The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

ZION lew. There were civil and military and
secret order; sAmerican, Hawaiian, Eng
llsn, portuguese, Chinese, the Roman and
English clergy; hundreds of children from
all the schools; old women wailing; sea
men from all the ships of war with their
measured step; diplomatic corps; pail
bearers; the Kings charger with reversed
Deots; the lord bishop of Honolulu and
MS clergy In full canonicals; the Kings
chamberlain, whose full uniform presented
a sickly contrast to his saddened, tear
dlmmed face, for it is said he was de-
Votedly attached to his lord; then the dead
body, dragged by 200 native souls" upon
two cables attached right and left to the
funeral car. The wonderful bird robe
which has descended through many gen.
eretlons of the sovereigns of Oahu, the
robe OF state, enveloped the casket. This
is counted the most sacred sign of royalty
and 1t is very much in appearance as
though huge colony of canary birds had
contributed all their plumage to make his
majesty cloak. Although the legend has
1t that two feathers from underneath each
wing of now extinct bird, the two were
found by the hunters, and when enough
were gathered
THE TALIsMANIC ROBE
was produced. Upon this lay the
of the car in two ranks marched
the kahili bearers, holding aloft
the kahllis, the ensign of the
kamahaemahas. These were originally
great feather brushes used by the attend
ants to keep the flies and mosquitoes from
assaultlng the person of royalty, but by
long usage have become dlgnified into the
most stately equipage, and are wonder
fully impressive as their great cylindrical
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Immediately following the coffin was the
queen dowager, solitary in her state car
riage. Then came the newly proclaimed
queen IN beautiful brougham with her
English husband, the Hon. John Dominis
Then other members of the household of
Iolani palace. Then all sorts and con-
ditions of men.
The bearing of the United States gov
ernment- toward the bereaved queen and
nation OF Hawaii, as eXempliied in the
person of Rear Admiral Brown and his
staff of officers, has been so courteous, con-
siderate and fraternal that they have re-
sponded in terms and acts of real affection.
Queen Lillnokalani gave the admiral
BEAUTIFUL JEwELED RING
which kalakaua wore as a gift of the
Prince of Wales, and to Surgeon Woods,
who watched his dying breath, she gave a
his lifetime. Then besides she issued a
ukase to her subjects that between the
hours OF and to-day they should take of
the tirstlings of the fiocks. or of the fields
and rally to the wharf near which lies at
anchor the Charleston, and make the good
admiral the gift of love, or hookapao. as
they term it. The hour arrived and with
1t throAgs of men and women with pigs aud
geese. turkeys and lambs, eggs and fruits,
wine and butter, taro and flowers, and
wreaths of the Haunting vines of gorgeous
leaves Of these tropic groves. The marine
band played, and the gifts were showered
at bis feet. and he was decked out like a
lassie at a picnic. Such a happy, innocent
crowd Of people it would be hard to find,
and such barge loads of thank offerings as
went over to the deck of the great man Of
war would eclipse all the country parsons
donation parties in the broad United States.
So tomorrow the Charleston steams away
to the Pacific coast once more, having full
filled mission of good will among the gen
tie people of the sunny western isles and
carries this letter as its most humble bur
den. RoMER.