The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-09-07
TEE FINAL RITES:
Funeral Ceremonies Of the Late
Prince COnSOrt.
Entombment in the Royal
Maus0ieum - Services at
The Palace and the
afauS0ieum.

the late Prince Cons0rt John Owen
Dominis occurred on the 27th ult.,
the event of the death and transfer
of the corpse to the Palace having
been duly recounted, in connection
with a sketch of incidents in the life
of the deceased Prince, in the BULLE-
TIN of the 28th ult. From the time
above mentioned until yesterday the
royal corpse has been laid in state in
the throne room Of the Palace.
Military guards of honor composed
of staff officers, details from the
masonic lodges of the city, and re-
lays of native watches have been
present at the coffin side continu-
ously.
By an official notice published over
the signature of Major Jas. W. Ro-
bertson, Chamberlain of the Royal
Household, the public were informed
that the funeral ceremonies would
take place at the Palace yesterday,
Sunday, the 9th inst, and members
of the various societies Of the city
prepared to turn out and assist at
the last rites.
Bright and beautiful dawned the
day set for the final ceremonies and
tie morning sun gave promise of
pleasant weather, an event unusual
in connection with the Obsequies of
the aIiis of the crown of Hawaii.
Throughout the city, from the flag
staffs of public buildings, engine
houses and consular quar- .ers, hung,
the usual indication of sorrow and
respect, half masted cOlors.
Within the Palace and still occu-
pying its place in the centre of the
Throne room was the royal corpse,
but now cof1ined in beautiful highly
finished piece of manufacture from
the hands of II. II. Williams & Co.,
undertakers. The coffin was made
after the set style of the receptacles
which have enclosed so many of Ha-
waits royal dust and very closely re-
Sembles in style, make and finish the
coffin of the late King Kalakaua.
The plate was engraved by Mr.. HUI
bash and the inscription is as fol-
lows:
Coat of Arms and Crown.
HisRoyal ghness the Prince Consori
JOHN OWEN DoMINIs
The Beloved Husband
of
Her Majesty
QUEEN LILIUOKALANI
Knight Grand Cross Royal Orders OF
Kamehameha.
Knight Grand Cross Royal Order of
Kalakaua.
Knight Grand Cross Royal Order
Grown OF Hawaii.
Member OF Privy Council Of State.
Governor OF the Island OF Oahu.
Commander of the Forces.
Born March 10Th, 1882
Died August 9th, 1891.
! Masonic Insignia
33rd Degree.
At the head of the coffin, on the
right, was placed, on an embroidered
pillow, the sword and cooked hat of
the deceased as Governor of Oahu,
and, on the opposite side, on q ike
pillow, rested the hat and other in
~ignia of Knight Templar, incIu'l-
luz a sword of that rank presented
to the dead Prince by the Prince Ot
| Wales. At the foot of the coffin on
either side were placed, on cushions.
the orders OF merit and distinction,
Hawaiian and foreign, presented to
the deceased. Colonels Boyd, Baker,
Holt, Bertelmann, Cornw.i and Lii
kalani acted as guard of honor.
Wreaths and other designs in sweet
smelling, beautiful flowers were plac
ed on tables and around and about
the stately-looking kahlis, ten in
number, which lined each side of
the coffin.
The arrangements for the reception
of guests had been well carried out
by Major Robertson, Her Majesty's
Chamberlain, and the onerous duties
of ushering was undertaken by him,
with Mr.. Edmund Stiles as assistant.
At the hour set 1890 clock p. m. }
for the official reception the guests
began to arrive and continued until
12:40 o. clock when, everything being
10 readiness for the closing cere-
monies of the funeral rites, Her Maj
esLy, who was in the Blue room, was
notified and she soon appeared pre-
coded by her Chamberlain, and fol-
lowed by Prince Kawananakoa,
Prince Kalanianaole, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Aldrich, and the ladies in
waiting-.Hrs, c. b, Wilson, Mrs. G.
A. Brown, Mrs G.. II. Clark,
Her Majesty occupied seat at the
head of the coffin, Mr., and Mrs. Al
drch Mr.. Aldrich being nephew
of the deceased) sat at her lett and
the Princes and iadies-in-wait no had
chairs in the rear On the right of
the coffin were seats for the Chan
ceIlor of the Kingdom, Judges and
their lady relatives and lady relatives
Of the Cabinet AT the left were
placed chairs for the diplomatic and
consular corps and ladies'. AT the
foot were chairs occupied by Her
Majesty's Ministers, while in the rear
were placed chars for members Of the
Privy Council, Legislature, aud Gov
eminent Officials. AT the front veran-
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