The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-13
KILLED BY
ANGRY BULL
William Lishman's 5
Sudden Taking
Off.
TOSSED OVER
A RAIL FENCE
The Old Kamaaina's Neck Broken
by the Fall-fiis Funeral
This Afternoon.

III
N kamaaina. contractor and builder.
was almost instantly killed yes
terday afternoon in paddock "a the
rear of his residence on Keeamoku
street, by being tossed over a fence
by Jersey bull, the fall breaking Mr..
Lishman's neck. Physicians were hast
lily summoned but the unfortunate nas
was beyond human aid.
The bull which caused the tragedy
IS confined in paddock in the prem
ises, and during the afternoon he has
been angry while Mr.. L.ishmln's SON
George was in the enclosure. hr. Iisa-
man got q whip and went to the raj
dock intending to lay the lash upon
the beast. He entered the space and
was going toward the bull when the
animal suddenly charged upon him.
Mr.. Lishman tried to make an exit
from the paddock by going between
the fence rails. AS he stopped and was
in the act of throwing one leg over
rail, the bull came behind him. and
with vicious toss threw the unfortun-
ate man high in the air. over the top
most rail, to the other side. Mr.. Lish-
man fell upon the back OF his head and
neck and lay quite still. The accident
was seen from the house and several
persons ran to Mr.. Lishman's assist
ance. a telephone call was sent TO
DR. Humphris and DIR. Mays and both
came promptly. Mr.. Lishman was still
breathing when his family removed him
to the house. but by the time the physi-
clans arrived he was dead. He lived
probably but few minutes. There
was wound on the right arm where
he had struck the ground.
The deceased was born at Horseiy.
Northumberland. England. on April
Ii. 1881. and was therefore a little more
than Il years OF age. In 1871 he wa.
summoned from Australia, where he
had been living for many years, by
King Kamehameha V to come to Ha-
wall to superintend the construction OF
the judiciary building. He was after
wards Superintendent of Public Works
under Minister of the Interior s. G..
Wilder. and for many years following
his public service was a contractor and
builder. Among the monuments to hi.
skill are ST Andrews Cathedral and
the Lunalilo Home.
Mr.. Lishman was one of the first
persons to secure land upon what was
known as THE Plains" now Makiki.
and build a home there. Between Pu-
lahou and the present downtown por-
ions of the city there was a stretch
# country barren OF houses. No one
hought of living there, and the OLE
lime horse races were held half way
between the two populated sec nsbns.
dr. Lishman was laughed at for hi.
-enture, but he lived to see the day
when The Plains" became one OF the
most desirable ana popuIous residence
districts OF Honolulu.
Besides the widow, Mr. Lishnan has
urviving him william. Thomas, Percy
nd George Lishman, Jane Moore the
widow of Robert Moore; Mrs. Isabel
'reightOn, Margaret Lishman. Hrs
loss. OF Hakalau. and Daisy Lishman.
. son, John Lishman. was killed many
ears ago by fall from horse. The
wedding anniversary OF
Ir. and Mrs. Lishman was held in
pril.
The Kaahumanu school will be closed
)day out of respect TO the Lishman
imily, Mrs. Creighton being the vice
rincipal and Miss Daisy Lishman one
7 the teachers. while the flag VIII be
alf-masted from sunrise to sundown
Although Mr.. Lishman never anil
ted with the Masons in Hawaii, YET
? is said to have been Mason ia
ngland.
The funeral will be held this after
,on at 3 o'clock from the family resi-
.nce. J. O. Carter. George W Mae
.rIane. Robert Cation. w. F. Allen
,hn F. Soper and F. ]. Wilhelm ars
e pallbearer-.