The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-02-10
AT the FUNERAL
Imposing Services for Late
4. A. Widenann.
WAS A DAY Of M0vaNlMC
At Roman Catholic Cath sdral
Flowers and Music-The Cor
teRe = Al the Grave.

The final obsequies over the remains
OF the late Judge Herman A. 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 Maj. Geo.
c. Potter occupied seats in the front
OF the Cathedral. Near them were
seated United States Special Agent ii.
NJ. Sewall, United States Consul Cen
eral VIM. Haywood, Vice Consul and
Mrs. w. =. Boyd. Throughout the
Cathedral were such representative cit
liens as j. Is. Atherton, Il. Suhr, John
Ena and wife, Robert Levers, Judge C..
+. Hart and wife, J. l.. Kaulukou and
wife, y. NJ. Hatch, Circuit Judge Perry,
Circuit Judge Stanley, Rev. Alex.
Macintosh. John A. Cummins, II.
Renjes and wife, Alex. Isenberg, Dep
uty Attorney General T., y. Dole, Mar
shall Brown and wife, Paul lsenberg,
w. Il. Rowell, Col. John II. Soper,
Daniel Logan, w. N. Armstrong, Capt.
A. s. Barker, OF the Oregon. Clarence
Macfarlane, Col. Geo. w. Macfarlane
and wife. NJ. ID. MOnsarrat. II. ID. Ten
ney, II. c. Austin, G. p. Wilder. Mrs.
Il. X. Wilder, DIR. Raymond, q. III.
Cooke, w. II. Rice, II. Il. Mcintyre,
Cecil Brown, Senior Canavarro, PROBES
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 s. NJ. Damon. Associate jus
tice w. A. Whiting, Senator George N.
Wilcox, DR.. r. l.. Miner, DR.. X. Nc
Kibbin, Is. +. Dillingham;, A. Ahrens,
Godfrey Brown, J. +. Hackfeld, y. A.
Schaefer, s. G. Allen and ii. Focke.
The ushers were Ned Dowsett, Ed
ward Stiles, l.. Hart and q. Il. 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. j. NJ. Dow
sett, Mr.. and Mrs. w. LAM, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Conradt, Mrs. c. o. Berger
and Miss Unna Widemann. Hermann
Widemann, Jr., who IL In San Fran
cisco, was the only member OF the fam
lily absent.
Inside the church, the floral trib-
utes, profuse and varifOrm. paved the
nave about the chancel, while Ions
vines OF variegated colors chung to the
chancel rail. From the lighted candel.
abra hung leis OF green, blended with
the softer colors OF native flowers
Potted ferns and palms were placed
along the sides. Near the bier stood q
large cross OF red carnations, the flow
er symbol OF deep affection, q tribute
from the bar OF Honolulu.
on to the right OF the church The
white-robed nuns sat. their yelled
heads bowed In prayer.
The bell tolled slowly and as III
tones died away the choir sang with
softened voices low and deeply i'm
pressive song.
At 3:45 the funeral procession ent.
cred the church, lead by the aged
Bishop OF Panopolis and retinue O
priests; following them came the pail
bearers, friends in life OF him whoss
remains the casket contained. which
was borne by a squad OF Hawaiian po
lice up the nave and carefully placed