The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-11-10
ROBERT
WILCOX
At REST
Large Funeral for
Late Native
Chieftain.

Robert w. Wilcox was buried yester-
day afternoon mourned by the native
population which turned out en- masse
to witness the ceremonies attendant to
laying the remains away in the Catho-
lie cemetery on King street. Thou
sands of people, nearly all Hawaiians,
lined the streets on the line of march,
crowding the curbs to watch the flag
| draped casket drawn on the catafaloue
! to its last resting place. All the pomp
and ceremony that could be afforded
| by the Catholic church, both in its
| cathedral and at the grave, attended
| the funeral and the Hawaiians mani
| tested their affection for their dead
| leader by weeping and wailing, and
| following the remains on foot to the
| cemetery. There were no spectacular
| incidents connected with the funeral
no native ceremonies being offered
| either at the cathedral or at the grave.
CROWDS AT CATHEDRAL.
| At 2 o'clock the cathedral grounds
| were crowded a mass of humanity
| surging backward and forward impa-
| tient for the doors to be opened. The
| streets at the same time began to be
fringed with people and by $3.50 the
curbs were lined with dense crowds.
At 2:30 an undertaker's wagon was
driven into the cathedral premises and
| was stopped at the mauka entrance.
The Hawaiians at once surged for
ward, crowding about the pallbearers
as the casket was lifted from the wag-
on and borne through the entrance
;,,tn Obi ha oil Al
ed at the foot of the chancel steps and
two tall lighted tapers We're imme
diately placed beside it. The floral en-
blems We're ranged on the chancel in
a semi-circle, presenting a beautiful
picture. An exquisite cross of pluma-
rias adorned the altar. The affairs and
pulpit stand were covered with black
pals. The honorary and actual pail
bearers ranged themselves in an oval
several feet back from the casket.
WITHIN THE CATHEDRAL
The doors were then opened and for
half an hour crowds surged up the
main aisle, passed around the coffin,
and again out of the cathedral. The
coffin was handsomely draped with Ha-
waiian flags and floral wreaths. The
posed. In front pew near the casket
sat the widow and her children. DR..
Walters, the physician who attended
Mr.. Wilcox, stood near the foot of the
casket, the pallbearers occupying the
oval were as follows: Honorary pail
bearers: G. C. Beckley, Ella Long,
Palmer Woods, C. p Iaukea, Frank
Harvey. David Motley, j. II. Bovd, A.
u 81,
c. W. Ashford, II. C. Polikapa; pail
bearers: j. w. Bipikane, d. Damien,
Chas. Motley, d. Kalauokalani, Jr., j.
NJ. Poepoe, r. N. Boyd, j. C. Lane, j.
X. Prendergast, VIM. Mossman, Jr., ].
A. Akina, William White.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
About $3.50 the organ pealed forth in
the doleful strains of Cor Jesu, and as
the choir sang the selection, Bishop
Libert, accompanied by the acolytes,
choir boys, censor bearers and cross
bearer, entered the chance and then
descended the steps to the space occu-
pied by the casket, where the impress
sive ritual of the church was said.
The program in the church was as fol-
lows:
Reading-Non intres NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Solo-"When the Tears. FIR. Valentin
Libera-Absout ........ ................
'MlSeremlnl' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ChOlr
Finale-In paridsum ...................
POOLAs DRAW FUNERAL CAR.
The casket was then borne from the
cathedral and placed upon a funeral
1rny \ bod h,,
silver crucifiX and adorned with black
plumes. Instead of horses being at
tached, nearly four hundred poolas, or
longshoremen, each attired in white
trousers, black shirt and white cap, in
command Of VIM. Olepau, the Long
shoreman president, assisted by Hale
Kahale, drew the car with cables. John
Wise was to have acted as Marshal of
the Day, but owing to indisposition this
duty devolved upon Joe Clark.
1t was an odd procession, the line be-
ing filled with Hawaians. There We're
nearly a hundred lei women in white
holokus and straw hats, wearing Will
cox ribbons across their shoulders.
The women Of the Aloha Alma Society, |
all CARRIED in somber black, formed an |
division of one hundred per- |
sons. Large delegations from the Ha- |
waiian Benefit Society and the Home |
Rule party, with notable chiefs and |
chiefesses in carriages completed the
According TO the publish
ed order of the procession thirteen
princesses were in line.
ANCIENT BAND PLAYED.
A reminder of the old days was the
presence of Kau, Jack Kuamoo and
sam Kamakaia, former members of the
original Royal Hawaiian National
band. who, with cornet, snare and bass
drum, played the only music in the
The line OF march was
from the Roman Catholic cathedral,
down Fort street to King, along King
10 the Catholic cemetery.
The order of procession was as fol-
lows, with the titles as given by those
IN charge of the arrangements:
Marshal of the Day.
Platoon of Police.