Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-20
THE DEAD KING xAr.AK.pA.
Strange sc-nes On HONOLULU ON the Arrival
Of the BODY.

Strange sc~nes On Honolulu on the Arrival
OF the Body.
A San Francisco dispatch 30 the Chicago
7Sfbrsss saws; Just before arriving a, the
Hawaiian Islands q correspondent went upon
the bridge Of the Charleston: The waves Of
the Sea beat idly against the swaying vessel and
hot moist wind came up nom the south. n
scattered the clouds and a. light dawned In the
east the men on the ship began 10 spread their
mourning bands until the vessel WAS clad in
its somber gsrb from mast 10 bulwArk..
We stood over against the Diamond Head
the crater that towers TO the east OF Homo
lulu We moved rapidly toward the hArbor Of
Honolulu. The yards Of the Charleston were
ccckbilled and the flag Of Hawaii was floating
at half mast above our own ensign A. Ne
approached nearer to land Ne could see the aas
floating from the signal station st the Diamond
Head II huttered at the peak and evidently
had not yet interpreted our appearance. Pres
emily the admiral. who had been on the bridge
since daybreak, ordered signals 10 b. made
Notwithstanding this the flag at the Diamond
Head remained NJ full mast. Either the
people did not understand OF they refused
20 believe. The Mohican. however. which
was within the barbor. recognized the
signals and answered them as We began 10
move slowly down the channel. Nevertheless
the people on shore IN all this nothing but
proclamation that the king. whom they had
uot tAlttttu NAkuruAN. WIS Win tngm tfrrf
days before and presently the fort began o. tire
royal salute. Ten guns had doomed out a
welcome. when suddenly they stopped. ~ ~
the men who hired them knew that something
was not right Meantime the Mohican had
quickly cockbilled Its yards and put on the
garb OF grief. It's Gag at slf-nast sent down
the ensign on the British gunbost Nymphe. A
flagstaff near the water front followed the ex-
ample and soon the government building WAS
IA the fashion. The wharves began % throng
alnfrl oh.
on the tower Of the government building
anxious watchers. At the boat landing ne saw
hsif-compieted trlumpbal arch. bearing the
inscription IN Hawaiian: Return TO thy
throne and remain forever with thy people
boat driven through the water by the sharp,
quick stroke Of the native ro~ers. dashed
hongslde our gangway and mp the steps sprang
Edward Macfarlane. Following him. At slower
gait, came old John Cummins the pri,ne NM
lister.
where is GeorgeY' demanded Macfarlane.
and then shrank back he saw the coffin Of
the dead king stretched beneath lite canopy VI
| Grape.
WAITING TO WELCOME HIN.
On the veranda OF the boat house could be
seen FIVE or six young girls, all in white, with
flowers and leaves about them. They were
chattering and langhing-a strange contrast
TO the OMNIBUS iuli the wharf below They
were the kings dancers the women whom he
dehghted 10 honor while he lived They had
seen their summer aud they did not know Vet
that II was over. They waved their handker-
chiefs and gariands gayly with hight hearts.
lhey glanced at the throngs upon the nhius
and wharyes, and ~ If ashamed that the well
come should be 40 meagcr redoubled their
beckonings and wavings. Finally n canoe slth
| two natives shot past their shady haven. A
word or two in the native tongue was shouted.
From tie lips of the women came a quick
furious retort. The words were repeated and
| there was no reply-only dull silence. The
canoe went on its way and the women were left
to their wild, hysterical bitterness.
After landing and az the coffin was being
lifted into the sable hearse there was a most
extraordinary incident Bursting through the
crowd, rank after rank. came a gaunt. dishcy-
eiled woman Of great stature. though bent
with cid age. Her arms hung down in front.
\ swinging with the motion of her body. The
face was haggard and her eyes were bleared
anc had the expression Of OK struck down
| IN the SHAMELESS. She danced up and down the
line and then uttered strange unearthly CRY.
Ii was answered from some point far away.
She howled again and. with a swRying Of body
and hanging arms like the pendulum " CLOCK,
she began a death chant 10 describe the creA-
lures voice and manner would be impossible.
The words caus an her open throat and pro-
duced a curious tremolo, the vowel sounds were
predominant and formed an indefinable uAula-
| tion. Along the line, on the wharves, in the
vessels shrouds. the chant taken up. and
the scene grew barbaric. drizzling rain set
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