The morning call., 1891-09-06
DIED SUDDENLY.
His Royal Hishness John O. Dom.
inis, Prince COnsort, Dead.

The steamer Mariposa, which arrived yes
terday, brings intelligence of the death of
his Royal Highness John Owen DOminis.
Pr ince Consort of Queen Liliuokalani Of
Hawaii, which event occurred at o'clock of
the afternoon of August 2Sth, at the royal
residence, Washington place, Honolulu.
There were present at his bedside at the
time her Majesty the Queen, the Premier
and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon.
Samuel Parker, Attorney-General W. A.
Whiting, Major Seward, the family physi-
clan DR.. LutZ, and two attendants. When
her husband was stricken with death the
Queen was in an adjoining room with her
ladies-in-walting arranging details for the
celebration of her birthday, which occurred
September I'd, and, having no idea of the
serious turn his illness had taken, she hav-
ing been Informed that his disease, which
was pneumonia, was progressing favorably.
Suddenly, and without moments warning,
Dr.. Trousseau stepped into the room, and
hurredly addressing her Majesty said:
MADAM, l believe your husband is dying;
your presence Is required" She quickly
flew to his bedside, but SO rapidly and pain
lessly did death come that in three minutes
all was over.
John Owen Dominis was born al Sehenec-
tady. n. Y, March 10, 1882, hence was at
his death i his sxtieth year. His father
was an Italian, his mother an American
lady from Boston. He went to the Sand
wich Islands with his parents when child,
his father being master mariner on vessels
voyaging in the Atlantic and Pacific. Cap
tain Dominis went to Honolulu for the last
time in the schooner Swallow. Ee sold that
vessel and sailed in 1850 as a passenger on
the brig Henry for China. Another sea cap
tain was fell0w-passenger, but notwith-
standing the three navigators on board the
brig Henry never reached her destination.
1t was supposed that she was caught in
typhoon and foundered. The Honolulu
Bulletin contains q sketch of the Prince
Consorts life from which the following is
taken:
He went TO school in the Chiefs School
under the late Mr.. Cooke, father of Messrs.
G. NJ. and A. K. Cooke. He is next heard
Of attending the Royal School, an institu-
tion that succeeded the Chiefs School as a
select school. This was about all the school,
ing j. o. Dominis had, excepting that he
took special lessons in music, perhaps also
some other branches, in the Priests School
under MonsignOr Migret, Bishop of Ala
thea. He became rather proficient musi-
clan, and for time led the praise service
on the narmonium In the old Bethel Union
Church.
Mr.. Dominis came to California in the
rush that followed the discovery of gold.
In '49 he was a book-keeper in San Fran
cisco for S. Ii. Williams 81 Co., and subse-
quently was engaged by Theodore Shillaber
d Co., Mr.. Shillaber having been formerly a
merchant in Honolulu. He was also in the
employ of G. B. Post of San Francisco.
From California in 1850. he went into the
employ of Charles Brewer of Honolulu,
where he was book-keeper until he was ap-
pointed private secretary to Kamehameha
~, q position that he also filled under
Kamehameha V. The latter appointed him
Governor of Oahu, an office that he held for
over twenty years, until it was abolished.
Part of the time he was also Governor of
Maui. The Governor was member of the
House of Mobiles under the life tenure OF
the constitution abrogated in 1887, he hav-
ing been appointed by kamehameha V.
He occupied various other public offices at
different times.
John Owen DominIs and Miss Lydia K
Paki were married on the 10th of Septem-
ber, 1862, by the late Rev. S. G. Damon
D., at the residence of Hon. c. r. Bishop,
King street. This was in the reign Of
Kamehameha w. His wife became a
Princess on the accession of her brother,
Kalakaua, in 1874 Shortly after Princess
Liliuokalani's accession to the throne this
year she proclaimed her husband as prince
| of the realm.
Governor Dominis was the chief promoter
| of the organization of the Royal Hawaiian
| Band in 1870 being assisted by the present
| Minister of Finance. He went with the late
| King to the United States on the United
| States steamship Benicia in 1874, going as
| far as Washington. In 1887 the Governor
| accompanied the now Queen Dowager ka-
polani aud the present Queen to England,
l where they attended the jubilee celebration