St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-23
Obsequies Of King Kalakaua
at the City Of San
Francisco
Profusion Of Impressive Hon
ors, Civic, Naval and
Military.
Thousands Throng the Streets
to Watch the Long Pro-
session
At Sunset the Body Is Borne
Through the Golden Gate
to Sea

the late King Kalakua of Hawaii this
afternoon. During half of yesterday
and throughout the night the body of the
dead king lay in a state i'll m0rtuary
chapel of Trinity Episcopal church,
where the king had several times at
tended the services since his arrival
here. A guard of regular soldiers from
Preside kept watch over the casket
throughout the night. From early
morning the streets in the vicinity of the
church were thronged with people, and
as the hour of the funeral services APP
preached they became densely packed
Companies of regular troops and
of the national guard of California
were constantly arriving and wheeling
into position. Carriages conveyed to
the church the distinguished per-
sons who were to be pres
ent at the services, and an
eager throng of spectators pushed
to and fro, yainly seeking entrance to
the church, which could contain but
comparatively small number. Half of
the church was reserved for the funeral
and court, and to the other half was adj
mitted at first only those to whom
special invitations had been sent. The
long line of carriages containing the
especially invited guests arrived at the
church from the Palace hotel about
O'Clock, at which time also assembled
General Gibbom
and staff of the United States army in
full dress uniform. AT this time the
streets without were almost impossible
from the masses of people gathered
in the vicinity, and tue assist
ance of mounted police were
required to keep clear the
entrance to the church. a little before
O'Clock Admiral Brown and staff, of
the Pacific squadron, United States
was at that time about one
third full, and took seats a
few rows back from the front. The
Golden Gate commandery, Knights
TempIars, under Col. W illiam Edwards,
which has entertained the king and
which had been invited by him to at
tend a grand entertainment i'll their
honor at Honolulu during the coming
summer now entered. in full regalla
and took seats at the right of those Oe
cupied by Admiral Brown and party.
The Knights had been requested to act
as guard of honor for the
dead monarch. Carriages, mean
while were constantly arriving, con-
tanning besides pail bearers OF the Scot
tlsh rite. representatives OF fore gn
governments, Mayor Sanderson and the
board of supervisors. the judges of the
supreme court of California, the judges
OF the federal and superior couats, fed
off of n
education, county of NIcers, delegations
from the
Society of Pioneers,
and innumerabIe trade organizations
aud civic societies. These entered and
took seats OH the left of the center
aisle. The scene in the sacred edilice
was deeply impressive one. a num-
berof representatives of foreign govern
ments present were arrayed in official
dress, but the church itself was not
decorated save in chancel at the
brck of which were draped American
and Hawaiian color, Immediately in
front of which burned jets of gas artist
ically arranged in the form of a kingly
crown The raise OF the first three
pews on the left of the center aisle,
which has been set apart for the
Hawaiian party were draped in
black and the chancel was filled
with large and choice floral pieces, Of
ferings of personal friends and OF ST.
eieties of which the king had been
member. That of Islam Temple. of the
mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of the Ma
sonic order to which King Kalakaua
had been admitted but q few days be-
fore his death, was among the most
! noteworthy, being large shield or ban
TO- l. rait
| tar and crescent, the emblem OF the
order, on ground of purple
flowers with the word islam in large
letters composed of white flowers. A
large crown of flowers rested on the
bier, at the base of which was framed
the word ''AIoka." Growing palms and
ferns had also been placed along the
chancel rail. With the bells of the
church sOlemnIy tolling. and while the
organ sounded the majestic strains of
the
Beethoven Funeral March,
the clergy, followed by the guard of
honor, now proceeded slowly down the
center aisle reading the burial Psalms.
Just behind the clergy followed body
of palf-bearerS, who carefully bore the
coffin draped i'll Hawaiian colorS and
heaped with flowers to the bier within
the ctancel, Col. Baker. of the Kings
staff, Hawaiian consul General Mckin-
ley, several Hawaiian residents of the
city and the little party which accom-
panied the king from Honolulu came
next, and took the seats reserved for
them. They were in mourning. and as
the services proceeded frequently gave
vent to tears. As the coffin was
borne into the chancel the clergy
OF oil mi ~ IF In
Episcopal faith in the city. with the eX-
ceptiom of Bishop Kip, who was ill, and
his assistant, Bishop Nichols, arranged
themselves III either side choir, iII-
toned chant by FELTON,. The doors
were then thrown open to the public,
and soon there was not even standing
room in the church. A selection from
scripture was then read by Bishop SpaId-
ing, of st. James church. and hymn,
Jerusalem, the Golden, was sung blythe
choir. Rev. j. Sanders Reed delivered
q short funeral discourse. He closed by
addressing Admiral Brown and staff,
saving: ''0ffieers of the feet, speaking.
as L may. liz the name of the city, we bid
you take the remains of this dear man
back to his native Island, carrying with
you assurance of our sincere sympathy.
The Procession.
The chair then sang "ROck of Ages"
After the benedietion the funeral cor
tege slowly conveyed the coffin to the
hearse. The procession formed to move
to the water front Immediately
after the conclusion of services in
the church. and was most imposing
demonstration. The police force fur
niShed the escort which was found to be
very necessary to restrain the great
crowds which had collected. The pro-
cession was headed by two troops of
the Fourth United States cavalry COM
handed by Lieut.. Col. Mills, with the
band of the Fifth United States artil-
lery at its head. Next came the
light battery of the Fifth United
States artillery, followed by the
Second brigade of the National
Guard of California. headed by Gen.
Cutting and staff. The hearse was es-
corted by the Golden Gate Cammandery,
Knights Templar, under command of
Col. Edwards. The suite of the king,
Coils MeEarlaua and RaEpr folIOtupd