The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-04
UNIVERSAL EXPRESSIONS OF
REGRET.
Died of Pneumonia in Chicago After a
Weeks Hlness-Was Born in Homo
lulu-Business Career.

CreamOr MaCfarlane died on his we'd |
ding tour at . o'clock this afternoon /
at the Auditorium hotel leaving
young wife of week a widow at 22
years of age The body will be taken
to San Francisco tomorrow, and thence
sent to the Hawaiian Islands to be
buried.
Mrs. Macfarlane is inconsolable. !
Macfaflane had been bachelor and
was 49 years old. They were on their
way to Europe to spend their honey
moon. They reached Chicago last Mon
day, and Macfarlane was taken sick
that afternoon. He died of pleuro-
pneumonia. f. w. Macfarlane a broth
er is expected here Monday from San
Francisco to take charge Of the body
and escort the widow home.
Mrs. Macfarlane goes back to home
crowded with wedding presents, which
have not even been acknowledged
E. c.. Macfarlane belonged to a fam
lily which has been well known in Ha-
waii for more than half a century. His
father Henry Macfarane died in 1860
but his mother Mrs Eliza Macfarane
is still living and resides a Queen
Emma Villa, Waikiki road which was
also E. c. Macfarlane's residence.
When a young man Mr.. Macfarlane
went to San Francisco and with Frank
| j. Ballinger owned and conducted The
| Wasp" of that city the pioneer Illus
| trated paper of the Pacific coast. Dur
| ing this management and ownership
| The Wasp made a reputation as a live,
| virile publication which was known
| all over the United States.
Disposing of his interest in this ven
! ture after twelve wears residence I'm
! San Francisco. Mr.. Macfarlane return
! ed to Honolulu and el gagged in busi-
ness here. At the time of his death
! he was vice-president and manager Of
] II - @ 4.
| terested with his brother in the Ha-
waiian Hotel and the Hawaiian Hotel
| Annex at Waikiki and in the Volcano
! House Besides these interests he had
many others of financial nature which
| pointed to him naturally as one of the
men fifty called on to be one Of the
| original members of the Honolulu Stock
! and Bond Exchange. He was for many
| years a leading memOef of the Cham
| Der of Commerce. and had served on
many of it's most important committees.
| He served in the legislature during
the monarchy and was one of the De-
! moorltic candidates for the legislature
at the election in November 1900,
He went 10 San Francisco IN January
10 marry Miss Florence Ballingef,
| daughter of Mrs. RObart Watson of 3l25
! Twenty third street, and sister Of
Frank i. Balinger his former business
partner and friend They were married
l o, a
| wedding trip which was to have In
cluded the principal eastern cities. At
! Omaha Mr. Macfarlane was suffering
| from a severe cold which grew worse,
| and by the time they reached Chicago
he was suffering from high fever and
severe pains in the left pleuro cavity.
He grew worse and Gg operation was
decided on to remove the pus rapidly
accommodating. For a time the opera
ton seemed to have given relief, but
he grew worse and died February 16.
F. w. Macfarlane. his brother who
was in San Francisco started for Chi
Cago as soon as it was known that the
illness was serious. He escorted the
widow and all that was mortal of his
brother to San Francisco. The remains
will be brought to Honolulu by the
Alameda leaving San Francisco March
s, and will be buried in the family plot
in Nuuanu cemetery. Mrs. Macfarlane
will accompany the remains Of her
husband.
The Macfarlanes are descendants OF
the MacfaTlane clan of the Scotch high
lands. r. c. Macfarlane's mother is OF
English birth His father and mother
We're married in Auckland and came to
Hawaii in 1916 where all the children
were born except Henry r. Macfarlane,
the eldest who was born at sea on the
voyage hither. The other brothers are
Col George W., f. W., and Clarence W.
all of whom reside in Honolulu.
Henry MaCfarlane came over the Pail
frof Ahumanu in the storm to receive
the sad news and last night Clarence
Macfarlane was informed of the death
of bis brother. j. O. Carter carried the
news to Waikiki to the relatives living
there although the loss was carefully
kept from Mrs. Eliza Macfarlane, the
mother of the family, until this morn
ing. The daily paper was not left at
the Waikiki residence this morning but
| the news broken by George, Henrv and
Clarence Macfarlane who with Mrs.
George Macfarlane assumed that Of
flee.
The deceased had lived with his
mother for many years being until his
marriage the only unwedded son. He
was thus naturally even closer to his
mother than the other sons and the
news was a terrible shock to the Old
lady, now II years old, although broken
as tenderly and gently as possible.
Doctors were at hand and ministered
powerful opiates under the influence Of
which she is now resting.
! j. O. Carter was the only one allowed
! to see Mrs. MaCfarlane this morning,
| Mrs. Henry Lewis was also sent for,
! being very intimate with the bereaved
! lady. Colonel Macfarlane gave his
| brothers age as SO this morning, adding
| that the whole family were terribly
| broken up over the news despite the
| fact that with the exception Of his
mother. their highest hopes had been
| but faint ones
! While hoping for the best the news
Of the death was not unexpected by
| the brothers who had received tele-
gram by the last steamer stating that
he had a fighting chance for his life
and on that was pinned their hope for
! a favorable turn.
! Colonel George w. Macfarlane asked
Manager II. y. Lake of the Hawaiian
Ihotel to go for the news when the
steamer arrived saying that he had "a
| premonition that bad news would be
! brought on Mr. Lakes return Mr.
| Macfarlane requested him not to say
anything as he llnew what the news
was without being told. Colonel Mac
/ IfarIaue broke down utterly at the cou-
| GrmHHOu of hIs f1reh0liugs ANA was
/ ,n.a morning temporarily under the
] doctors care.