The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-03
HORACE WRIGHT SFUNERAL
INFERRED AT NEW PEARL CITY
CEMETERY.
Followed to Grave by Former Profess
sional Associates and Friends-Many
Floral offerings Were Contributed.

The funeral of the late w. Horace
Wright was held yesterday afternoon.
Although Mr.. Wright was a member of
the English church, the services of that
church We're not spoken over his
body Rev. w. d. Westervelt of the Ka-
waiahao Church officiating. Rev Kit
cat, parish priest of the first cOngrega-
ton at ST. Andrews Cathedral was ask
ed to officiate but owing to the laws of
the English church regarding the fune-
rails of those who die by their own
hands, Mr. Kitcat was unable to per-
form the final rites. He very gracious
ly secured the services OF Rev. Wester-
welt, however.
The funeral services were held in this
city from the undertaking narlors of II.
H. Williams. A large number of the
associates of the deceased were pre-
sent. From the Bar Association were
Charles Creighton and j. NJ. Kanekua.
Representatives were present from the
various local papers, among the pail
bearers being F. j. Tesla, the pro-
prietor of the Independent of which
Mr. Wright had been associate editor
for number of years The other pail
bearers were It. A. Simpson, Fred o.
Brien, r. b. Kidd Dan Looan, Frank
Ign Austin, Charles Creighton, and a.
b. Scrimgeour
Quite a number of floral offerings
We're contributed. Edmund Norrie who
was the editorial associate of Mr..
Wright sent a very handsome piece,
From Viggo Jacobsen was a large
wreath with a card bearing these words
GOODBYE Old Friend" Flowers were
also sen+ bV F. j. Tesla, Mrs. Norrie
Master Gordon Norrie and Freda Gay.
After reading and prayer by Rev. Wes-
terevelt the funeral cortege drove to the
oahu Railroad depot and took the fun
eral car, "Charon" for Pearl City.
The car was occupied entirely by the
friends of the deceased. owing to sick
ness, Mr., NOrrie was unable to attend,
but his wife and son followed the body
to its last resting place.
1t was the first interment at the new
cemetery. The Honolulu Bar Associa-
ton of which Mr., Wright had been a
member provided the lot and paid the
expenses of the funeral to which Mr..
Williams also contributed. Owing to a
mistake of the Chinese who We're the
grave diggers, the grave had been made
too small and this necesSitated a slight
delay in the services. Rev. WesterVelt
performed the last rites, and spoke a
few words over the body as it was low
cred into the ground.
The coroner's jury in the case of w.
Horace Wright met yesterday after
noon at the police station and returned
unanimous verdict of suicide. DR..
Emerson was the most important wit
ness. From him some light on the
composed appearance of the victim Of
the carbOlic acid was required. The
witness stated that Wright had a weak
heart. and that in connection with
stupor from strong drink, death might
have been quicker and less felt. A
victim Of carbolc acid usually wrthes
in the intense agony for ten or fifteen
minutes and the body and features are
left distorted. None of this was true
in the case of Mr.. Wright. Dr. Emerson
testified that from his investigations
the suicide had taken the poison and
died in the chair. There was no dust
on his coat as would have been the
case had he rolled on the floor He did
not believe that the body had been
placed in it's composed attitude after
death and thought II highly improbable
that there could have been a murder, or
that the carbolic acid could have been
administered by any one else either in
the Independent office or elsewhere, and
the body left in the composed position
on the place in which is was found.
The other witnesses were Chemist