The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-05-04
SAD AFFLICTION
Mrs. Henry sWaterhouse
Expires Suddenly.
Ill for a Week from Slight Dis
order - Was Buried
Yesterday.

Like a thunderbolt TO the community
came the news of the death of Mrs.
Henry Warehouse at her Peninsula
home at lis p. m. Saturday. She had
been i'll but a week, but it was not
such as was deemed dangerous to life.
The beginning of the end was on
Friday night, when deceased went off
suddenly into a sinking spell, caused
by nervous exhaustion. The members
of the family put forth every energy
to bring her around, and finally sue
ceeded. She seemed to be better, but
before long went off into another SPELL
Mr.. Harry Warehouse, the only mem
Der of the immediate family left up in
the city, was telephoned for, and start
ed down to the Peninsula at 2 a. m.
Saturday. His mother rallied after he
got there, but soon took another re-
lapse. Physicians were telephoned for
and DR.. Day arrived at a. m. DR..
Herbert reached the house little later.
All the efforts possible were put
forth, but the fever continued to in
crease until it reached something over
| 1906 Then the patient died
Undertaken H. H. Williams was sent
for, and the body, after having been
prepared for burial, was brought to
Honolulu on the Sunday morning
train and placed in the old Waterhouse
family home on Nuuanu avenue. All
morning and afternoon up to the time
of the services, flowers from friends all
over the city arrived in great quaint
ties. Designs of various kinds decorat-
ed with the most delicate of the sea-
sons flowers, and fashioned by loving
hands, were numerous.
At O'Clock Sunday afternoon the
parlor of the Waterhouse home. con-
nected directly with the sitting room
where the casket was placed, was filled
with the many friends of the deceased
The verandas and the walks surround
ing the house were likewise occupied
there being insufficient room in the
parlor for the many who came to pay
their last respects to the departed.
The services were simple, but most
affecting. Rev. D. P. Brine read from
the Bible. and then came the hymn
Jesus. Lover of My Soul" sweetly
sung by a quartet composed of NJ S
Montague-Turner, Mrs. E. c. Damon
Mr.. H. F. Wichman and j. Q. Wood
Mrs. B. F. Dillingham; accompany inc
on the piano. Then prayer by Rev
H. w. Peck, end the quartet sang
Sweet Bye-and-Bye." the solo IN both
being aiken b. Mrs. Turner The SER
vice over, the pallbearers lifted the cas-
ket gently and, passing out among the
many with bowed heads, placed it III
position in the hearse. Eight police
officers, with Lieutenant Chamberlain
in command, marched to the grave
yard by the side of the hearse.
AT the H. Waterhouse family lot, in
Nuanu Cemetery, a short service was
held, and the body laid to rest in a
grave of flowers.
The pallbearers were: President
Dole, Minister Damon, Attorney Gen
eral Smith, B. F. Dillingham;, P C.
Jones, ]. B. Atherton, W. w. Hall and
C. P. Iaukea.
Mrs. Henry Warehouse NEE Julia
Hawkins Dimond) was "a years of age
at the time of her death. She was born
February 10, 1914, in the old mission
house that used to stand in the place
of the present handsome home of Mr..
]. A. Hopper, King Street. Here she
was raised, together with President
Dole.
In March, 1869, Julia Hawkins Di-
mond married Mr.. Henry Waterhouse,
and from that happy union came five
children-three sons and two daugh-
tiers. One of the boys died when quite
young.
Mrs Waterhouse was lady of ster-
ling qualities, beloved by all who knew
her, on account of her generous mind
and a faculty of making every one
with whom she came in contact hap
pier for having met her. She was an
active worker for the charitable insti-
buttons of the city and her life as a
Christian lady had its influence in the
surroundings; as wife and mother
she was what the Almighty ordained
her to be.