The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
THR DEAD KING.
The Mourning Over the Demise of
Kalakaua.
THE PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC
A Place Where Flowers are Sweeter. Birds
More Musical, and Nature Is In
Most Gracious Mood.

HONOLULU, H. l., Hawaiian Hotel, Feb
16, 1S9l.-[Special correspondence of THE
HERALD. What sort Of caprice took
possession once upon a time of the
heart of the Pacific ocean, to roll back
its twenty thousand feet of water, and
shoot out of the abyss the precipitous cliffs
and promontories, and volcanoes with their
hell-fire crown, which We call the Sand
witch Islands is, believe more than Mother
Shipton or MIR. Webb could explain. Ger
tainly it was generous sort of cata-
clysm on the part of nature, for upon these
rescued acres she has constructed new
Garden of Eden for the dwelling place Of
mankind. The original molten lava har-
dened for a space of time-perhaps mil
lion years-into the implacable rock, but
the soft showers and breezes of the tropics
melted it again into the most genial and
fertile OF soils which bring forth as by
magic wondrous wealth of food for the
use OF man, flowers to charm the eye, and
birds whose songs are enchantment
THE STATELY COCOA PALM
is here, the broadleaved banana, the tam
arind, and the mango. The trees are laden
with richest flowers, and all the island
would seem to have had its birth on some
glorious Easter morning. The orange and
banana are possessed of a richness and
sweetness which would thoroughly con-
vince an untraveled Salt Laker, that he
had never in his life time tasted either fruit
before. But my rusty pen is wholly mad
equate to picture the aborescent glories of
this Paradise of the Pacific" as it is very
generally and justly styled.
The ocean road by which the steamers
reach this port from San Francisco, is the
most solitary way that the mind can con-
ceiye. They cut across the track of the
trade winds and go boldly into region of
The sea country which Is never visited by
sailing vessels; thus, in all the seven days
and nights when the steamship fights the
waves and plows along to the west-soil-
west, no living sign is seen, no sail, not
even at this time OF the year fish to re-
heve the mind from
THE SENSE OF AWFUL DEsoLATIoN,
and the reflection that if the little world of
the ship should suddenly sink down into
those profound depths, with its weight of
humanity. the tumultuous surface would
only foam momentarlly, aud then forever
more hide the wonderous secret from NOR
tai eyes. The collapse would be only ter
rlble conjecture, and the excited Imagination
finds relief in clRmoring for Pacific tele-
graphic cable, which could at least give
Z. L
fancy that the demands of the rapidly in
creasing trade from the United States and
New Zealand with these islands will soon
supply the want. Indeed, Ishould consider
living here Objectionable without it. As
write the whole city and kingdom is on
Qui-vive, on account of the non-arrival of
the Zealandia, now two days over DUE with
The mails which TO US strangers seem just
now the most desirable objects that ships
can possible travel with. All the coveted
letters from home In our estimation they
sank Noah's dove with the ark thrown in.
and we look every hour for the telephone
TO announce that the ship is off Koko head.
we came down on time, seven days and
half, but that story about the ocean over
this way being mill pond, and
swEETHEART's SAIL
over a summer sea is awfully attenuated
The voyage was very rough and our can
tain ran several hundred miles to leeWard
the first two days out from San Francisco
to escape a tornado which was capering
about in our direct road. we are on every
hand congratulated on our good fortune, to
have arrived here in time to witness and
take part in the mourning for the king, and
the manifestation of the nations grief has
been such as TO show them very loyal sub
1ects OF their marvellous kalakaua Our
own government has kept its guardian arm
dUOuI AlAu 1rou Iue Oay ne set ais weary
1eet upon the plank of the Charleston bound
for our friendly land in search Of health,
until the great war ship again appeared ali
upannounced off koko Head, having our
Tag and that of the Hawaiian kingdom at
half-mast and the hfeless body of the
monarch who in his absence had met king
MUCH MORE TERRIBLE
than himself. What sequel, at moment
when the city was in the midst of prepara
tons for his triumphant reception and vel
come! Soon the great ship swung around
the reef and slowly entered the harbor
while minute guns from the shipping and
from Punch Bowl and toling bells, sorrow
ing natives wailing their lost Idol made a
scene and sound never to be forgotten. So
suddenly was the pail of sorrow let down
upon the flower wreathed ethyl And the
mourning Immediately became SO to speak.
the order of every day and every night
from the 2Sth ultimo until last Sunday. the
18th. when the funeral took place, and the
beloved royal father as these people
love to call their sovereign, was laid to rest
In the silent mausoleum on the hill Punch
Bowl is the name of an extinct volcano
which pushes boldly skyward just in the
edge OF the lovely valley where lies the
city OF Honolulu and as the massive process
sion bore along its way toward the Pail.
the watch fires shot up from
THE CREST OF THE CRATER
and minute guns doomed along the crags.
Your space would be encroached upon if
! were to describe all the native and
foreign and American societies which took
mart IN this great parade, but l may mea-