The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-30

fest gala days Honolulu ever would have
witnessed. Wednesday evening, Janu-
sary 18th, workers on the decorations re-
tired from their labors little dreaming
THAT on the morrow they would be called
upon to take down the inscriptions To
have been used as happy greeting to
/ bis Majesty returning with restored
health; little did the issuers of the inyi-
{tations for the royal ball think they
would be recalled; less did the happy
1throng to have been gathered 10 welcome
him back expect such a return. Instead
fof triumphal arches, gaily decorated with
kevergreens and incribed with JOYOUS in
kscriptions, the ominously black draped
them; instead OF gay pleasure-seekers at
the ball, mourners will gather at the
Palace, and in place of the smiling faces
that would have beamed with pleasure
and voices strong with cheers, the
mournful countenances of the immense
gathering, hushed to quietness by awe,
lined the way from tue wharf to the
Palace.
The Customs House, Government
'building, Police Station aud great
many of the business houses as well as
&private residences were draped with en-
blems of mourning; flags were lowered
to half-mast from every boat and vessel
lin the harbor and every flag pole in the
whole CITY, in fact, took on an
of deep regret and sorrow.
At O'Clock in the afternoon the re-
= mains of the King were transferred to a.
barge, draped and otherwise fixed to re-
ceive the body; the barge was towed to
the wharf Qnter-1sland dock) by another
boat. There were followed by other
boats containing the marines, standard
bearers and sailors of the U. s s.
charleston and -Mobican and Of the II.
M. s. Nymphe. The first landed We're
Admiral Brown and staff, after which
came the marines and sailors followed
by the pall-bearers with the casket con-
tanning the body OF the King. Mr.. H.
II. Williams, acting as Marshal, was
there to receive the remains with the
new, beautiful hearse drawn by four
black horses.
The funeral cortege slowly turned its
way towards the Pslace, the Charleston
8baud leading the way, playing funeral
marches. The Band was followed by
kaforty Charleston marines with arms re-
versed, they in turn by the standard
r bearers carrying the American flag; fol-
Showing them were $50 sailors from the
fSCharleston and Mohican, after whom
r came a detachment of officers and forty
sailors from Ii. B. NJ. S. Nymphe. Next
+ came the carriage bearing the dead, es-
corted on each side by Hawaiian police.
Following the hearse were the Hawaiian
Ministers, officers of the u. s. S.Charles-
ton, H. b. M. Nymphe, U. s. s. Mohi-
lean, clergymen and others.
Minute guns were fired from the
charleston, the shore battery and the
Mohican respectively from the time OF
leaving the man of war till the procession
{reached the Palace.
Every available point of view at the
wharves was literally crowded, as well
E@as the streets and buildings along the
sroute, up Fort street, down King street
Ito the front Palace gate, by an immense
/ 3throng, perhaps the largest Honolulu
HSever witnessed.
81 From the gate to the front entrance Of
the Palace, lighted torches were placed
Nabout ten feet apart on each side OF the
E1drive, with Honolulu fremeu, from
accompanies and 4, stationed in like dis
ences from the gate up to where the
I uniformed " Native Sons of Hawaii =
stood. To the right of the Palace al
you approached it were drawn up the
Royal Guards, while on the left was the
1 Royal Hawaiian Military Band which
y commenced to play as the pail bearer,
entered the gate. The different detach
ments from the Charleston, Nymphe
Mohican and police We've arranged OIL
each side OF the walk AS the caske
was about to enter Eat the gate, He
Royal Highness approached the railip,
of the balcony on the second floor. He
grief was sad to see, as was that o
friends assembled on the left side of thu
lower veranda, causing a sad, solemn
quietness in the large assemblage in tn,
Palace yard.
Along the steps on each side wer
placed the late Kings retainers wears {
> feather caps and holding kahili wands
The members OF the Supreme Court an,
l. Acting Chamberlain Jas. w. Robertson
!, met the procession on the steps of tn,
Palace, and preceded the bearers OF tn
remains into the Throne Room wher
they remain till definite arrangement
are made.
The people and marines and sailor
from the men-of-war gradually Withdrew
from the scene that was to be one o
J, happiness and pleasure, now one c
u mourning and sorrow.