The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-09

~ expressed or suppressed, and great
sympathy for the widow in her bereaye-
ment.
After tie lid of the coffin had been
removed the women pressed forward
20 look at the departed Most of them
sned tears aud were a good deal af-
fected, especially those well along IA
years. Passing by The coffin. they then
went 10 OIler their sympathy TO the
widow. and resumed their places. Dur
Ing the whole of the lying in state these
Iu.le m1Wnful procession passed the
coffin. at intervals; and towards halt
past three a long procession formed and
occupied several minutes in passing. al
though there was no delay. Men and
women OF every class. rank and condi-
ton in life were to be seen in it. ex-
cept Chinese and japanese, none of
whom Appeared at the ceremony. Some
of these we're affected, some were not:
but all regarded the deceased with
respect if not with affection.
a curious scene occurred towards the
middle of the ceremony. A native wo-
man past middle age came in and took
her stand beside the kahili-bearers,
facing the casket. She began to talk
| in Hawaiian, in an ordinary tone of
voice. not trying to attract attention.
but evidently bent on saying what she
had TO say. Presently it became evil
dent that people were displeased. She
continued. in spite of smiles and
| frowns IL came time for the kahili
bearers to begin new song, and the
voice of the woman, who persisted in
talking. was soon drowned out She
waited patiently until the song was
/ -z.aT,,I,I nd ha,
| tive women tried to frown her down,
| but she persevered, amid apparently
| increasing displeasure, and, concluding,
| bowed low to the casket. Going out,
she stopped at the door to make another
| bow TO the coffin, and another to the
| congregation, then turned around and
bowed once more before departing
Soon after half past three the band
| gathered across the street, under the
windows of the Judiciary building. and
| played Nearer My God to Thee" and
| another selection. The choir in the
hall sang a hymn, and then Mr.. Gilbert
| Waller offered prayer. After this he
read a number of brief selections from
| different books in The Bible, and made
an address. The burden of his remarks
was the comforting hope of the resur-
rection. and the multitude OF assur-
ances we have that the dead will rise
again and that our brethren do not END
/ their existence with their death. Later
he touched deity upon the virtues OF
/ the deceased, and emphasized the
/ strong faith he had in a future life
| The speakers points were good anC
thoroughly appropriate to the occasion
After another hymn, the casket was
opened, and the medals and decoration:
of the departed were removed anC
| fastened upon a cushion, to be borne
to the grave. The coffin was then clos
ed, the cover was put on, and the
feather leis re-adjusted; but first tn,
family and the chief mourners wer,
given a last opportunity TO see tn,
loved ones face. Then the coffin wa!
borne out to the hearse and put in. anC
the procession was formed for thu
cemetery.
The following were the pallbearers
Hon. f. X. Lilikalani, Col. Samue
Nowlein. Col. James II. Boyd, ColOne
Samuel Parker, Hon. Geo. G. Beckley
Col. II. r. Bertelmann, Capt. Rober
Parker Waipa, and Col. Jno. ID. Holt.
First came Captain Berger. and be
hind him the band playing the deaC
march in Saul, Chopin and the Kala
kaua funeral march. Following ties
came a squad of police; behind WHOM
walked a large company of Hawaiian
women in black holokus. The hears
and the carriages made up the rest .
the procession. Arrived at Kawaia
hao cemetery. the band drew away o
one side, behind the grave, and M
police lined up on the sides Of The rJI;
near the lot. 80 that the native wOmel
and the choir might pass through an
range themselves around the grave
The coffin was then borne through tn
files of police and placed in its DO!
and the feather cape was removed pre-
liminary to fastening down the cove
and lowering the box into the earth
The choir sang hymn, and Nj. Wal
Ter made a closing address. While tn
band played THE Sweet BY and BY
the relatives threw handfuls of ear
upon the coffin, the kahilis were born
/ away, and the work of filling IN II
grave proceeded.
| Robert Hoapili Baker was diret
descendant of King Liloa of Hawai-
who ruled that island until the comm
of Kamehameha the Great. He WI
born on Maui in 1S47, and later he be
came the Royal Governor of tina
, | lSadnu, III Jhe ldSt yedls Vi ''iS MIA
kaua dynasty. His long series VI pun
lie services under Kalakaua made h..
well known and respected; and hi
birth was more noble than tla- ,
Kalakaua himself. He was one o. tn
deceased kings most intimate friend
and won the position of Colonel Of IN
Household Troops. He acronipanie
Ka.akaua on the fatal visit - CalifoI
, mia, and was with him at his deatt
: These facts marked him as me OF IL
last men of both high birt1 AID con
, siderable public work and achievement
over whose remains the Hawaiian
. | DeODle will mourn