The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-17
WELL KNOWN FEDERAL OFFI-
GALS SUDDEN END.
Succumbed to Bright's Disease at an
Early Hour This Morning Survived
a Previous Attack.

United States Marshal Daniel A. Ray
died suddenly at about this morning,
OF Brgnt's disease. lie had been COM
planning lately, but was abovt yesJer-
uay, and in the evening before dinner
he took drive to Kaimuk with
Deputy E. X. Hendry. he retired
early in the evening and the attack,
complicated by heart failure came
suddenly at about in the morn
ing. 1t was a similar attack to one he
mad on Sunday evening.
DIR. A. @. hodgins was attending Mr.
Ray and he was summoned at once
when the attack came this morning.
The Marshal asked that a message be
sent summoning Deputy IL. X. Hendfy,
and the latter was sent for. DR..
hodgins arrived early shortly before
the end, but the second attack was too
severe for a successful treatment and
before Hendry arrived Ray passed
away he was nearly seventy years of
age.
Marshal Ray had been living for
some time past at Kinau and Keeau-
moku streets, with Major Robinson and
wife and Captain White and wife, being
alone in Hawaii as far as relatives
were concerned. 1t was at this home
that he died.
Marshal Ray was very well known
throughout the Hawaiian Islands. He
had been marshal since June IA. 1900,
when the Organic Act took effect, be-
ing appointed by President Mckinley
as the first United States Marshal of
the new territory. He arrived on June
20 and at once took office, though, as
United States Judge Estee did not
come until the beginning Of August
there was no federal court for some
time after Rays arrival.
Marshal Rays first visit to Hawaii
was with the Cullom- Morgan Hit
commission. He was in charge of the
trip, looking after the travelling ar
rangements, etc. In 1899, as secretary
of the commission he came here alone,
to investigate the Importation of Asia
tic labor. On this occasion he visited
all the islands of the group, and made
the acquaintance of very many promi-
nent business men throughout the ISL
ands.
At the time of his appointment as
Marshal Ray was secretary of Senator
Cullom, chairman of the commission
chat framed the Organic Act of Ha-
wall. He was born in New York, 60
years ago but had been a resident of
illinois for many years. He was secre-
| tary of the Illinois state Senate in '73-
| IA. In 1889 he went to Washington as
| chief of the surveying division of the
general land office, under President
Harrison. After leaving this position
he became secretary to Cullom. Dur
ing several campaigns Ray was chair
man or acting chairman of the Illi-
| nois Republican Central Committee He
was also some twenty years ago Post
Office Inspector in Illinois and Michi-
| gan.
The deceased left no relatives in Ha-
wall. A daughter and three sons sur
vive him in the States. The daughter,
Miss Lily j. Ray, was in Honolulu with
him several months, and occupied the
position of deputy, as she had done on
the Mainland. One of the sons is in
Detroit, one in Grand Rapids and one
in Michigan.
The United States Marshal's exact
age is not known, as he did not tell it,
except in joke. A month ago he had
his last birthday party, given by Major
Robinson, Captain White and others
Hendry being one of the guests. A din
ner was given in honor of Ray. On
that occasion he jokingly remarked
that he had only another year to go
to be seventy. The saying was remem-
bered this morning by those who heard
it.
Rays friends have noticed of late
that he has been failing, and was far
from the same active man that came
| here in '9S. He was, however, still a
| cheerful companion, and was well liked
| by those with whom he came in con-
tact, either in business or socially. OF
late he had shown something of nerv-
GUS trouble, which was attributed to
| his abstinence from smoking. He was
a heavy smoker in his younger days
and his physicians finally ordered him
tn SO mt ,Npf bA ic
heart.
| After Rays death this morning Dep
uty Hendry took charge of the remains
and had them embalmed, to be sent to
the relatives in the East. 1t is not
known whether the deceased left a
will. The only property he held in
Honolulu, aside from personal effects,
was some lots in the Kaimuki tract.
The news of his death will be wired
from san Francisco as soon as the
Sierra arrives, and it is expected that
instructions will be received by the
next steamer
All the local courts adjourned this
morning, in respect to the dead man.
Judge Little's court, which met at $3.50,
was the first. There was no business
transacted in this court, the Judge Or
dering the adjournment as soon as he
took the bench, and eXcusing the jurors
uHlll TOMORROW. Ine messenger OF
death has stricken the Marshal of the
United States District Court, Mr..
Daniel A. Ray" said Judge Little, land
though he was an officer of another
court it is but meet and proper that
we should adjourn in respect to his
memory, for this is a United States
court and we are all appointed by the
same authority"
United States Judge Estee adjourn
ed without doing any other business
than reading an order appointing Hen
dry Marshal. He announced that the
decision he had intended to give, in
the matter of the Pearl Harbor land
suits, would be given tomorrow morn
ing.
Judge Gear had a probate matter to
| dispose Of AS soon as II was out of
the way he excused the Grand Jury and
| adjourned court for the day.
The funeral in Honolulu will take
place tomorrow afternoon at five o'clocH
in the lecture room of Central Union
| Church. The Rev. John +. ETdmaI
| will officiate and the government banC
will probably be present. E. r. HendrS
| is looking after the arrangements