The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-25
THE BAND GIVES A SOLEMN
CONCERT.
Mass Meeting at the Drill Shed This
Evening-Draping the Government
Buildings.

Only snort time before consciousness
left him for the last time, was played
in solemn measure this morning at ten
o'clock in front of the Capitol building
| by the government band. 1t has a new
meaning and popularity among Ameri-
cans now. In today's concert it follow
| e the mournful strains of the Dead
! March from Saul. TO crowd of peu-
pie seated In the shade of the trees the
| beautiful hymn called up the heart
rending death bed scene at Buffalo as
probably nothing else could have done,
| and as the musicians gave the solemn
| strains, those present felt the sadness
| of the occaion to the utmost. Close by,
] the flag on the Palace building fluttered
at half-mast. At every window in the
building were closed shutters and every
office In the building, soon to be draped
with black from top to bottom, was
closed, save that of Governor Dole, who
| was in his room ready to cooperate
with citizens who were arranging for
public expressions of grief over the ter
rible tragedy at the Buffalo exposition.
! With the well known favorite hymn of
the new martyr President KGppelmies-
ter Berger alternated safe in the Arms
of Jesus" and "'The Sweet Bye and Bye
| The beautiful strains, played soft and
low, sounded their funeral mournful-
ness throughout the big building and
! across to the Judiciary building, also
! closed throughout, and to the Bungalow
where work had already begun on the
| gloomy decorations appropriate to the
occasion. People sat on the benches
! in the little park and thought of the
murder of a great man as he was
| smilingly shaking hands with the man
| who struck him down, and then they
| thought of the assassin and there were
very fierce expressions of anger, and
of hopes for speedy vengeance.
| n adn
played the Dead March by Chopin,
| 'Hare's German Dead March. the Fun
eral March by Hartman, THE Last
Watch" by Pinsuti. Wagner's PRAYER
| from Tannhauser" and Berger's Pau
ahi Funeral March," The mournful
concert lasted for an hour and half.
1t viii be repeated this afternoon, be-
ginning at three o'clock with a similar
programme .s
All over the city were half masted
| flags. Not only the government build
ings, but private business blocks on
every hand. had their Stars and Stripes
lowered. Some places were closed and
signs on the doors announced suspen-
sion of business. out of respect to the
memnT offthe deceased loader of the
American nation.
Honolulu expressions of sorrow over
the nations loss, and sympathy for the
| bereaved widow whose life may also be
charged to the terrible account for
which the assassin Cvolgosz must an
swer. were universal and were the all
enprossing topic of the day. The unex-
pected news of the fatal result of the
cowardly attack upon 1.-The greatest
| American since Lincoln" received ves-
terday afternoon from the transport
| Warren, was more of a shock to the
people of Honolulu than to the residents
of any other city in the Union or in the
world, for oil over the world elsewhere,
news bulletins for nearly two days had
forecasted the inevita BILE end, while in
Hawaii, as with Colonel Roosevelt
hunting in the mountains of New York
State, the possibility of the Presidents
death was not much thought of. He
was supposed to be recovering.
The Warren was sighted off Koko
Head with her flag not half-masted,
| and this was at once accepted as indi-
eating that the President was not dead.
! AS a matter of fact the steamer did not
lower her flag because she had already
done so before, and the Presidents
funeral was over. Today, at the dock,
the Warren had her flag half masted
| like other vessels
The Territorial government will pro-
badly wait for further advices, due by
the Doric tomorrow afternoon, before
| arranging for more official ObserVanceS
than those already undertaken. Gov
ernor Dole stated this morning that he
would not at present take any further
| action than had been taken. The drap-
ing of the building had been ordered
and the closing of offices and other
similar marks of respect and mourning
were all that would be undertaken until
at present.
The courts and all the government of
| fees were closed. The court of fire
claims met at the usual hour, and inn
mediately adjourned. A special meet
| ing of the Chamber of Commerce was
called for two o'clock this afternoon,
and the various churches which are TO
| hold prayer meetings this evening be-
gan preparations to make the services
conform to the occasion.
This evening there Will be a mass
meeting at the Drill Shed. 1t will be a
gathering of citizens to express their
sorrow at the nations loss The gov
ernment band will be present and it is
| expected that the meeting will be gen.
orally attended. No programme has
been arranged and there will not be
| any Anyone present will be at liberty
| to address the meeting.
The drill shed is being draped for the
occasion by order of Colonel j. w.
! Jones. There will be crepe throughout,
and the stage will be suitably arranged
| for the occasion. The chairman's table
will be covered by an American flag
On the right will be a picture of the
| dead President, mounted on an easel
| and draped. Behind on either side will
be the regimental colors of the Hawai-
ian National Guard and stand of arms,
with knapsack, haversack, bugles, etc.
The stage will have quite a military ap-
pearance.
Indications are that the meeting will
be a very large one. On every hand ci-
tizens Of all rank announce their in
tention to go. The gathering will un-
doubtedly be a historic one in many
respects and the drill sheds seating
capacity is likely to be taxed to the ut
most #. McCants Stewart was the
originator of the idea of the meeting,
which was at once taken up on every
hand. He is taking an active part In
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