The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-10
Imposing Services for Late
4. A. Widamaln.
WAS A DAY OF MOURNING
At Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Flowers and MusIc-The Cor
tege At the Grave.

The final Obsequies over the remains
OF the late Judge Herman y. Wide
mann occurred yesterday afternoon
from the Roman Catholic Cathedral.
During the funeral hour the city was
quiet and peaceful, the stores having
closed and traffic being generally sUs-
pended.
Hundreds OF the friends and admir-
ers of the deceased filled the Cathedral.
The Hawaiians, who loved him for his
| loyalty and kindness to them. were
| largely represented. President Dole.
| Attorney General Smith and Mai. Geo.
| G. Potter occupied seats in the front
of the Cathedral. Near them were
seated United States Special Agent II.
NJ. Sewall, United States Consul Gen
| eral VIM. Haywood. Vice Consul and
Mrs. w. =. Boyd. Throughout the
Cathedral were such representative cit
liens as J. Il. Atherton. L. Suhr. John
Ena and wife. Robert Levers. Judge G.
f. Hart and wife. J. l.. Kaulukou and
wife, f. NJ. Hatch. Circuit Judge Perry.
Circuit Judge Stanley. Rev. Alex.
Macintosh, John a. Cummins. II.
Renjes and wife. Alex. Isenberg. Dep
uty Attorney General f. Z. Dole. Mar
shall Brown and wife. Paul Isenberg.
w. +. Rowell. Col. John II. Super.
Daniel Logan, w. y. Armstrong. Capt.
y. ). Barker, of the Oregon. Clarence
| Macfarlane, Col. Geo. w. Macfarlane
and wife. NJ. ID. Monsarrat. T.. ID. Ten
ney, III. G.. Austin. G.. +. Wilder. Mrs.
f. Is. Wilder. DIR. Raymond. c. NJ.
Cooke. w. II. Rice. II. +. Mcintyre.
Cecil Brown, Senior Canavarro. Profess
sor w. ID. Alexander. John Phillips.
Rev. J. Osborne. Henry Smith and
many others.
The pail bearers were grouped about
the casket. The personnel included
Minister 5. NJ. Damon. Associate Jus
tice w. y. Whiting. Senator George y.
| Wilcox. DIR. +. l.. Miner. DR. r. Nc
Kibbin, b. +. Dillingham;. \. Ahrens.
Godfrey Brown, ]. F.. HaCkfeld. r. \.
Schaefer, ). c. Allen and II. FoCke.
The ushers were Ned DOwsett. Ed
ward Stiles. l.. Hart and c.. +. Smithies.
The widow of the deceased was at
tended by her son. Carl widemann.
The others in the mourning party were
the surviving daughters and their
husbands. They included Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Macfarlane. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Macfarlane. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ Dow
sett, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Lanz. MIR. and
Mrs. Chris Conradt. Mrs. G.. q. Berger
land Miss Unna Widemann. Hermann
Widemann, Jr., who is in San Fran.
cisco, was the only member OF the fam
lily absent.
} Inside the church. the floral trib
utes. profuse and variform. paved tn,
nave about the chancel. while Ions
vines of variegated colors chung TO thu
chancel rail. From the lighted candel
abra hung leis of green. blended Will
the softer colors % native flowers
Plotted ferns and palms were place,
along the sides. Near the bier stood 1
large cross of red carnations. the flow
er symbol OF deep affection. a tribut
from the bar OF Honolulu.
OFF to the right OF the church tn
white-robed nuns sat. their veile,
heads bowed in prayer
The bell tolled slowly and as IL
tones died away the choir sang witt
softened voices 4 low and deeply i'm
\ preSsive song.
At 3:i5 the funeral procession ent
cred the church, lead by the age,
Bishop OF Panopolis and a retinue ~
D priests; following them came the pail
bearers, friends in life of him who's
remains the caSket contained. whiCl
was borne by a squad OF Hawaiian po
lice up the nave and carefully place.
on an elevation before the chancel.
long vine made Of the lima flower. GOV
cred the casket
= The services We're conducted by tn
Bishop OF Panopolis. \ prayer Wa
read by the Reverend Bishop. Hol
water was sprinkled about the bier an
incense was burned. \ recitative chan
was given by the father. the choir re
. spending. The ceremony. thong
lgh : =. -
left the Chancel, the procession was r.
formed and marched slowly ont OF th
church. The great organ and th
voices of the choir filled the buildin
\ with music.
The hearse was drawn by four bl1c
horses dressed in black trapping
Headed by company OF Hawaiian %
lice the funeral CoTtese travelled Slow
up Fort street, passed over 20 \uuau
and up the valley TO Nuuauu csmetsr
. The procession was several blocks
length.
Near the grave. in the WidcmJu
family plot 20 the right OF the road. q
Hawaiian Government hand was 81
10 toned. The Bishop OF Pauopuiis. a
companied by Father Valeutin
walked before the bier as it was ca
- risd to the grave. while the band. q
rected by Capt. Berger. played the fu'
eral march OF saul" As the mou-'
ers gathered around the grave. q
priests Chanted a prayer. '\savs
Ny God. 20 Thee" the band played q
air softly. and with evident emoti1
as the coffin was lowered TO its fin
- resting place. Then. intsrminEled VI
y the painful sound OF falling earth. ~
II the triumphantly hopeful music
III We Shall Meet on that Beautit
Shore" The mound OF the grave ~
covered with floral offerings. ~ %
end was placed the Hawaiian a.
wrought out in flowers. a tribute FRO
- Mrs. Luther Wilcox. At the other q
was the offering OF the Hawaiian bar