The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-04
CAPTAIN wILTsE DEAD.
Congestion of the Brain Carries Him
Off - His Connection With the
Hawaiian Revolution.

New YORK, April 26.-Captain Gil
bert Crandcll Wiltse of the United
States Navy died at noon to-day at
his residence, No. AZ East Fifty
third street. The cause of death
was congestion of the brain. Capt.
Wiltse was under waiting or
ders, having been relieved of the
command Of the United States
steamer Boston ON February 2Sth.
He attended the reception given the
Duke of Noragua at the Hotel Wal
dorf a week ago to-day, and on his
return home complained of a head
ache, Next day he felt worse, and
the family physician, DR., Cassill,
was called in. The doctor immedi-
ately saw that his patient was suffer
ing from congestion of the brain.
Captain Wiltse's condition gradu-
ally became worse, and on Monday
he sank into a state of coma, from
which he did not recover. Captain
Wiltse was married twenty-one years
ago to Miss Sarah Steele. daughter
of Franklin Steele of Washington.
She was then the belle of the capi-
tai. Mrs, Wiltse still lives. He
leaves also two daughters, aged
eighteen and fifteen years, and two
sons, aged thirteen and eight years.
Captain Wiltse's chief title to dis
tinction was i'll connection with the
recent Hawaiian revolution. AS
commander of the Boston he obeyed
Minister Stevens request to land
troops for the protection of life and
property. He gave the order for
hoisting the American flag over the
Government building and was active
! in all the movements immediately
subsequent to the revolution. His
excess of zeal in the cause of annexa-
tion earned for him the sobriquet of
"Jingo Wiltse," nickname the APP
propriateness of which he empha-
sized by extraordinary loquacity on
the matter in hand. I'VE will make
an American lake of the Pacific
ocean," was his epigrammatic way
of outlining the national policy.
He maintained the right of the
United States to annex the islands
and urged the expediency of that
course quite irrespective of the
equity of the case. He fully expect
ed the action of Minister Stevens
and his own course would be ap.
proved with general acclamation by
the people Of the United States, and
was bitterly disappointed when he
received news of the disapproval OF
the present administration.
Captain Wiltse's term of sea ser.
vice expired on the lst of March and
he was relieved by Captain Day, who
is now in command of the Boston
a few nights before Captain Wiltse
sailed for home the annexationists
of Honolulu gave him reception
and ball, which marked the apogee
Of his little greatness. All Honolulu
assembled. as is the custom of Homo
lulu whenever preteXt occurs, and
the guest of the evening was beside
himself with JOY. He embarked fol
San Francisco full of the conviction
that he would find himself a national
hero ON his arrival in San Francisco
and was covered with modification
upon learning that the conduct OF
Stevens had been officially disap
proved and his own action dis
countcnanccd by implication. 1t is
probable that his death was hasten
ed. if not, indeed, directly caused
by the disappointment and chagril
at this turn Of affairs. s.-.Special TO S
+. Examiner.