Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-23
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Services At San Francisco Over King Ka
kaua's Remains.

Services At San Francisco Over King Kala-
ksua's Remains.
The last honors we're paid IN San Francisco
to the late King Kalakaua yesterday afternoon.
During half Of Wednesday and throughout the
night the body Of the dead king lay in state in
the mortuary chapel Of the Trinity Episcopal
Church, where the king had several times at
tended the services since his arrival in San
Francisco. A guard Of regular soldiers kept
watch over the casket throughout the night
The scene in the sacred ediice yesterday was .
deeply impressive one. A number Of represen-
tatives OF foreign governments present were
arrayed in Official dress, but the church itself
was not decorated, save the chancel, at the back
OF which were draped American and Hawaiian
colors, immediately in front Of which burned
Jets OF gas artistically arranged in the form of
kingly crown. The rails of the first three
pews on the left OF the centre aisle, which had
been set apart for the Hawaiian party, were
draped in black and the chancel was filed with
choice floral pieces, offerings of personal friends
and Of societies Of which the king had been o
member.
THE SERVICES.
With the bells Of the church solemnly tolling
and while the organ sounded the majestic
strains of the Beethoven funeral march, the
clergy, followed by the guard of honor, pro-
ceeded slowly down the center AISLE just be-
hind the clergy followed a body of pallbearers
who carefully bore the coffin. draped in
Hawaiian colors and heaped with flowers, to the
bier within the chancel. Col. Raker of the
king staff, Hawaiian Consul General Mckin-
ley, several Hawaiian residents Of San Fran
cisco and the little party which accompanied
the king from Honolulu came next and took the
seats reserved for them. They were in mourn
ing, and as the services proceeded frequently
gave vent TO tears.
As the coffin was borne into the chancel the
clergy, comprising all the ministers Of the Epis-
copal faith IN the city, arranged themselves on
either side, while 'he choir intoned the chant
by Fellon. The doors were then thrown open
to the public. A selection from scripture was
read by Bishop Spalding and Jerusalem, the
Golden" was sung by the choir. Rev. J. San
ders Reed delivered a short funeral discourse.
The choir sang Brock of Ages"
BORNE TO THE VESSEL.
After the benediction the funeral cortege
slowly took the coffin to the hearse. The
procession moved to the water front imme-
diately after the conclusion of the services in
the church and was most imposing demon
stration. The procession was headed by two
troops Of the fourth United States cavalry with
the band of the fifth United States artillery.
Next came the light battery of the fifth United
States artillery, followed by the second brigade
of the National Guard of California. The hearse
".
Then came the suite Of the king, Gen. Gibson
and staff Admiral Benham and staff. and rep
resentatives of the government, Maj. Gen. Di-
mond and staff. federal, state, city aud county
officials representatives of the mercantile
bodies, civic societies and private citizens came
next in carriages.
At the foot Of Market street there were as
sembled 100 900 spectators. There was total
cessation Of business all along the line of march
and on other thoroughfares. This was done rs
a spontaneous expression of respect on the part
of the business community. At the foot of
Market street the second brigade Of the Cali
fOrnia National Guard formed in line and pre-
sented arms as the hearse and escort passed.
The cavalry escort. on reaching Washington
street wharf. presented arms a. the casket was
delivered to Admiral Brown.
The lighthouse steamer Madrona was moored
at the wharf. and a few hundred yards ont in the
stream lay the flagship Charleston. The casket
containing the kings remains was placed aboard
the Madrona and received by Admiral Brown
The MadroEa then steamed out to the Charles
ton, and the casket was transferred to the flag
ship and placed in the after barbette under a
canopy formed Of Hawaiian and American flags.
In few moments the Charleston commenced
to move down the bay, while minute guns were
fired from the batteries at Alcatraz and the
Preside. About 5 o'clock the Charleston
passed through the Golden Gate and proceeded
to sea-