The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-09-07
The Prince COnsOrt Borne
to the Tomb.
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION
Scenes in the Palace and the Royal
MausOIeum.

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Dominis, the Prince Consort, dawned
fair and cloudless. The morning was
warm, but as the hour of noon ap-
preached, the trade wind began to blow,
tempering the heat of day which
otherwise would have been sultry. The
preliminary service was held as an
nounced at half past twelve in the
Throne Room of the Palace, and as the
time fixed drew near, the notables of the
Kingdom-Princes, Judges, Members OF
the Privy Council, the representatives OF
friendly states - gathered to pay the
last earthly honors to the deceased.
The coffin of the Prince Consort was
placed in the centre of the Throne Room
upon raised foundation covered below
by cloth Of blue satin and above by a
rich yellow robe. Upon the latter rested
the coffin itself, and over it was thrown
a heavy mantle with broad alternate
bands of red and yellow feathers. The
coffin itself is magnificent piece OF
work from the shops of G. E. Williams,
made entirely of kou and koa, the body
being of the latter, and the trim
mings of the former wood. 1t con-
tains more than two hundred pieces in
all and the sides and ends were
magnificent specimens of Hawaiian
wood. The plate, a fine piece of artistic
work, came from Hubash. 1t is piece
of solid silver about ten inches long in
the shape of Tyre. At the top was the
Hawaiian coat-of-arms raised and done
in colors, surmounted by crown. At
the bottom was placed Masonic en-
blem also in colors, and between these
two decorations was engraved the in
scription surmounted by a wreath of
green gold.
At each of the four corners of the beir
were placed embroidered cushion on
which rested emblems of earthly pride
and honor-at the head the sword and
hat of the Governor of Oahu, and those
of one high in rank among the
Knight Templars-at the foot Hawaiian
and foreign orders and decorations.
On each side of the princely bier
stood five Hawaiians wearing on their
shoulders the short feathered cloaks
which constitute the emblem of their
office, and waved their small kahilis
with the strange slow motion
peculiarly characteristic of royal obse-
quies in Hawaii. The four corners were
occupied by Majors Boyd, Cornwell,
Bertelmann and Holt, the personal staff
of the Governor of Oahu, clothed in full
uniforms and helmeted in nodding
plumes. Outside of all were placed the
tall kahilis enclosing large square in
the center of the room.
Each kahili sprang from a mass OF
roses, and at the foot of the bier were
beautiful flowers and wreaths, ferns and
roses, red, yellow and white, and
browning all the beauty by a beauty
more perfeCt-a harp, all in marigolds,
above it two white doves stretching their
wings tor flight.
Parallel with three OF the lines set by
the kahilis, were ranged the chairs set
apart for Her Majesty's Ministers, the
Justices OF the Supreme Court, Mem
bers of the Privy Council and Legisla-
tive Assembly, the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Representatives of Foreign Coun-
tries and Heads of Government Bureaus.
Specific places were reserved for each
class of dignitaries, but the arrangements
were not rigidly adhered to. Among
those present were the Hon. A. F. Judd,
Chief Justice and Chancellor of the King
dom, Hon. r. F. Bickerton, Judge of the
Supreme Court, Their Excellencies Sam'l
Parker, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
@. N. Spencer, Minister of the Interior,
j. Mott-Smith, Minister of Finance, and
W Austin Whiting, Attorney General
His Excellency J. L. Stevens, U. S.
Minister Plenipotenitary; Senior A.
de Souza Canavarro Charge d. Affairs and
Consul General of Portugal; Major J.
Il. Wodehouse, British Commissioner (;
Mon. G. M. G. Bosseront d'Anglade,
commissioner, and Mon. Vizzavona,
Chancellor of the French Legation !;
MIR. Masaki, Diplomatic Agent and
Consul for Japan; F. A. Schaefer, J. M.
Hackfeld, IL. f. Glade, III. Renjes, FL.
w. Severance, J. III. Patty, and others,
being consular representatives of Italy.
Belgium, Russia, Germany, Sweden,
Mexico, Spain, the United States of
America, the Netherlands and other
countries.
Among the members of the Privy
Council present were: Col. w. F.
Allen, j. o. Carter, w. d. Alexander, J.
7. Warehouse, j. B. Anterior, S. M.
Damon, A. n. Trip, G. E. Beckley, j.
Ena, A. Fernandez, w. G. Irwin, H.
kuihelani, j. Richardson, Paul Isen-
berg, John A. Cummins, and others.
Among the members of the Legisla-
ture were: Hon. J. S. Walker, W. Il.
Rice, j. NJ. Horner, E. G. Macfarlane.
Fl. P. Baldwin, G. o. Berger, H. A.
Widemann.
At y 40 P. NJ. Her Majesty entered
the Throne Room, accompanied by the
two young princes, Prince Kawananakoa
and Prince Kalanianaole, and the Ladies
OF her Court. All rose while the Queen,
clothed in deep mourning, proceeded to
the head OF the bier and took her place
there, one of the princes on her left
hand and the other on her right. The
services began with choral singing by
ten white-robed girls from Kawaiahao
Seminary accompanied by Miss Patch
at the piano. The selection was the
well-known hymn "My faith looks up
to thee"
The Rev. DIR. Beckwith read selections
from the Goth and other psalms, and also
the last verses of the 18th chapter of
1st Corinthians. Prayer was followed
by hymn sung by the KaWaiahao
chorus-"Nearer my God to Thee, nearer
to Thee"-and close upon the hymn came
the benediction.
The withdrawal OF the Queen and her
was the signal for the dis
persion of the assembly, and the pail
bearers proceeded to their melancholy
work, bearing the splendid coffin out of
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