The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-27

He Rupfured Blood Vessel
His Wife Was BY His Side
Before He Expired.

Once more the angel of death has
spread his sombre wings over North
kohala.
On Sunday morning at about 6
o'clock c. A. Chaplin breathed his
last, and in a few minutes, by the
kindly aid of the telephone, the
whole district was discussing the sad
event
Tue physical powers OF our de
ceased freud have for some time
been visibly failing. Friends urged
him to retire for time at least from
the cares of business life. 1t is m
derstood that he WAS preparing to
resign the management of the great
plantation where for twelve years he
has. all too faithfully, toiled. Bat
while he was setting his affairs in
order, the messenger of death called
him from his labors and he lay down
to rest.
Aboard the steamer, while return
ing to his home, be ruptured blood
vessel, and died of repeated hemor-
rhages. A chance medical acquaint
ance, DIR. Corwin, from the mining
region where Mr.. Chapin's early
manhood was spent, attended him
aboard the steamer SO effeetualiy
that the dying mans life was pro
longed, until his wife and friends
could reach his side And surround
eel by every comfort and alienation
that tender love ard medical skill
could provide, he breathed his last in
his wife's arms.
DIR. Bond, his family physician.
was with him to the last Again and
again he revived him, till exhausted
nature could rally no more, and he
sank into the sleep that knows no
waking.
A special train, provided by the
thoughtful kindness Of Mr.. Wight,
brought up the funeral party at
about 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
They were met at the station by a
great throng of friends and planta-
ton employees; and the mournful
procession, with measured step and
uncovered heads, started on that last
sad journey that We all must take.
Between the rows OF cottages de.
serted now by tenants eager to tes
tify their respect for the dead, past
the silent mill, on by the closed and
darkened Office, and SO through the
gates to the beautiful place that had
yesterday been Home" And there
we laid MIN down in the room where
he had SO often rendered his hospi-
tally to others, silent and helpless
now, who had once been 50 genial
and helpful.
From loving hands came tender
offerings of flowers till the coffin was
a mass of bloom. And so with tear
full eyes we performed the last sad
rites And then we bore the body
forth to its resting place in the grave
upon the sunny hillside. and realized
at last that we s,o~uld see our friend
no more.
He was 81 years of age, and had
been married for thirty-one years
His widow and two boys survive him.
He leaves valuable fruit ranch in
California and had ten thousand
dollar insurance on his life. For
twelve of the most prosperous years
that Hawaii has ever known he was
manager for the kohala Sugar Com
pany, and they will find it hard to fill
his place. He was a man of public
spirit and influence and will long be
missed in North kohala
The weather seems settled; strong
trades are blowing and the moonlight
nights are beautiful.
4 fatal accident befell Chinese
woman last week. She was cooking
when her dress took fire and the I'M
fortunate woman was burned SO that
she died. 1t is said that for twenty
four hours after the accident she had
no medical attendance.
In the report last week of w. III.
Richards stump speech the credit Of
the craftsmanship was given to the
wrong man The native pastor was
wiser than some others and stayed
home that night, as some of the rest
of us wished We had.
Z The invitations are OF for great
luau.. to be held early in April, in
honor Of the coming visit Of the
Bishop of Panopolis to Kohala.
kohala, March %, 1893.