The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-02
4 NAVAL
FUNERAL
Body Paymaster
Rhodes Given
Escort.
Impressive Funeral Cort-
eye Accompanies
Remains.
Naval, Military and Federal De.
partments Join With Friends
of Deceased.

An impressive cortege escorted the
remains of Paymaster Stewart Rhodes
u. S. N, to the Supply Ship Iris yes
terday afternoon. Representatives Of
the army, navy, federal departments.
territorial government, civil friends
and members of the Pacific Club, of
which the deceased officer was a men,
Der, combined in a Gordon Of honor.
Father Valentin held a short service
over the remains at the H. H. Williams
undertaking parlors at one o'clock VS.
| terday afternoon, in the presence of
those who formed the later procession.
States Naval ensign, stars covering a
blue field, was surrounded by numerous
floral tributes. Outside two companies
of regulars from Camp Mckinley, I'M
der the charge of Lieutenants Newton
and Davis, grounded arms, while an es-
cort of blue jackets from the Iris wait
ed to bear the casket to the hearse.
Admiral Terry, Captain White, DR.. w.
E. Taylor and F. F. MacWilkie of the
local naval station were present with
the officers from the Iris and Camp
Mckinley. All swords were draped
with Grape at the hilt.
| After the brief ceremony, the regu-
lars fell in behind Captain Berger and
the government band, marching to the
/ - ,ha
sailors from the Iris bore the casket
to the hearse and fell in behind the SOL
diers. Then came the hearse followed
by three officers from the Iris. Dr.. and
Mrs. Taylor in a brougham preceded
Captain Williamson of the Quarter
masters Department. Captain Douglas
and LieutenantS Behr and Hamilton
from Camp Mckinley. Admiral Terry
and Captain White headed the car
riages of friends, among whom were
personal friends of the late paymaster
| including many members of the Pacific
Club and others who had sustained
business relations with the deceased.
The cortege proceeded down Fort
street to Hotel, thence to Alakea and
the Naval station, where the flag droop-
ed at half mast. The ensign on the
Iris hung halfmast high as did the tri-
color of the French bark General de
Sonis alongside the supply ship.
The soldiers formed at present arms
along the naval slip while the officers
stood bareheaded at the gang plank as
the blue jackets carried the casket on
deck. The entire ships company of the
Iris, in dress uniform, bareheaded, were
drawn up at the rail and faced to form
two sides of a hollow square as the
casket was set down preparatory to en-
closure in it's outer shell. Friends fol-
flowed with the flowers which were laid
on that receptacle. The deceased Off
GERS effects We're laid by on the deck
for transportation and delivery to Mrs.
Rhodes with the cards Of those sending
flowers There were few dry eyes as
the friends left the Iris which was. In
all readiness to leave her moorings-
The five cabIegrams sent to intercept
Mrs Rhodes have all been returned as
unable to find her despite every effort
and it is feared that she will, unknow-
ling her sons death or even illness, pass
his body in mid Pacific. The San
Francisco papers chronicled Fer arrival
in that city en- route to join her son
in Honolulu. It is thought she is
aboard the transport Sheridan now on
Its way here. Among Paymaster
Rhodes's effects is an insurance policy
for $4,000.
| Among the civil friends of the deceas-
ed who joined the cortege were Mrs.
st. D. G. Walters, Mrs. and Miss
Cunha. Mrs. F. NJ. English, Mrs. W. NJ.
Buchanan, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Dunn,
the Misses Vida, ]. A. Gilman, w. Fl.
! Cornwell, J. G. Spencer, Arthur Berg,
B. Griggs Holt, Ernest Parker, Louis
Marks, E. NJ. Boyd, E. M. Watson,
| Alexander G.. Halves, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| NJ Graham, Mrs. J. J. Dunno, Mr.. and
Mrs. H W. Lake, Mrs. Angus and 9TH
ers Many sent flowers who were un-
able to attend.