The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-18
DEATH OF A PRINCESS
KAIULANI, OF HAWAII, SUCCUMBS TO
EXPLANATORY RHEUMATISM.
Was n Daughter Of Princess Likelike
and Governor CIeghOrn, and Once
Proclaimed Heir to the Throne.

HONOLULU, March s, via San Francisco,
March I7-Princess Kaiulani is dead. She
passed away at o'clock on the morning of
the 9Th inst Her father and a number of
friends were by her bedside when death &C.
Cured. The cause of death is attributed to
infiammatory rheumatism, contracted some
weeks ago, while the princess was on visit
to the Island of Hawaii.
Princess Kaiulani was the daughter Of
Princess Miriam Kekauluohi Lkelike and
Governor a S. Cleghorn. She was born
Oct. 16, 1873. On March 9. 1891. Liliuokalani
proclaimed Kaiulani heir apparent to the
throne of Hawaii, and the United States
war ship Mohican, then in port, fired twen-
ty-one guns in honor thereof.
The funeral of the dead princess will take
place on Sunday, March II. from Kawaiheo.
the old native church. 1t will be an i'm
mense affair and will follow closely after
the order of that of Kalakau in 1891. and
will be on a similar scale. There will be
grand marshal, police, troops. band, con-
sular corps and divisions in the procession
from various elements of the community.
When President Dole was informed of the
death he called his Cabinet together in or
der that n proper course might be suggested
with regard to the funeral ceremonies. 1t
was ordered that the flag be put at half
mast on the government building the day
of the funeral. The consuls were notified
of this action by the government. but as
they are accredited to the government at
Washington no request could be made. As
a fact all the consuls placed their flags at
half-mast.
Mr.. Cleghorn thanked the President and
Cabinet for the kindly interest they had
shown and said that he considered it best
TO have the body lie in state at Ainihua.
the deceased princess's own home, on
Wednesday and Saturday at Kawaiheo
Church, in which place the funeral service.
according TO the rites of the Episcopal
Church would be held on Sunday. From
Kawaiheo the body Of the princess will be
taken to its final resting place in the mauso-
leum. The services of the First regiment,
N G H.. as an escort were offered by the
government and were accepted. 1t is likely
that the engineers at Camp Mckinley Will
also turn out. Arrangements will likely be
made for the firing OF minute guns while
the procession is moving toward the ceme-
terry.
To-day the body of Kaiulani lies in state
at Ainihau. On a catafalque shrouded under
princess rests, while an almost ceaseless pro-
cession of those who come to pay her
memory the tribute Of a tear passes by:
The catafalque is placed in the middle of
the large front room of the house. At the
head stand two officers of the Presidents
staff in full uniform. On either side four
women chosen from among her friends,
each in black, wearing royal 1eather
cape, stand waving royal kallhilia in
funeral unison. In the room are all the
emblems of royal mourning. over the shroud
white flowers have been strewn. The room
is darkened and the air is heavy with per-
fume of flowers which have been coming
all day, the tributes of friends and of people
of her Hawaiian race. So many of these
have been sent that it is impossible to lay
all of them near the catafalque.
Under the great banyan tree in front Of
the house there has been all day gather
ing of a hundred or more HawaianS sitting,
for the most part, in unbroken silence. AT
intervals in this group and other groups
around the house meele women break out
in mournful chants after the old custom of
the Hawaiians AT times a dozen meele
women are chanting at the same time, and
the effect is peculiar and affecting TO UNI
accustomed ears. Among those who called
were nearly all the United States military
and naval officers now here large number
of National Guard officers and people Of
every rank and station in the community.
The only military guard of honor was a de
tail from the Presidents staff. The banks
and most of the business houses closed al
noon to-day out OF respect to the memory
of the young princess. Consular, govern
ment and shipping flags are at haf-mast-