The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-07

over three thousand people attended
the funeral of the late Bishop Gulstan
Il. Ropert this morning, while the num-
ber of onloOkers and those in the fun"
eral cortege who could not gain en-
trance to the crowded church was very
large. When the public services began
at 10 o'clock the cathedral was filled to
it's capacity and crowds of people stood
by in the streets. Among the mourn
ers s'were hundreds who had known the
deceased prelate ever since he began
his crowning life work in the Hawaiian
Islands, and they came with genuine
sorrow to attend his remains to their
cemetery home. A guard of police un-
der Captain Kanae stood in front of
the cathedral while Senior Captain
Parker and several mounted officers
kept space clear for the funeral pro-
cession.
The sombre decorations inside the
great cathedral were most impressive.
All the large pillars were draped in
black and white, while beautiful floral
pieces surrounded the casket. The lat
ter rested on a catafalque at the foot of
the chancel steps. At o'clock this
morning it was placed there, after all
the priests of the local mission had
gathered in the chamber where the
corpse was lying, to look on the face
of their departed leader for the last
time and witness the closing of the
coffin that now holds his remains.
Pro Vicar Father Libert was assist
ed by all the local Catholic clergy in
the services. The music was in charge
of the Brothers of st. Louis College,
and the thousands who listened to its
solemn strains were impressed with
the notes of sincerity and with the
beauty of the blended voices. The SER
vices lasted till after IL o'clock, when
the remains were carried from the
catafalque and placed in the hearse for
the march to the grave in the Cathonc
cemetery.
The funeral was the largest and the
observance the most general known IN
Honolulu since the great state funeral
of the late Princess Kaiulani some
years ago, and business was practically
suspended. Though no formal ordel
was made closing government offices
the employs were allowed leave to at
tend the funeral, and there was little
work done The Supreme Court anC
Circuit Court We're all adjourned, anc
United States District Judge Estee yes
terday adjourned his court to tomor
row, in respect to the deceased bishop
In the business district many store!
closed, as well as the banks and dur
ing the hours when the dead prelate'
former associates at the mission were
conducting the lat services over his re
mains, there was very little bushes!
done.
1t was a few minutes past clever
o'clock when the casket was lifted b!
the pail bearers and started towards
the hearse. Outside the waiting croW(
had largely Increased and the various
societies and schools which We're t
march in the procession were linet
along Fort street as far as Hotel. Th
government band stood outside tn
church and the strains of the Deat
March from Saul announced to tn
waiting tnrongs that the services il
the cathedral had been concluded ant
that the remains of the dead ant
revered leader were starting on tn
slow journey to his grave alongsid
that of his predecessor.
AS the casket was lifted into tn
hearse the band began it's march for
ward to take the head of the process
sion, after a platoon of police and tn
Cross bearer and Acolytes. Crowds o
people lined Fort street on both side
and there were watchers at all tn
up stairs windows.
1t was a long line that was finau
formed when the procession swun
round at the corner of King street an
started for the cemetery. The Sis
ters' school children made up larg
division there being about 400 in line
ranging in size from little tots TO
young to know anything of the solemn
ity of the celebration, to young girl
who will be in school very little more