The record-union., 1899-03-18
PRINCESS kAIULANI DEAD.
PASSED AWAY AT HONOLULU
ON SIXTH INSTANT.
Funeral Services Held on the Fol-
lowing Sunday and Remains
Placed in the Mauso1eum.

HONOLULU, March s (via Sam Fran
cisco, March 1O.-Princess Kaiulani is
dead. She passed away ait o'clock on
the morning of the 9th inst. Her father
and a number of intimate friends were
by her bedside when death occurred
The cause of death is attributed to in
fiammatory rheumatism, contracted
some weeks ago, while the Princess
was on a visit to the island of Hawaii
Princess Kaiulani was the daughter
of Princess Miriam Kekauluoh Ldkelike
and Governor A. S. Cleghorn She was
born October 16, 1875. In March. 1871.
Liliuokalani proclaimed Kaiulani heir
apparent to the throne of Hawaii, and
the United States warship Mohican,
then in port, fired twenty-one guns in
honor thereof
The funeral of the dead Princess will
take place on Sunday, March 18th, from
Kawaihao, the old native church. 1t
will be an immense affair, and will fol-
low closely after the order of that of
Kalakaua in 1891, and will he ON a
similar scale. There will be a grand
marshal, police, troops. band, Consul
lar corps and divisions in the process
sion for various elements of the COM
munity.
When President Dole was informed of
the, death Of the Princess he called his
Cabinet together in order that a proper
course might be suggested with regard
to the funeral ceremonies 1t was or
dered that the flag be put at half-mast
on the Government building on the day
of the funeral. The Consuls were noti-
fed of this action by the Government,
but as they are accredited to the Gov
ernment at Washington, no request
could be made. AS a fact, all the Con-
suls placed their flags at half-mast.
Mr.. Cleghorn thanked the President
and Cabinet for the kindly interest
they had shown, and said that he con-
! sidered 1T best to have the lying in
state at Aniahau, the deceased Prin-
cess own home, on Wednesday and Sat
| urday, at Kawaihao Church. in which
place the funeral services, according to
the rites of the Episcopal Church,
would be held on Sunday. From Kai-
waihao Church the body of the Prin-
cess will be taken to it's final resting
place in the mausoleum.
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 pro-
cession is moving toward the cemetery.
To-day the body of Kaiulani lies in
state at Ainahau. On a catafaluue.
shrouded under purest white, all that
is mortal of the Princess rests, while
an almost ceaceless procession 6f those
who come to pay her memory the
tribute of a tear passes by. The cata-
falque is placed in the middle of the
large front room of the house. At the
head stand two officers of the Presi-
dents staff in full uniform. On either
side four women chosen from among
her friends, each in black, wearing a
royal feather cap, stand waving royal
kahilfa in funeral unison
In the room are all the emblems of
royal mourning. Over the face of the
Princess is loosely thrown a white veil.
Over the shroud white flowers have
been strewn. The room is darkened and
the air Is heavy with perfume of flow
ers, 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 caltafalque
Under the great banyan tree in front
of the house there has been all day
gathering Of a hundred or more Ha-
waiians, sitting for the most part in
unbrolzen silence. At intervals, both in
this group and in other groups about
the house and grounds, mele women
break out in mournful cadence chants
after the old custom of the Hawaiians.
At times a dozen mele women are
chanting ait the same time, and the
effect is peculiar and affecting to un-
accustomed ears.
Among those who called were nearly
all the United States military and Ha-
val officers now here. large number
of National Guard officers. and of peo-
| pie of every rank and station in the
community The only military guard
Of honor was detail from the Presi-
dents staff.
The banks and most of the business
houses of the city closed at noon to-
day out of respect to the memory of
| the young Princess.
q Consular, Government and shipping
flags are at half-mast.