The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-23

Flags at half mast in the business
quarter of the city yesterday forenoon
expressed the sense of public grief over
the death of Henry Waterhouse, which
| occurred in the early morning hours
at his home on Nuuanu street. Mr..
Waterhouse did not pass away sud-
denly; he had long been a failing suf-
ferer and his old neighbors and friends
were prepared for the worst. When
the end came Mr.. Warehouses; family
were present, except a daughter Mrs
Corbett and a brother, Mr.. w. Water
house, who We're on the mainland.
Henry Waterhouse was born in Tas-
mania in -o4o, his grandfather having
been a Methodist missionary there.
His father, the well-renembered John
Thomas Waterhouse, came here in
1891 and determined to stay. A year
later he sent for his family. John
THOMAS WaterEouse became rich and
the business he founded in which his
sons were associated, was a prosperous
one until his death in 1895. Branches
or 1t survive in the Waterhouse In
Vestment Company, in w. w. Dimond
d Co., and in III. May e Co.. Henry
Waterhouse took up the commission
and sugar factor business and estab
llshed the commercial and financial
house of Henry Waterhouse. later
Henry Waterhouse & Company. and a
rev months ago transformed into the
corporation of the Henry Waterhouse
Trust Company.
Hehry Waterhouse had two sisters,
the first, Mrs. w. H. Dmond. and Mrs.
w. II. Rice of Kauai, and two brothers
w. W.. Waterhouse of Cedar RAPIDS
Iowa, ana j. r. Waterhouse. There
were one or two other children of his
t1ther's household who died in infancy
manners and appearance. Henry
or childhood.
Henry Waterhouse married March
1869, a sister of Gen. w. H. Dimond.
and of this union four children reached
manhood and womanhood, Mrs. A. B.
Wood, Mrs. Corbett, Henry Water
house who died about four wears ago
in New York, and Albert Waterhouse,
now living in Honolulu. Mrs. Water
mouse died about seven years ago.
Three years later he married Mrs.
sturgeon, who survives him.
John Thomas Waterhouse. the father
of the deceased, was a strong annex
atonist and became an American citi
Waterhouse inherited or shared his
zen, though typical Englishman in
fathers political views and was an
ardent supporter of the American
movement here. He served in the
Legislative branch of the monarchy,
the provisional government and the
republic His influence, political. re-
nSlous and personal among the natives
was very wide. He had a ready COM
mand of the native tongue. In fact
he was more fluent speaker and more
at his ease in Hawaiian than in Eng
lish. For a period of nearly two
years he preached regularly to the
congregation of Kaumakapili during
period when the church was without a
settled pastor. For the past five years
ne mas been the Superintendent of the
kawaiahao Sunday school. He was
president of the Hawaiian Board, sue
ceeding the late j. b. Atherton, but
resigned few months ago when fail
ing health precluded his attending to
the work
In religious work his. interests and
efforts We're formerly with Kaumaka-
pill church, of which he was for many
years trustee, He has been a mem
Der and an officer of Central Union
church ever since its organization.
He was Q trustee of the First Method
list church, trustee and treasurer of
the Queens Hospital; a trustee of the
Sailors Home, and trustee OF the
Lunalilo Home. A complete list of
all the offices he held in charitable and
religious organizations. would call for
an almost complete list of the chart
table and religious organizations of
Honolulu.
Mr., Waterhouse had suffered some
terrible bereavements which were