The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-11-03
A NAVAL
FUNERAL
Body ofPaymaster
Rhodes Given
Escort.

An impressive cortegc escorted the
remains of Paymaster. Stewart Rhodes.
u. :. 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 MEM
Der, combined in n Gordon of honor.
Father Valentin held short service
over the remains at the II. II. Williams
undertaking parlors at one o'clock yes
terday afternoon, in the presence of
those who formed the later procession.
The casket, draped with the United
States Naval ensign, stars covering
blue field. was surrounded by numerous
floral tributes. outside two companies
of regulars from Camp Mckinley. un-
der the charge of Lieutenants Newton
and Davis, grounded arms, while an es-
cort of blue jackets from the iris watt
ed to bear the casket to the hearse.
Admiral Terry, Captain White, DR.. w.
Il. Taylor and Il. +. 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
mournful strains of dead march. The
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. DIR. and
Mrs. Taylor in n brougham preceded
Captain Williamson of the Quarter
masters Department, Captain Douglas
and Iieutenants Behr and Hamilton
from Camp Mckinley. Admiral Terry
and Captain White headed the car
riages of friends. among whom We're
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 Alallea 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
deck The entire ships company of the
Iris in dress uniform, bareheaded, We're
drawn up at the rail and faced to form
two sides of hollow square as the
casket was set down preparatory to en-
closure in it's outer shell. Friends fol-
lowed with the flowers which were laid
on that receptacle. The deceased Off
GERS effects were laid by on the deck
~,
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 mornings.
The five cabegrams sent to intercept
Mrs. Rhodes have all been returned as
unable to find her despite every effort
and 1t is feared that she VIII, unllnow-
ing her sons death or even illness, pass
his body in mid Pacific. The San
Francisco papers chroniCled her arrival !
In that city en- route to Join her son
in Honolulu 1t Is thought she is
aboard the transport Sheridan now on
It's way here. Among Paymaster
effects is an insurance policy !
for $4,000.
Among the civil friends of the deceas- |
ed who Joined the cortege We're Mrs. |
st. ID. G. Walters, Mrs. and Miss |
Cunha, Mrs. +. NJ. English, Mrs. w. NJ. |
Buchanan, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Dunn, !
the Misses Vida, ]. A. Gilman. w. II. |
j. G. Spencer, Arthur Berg, /
B. Griggs Holt, Ernest Parker Louis /
Marks II. NJ. Boyd, T.. M. Watson, |
Alexander G. Halves, Mr.. and Mrs. w. |
NJ. Graham Mrs. ]. ]. Dunno, Mr.. and |
Mrs. II. w. Lake, Mrs. Angus and 9TH
,rs. Many sent flowers who were I'M ,
ible to attend.