Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
Thousands Attend the Funeral
of King Kalakaua.
Imposing Obsequies Held at Trinity
Episcopal Church.
The Remains Of the Dead Monarch EN-
barked for Hawaii Amid Scenes
of Solemn State.
associated Press dispatches


afternoon. During half Of yesterday
and throughout the night, the body of
the dead king lay in state in the mortu-
ary chapel Of Trinity Episcopal church,
where the king had several times at
tended services since his arrival here on
December 4th. A guard Of soldiers from
the Presidio kept watch over the coffin
throughout the night, being relieved at
intervals.
From early morning the streets in the
vicinity of the church were thronged
with people, and as the hour of the
funeral services approached, they be-
came densely packed. Companies of
regular troops and of the national
guard were constantly arriving and
wheeling into position. Carriages con
veyed to the church distinguished
persons who were to be present at the
services, and an eager, restless throng of
sight-seers pushed to and fro, seeking
entrance to the church which could con-
tain but small proportion of their
number. Half of the church, was re-
served for the funeral escort, and to the
other half was admitted at first only
those to whom special invitations had
been sent.
The board of supervisors of the city
held brief conference with Mayor San
derson this morning. and arranged vari-
GUS details in perfecting the funeral
arrangements. The civic matters were
under the charge of Mayor Sanderson,
while the charge of all military matters
was left to General Gibbon, command
ing the division of the Pacific. The de-
partments of the superior court were
adjourned over yesterday out of respect
to the deceased monarch, and the Gus
toms house was closed today from IL to
2. The produce exchange and num-
ber of business organizations also ad-
journed early out of respect to the king.
The guests invited by Mayor Sander
son began to assemble at the Palace no.
tel at 1890 p. m. There was very
large gathering of representative citi-
zens, including Collector Phelps, Ship
ping Commissioner Morton, consular
representatives of foreign governments
and the city government, chamber of
commerce, board of trade, society of
California pioneers, representatives of
the federal courts and of the state
bench and bar, the Scottish Rite of
Free Masonry, Knights. OF Oceania,
members OF the Bohemian club and
other organizations. They proceeded
in a long line of carriages to the church,
arriving at about 1o'clock, at which
time also assembled the staff of General
Gibbon in full uniform.
About noon the Post-street door of
Trinity church was opened, and persons
having tickets of admittance were al
lowed to enter. At this time the streets
without were almost impossible from
the masses OF people gathered in the vi
cinity, and the assistance Of the mounted
police was required to keep clear the en-
trance to the church.
At little before / O'Clock Admiral
Brown, of the Pacific squadron, and
staff entered the church, which was then
about one-tnird full, and took seats
few rows back from the front. At l
O'Clock Golden Gate commandery,
Knights Templar, Colonel William E.
Edwards commanding, which had sew
eral times entertained the king, and
which had been invited by him to at
tend a grand entertainment in their
honor at Honolulu during the coming
summer, entered in full regalia and took
seats to the right of those occupied by
Admiral Brown and party. Admiral
Brown soon after the kings death had
requested that they act as a guard of
honor, and that special pall-bearers be
selected from that body.
Soon after the carriages arrived at the
church the pall-bearers, members of the
Scottish Rite, representatives of foreign
governments, Mayor Sanderson and the
board of supervisors, judges of the su
preme court OF California, judges of the
federal and superior courts, federal
officials, boards OF health and education,
county officers, delegations from the So
ciety of pioneers and the various trade
organizations and civic societies entered,
taking seats on the left of the center
aisle. Some of the representatives of
foreign governments were arrayed in
their official dress.
The church was not decorated,
save in the chancel, at the
back of which were draped
the American and Hawaiian colors, ir.-
mediately in front of which burned jets
of gas artisticaly arranged in the form
Of kingly crown. The rails of the first
three pews on the leftof the center aisle,
which had been set apart for the
Hawaiian party, were draped in black,
and the ehancel was filled with large
and choice floral pieces, the offerings OF
personal friends and OF societies of which
the king had been member. That
OF Islam Temple of Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine of the Masonic
order, to which King Kalakaua had
been admitted buta few days before his
death, was among the most noteworthy, |
being large shield or banner, bearing |
In white hyacinths a scimtar and cres-
cent. the emblem of the order, on a
ground of purple flowers, with the word
"Islam" in large letters, also composed
of white flowers. Above large crown
of flowers rested on the bier, at the base |
OF which was framed the word "Aloha..'
Growing palms and ferns had also been
placed along the chancel rail.
At l 80 p. m. the bells OF the church
began tolling, and while the organ
sounded the solemn strains Of Beeth-
ovens funeral march, the clergy, fol-
lowed by the guard of honor, proceeded
slowly down the center aisle, reading the
burial psalm. Just behind them fol-
lowed coloied porters, who carefully
bore the coffin, draped in the Hawaiian
colors and heaped with flowers. to the
bier within the chancel. Colonel Baker,
of the kings staff. the Hawaiian consul,
Colonel Mckinley, several Hawaiian
residents Of the city, and the little party
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