The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-09
Joseph Nawahi Buried at Scene
Of His Boyhood.
HILo WED WITH HONOLULU
CasSs; Taken Froz Steamer % Funeral
Cz-eeS = Saline Decorations - lnEienss
Prplsssto' Of Frisaas-Hlo Susers erews-
:: Win eeesie- Ssruou ~ Rev. pssha.

HILO. Hawaii. Oct. 5.-Excitemeut
ran high in this place when 3 telephone
message from Purssr Beckley Of the
kinau. sent from Kawa1hae early Wed
nsSday morning Iasr, announced thar
me body Of the late Joseph Nawahi
would arrive here on the steamer Ha-
wzIi. 70 leave Honolulu on that same
Day, The mere tact that the arrival OF
the Hawaii Was matter Of conjecture,
due 70 The large amount Of freight for
L2hzina and other way ports. incre2s-
ed the excitement 10 s still higher pitch,
so that when 6 telephone message Was
received from M2hukons Thursday al
gezrooa that The Hawaii had reached
thar port. Eilo was in : perfect whirl-
wind
From Puma. Punso, Wsiuaku. Papai-
kou. trou Onamea and other small
places near EiIo, there was SreaOy
importing OF natives, dressed in either
white or black
Between : an6S O'Clock Friday morn
ing minute bells from Hilo Church an
nounceG that the Hawaii had come in
sight. and little later your reporter
saw her drop anchor in Hilo bay, some
what further toward the Puma side
than usual As the Hawaii gave one
long whistle. there appeared moving
slowly OUT from WGIlo2 river four large
f0uble canoes manned by sturdy ua-
ciyes- Between each Of the two were
platforms for the CONN and the people
who accompanied the body.
PROCESSION OF CANOES.
The head canoe was manned by M
riyeS growr old in the art Of canoeing.
and the TOP Of the platform was COW
cred with heavy black pail As the
procession OF these four canoes, each
with E Hawaiian Tag az half mast. ap-
preached closer and closer 10 the stea-
uer, the decks OF the latter seemed 10
y al animation and IN : short time
preparations were completed for put
ting the body Of
Just IS the funeral canoe had reach
Sd The side and as The body vas being
lifted over, The steamer Hawaii, hiLh-
erlO pointing directly toward HiIo.
SwsEvsd around slowly and pointed to
ward W-Gizks2- this. although being due
20 natural causes striking The natives
G< something in The realm Of the super
natural
- son IS the body had been taken
aboard one lone bomb doomed out
from the direction a Waizks1, and the
canoe and procession OF boats started
away from the side OF the vessel the
Hawaii SEervIlg still further around
and pointing toward Puma
LocE before The procession reached
Wsizkea the beach CEGr by The jutEilg
rocks Che bridge and every position OF
TsuEaEe WIS occupied hF people, the
greatest number Of whom Eere natives.
On eilter side Of WaiIoz river, u
which Che procession q boats was eI-
peete6 70 PASS were The ever present
eausrss q The picture hunters while
about u the share and dzbbIing II The
wafer we're native school children with
their books and states under their arms
5zst released fruu the four walls ot The
school ru0uS On account q their being
q The sane RAE Is The deceased Jo-
seph NsEzhi
The canoes with t0Ur large share
haas bringing up The rear passed
zerUss the hay and BY -EeoEe O ohEIe,
tzus5 II Cz-IFe sg1E and fading roE1C
toward Wsizk=z- cana up EsnUk1o-
kzUzzE- The HrEI= pass thai EIruzrst
Z between ig11IfHz rocks, provides II 81
CGccs 50 WziIoa river Tie rays d
the morning sun zECaz bFIgtEEF 1p0E
I rtE procession and Up0C The tUerz
ez10e- =EI-t=r al eT=z were directed
II ctE boW u tte s-zrboard canoe Va
"a miniature sailing T5sSsI dseDrzLsf
Ei-t TresrE= q flowers |htIs stand
Eg CIT Host pE0@i1e1LIy II The f1o
q IRE eqEl- resting n The platform
vas scId psrzLIEl0Ezu q Uzri
g1Idz. into wtiet lad tes1 E0Eked N
words
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JOSEPH NAWAHL
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