The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-12
Death Calls a Leading Young
Man Of Hawaii.
STRICKEN DOWN At wAIkANE
Mad Gone to the couatry Home for the Fourth.
Physkians Called From Town.
Noble Man.


young men is gone. There is ended
the life of one of the noblest char
acter, one OF large heart. high faith
and purest instincts. To know that
Edwin A. Jones is dead will be to
many a staggering blow. He was born
here, has grown to manhood in the
community and he was one whose ac-
quaintances ~, soon became warm
friends. 1t was pleasure and priv
ilege to be on intimate terms with
Ned" Jones. For all no man had
more CHEEKY word or heartier grasp
Of the hand. Mr.. Jones will be great
ly missed. He was active in large
part of the great work for the good of
the community and no one man here
was more to greater number than
was Ned" Jones. The curtain of
death has been lowered before a face
that many loved, that all esteemed
as the countenance Of one sincere, ear
nest and deeply honest. Day in and
day out, year after year, Ned" Jones
was just what he seemed to be-will-
ing to be a friend and friend worth
having. The grief stricken parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Jones, who
have the sympathy Of the whole COM
munity in the loss of their only son.
Illness came to Edwin A. Jones on
the night Of the Fourth OF July, at
Waikane, the country home of the
family over the Nuuanu Pail. There
were showers in the evening when
Mr. Jones was conducting a display
OF fireworks for his children. The
clothing of Mr.. Jones became quite
damp and that night he had a severe
chill. In the morning the physician
Of the district. DIR. Wood, was called,
and was an attendant at least twice
a day until the end. On Saturday
last, July 8, DR.. Wood telephoned to
the city for DR.. F. r. Day, for in the
meantime the case had become quite
serious, though no one thought that
1t would turn out to be fatal. DR..
Day left town Saturday evening, but
did not reach Waikane till o'clock
Sunday morning, on account of losing
his way after crossing the Pail ard
fetching up at the home of w. G. 1r"
win at Waimanalo Sunday forenoon
noon DR.. Wood and DR.. Day conclud-
ed to send to the city for further as
sistance. Drs. G. b. Wood and Geo
Herbert were called. Mr.. and Mrs
p. c. Jones went also. Drs. c. b
Wood and Herbert were taken to thu
Waikane home in remarkably shor
time. But Ned Jones was past al
human aid and few minutes after
~ noon Sunday word came from
Waikane that grim death had made
the call which could not go unheeded
but which found the one newly en-
rolled ready for It, his preparation
having been made long since and hav
ing been maintained from his earlies
years. The cause Of death was bron
ehial pneumonia. There were at tn
bedside the parents, couple o
friends and the wife and four child
rem OF Z. A. Jones.
Edwin \. Jones was thirly-five year
Of age in May last. He was born Il
the cottage still on the Hall premise
on Nuuanu avenue. This was tn
house of the original Hall homestead
Mr.. Jones was sent to schools her
and abroad, going from Punahou t
an academy at Boston. He entere
upon the business life here as book
keeper with Levers & Cooke. The
he was in the States with his fathe
for few years. When the Hawaiia
Safe Deposit and Investment Compan
was established 1t Was conducted b
father and son. Edwin A. Jones her
had great responsibility in land an
financial transactions and readily ev
denced capacity. The aptitude OF tn
son for this line of business was or
of the principal reasons for the e'
tablishment of the Bank of Hawai-
which opened this year, and OF whic
Edwin A. Jones was cashier. He WI
lust on the threshold of a successfl
career. He had already earned h
place in the business community an
would no doubt, had he lived, hay
httingly succeeded to the extensive II
terests Of his father.
While Edwin A. JONES was devo'
Christian, he had some fondness Il
society and with his wife, who Is u
daughter OF Capt. and Mrs. A. Fulle
was often seen at social gathering
In the social wing of the Centr
Union church, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Jones were prominent and OF cour
were popular. 1t was the delight
Mr.. Jones to provide entertainme
for the young people at all season
HIS beautiful home on Nuuanu sire
was the scene of many most pleasa
gatherings. AS boy here he was o
of the early base ball players and
later years has made tennis dive
sion. He was a member OF the Paci
Tennis Club and the flag OF that
ganization was placed at half ms
yesterday afternoon.
While son of Hawaii, Mr.. JoI
had the regard for the United sta
that Is one of the marked attrlbu
OF his respected father. He was
ways on hand for the organization
celebrations and was a hard worl
on committees.
With Mrs. f A. Jones there are
Sour children. the eldest being
Of about 7. The other three are gil
The flag Of the Y. NJ. c. A. was IL
AIRED Yesterday afternoon to half me-