The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-07
IN MEMORIAM.
EuIogv to Memory OF Mother
Hitchcock by a Friend.

EuIogv to Memory OF Mother
Hitchcock by q Friend.
| Mrs. Alameda + Hitchcock, wife of
/ Hon. David II. Hitchcock, died at the
/ family residence on Waianuenue ave
nue. in Hilo, Hawaii, on October %,
1898, aged 81 years and 10 days. Mrs
Hitchcock was an American lady OF
culture, education aud refinement,
and in the spring-time of life she was
teacher in the grammar schools Of
New York and Boston. But her
young heart was touched by Cupid's
arrow and her eyes turned longingly
toward these islands as the harbor bar
beyond which life held for her love
and joy and peace. So setting sail at
Boston she came ground the Horn"
to become the wife OF an obscure
young lawyer, who siuce that time
has made his name known all over
the Republic. Arriving in the har-
DOr of Honolulu, Mr.. Hitchcock and
minister of the Gospel went on
board aud the brave little woman
came ashore the wife of the man with
whom she has walked hand in hand
down the deciivity of life's path way
for more than the third of a century,
partici pating in the joys and sorrows
of life rearing large and respected
family of boys and girls who are all
now grown to mans estate, and all
living but her namesake daughter,
the wife of DR.. w. j. Moore, whose
sad death occurred only a few months
ago and from the affects of which
Mother Hitchcock as she was fami-
liarly called never fully recovered.
The immediate cause of death was
physical exhaustion produced by gas
trIc inflammation and inability To re-
tain nutriment. Mrs. Hitchcock had |
never been ill before during her mar !
ried life and was able to go about |
every day until within four days of |
her death. AT an age greater than |
most OF Us may hope TO attain, and |
when the human faculties are usually |
dulled and relaxed by the burden of
years, she seemed vigorous ami her
faculties undimmed 10y the flight
of time and with surprising
alertness she vigilant!y watched over
the home of which she was queen
until the final summons came, when
she cheerfully responded: Il am all
right; l am ready" and when the
bOatmau with shadowy oar neared the
shore her pure spirit accompanied
him over the dark, wide river to the
further shore, where she will dwell in
that sequestered valley of eternal life
and where the spiritual flowers IF
eternal spring time will bloom with
perennial beauty and glory forever
more.
The body was dressed in a simple
white gown, and Mother Hitchcock
OOked more like some one sleeping
,weetly in the full vigOr of robust
health than one whose sleep knew no
No one could have deter
mined from the placid features that
no whisper could come back to say a
word to loved ones left behind. She
mad whispered her last good night;
ler voice was hushed until the judg-
neut day.
The pillows of floral offerings attest
Ell with greater force than human
words the high esteem in which she
was held by every one. Services We're
leld at the residence by the Rev. Mr..
Hill of the American church, assisted
Dy his excellent choir. !,
The honorary pall-bearers We're
Hons c. Z. Richardson, Jos. P. Sis
,On, Rev. :. l.. Desha, Hon. 5. L.
Austin, con. O.. W. \. Hapai and G.
=. Kennedy, the active pall-bearers
being Arthur Richardson, DR. r. B.
@. K. Wilder and E. V. LIE
Blond.
The interment took place in the
Hilo cemetery, whittier her
remains were followed by q large con-
course of sympathizing friends, where
he black cloak of earthly night was
ipread over her mortal remains, and Z
he now sleeps where gentle hands !
nave laid her, and we reverently bow
head and knee over the lowly hillock
md bedeck with flowers and bedew
With tears the turf which will grow
Nowhere elss so green. May God in
lis wisdom grant peace TO the mind
md sOlace to the heart of her bereaved
amily, and rest to the soul OF Almeda
;. Hitchcock is the fervent prayer of
FRIEND.
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