The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-11-01
A HISTORICAL EVENT.
Raising the Corner Stone OF the
Sailors Homo.


interesting operation. From the cavity
of the stone was taken copper box
measuring 10 inches by 6H inches by
| 81 inches, closely soldered The box
was handed to Mr.. f. A. Schaefer,
Secretary of the Board of Trustees of
the Honolulu Sailors Home Society.
The only other trustees present being
Messrs. p. c. Jones and w. w. Hall,
it was decided not to open the box
until the Board gives the word. Fol-
lowing is list of the contents of the
box, from an account of the ceremonies
at the lsying Of the stone in the HnAd
for August, 1856
I. Bible in the Hawaiian language,
gilt bound.
2. History of Hawaiian Islands (3rd
edition), by J. ]. Jarves, Esq.
3. Daguerreotypes, 1st, of Kameha-
meha l., daguerreotypes, end, Of Ka-
mehameha H.; dagueueotpyes, gid, of
Kamehameha Ill; daguerreotypes, 9TH,
of Kamehameha w., two copies large
and smalD.
Copies of POtneSian, Fi1end, Me0O
Era and Elele.
6. Report on Schools and Education
7. Various publications, relating to
the Home.
8. Copper coins, with the impression
of "Kamehameha Ill"
This list is given as it appears in the
HieRd, without Nos. and S, one of
which is of course the assort-
ment of periodicals Standing
in the front row of spectators
at the raising Of the stone were four
citizens who had stood on about the
same spot at the ceremony of laying it,
namely: Hon. Jas. l. Dowsett, Messrs.
A. ]. Cartwright, Horace G. Crabbe
and w. w. Hall.
The corner stone taken up on Satur-
day was laid by Kamehameha w. on
the 3Ist of July, 1855, the anniversary
OF the restoration OF the Hawaiian flag
by Admiral Thomas, of the British
navy. The programme was as fol
lows
l. Prayer. By Rev. S. c. Damon.
2. Laying the Stone and Address
By His Majesty, Kamehameha ~.
3. Music. By mississippi Band. .
4. Address. BY E. H. Allen, Esq,
Pres. of H. S. y. S.
S. Music.
| 6. Address. By Rev. r. Arm
strong, in Hawaiian language.
7, Benediction. By Rev. J. ID.
Strong.
The Kings speech breathed very
intelligent and humane spirit, contain
Ing the following passage, that the
Friend put in italics, "The sailor, the
miner, the seamstress, and even the
slave, for generations to come, will all
have cause to bless the Nineteenth
Century"
The speech of the President gives
an account of the relation of the whal-
ing business to the islands, showing
therefrom the great desirabiity of the
institution about to be founded. II
concludes with this passage; 81 con
graduate you on this event, suspicious
| for the better condition Of seamen al
our port. A regard for the foreigner:
who visit us, an interest in the pros
perty of the port and the Kingdom, ano
) the higher and holier regard for human
ity, should urge us on to the mos
vigorous efforts for the success OF Thu
enterprise. May this corner stone lori
remain as the support of a cheerful
= happy home, for all those who CONF
) from old Oceans gray and melanchol,
waste"
1 In an advertisement the then trustee
, gratefully acknowledge the kindly feel
ing manifested toward the institution
by the following parties, to Mr.. Thoma
: for his judicious preparation OF thu
+ mason work for the corner stone, t.
y Mr.. Actrim for daguerreotypes of Ma
+ mehameha II. sand Nv. 1.-TWO copies), Il
+ Mr.. Stangenwald for daguerreo.ypes G
e Kamehameha III. and to Mr.. Siders
for the copper box, deposited beneat
the corner st me, and also to Mr. No
IS Ginn's, the proprietor of the water cal
n on the occasion of laying the corne
stone"
$ Within sixty days after the laying
l. the corner stone, the building wa
s. erected; but it was not opened fc
IS boarders until September, 1856. Nj
e Harding was the architect, and Mr.. {
s. w. Vincent the builder, Its cost wa
about ST. 5000. The first managers
n the Home were Mr. and Mrs. Thrun
The officers of the society for 1855
e were as follows:
At His Majesty Kamehameha w., Pres
l. dent
~ Hon. w. l.. Lee, Chief Justice, Vic
" President.
II |. Bartlett, Esq, Secretary
a C, r Bishop, Esq, Treasurer,
,t S. c. Damon, G. P. Judd, II. J, /
Holdsworth, Executive Committee,
Fret class Trustees, 90 out ISSl