The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
WITH DUE MILIT AIRY
AND CIVIC HONORS
Impressive Funeral of the
Late Minister Willis
at Honolulu.
Blue Jackets and Marines Joined
National Guardsmen in
the Procession.
1t Was the Most Elaborate Nantes
tation of Mourning Since the
Death of Kalakaua.

HONOLULU, HAWAII, Jan. 1.-The
funeral of the late Albert S. Willis on
Friday afternoon last was the most eIabo-
rate event of the kind that has occurred In
Hawaii since the death of Kalakaua. All
the Government buildings were closed for
the dav as well as all the courts and with
very few exceptions all the business
houses. Flags were at half mast all over
the city and on the shipping n the har-
Dor, the Stars and Stripes pred ominating
to great extent.
Up to the time of the removal of the
body from the residence a corporal and
four marines from the United States
steamship Alert stood guard over the re-
mains, together with representatives from
the Foreign Office detailed for the purpose.
At noon on Friday the body was taken
to the Executive building, escorted by
marines from the Alert, the coffin being
completely hidden in the folds OF large
American flag. The handsome coffin was
trimmed with velvet and richly mounted
in silver. 4 guard of honor from Com
pany E of the garrison troops, under the
command of Captain Coyne, bore the
coffin to the building, while the rest of the
garrison was lined up at the entrance.
The coffin was laid upon a bier in the
middle of the main assembly hall, form
erly the throne room of the monarchy.
The position was the same as that occu-
pied by the body of King Kalakaua when
lying in state.
The body was dressed in black mourn
ing suit, the face of the dead Minister be-
ing revealed beneath a glass lid. 1t
looked exceedingly natural. There was
peaceful expression on the face, as of
sweet sleep. at the head OF the coffin
stood Colonel Soper and Major Lake, of
the Presidents staff and representing him,
while at the foot were Captains Ashley
and Gartenberg of the field staff, guard
of honor from the regulars being ranged
on either side. Major Potter and A. ST.
NJ. Macintosh of the Foreign Office and
L. R. Stackable of the Finance Office rep
resented the Cabinet Ministers.
Upon the guard of honor being estab-
hshed the public were admitted, and filed
slowly around the coffin, pausing at the
head to take a last look at the honored
coun tenance. Besides prominent men of
public and private affairs. the visitors in
cluded many workingmen, who took ad-
vantage of the noon hour to pay their
respects to the memory of the distin-
guished American representative.
About the base of the bier and lying
upon the coffin were numerous floral
tokens from all classes of society. Promi-
nent among the senders of these loving
tributes were British Commissioner
Hawes, the Foreign Office, Mrs. w. G.
Irwin, Mrs. 81. A. Widemann, Mrs. F. w.
Macfarlane. Mrs. w. y. Smith. Mrs. Dill
lingham, the Misses Along, the Justices
OF the Supreme Court, Pacific Tennis Club,
Mystic Lodge, K. of P; Mr.. and Mrs S.
NJ. Damon, Mr.. and Airs. Ellis Mills and
a host of others. Miss DuIaney, sister of
Mrs. Willis, sent beautiful anchor of
roses; the Christian Church a basket of
purple and white asters; President and
Mrs. Dole large basket of white flowers;
the Hui Aloha Alma, a native patriotic
organization, royal palm flowers, the
floral offerings being numbered by the
hundreds There never has bsen time
in the history of this land of flowers and
sunshine when Honolulu has been so
completely denuded of flowers as at the
present time and never a funeral in the
history of the country when they were so
freely used.
At 2:3o o'clock the starboard watch of
the Alert landed and marched to the rear
OF. the Executive building. portion of
this battalion was detailed as body
bearers, and at 2:45 received the casket
from the guard of honor in the building
and conveyed 1t to the hearse at the rear
stairs. From there the remains were
taken to the Central Union Church, a few
blocks away, under escort of battal1ons
from the Alert and the National Guard of
HAWAII.
Long before the hour set for the service
the church was crowded, many hundreds
of natives being Assem- bled outside and in
the building. When the funeral process
sion arrived there was not standing room
in the big church and a vast crowd
thronged the vicinity.
The procession slowly wended its wav
along the aisle, Rev. James NJ. Monroe of
the Christian Church, under whose minis
trations the dead minister had sat so often,
read from the Scriptures the solemn words
beginning with 81 ana the resurrection
and the life.'
The casket was placed Just in front of
the pulpit, the pail bearers occupying the
nearest pew. They were NJ. Louis Vossion,
Consul and Commissioner of France; F.
A. Schaefer, Consul for Italy and dean of
LAC SObSu4di OOI pos OOu I1dH-
ford, United States steamship Alert;
Hon. S. NJ. Damon. Hawaiian Minister of
Finance; A. de S. Canavarro, Charge
d d'Affaires and Consul General for Portu-
gal; A. 6. S. Hawes, Her Britannia Ma
iesty's Commissioner; Japanese Consul
General and Diplomatic Agent Shimamura
and w. Porter Boyd, Vice Consul for the
United States.
Immediately following the remains
came Mrs. Willis, supported by Ellis
Mills Che United States Consul General
and Charge d Affaires), Albert Willis (the
only son of the deceased), and Miss
Dulaney (sister of Mrs. Willis) and
mum Der OF their i'm mediate friends.
After the reading of the Scriptures a
select quartet from the church choir sang
Peace, Perfect Peace" Rev. D. P.
Birnie, pastor of the church, who assisted
in the services, read another selection
from the Bible, being followed by the
singing of abide With Me" by Miss
Grace Richards. Mr.. Monroe offered up
an earnest prayer and Miss Kate McGrew
sang the beautiful solo from Handel,
ANGELS Ever Bright and Fair" The
Lords prayer was then repeated by the
entire congregation, led by Mr. Birnie,
the quartet sang LEAD, Kindly Light"
the benedlctlon was pronounced and the