Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-13
ROBERT L|SHMAN DEAD
VIOLENT DEATH AFTER
: LONG AND USEFUL LIFE
Tossed By Bull on His Own Pre-
misses - Record of Indust-
rious and HOnOred
Career.

HonolJN received a shock yesterday
like what news Of great disaster
gives, when the word flashed over tele.
phones and went from lip to lip that
Robert LishmaD had come TO a sudden
and violent end. He was tossed by
Jersey bull and falling upon his head
and neck died Immediately after having
been carried into his house. The fatal
mishap was seen from the house. AS
sistance was quickly rendered and Doc
tors Humphris and Mays promptly re-
sponded to telephone summons. Mr..
Lishman was beyond the reach of skill
to restore, however, though still
breathing when borne into his house.
Mr.. Lishman had gone into a pad.
dock where the bull was kept with q
whip to discipline the brute, which had
shown an ugly temper to his son
George earlier in the afternoon. Thd
was retreating over the fence, gave
him toss that sent him hurtling in
the air TO his deadly fall.
Robert Lishman was one of the old
est inhabitaRts both in years of his
life and Honolulu residence. Few citi-
zens were more closely identified with
what may be called the city's great
middle stage OF development. yet Mr..
Lishman continued diligent and pros
porous in business until the hour of his
death. He was born a. HOrsly, North
cumberland. England, on April II. 1881.
and was therefore a little more than Il
| years of age. In 1871 he was summon
| ed from Australia, where he had been
! living for many years by King Kane.
| hameha V. TO come TO Hawaii to super
intend the construction Of the present
Judiciary building, when was the
| house OF the Legislature. the higher
courts and the departments of govern
| ment under the monarchy. He was af-
| forwards Superintendent of Public
Works under Minister OF the Interior
S. G. Wilder, and FOR many years fol.
| lowing his public service was a con.
tractor and builder. Among the mon.
uments TO his skill are ST. Andrew
Cathedral and the Lunalilo Home.
Two years ago Mr.. Lishman and his
wife visited England, returning hale
and hearty. They kept - lurty-
eighth anniversary OF their marriage
at home in April last. surrounded by
their large family. Besides his wife
Mr.. Lishman leaves four sons-Wil.
liam, Thomas, Percy and George-anC
Ave daughters-Mrs. Jane More, Mrs
Isabel Creighton, Mrs. George Ross
Misses Margaret and Daisy Lishmau
A granddaughter, child of Mr.. ant
Mrs. William Lishman, is the wife O
Lieut.. Merriam, U. s. A.. now statione,
at New York. John Lishman, anothe
son of the lamented patriarch, wa.
killed about sixteen years ago by
fall from horse.
Mr., Lishman selected q homestead
at Makiki when nothing but a wilder
ness of scrub existed between Their,
and downtown, and lived to see "Th,
Plains" become one OF the most popu
lous and highly valued residence dis
tricts OF Honolulu. Besides his trad'
as builder, including the extensiv,
quarrying of building stone, Mr.. Lish
man engaged in the dalrying business
primarily to provide wholesome nou
rishment for his family, but incidental
y doing a goodIy trade in the surplus
products He was man of kindly ant
quiet disposition, while broad AM
sh.ewd intelligence gave him opinion
OF his own which he was not afraid t,
utter. For honor and integrity hi
name was almost proverbial. Mr.. Lish
man was a member OF Central Uniol
church and regular attendant OF OF
services.
The funeral takes place at o'clocl
this afternoon from the house, the pail
bearers being J. o. Carter, George "
Mactarlane, Robert Cation, w. +. Al
len, John +. Soper and +. J. Wilhelm
. Kaahumanu school, of which Mr.. Lish
mans daughter Isabel Is vice princi
/ pal, closed for the day and its flag wa
flown at halfmast out of respect to tn
, memory of the patriarch.
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