Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-22
Kalakaua's Body Embalmed
and EncffiOned.
Obsequies to Be Held in San
Francisco Today.
Admiral Brown in Full Charge O
the Funeral Arrangements.
The Cruiser Charleston in Waiting tc
Bear the Casket ito the Late
Kings Island Realm.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Brown has taken full charge of the
arrangements for the funeral Of King
Kalakaua. The remains we're placed in
metallic casket, this morning, and
then inclosed IN an exterior coffin,
which was taken to Trinity church this
morning and placed in the mortuary
chapel OF the church, to be left there
under the guard of men detailed by
General Gibbon from the Presidio.
The casket will remain in the
chapel until it is carried into
the church tomorrow. Admiral Benham
notified Admiral Brown, yesterday, that
he was anxious to participate in the
ceremonies on Thursday, and that de-
tail OF marines would be sent down from
Mare island to take part'in the funeral
cortege. Admiral Brown said that inn
mediately after the funeral services,
which will be conducted by the Rev. j.
Sanders Reed, the remains will be car
ried to hearse which, accompanied by
an escort. will be driven directly to
Clay-street wharf.
When the casket is received by Adj
miral Brown and staff at the Clay street
wharf, it will be transferred with little
delay to the Charleston by a govern
ment steamer. Various invited guests
and the pail bearers will accompany the
casket to the Charleston, where it will
be placed in position in the after bar
bettes arranged to receive S-inch guns.
Here space will be built up, covered
with American and Hawaiian flags.
During the ceremonies tomorrow min
ute-guns will be fired from the Charles
ton, by order of Admiral Brown, and
from the Presidio and Alcatraz, by order
of General Gibbon.
1t is probable that the only personal
following to accompany the dead king
back to Honolulu will consist of Colo
nels McFarlane and Baker of his staff
and the servants VINO attended him
thither. Upon arriving at Honolulu
the Charleston will fire minute-guns
during the debarkation.
Consul Mckinley said this afternoon
that unquestionably the arrival OF the
Charleston upon this mission would be
shock to the people of Honolulu. No
one at Honolulu has known anything
about the kings serious illness, he said,
and the earlier advices, since the arrival
Of the king here, were all to the effect
that his health was improving.
There was general display OF bunting
at half-mast all over the city today. on
public and private buildings. The flags
of the various governments hoated at
half-mast over all the foreign consulates.
Flags were half-masted also on the Gus
tom house, city hall, Palace hotel,
Masonic temple and on business houses,
and also on many vessels in the harbor.
All these flags will fly at half-mast until
the Charleston leaves the harbor to-
morrow afternoon.
1t has been arranged that the Charles
ton shall start as soon after the ceremo-
nies as convenient. She will lie off the
Clay-street wharf, with steam up ready
to go as soon as the government vessel
arrives, bringing the casket. The early
hour at which the services will be held
at Trinity church, will enable her to get
away long before dark, possibly by
O'Clock.
A flood of kilograms and letters, con-
tanning condolences, flowed in upon
Colonel McFarlane, the kings chamber
lain, today. Many citizens also called
to tender their sympathy. Two dis
patches were received this morning from
diplomatic representatives of the Ha-
waiian government, one being from Mr..
Hoffunng, the Hawaiian minister at
London, and the other from Mr.. Carter,
the Hawaiian minister from Washing
ton, who came here recently to meet
King Kalakaua and confer with him.
General Gibbon states that he has
notified General Schofeld by wire of the
kings death. A suitable escort of cav
airy will be drawn up at the church
during the services, and will accompany
the cortege to the wharf. General Cut
ting, commanding the second brigade of
the national guard, in compliance with
instructions from General Dimond, has
issued an order calling for the second
brigade to march to Trinity church and
take up its position on the right of the
regular army. The whole will be under
the command of General Gibbon.
General Dimond last evening sent
word to Admiral Brown that he had re-
ceived a telegram from Governor Mark
ham, asking General Dimond to repre-
sent him at the funeral services.
Golden Gate commandery knights
Templar will constitute a special escort
to the body from the church to the
wharf.
The chamber of commerce has passed
resolutions of coincidence with the kings
relatives and the Hawaiian people, and
the chair appointed committee con-
sisting of Captain Merry, General Di-
mond, Captain Kimball, George C. Per-
kins and Captain Stone to assist in the
funeral ceremonies.
1t is understood that there will be
twelve acting pall-bearers. Among the
gentlemen named as such are: Ex-Gov-
ernor Perkins, Ex-Governor Burnett, ex-
Mayor Pond, j. III. Goodman and j. f.
Moses, of the Masonic order; ex. Sena-
tor Williams, Claus Spreckels and
Colonel Fred Crocker.
Before the remains of the king were
taken to the mortuary chapel of Trinity
church this afternoon, the casket con-
tanning them was removed from the
apartments which the king had occupied
to the reception rooms OF the Pal
ace hotel, where black cata-
falque had been prepared to receive it.
Here gathered the small party which
came with the king from Honolulu.
General Gibbon and Admiral Brown.
were represented by members of their
stats. 1t had been previously ar
ranged that no services should be held
on this occasion, but that the meeting
should be one OF personal re-
spect to the memory of the late king,
and that the casket should be taken to