings of the 90 bird. AT the
sides of the coffin stood two tall kahils,
enveloped in tapa, and mounted on
kauwila staffs. They had come down
from the ancient days in which they
heralded the approach Of royalty or the
sovereign chieftaincy. Within those
tapa folds were human bones twas
said. When-in those good old days
some folks are SO fond of lamenting-
common people" saw those tapa folds
approaching they were obliged-undei
penalty of death, gentlemen who repine
about these degenerate days-to pros
trare themselves upon their faces and
remain in that position until the roya
presence had passed Two smaller
kahilis of red feathers stood beside the
two kahilis of tapa At the foot Of the
coffin stood large black kahili, in
token of mourning On stand ir
front of the coffin was large silver
vase presented to Queen Emma by
Queen Victoria. On stand behind
the coffin stood silver crucifix On
the mauka side of the room was half.
life-size picture of the dead Queen, or
the other portrait of her mother.
There were "a kahilis of the Queens
own estate standing in the hallway wher
the preparations for removing the coffir
to Kawaiahao Church were completed
They were made OF various sorts o.
feathers some of the short feathers o.
the peacock, some Of the long tai
feathers of the same bird two o
breast feathers from the albatros, one
snowy white, one seal gray severa
black and gray, made from minaf
feathers some Of plover breasts some
of duck feathers dyed variously two
of pumpkin stalks, dried and colored
made partly in kahili shape, and sur
mounted by double crown. Folds o
Grape, and black, white or orang'
colored satin, or combinations of thos,
colors were used to finish the kahilis
and many native words were used il
the stafs
The hour Of eight O'Clock, Saturda
evening, May 9th, had been arranged
in a quiet manner for the removal O
the remains of the late Queen Dowage
Emma to the old Kawaiahao Church
preparatory for the funeral services
AT seven o'clock the beating of drum
was heard at barrack and armory, an,
the different military companies bega
, assembling at the royal barracks behin
, the palace. The troops were drawn u
, in hollow square in the yard With
the glare of fitful torches, with the ston
battlements frowning behind ther
through the dim light AT eight o'cloc
the military companies moved from tn
barracks and marched along Palac
Walk and Hotel street to Nuuan
street and thence to the ires;den.
where the dead Queen lay.
Shortly after eight o'clock the pre-
; cession was formed on Nuuanu stree
in the following order; Deputy Marsha
,, Dayton Honolulu Rifles, headed b
their drum corps Of six drummers Th
Kings Own; Governor Domini
Marshal ]. H. Soper and Major Ho;
!. pill Baker; Mamalahoa Guard Th
Princes Own; The Household Troop!
The Poola Association; Kahili Bearer:
, The Catafalque Col. ]. H. Boy'
, Major A. Rosa and Major Holt (; n
hill Bearers; Retainers and Servants I
the late Queen Dowager.
The cortege moved slowly and sad
1 down Nuuanu to King street an
! thence to Kawaiahao Church. II
muffled drums always sad seemed
q sob forth the sorrow Of nation an
the torches flared among the lcngthene
;, shadows like beacons Of Fate. II W;
: an impressive sight--a sad and solenl
= thing-to see living devotion and val'
i marshalled in procession of deat
= The crowds on both sides of the stree