Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-23
KING KaLAKAU.A'S EUNERIE.
Am orleans Do Honor to the Dead
fuller OF Hawaii.

SAN Francisco, Cal, Jan. 22.-The last
honors were paid in San Francisco to the late
King Kalakaua Of Hawaii this afternoon.
The body lay in state last night in the mortu-
ary chapel of Trinity Episcopal church,
guarded by United States soldiers. This
morning the streets Ia the vicinity Of the
church were jammed with people. The in
vited guests began arriving at the church be-
fore O clock, the Hawaiian representatives
being the first to enter the struc-
ture. Admiral Brown and staff were
followed by the Golden Gate command
cry of knights Tempar, which had several
times entertained the king and had been in
vted by him to attend a grand entertain
ment in their honor in Honolulu next summer.
Admiral Brown had requested that the CON-
mandery act as guard of honor. They were
followed by other Masonic bodies, representa-.
tives of foreign governments city and county
off icials, federal and state Judiciary, various
civic soci cites, clubs and trade organizations
At the chancel the American and Hawaiian
colors were draped behind Jets of gas ar
ranged in the form of crown. The pews re-
served for the Hawaiian party we're draped
in black and the ch ancel was filled with large
and ch oice floral pieces, the offerings of
personal friendsand societies OF Which the
king had been member. The most note
| worthy was that of Islam temple OF Mobiles
| of the Mystic Shrine, to which King Kala-
| kaua had been admitted buta few days be-
| fore his death.
| At1:3O D. m the casket was brought in
| followed by a party which accompanied the
king from Honolulu. All the Episcopal
ministers except Bishop Kip, who was ILL.,
| were present. A selection from the scripture
was read by Bishop Spalding, and the hy mn,
Jerusalem the Golden,n was sung by a
choir. Rev, y. Sanders Reed deli,Ieree the
funeral discourse The choir sang "RocK Of
| A ges," the creed was repeated by the clergy
| and those present and after the benediction
| the ca3lSet was slowly conveyed to the hearse.
The procession was headed by two troops
of the Fourth United States cavalry and the
band of the Fifth United States artillery,
Next came the light battery of the Fifth
United States artillery, followed by the Sec
ond brigade of the National guards of Cali
| fornia The hearse was escorted by Golden
Gate commaudery of knights Templar The
suite of the king followed the hearse in a
carriage and after him came General Glib
bon aud staff, Admiral Brown and staf,
| federal, state, city and county officials, rep
reSentatives of mercantile bodies, civic Soci-
cites aud private citizens Dense Gro wds
thronged the streets. Between Powell and
the foot of Market street not less
than one hundred thousand people assembled
Although there had been no call for the clos
ing Of business houses, there was total ces
sation of business along the line of march
At the foot of Market street the troops
formed in line and presented arms and the
casket was placed on the light house steamer
and taken to the flagship Charleston. There
it was placed in the after barbette under
canopy of American and Hawaiian flags
The Charestons anchors we're soon weighed
and she moved down the bay while minute
guns were fired from Alcatraz and Presidio
She passed through the Golden Gate at
o. clock.