The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-19

HONOLULU. Jan A pan OF gloom
has been thrown over tEis orfgat and
eautsfA city gy the death q Hon. Albert
8 Wills TniteE States envoy extrzor-
finary and minister plenipotentisFy, which
occurred about So O'Clock yesterday
morning a ais residence In Waikiki.
southern suburb Of Honolulu. his death.
while great shock 70 the community,
was not waoiiy unexpected. as he had
been seriously III for some .irns With
complication % diseases. and al hope -
his recovery had been ahan9one5 by MS
physicians. Chief among his ailments wss
a prntracted fever whose fierce heat fair
" burned out the candle Of life Waikiki
= low. fat place. and a prominent
United States Officer here who has been
much AZ Afr. Willis home, tod me this
morning that he considered the place
ma.arial The immediate cause Of his
death, howeysr. seems &c have beer
severe cold which he contracted IN san
Francisco last srrinE on tiz return from
a visit 10 hts home IN Louisville. Las.
faN Just as he was leaving 81. Andrews
cathedral iu this city. his horse ran away
and Mr.. Wits was thrown violently 70
the ground He vas taken 70 DF. Woods
office and thence TO his home az Waikiki.
This was on October 81. He never eft
his house again. His fever increased.
and the cold which had for months kept
its hold upon him soon developed into
pneumonia
II is needless 70 say that during his long
Illness Mr. Willis received the best %
medical attention and every care which
devoted family Affection could suggest.
Or DAY was with him from the f4rst
About December he called IN Doctors
Herbert and Wood and numerous con-
sultstions were held. one or the other OF
the physicians being almost constantly
at the bedside. Two weeks ago all hopes
of recovery were abandoned. and since
that time only Mr. Willis remarkable
vitality has prolonged his struggle with
death. He suffered a good deal OF pain.
bat the last hours Of his life were peace
ful and painless. He became unconscious
early yesterday morning. and remained
so till The last
His wife has been unremifting In her
devoted service in the sick room. She
would allow no one save herself and the
physicians 10 administer medicine to the
sick man. and her constant watching,
added to the terrible nervous strain. wore
her strength away. 50 that during the
last days she tainted again and again
from sheer exhaustion. Nothing would
induce her however. 10 reiinaulsh her
wife'y charge % other hands, and when
the moment OF death came. the fran and
wasted body OF her husband was resting
IN her arms. She Is now completely pros
sician. At the deathbed there were pres
ent. besides Mrs. Willis, his only child.
Albert Mrs. Wills sister. Miss Dulaney.
Mr.. Ellis Mills. charge and secretary OF
the American legation. and DR.. Wood.
DR. Day had Just left the house for the
city
The first public announcement OF the
sad event came mutely from the flagstaff
at the American consulate. where the
stars and stripes were placed az half
mast In a few minutes az the consular.
government and shipping Gags were also
flying their signals OF sympathy while
from every quarter Of the city express
sions Of grief ard coincidence were sent
70 the stricken family.
Mr. Willis was an outspoken and con-
sistent Christian and was prominent in
local church circles. Ths consultations OF
the Christian faith frightened his last
hours and he repeatedly declared HIS
readiness % meet death
The local papers printed leading edi-
torials yesterday and today. pralslng the
deceased minister highly IN both his offi-
cial and hts private life. while the local
columns contain interesting sketches of
his career In America and Honolulu
His Hawaiian Career.
Mr. Willis reached Honolulu by The Aus
trslia on October I. 1898. and came 10 meet
one OF tho steruest problems ever referred
20 foreign diplomat in Hawaii His ad-
Vent, says the star was amid excitement
on ihe part OF the populaee and great anxt-
ely IN political circles. RtiulorS concerning
the object az his visit had preceded him.
and ne tension in the city during the FIRST
DAYS after hts arTiyai became very great
Three DAYS later the minister presented
his credentials ~ pFesideus Dole. Then roi-
hwed a season q the mos; exciting ru-
mors- The business aaa political commu-
nifty zen thsi an unprecedented crisis was
a. hand. What sfterward came like =
dreaded Thun5erhols leaked our av piece
meal su8 few from house 10 house and
island 20 Island. 50 great dtd ne tension
become that taa government addressed a
letter - the r1intster requesting an ex-
p,auatioa % ais attitude" In response
30 ais reply came the famous ''sp~rffea-
tlous'--a remarkable state Soctgment.
On December t9 after receiving tnstrnc-
ti9as from President Cleveland. Minister
Wihs made ais historic demand upon the
government t0 VRcate IN favor az the mon
sTcay ans the government OF the ex-quser
phich had been cverth~oEru on tire f7fh az
January preceding Next dsy. December
- ne councils of the soFevumeat we're
hastily summoned. which. after reviewing
the case and readl9E dsSpatea from Min
tster Thufs,on, them a. Washington. in
stru .e8 the president 20 decline 70 stsp
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