The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17
DEATH OF A
KAMAAINA
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King" Afterward he went back to
New York and for many years was a
commissioner of the Supreme Court
taking evidence as to damages caused
by the elevated railways and adju-
dicating thereon.
AS a result of malaria contracted in
Virginia Mr., Armstrong came to the
islands to recuperate and after time
in August, 1S97-he accepted the
editorship of the Advertiser, retiring
from that position in November, 1899.
He had made study of the labor ques-
ton and was one of the strongest ad-
vocates of the Introduction of white
labor for the plantations From his
infancy he had a warm aloha for the
Hawaiian people and befriended them
in every way in his power. After Civ
ing up the editorial chair he maintain
ed a quiet life devoted to literature.
taking about year to getting out the
work already mentioned
Mr. Armstrong; wife died in 1903
Last year he again left the islands,
to visit his children and superintend
the publication of his book. His liter
airy ability was recognized as being of
with a King" is more fascinating than
novel from its authors faculty of
depicting incidents In humorous man.
ner Readers of the Advertiser will
remember how replete his writings
were with entertaining anecdotes.
Probably there are few who leave as
many friends behind as William Nevins
Armstrong, as he had the faculty Of
making friends and keeping them. Few
more cordial, more companionable, men
are met in lifetime
Mourning his loss are three sisters,
three sons and daughter, with many
less nearly connected, but scarcely less
dearly attached, relatives. His sisters
surviving him are Miss Mary Jane
Armstrong of San Francisco, Miss
Amelia Armstrong of Berkeley, Cal,
and Mrs. Ellen A. Weaver of Honolu-
lu. Matthew, Richard and Kalani are
his sons, the last of whom was named
by King Kalakaua. "Dick," the sec
ond son, is a famed Yale athlete In
rowing and football The daughter is
Miss Dorothy Armstrong, who was with
her father at the end
GOVERNOR CARRIERS FRIEND.
Mr.. Armstrong was more RESPONSE
BILE than anyone else" said Governor
Carter yesterday, ''for my accepting
public office. Anyone who came into
contact with him could not but recog-
nize the great way he had of stirring
people up and inspiring them.
Some years ago there was a gath
ering at the Moana hotel of Yale men
at which there were none of the older
men except Armstrong. He was al
ways interested in college occasions and
showed that interest. He turned what
might have been an occasion of feast
ing and joviality into something more
serious by rousing response to the
toast Yale in the Pacific
"He told how the work done out
here reflected credit on the older men
and wondered If we of the younger
generation were using our opportuni-
ties to the best advantage In a |
crisis take time to write to the friends |
or acquaintance you made In college,
he said. The individual is only an |
atom, but IL you write and get your |
friends behind you the influence you |
can exert Is tremendous
"Three or four months afterward, re-
membering his advice, I wrote to a |
AicHu, MI. THllllpS stuart, pointing |
out some of the errors thought Presi- |
dent Mckinley had made in appoint |
ments here. Stuart showed that let |
ter to the President and my troubles
began.
Il remember that II was Mr.. Arm |
strong who called my attention to the |
fact that the missionary, Asa Thurs
ton, had been a Yale man, and he was !
always intense in his pride in Yale |
mems work. He urged upon us loyalty |
to the land of our birth and our adop- |
ton. He had a great notion of the |
value of the college man.
Besides all this he was the most
jovial and genial of men,"
Governor Carter added that Mr..
Armstrong did not confine his talking I
of Hawaii to these islands, but made
telling speech at dinner at Johns
Hopkins University on college Men in
Hawaii"
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