The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-15
elimination of an Attack of
Pneumonia Followed by
an Accident.
All Due Honors Paid by the Hawaiian
Officials and an Escort to Con.
vey the Body Home.

after lingering illness of several weeks.
After his return to Hawaii from his
recent visit to the United States Mr.. Willis
seemed to recover his wonted health and
vigor for time, but a severe cold, con-
tracted about three months since, showed
by its effects that he was not by any means
a we'll man. While still suffering from
this cold and a threatened return of the
attack of pneumonia which nearly carried
him off in San Francisco, he was thrown
from his carriage by runaway accident,
which happened at the door of his
physicians residence. He was carried
inside at once, but was found to have sus-
tanned no injuries beyond severe shaking
up He was taken home to his beautiful
villa at Waikiki, and United States Vice
Consul Boyd carried him up to his bed
He never left it.
For weeks he has been growing weaker
and weaker from a complication of mala-
dies which has baff1ed the skill of his ply
stefan. His principal ailment was az at
tack of lung fever, from which he would
rally for few days only to relapse into a
worse condition. About two weeks ago
DR.. Day, the family physician, notified
Mrs. Willis and her only son that they
must be prepared for the worst. Drs.
Wood and Herbert were called in for con-
sultatlon, but they could do nothing but
confirm Dr.. Days diagnosis. Since that
time one OF the three physicians has been
in attendance on the distinguished sufferer
day and night. but the patient rallied and
the relatives thought there was yet hope,
but these hopes were not encouraged by
the physicians whose skill showed them
the sufferer was doomed.
Death came to Mr.. Willis yesterday
morning. He was unconscious and died
in his wife's arms. Around the bed in
the last moments were gathered his son
Albert; Miss Dulaney, a sister of Mrs.
Willis, who returned with them from
Louisville the last time; Ellis Mills, the
secretary of legation and Consul G eneral,
and DR.. Wood. The end was painless.
The hosting of the American flag at
half mast over the consulate soon in
formed the people that the expected had
happened. 1t was quickly followed by
other flags on other consulates and on
Government buildings. There was also a
very general display of flags at half mast
on business houses.
Mrs. Willis is completely Frustrated by
her husbands death and is even now the
object of DR.. Days watchful care.
Immediately on being notified of the
sad affair the Government rendered its
offices and asked to be allowed to make
funeral arrangements in accordance with
the high rank of the deceased. These
were communicated to Mrs. Willis by
Consul Mills and Major Potter. the Presi-
dents aid, and an attache of the Foreign
Office. They were at once acceded to by
Mrs. Willis, and the Government assumed
the direction of the funeral, which is to
take place tomorrow afternoon.
1t will be a magnificent state affair and
nothing to equal it will have been seen in
Hawaii since the funeral of King Kala-
kaua. Invitations have been sent out by
the Foreign Office to-day to all the foreign
representatives and bers of the con-
sular CORPS Supreme, Circuit and District
Court Judges and all heads of Government
departments inviting their attendance on
the occasion. Colonel Mclean, command
ing the First Regiment of the National
Guard of Hawaii, has been appointed
grand marshal of the procession, which
will be participated in by the entire mill
tary and police force of the Government in
the city. The sailors and marines of the
United States steamship Alert will attend
in body.
Shortly after receiving the news Of the
death of Minister Willis, Minister of For
eign Affairs Henry E. Hooper issued the
following notice:
ut having pleased an allruling Provi-
dence to remove from his high office the
Hon. Albert S. Willis, Envoy Extraordl-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America Ellis Mills is
hereby acknowledged as Charge d 'Affaires
ad interim of The United States of Amer
lea. All persons and all departments of
the Government are hereby commanded
to pay all due respect to his person, prop
erty and retainers, and to give full Gre
dence to all his official acts as such Charge
d Affaires ad interim"
This afternoon Grand Marshal Mclean
made public the arrangements for the
funeral The body will be received at the
executive building at noon by military
escort, where it will lie in state until 2:30
P NJ 1t will then be reconveyed to the
Central Union Church, where the religious
services will take place at o'clock. This
church has been chosen on account of its
large size. Rev. d. p. Brine, the pastor
CT the church, will officiate, assisted by
Rev. James A. Monroe of the Christian
church, to which denomination the de-
ceased was attached. The order of the
procession will be as follows:
Company OF Police.
Band
Grand Marshal and Aids
Battalion First Regiment N. G. H.
Battalion U. S. S Alert.
Other Military Organizations on Foot.
Undertakes.
Clergy.
PAIL bearers in Carriages.
Hearse and Body-Bearers.
Chief Mourners
President Dole and Aids.
Cabinet Ministers.
Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme
Court.
Senators and Representatives.
Captain and Officers U. S. S. Alert
Consular Corps.
Delegates.
Societies.
General Public
After the funeral services at the church
the body will be placed temporarily in the
same vault in Nuuanu Cemetery in which
the remains of Kate Field lay until re-
Gently. The body has been emba]med