The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-10-28
The Funeral Services Will Take Place
This Morning in Central Union
Church instead of Masonic
Temple.
The Body Will Be Taken to the Steamer Ala
media Sailing at Noon---An Escort of
Honor---Last Hours Of the Dead Jurist.
Estimate of His Career and Character.

After the news of the unfavorable
turn in Judge NJ. NJ. Estee's condition,
sng's Advertiser, the community was
not unprepared for the announcement
of his death which soon followed. Judge
Estee died at S:55 a. m. There was but
a slight flush of apparently favorable
symptoms shown by the patient late
Monday night, other than which the
real truth was only too evident as being
that his relapse could not be stayed.
Judge Estee bore up bravely and even
cheerfully for forty-eight hours after
the operation performed OH Saturday
afternoon. but became unconscious on
Monday and so continued until the end
with an interval of delirium. The at
tending physicians, Drs. Mays and
Wood, were powerless against the
handicap of age and long-preceding
term Of broken health.
Those who watched by the bedside Of
the dying jurist in his last hours in
cluded Mrs. Estee, Miss Ryan, Justice
and Mrs. Galbraith, District Attorney
Breckons, Assistant District Attorney
Dunno, Marshal Hendry, Clerk Mailing
and E. p. Dole. Among the first call
ers on Mrs. Estee, after the news of
the death got about, were Governor
Dole and Superintendent Cooper.
1t was one of Judge Estee's last re-
quests that his body should be sent to
San Francisco for burial. Hence after
his death arrangements were promptly
made for sending the remains there in
the Alameda leaving today. w. G.
Irwin &. Co., agents of the Oceanic
Steamship Co., delayed the sailing of
the steamer from IL a. m. until IL m,
to give opportunity for funeral services
here over the body.
There was a large meeting of promi-
nent Masons held at the Masonic Tenn
pie in the morning, presided over by
Abram Lewis, Jr., acting Master of Ha-
waiian Lodge, F. & A. NJ, to make ar
rangements for holding the funeral from
thaTemple. a committee to take charge
sof the ceremonies was appointed, con-
sisting of Z. I. Spalding, H. E. Cooper,
n. E. Gedge, C. M. White, w. L. STAN
ley, c. s. Hall, M. E. Grossman, j. M.
Little and A. Lewis, Jr. This commit
tee met in the afternoon and completed
arrangements. which included the par
ticipation of the Odd Fellows and other
societies, together with the general pub
lie, in services at the Temple and in
the procession.
Late in the afternoon, however, the
place for holding the services was
changed from the Masonic Temple to
Central Union church whose pastor,
Rev. W. NJ. Kincaid, was to have de-
livered the funeral address at the
originally appointed place. This change
appears to have been made in Difference
to public opinion, which deemed the
church the more suitable place for a
general assembly of the people under
all the circumstances. 1t was not un-
til late last night that the arrange
ments for the funeral were perfected.
MARKS OF RESPECT.
Governor Dole ordered Captain Ber-
ger to suspend all public performances
of the band for the day. hence there
was no music at the Kinau's departure
and the concert announced for the
Young Hotel last night was Cancelled.
Circuit Judges De Bolt, Gear and
Robinson each adjourned court on hear
ing of Judge Estee's death. Judge De
Bolt acted of his own motion, calling
for remarks from the bar. No doubt it
was in view of a set memorial session
OF the Supreme Court, which as mat
ter of course will be held, that none
of the attorneys present responded.