The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-02-03
The King Caueht Cold.

In driving 70 ElIwood, Mr.. Cooper s
ranch neSr Santa Barbara, he hsd
caught slight cold which changed 10 8
bilious fever. That cold caused MS
death.
Invitations TO the inaugural bsl and
receptions 81 the State capital were de-
clned On account OF MS illness by the
desire Of Admiral Brown. He seemed.
however. % be rapidly recovering, and
elaborate SrrSngementS were made for
additional tIips throughout the Coast
Then he hSd 3 severe relapse. The cold
hSd settled on his kidneys and hSd ss7
suned the form OF Brighs's disease.
Tuesday, the 18th inst, against the
most emphatic protest OF Admiral Brown
and Dr.. Woods, ne LEFT his apartments "a
attend banquet 81 the CSliiorniA Hotel
Snd the AdmirSl's persuasion wSs ned
strong enough 70 induce His Majesty "a
decline Masonic reception the follow
ing evening.
These festivities left him almost sr|
deaths door, and he began 10 sink rSp-
idly, the medicines administered having
apparently no effect. Sunday showed i
slight improvement, which was soon fol- Y
lowed by the dangerous symptoms d
acute Bright's disease. Blood poisoning
hSd SET IN Snd Tor forty-eighs hours pre
cedilg Tuesday he wSs unable 70 tske|
nourishment snd was practically uncon1
sclols-
On Sunday night he began 70 sink s1ll
lower. Rev. F. H. Chareh, SssisrSntI
- Tr---~x- -
Senior Warden L. Y. s. Gibbs. Tha
duty Sll night The impressive Episco-I
psi communion service, 6ouhly solemn|
n the roon Of death, Was resd. Tha'
sacrament was administered, but thd'
King vas 1nSble 70 receive II The eom1I
munic2ntS were Colonel Mscfsrlzne
Colonel Baker, Mrs. Mckinley, NJ. Priced
and c. '. s. Gibbs. With remarkable.
vitality the King elung 70 lie, bat the|
end vas very nezr.
Dr. Woods hSd, on Thursday, called
Drs- Sawyer and ISylor, who occupy Il
prominent position Smong medical men'
IN San Francisco. The result of theiFI
diagnoses confirmed the decision preyi-|
ously arrived 81 BY Dr. Woods, VIZ, thztI
Brlght's disease n is Eors- form ESs'
manifest Ths1 followed s struggle I'd
hold the Kings lie, aud raise him al
fron his pruStrSte condition in order ths.I
be might Be conveyed hack 70 HonolaluI
% die Smo1g his beloved people. Il vas
apparent by Monday, however, that The;
contest Vas futile and thzs the KinS
nus die within s few hours. The Saas
Francisco newspapers had contained
2rtieies OF His Msies-yis illness from tha.
1rs-, %. when the worst became hoEnl
public excitement was intense ExusI
e1itlo1S were Issued every hon. detailing
Si.h huge headlines the preczrlO1s eOa-
di1oa o. The King. Hundreds q peopla'
6ocksd % the PzLSce Hotel 70 lezzn tha'
particulars, while 3 dozen reporterS
waited n the corridors ior iteus- Funl
an extra of the Post, q January 2lS
Is taken the following:
Newspaper Reports.
King KSlzkzus has been actually dy7
ing to- three days
Late Oa Saturday night he became
cnco1scio1s and began 70 SEk.
His friends zui the members q his
suite, hoping against fate foz the best,
agreed nOs 70 make Pzblie the real con-
6i1on q the dyinZ monarch until tha
lzst chance q his recovery had vanished
Ihls condition q things presented itsel5
last night and the truth vas made
knoEn
Ike vld6re the report few about the<
city. Increasing IS i vent, until At dzy-z
ilgnt this morning half q San Frzucisco<
believed the King Ezs dead
Daring The entire night Mrs NeEin1*
lsy, Mrs Price and Dr. Woods have r.
NAMED zs the BEDSIDE q the dyinz
King.
When the reporter called this NON
ing DIS Woois, SzSyer and Tsyio<
we're IN attendance
Rsplylng % question addressed "a
then colIsc<iTslv, they Al answered
- he ca11oe live nore tkz1 fs~ hozrx-
At 81 early ho1r Sunday the King had
3 lucsd interval he tuned 70 Admiral
Br0En and szsd-
Vel, an ; very sex nan