The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-06
ADMIRAL JACKSON
DIES M|SERABLY
Commander of kaIakau's Ship
kaimiI0a Is Found Dead in
San Francisco.

Admiral Jackson, the only Hawaiian
naval commander of modern times
died in San Francisco on March %
His end was miserable, as will be seen
from the facts given below, and a
sorry one for a man who had undoubt-
ed ability and early in life held a COM
mission in the British navy. He was
known in Honolulu before the Samoan
fiasco as Captain Jackson and had
made surveys of harbors on the island
coasts.
In the year 1856 Captain Jackson
was made superintendent of the Re-
as events proved, from that of an in
stitution giving agricultural and me-
chanical training, besides ordinary
schooling, to a sort of naval academy.
This was in preparation for King Ka-
lakaua's project of founding a Poly
nesian empire. The school taro lands
at Palama were sold. After a few
months the steamer Kaimiloa was sent
to Samoa in command of Jackson,
commissioned as admiral, with the lar
ger Reform School boys enrolled as
cadets. A creditable school band.
trained by Bandmaster Berger. added
to the style of the expedition. The late
John +. Bush, commissioned as Min
lister Plenipotentiary to the courts OF
the South Sea monarchs, had gone
ahead to Apia in a mail steamer. 1t
is unnecessary to relate the story Of
the Samoan mission, other than 10 re-
call its ridiculous ending. Ship and
embassy were recalled in the first half
Of 1884, after they had been largely
contributory to the movement that re
suited in the revolution of that year.
Admiral Jackson and family remov-
ed to san Francisco. Two Of the sons,
Nigel and Sydney, returned 10 Homo
lulu and have lived here, off and on, |
most of the time since. one son lives
in san Francisco and is employed on |
q street car line Admiral Jackson was /
a man of fine physique and military /
bearing. When met on a friendly /
basis he displayed the blandness and \
cordiality Of a gentleman born and /
bred, yet a quick and nervous temper /
was so much a part OF his address that /
nobody cOurted an encounter of pur-
poses with him. All who knew him In .
these islands will regret his melan-
choly fate as described in the follow
ing accounts from san Francisco pa
pers Of March p and 2s:
George Edward Gresley Jackson,
scion Of an old Scottish family and
once a lieutenant in the British navy.
was found dead yesterday morning in
an old POIk-street car which has been
standing for some time at Cough and
streets. The body was dis
.overed by Maurice Kelley. Death was
lue 10 heart and liver trouble. accen-
uated by privation. The Coroner has
aiken charge Of the remains
Papers i'm his pockets showed that
Jackson had formerly lived at p By
ugton avenue. and that he had been
.ollectOr for a laundry. or late he had
10 occupation.
A letter in his possession signed I
Your affectiOnate sister Louisa
-eish.'' spoke Of a desire To- aid him,
md also seemed 10 indicate that the
writer and her family lived at The
1anse," at Crawford, in Scotland. A
icture postal card, evidently from the 4
anne sender. bore a representation Of !
picturesque and beautiful Old-cOun-
~ parsonage. one window marked as ,
hat of -Aunie's room" Letter and ,
.ostaI were alike addressed "Lieuten-
mt G. r. Gresley Jackson. r. ~ :
There was also found a Masonic certi- ,
cate showing that Jackson had been q