The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15
BROUGHT HOME
FOR INTERMENT
Remains Of the Late E. G. Mac.
farlane Arrive in
Alameda.

With flags at half mast the Alameda
came into port yesterday. bearing the
| remains of the late +. c. Macfarlane
| escorted to his home by his brother, f.
W. Macfarlane and his family and the
widow. There had been some uncertain
~ as 10 the arrival Of the body owing
to the fact that a delay might have been
caused by the Illness OF any member OF
the party. and no arrangement had been
absolute for the reception of the re-
mains.
The returning party was met at the
| dock by the wives of the brothers of the
deceased. escorted by Messrs. Harry
Senior Canavarro, while the sons re-
manned at Waikiki with their mother.
The party was driven direct to the home
of Mrs. Eliza Macfarlane. After the
meeting of the entire family, in response
to the plc&dingS of the mother that her
hoy be left with her until taken to the
church on Sunday. IL was decided that
Notwithstanding the previous arrange
ments. the remains should be taken to
the home of Henry Macfarlane in Puma
hou. the casket would be conveyed TO
Waikiki, To the cottage which the de
ceased so long occupied in life.
Mr.. j. \. Hassinger, who has charge
Of the funeral arrangements and Mr.
Lake, of the hotel, arranged for the con
veyance of the remains from the ship to
the former home. and this was done by
Undertaken T.. \. Williams. the escort
ing party being made up of Messrs. Has
singer and Lake and Mr.. LiShman and
Mr.. Gilbert, managing clerks of Macfar-
lane x Co. The family party, consisting
OF the aged mother. with her four sons
their wives and the widow, awaited the
arrival of the cortege upon the verandah
OF the cottage, and the casket was plac-
ed in the bedroom at the front of the
cottage of Mr.. MaCfarlane where il Will
remain until il is removed to the cathe-
dral tomorrow. All bore their grief well.
the widow breaking down only when left
alone with the body. Col. Macfarlane
tered the room. and he and the mother
alone OF the family have not looked upon
the face Of the dead
Last night the casket lay with the face
exposed. two wreaths of immortelles
which had been sent from San Francisco
by General and Mrs. Warfield being
placed upon il. The bier was surrounded
by party of personal friends of the de-
ceased, who asked TO perform that mel
ancholy service
The arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed. The list of pail
bearers will be made up today. The in
terment will he at Nuuanu Cemetery.
The service viii take place at $3.50 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon at the Catholic
the service being said by the
Bishop Of PauopoliS. As Mr.. Macfarlane
was at one time Minister of Finance OF
the country, Gov. Dole yesterday ten /
iered the use of the Government band J
which was accepted by Mr.. Hassinger, f.
IN behalf of the family. 1t will furnish /
he music at the cathedral and the grave ,
lnly, not accompanying the procession.
1t is curious incident that Mrs. Eliza ,
and Col. Macfarlane alone of ,
he family have not been present at the 1
leathbed of any one of the members OF ,
he family.
Many letters of coincidence were re- ,
'eiVed in the mail yesterday among /
hese being one from former Queen Liliu-
,kalani, at Washington, expressing to ,
'ol Macfarlane her grief with the fam
~ in their bereavement