The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-02-10
SUMMARY FOR THE STEAMER.

In any summary of the events
of the past month the most
important is the news of the
death of His late Majesty Kign
Kalakaua, which reached Honolulu
on the morning of the Goth. The
whole history of His Majesty's
visit to California, his illness there,
and his death on the Goth of jan
uary has been so amply recorded
in all American and Hawaiian
papers that it is unnecessary to re-
peat all the details; but we will
give here a brief outline of the
events Immediately preceding His
Majesty's lamented death.
Nov. 25th, His Majesty not be-
ing in very good health at the time
embarked on board the U. S. Flag
ship Charleston, at the kind invita-
ton of Admiral Brown, intending
to visit San Francisco and perhaps
Southern California in hopes that
change of air and scene might prove
beneficial. The Charleston reached
San Francisco on the 18th of Deem
Der, and in due time the news was
received at Honolulu of the marked
honors and courtesies with which
His Majesty had been received, and
the unbounded hospitality of which
he was the recipient, and above all
that he already experienced an i'm
provement in health. The next
accounts were not so favorable.
His Majesty in taking a long ride
had caught cold, which seemed
to threaten some liver trouble, but
still no word of danger.
On the morning of the 10Th of
January, however, Honolulu was
startled by the telephones announ-
cling in all directions that the
Charleston was off Coco Head with
Hawaiian and American colors at
half mast, and soon afterwards she
entered the harbor, her white
painted hull draped in black and
her yards tipped on end erosswise,
and we knew that she bore to his
native land all that is mortal of
King KaIakaua. The same after
noon, amid the roar of minute
guns, a melancholy procession of
boats with half-masted colors left
the Charleston's side and proceeded
slowly and solemnly to the wharf.
The coffin containing the remains
was placed under q catafalque in
the Admiral's barge, towed by
Charleston's boats and followed by
those of the u. S. S. Charleston
and Mohican and of II. B. NJ. S.
Nymphe.
Immediately ON the receipt of
the sad news, all public offices and
schools were closed, the Supreme
Court adjourned its sitting, and
business throughout the city was
suspended.
On landing, the coffin was re-
moved to the hearse which was in
waiting drawn by four black
horses, followed by the Ministers,
the Admiral, captains, officers and
detachments of seamen and marines
from all the men-of-war in the har-
Dor, marching solemnly with arms
reversed, and with the band of the
flagship, and conveyed to the
Palace where it was received in
mournful state by II. Ms Vice.
Chamberlain and staff, the Royal
Guard and Band, the bereaved
Royal Family taking their places
on the upper yeranda-
The royal remains were convey
ed to the large ball room, which
had been prepared, and there sur
mounted by the Crown and en-
blems of Royalty, and surrounded
by kahilis and guards and watchers
was placed in State until the NOR
row, when the officials of the king
dom, the Admiral, captains and
officers of the men-of-war, the
Foreign Representatives and Con-
suls and the general public paid
their last respects to the memory
of the deceased monarch.
Her Royal Righness the Princess