The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-04

} flung over the rail and the list of the
dead was scanned by her. AS she saw
, the name of her husband she swoened
, and was removed from the Scene by
kindly hands and taken to her residence.
DR.. Hodgins was summoned and every
thing possible done for the stricken
{ widow
| When the Circuit Court opened on
Saturday morning A. S. Hartwell ad
dressed the presiding Judge, A. S. Hum
phreys, upon the death of his brother
attorney As Mr.. Henshall was a broth
, er-in-law of the presiding Judge, the elo-
quence of Mr. Hartwell made the scene
an affecting one. Mr.. Hartwell asked
I that out of respect for the memory of
, the deceased the court be adjourned for
the day. He was followed by Judge j. J..
Kaulukou. The court was adjourned. The
Chronicle says: w. A. Henshall, among
the lost was Honolulu lawyer under
80 years of age and was coming San
Francisco to meet his aged father, Rev.
! John Henshal of England, who has been
waiting here four weeks to greet his
elder son after their separation of sey-
en- years.
| The day before the wreck the old gem
| tleman, who is feeble and about 10
years of age, had a premonition that he
would never again see his son. He spoke
of this dread, of the steamers being al
! ready overdue, and of his desire to be
| cheered up a little by his associates.
News of the disaster came as a pros
| trating shock to the anxious parent. He
was utterly crushed in spirit He and
/ his younger son. Richard p. Henshall,
a law clerk with George w. Towle, Jr.,
| at sos California street, in this city, -
manned together mute and detected in
the depth of their grief.
| When the father arrived here about
month ago he engaged rooms at 1926
California street, and a little while later
his younger son moved there from 74S
| Pine street, to be with hin. and ready
to greet the expected relative from tIo-
nolulu. There they We're last night
| the father crushed, the son bowed with
his grief and worn out with long search
ing over the waters for a trace of his
lost brother
Jacox was Popular.
/ Charles e. JacoX, one of the drowned,
was young man who had made Homo
lulu his home off and on during the past
two years During the first year of his
life in Honolulu was connected with
the Advertiser and the Bulletin offices,
He went to the States and returned as
a man Of leisure. He became social
favorite in several homes in this City
and has a large host of friends who will
mourn him. He was lately an insur-
ance agent, travelling for the most part
on Maui. When in the City he stayed
lat the Hawaiian Hotel. He was inStru-
mental IN securing recognition for The
organization of a Lodge of Elks in Ho-
nolulu, and expected to greet the Exalt-
ed Ruler of that body while in San Fran
cisco He was born in Alabama, was
about u years of age, and his father is
said to be a wealthy railroad man. Ja-
cox, on the night the Rio left this port
came down to the dock after the vessel
was on her way out of the channel. He
and his companion. A. w. Dodd, hailed
a shore-boat and reached the Rio at the
entrance to the channel and were taken
aboard Jacox, who had made up hi:
mind to leave at the last moment did
not carry any baggage with him, and
his effects are still in Honolulu.
Miss Jehu Lived Eere.
Miss S. Rowena Jehu, the young lad!
who was so well known among the bus
mess men and the legal fraternity, hat
resided in Honolulu for about two years
She came to Honolulu and went into TIN
Office of w. r. Castle as stenographer
She remained there for several months
and left there to go into business fo
herself. She had an Office in the judo
building on the second floor opposite
the stairway, and was a general favor
lite. A short time before the vessel sail
ed she decided to visit her mother anC
sisters who reside in San Francisco. Sh'
was at her office until the day befor'
the vessel sailed. She had many friend
and was the pet of a group of yount
business women with whom she resided
The news of her death was terrible
shock to these friends. She intended t