The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-25

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| Hawaii, passed away yesterday morn
ing at his residence on Bates street
| Deceased had been a sufferer from
| Illness for the past year but of late h
was frequently down town with hi
wife. On Monday night he had sew
eral hemorrhages which weakened hin
| materially. Yesterday morning hi
| seemed cheerful and conversed will
| the members of his family until few
other, and more violent hemorrhagt
from which owing to his weakened
condition. he did not survive.
That death was unexpected may be
inferred by the fact that Governor At
kinson, his eldest son, was at the time
on the Nippon Maru giving final in
structions to the relief committee de-
parting for the Coast and it was sew
eral hours later before the death be-
came known to the public.
The funeral services were held from
NiONAh
yesterday afternoon Rev. Canon Mack
intosh conducting. The chancel, and
the space behind was banked with
most beautiful flowers, white pre-
dominating but there We're wreaths.
bouquets, leis and set pieces of fragrant
violets and roses-one bouquet of enor-
70 hot, nc
pecially noticeable. A wreath of white
narguerites and naidenhair required
two men to carry. The last token was
placed in position only a few minutes
before the casket containing the re-
mains arrived at the church.
The Rev. Canon Macintosh reading
the impressive Episcopal service for
the dead and the honorary pall-bear
ers. S. NJ. Damon, F. NJ. Swanzy, A.
NJ. Brown, A. S. Hartwel, r. w.
Breckons, s. G. Wilder, E. A. Mott
remains which We're encased in casket
covered with steel grey embossed plush
and was borne to the chancel by six
policemen in charge of Captain Par
ker.
The full surpliced choir was present
and the selections rendered by it added
to the impressiveness. There was no
sermon. just the full Episcopal service,
including the responses. Following this
hymn No. 344 Nearer, MysGod, to
Thee" was rendered by male voices.
Again in the service the congregation
and choir sang hymn No. 242, Now
the Laborer's Task is Ger After
which the remains were removed to
the williams undertaking rooms from
which they were later taken to the
Alatau 7. Atkinson was genial soul
and the oldtimers of Honolulu. those
who knew him as Il man among men, |
will keep his memory close to their |
hearts He always had a kind word I
'or those associated with him in any
If the work allotted to him during his
residence in Hawaii. This was par
icularly the case in the educational
department. of the government.
He was born in Siberia in November,
S4S, and when christened was named
.fter a mountain near the place of his
firth. At the age of ten he was sent
o England to be educated and little
nore than ten years afterward mar
led in Newcastle.
In 1869 with his most estimable wife
e started for Hawaii to assume charge
f school which Bishop Staley pro-
osed to establish. But Mr.. Atkinson
aw better opportunities and it was not
ing after his arrival that he estab
shed a school of his own and where
e educated many boys who have since
ecome men OF affairs.
For years he was principal of what
as known for forty years as Fort
treet school, relinquishing his pos.
on there to become editor of the
awaiian Gazette. then published on 8
erchant street. Subsequent to the
volution of 1887 he was appointed
lspector General of Schools. a posi- +.
On which he filled ably for a number a
years. Later he became editor OF
e Star. filing the position until the L
ganization of the Territory when he 0
as again placed at the head of the :
ucational department. When the is
nds We're annexed Mr.. Atkinson was
lected by the President to procure
census of the Territory, work which
ands as a monument to him for his
ethod and exactness of detail. He
ntinued in charge of the school sys-
N until 1905 when he retired. Since
en- his health has not been good and
IN a strong, healthy, CHEEKY man
fell away in flesh and much of his