The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-09-03
Instructs Children What
He Wants Done at
Funeral.
Last Rites to Be Simple
Ito Be Performed
This Afternoon.
frrom sntnrday,s Advertiser.l

his coming death, Alfred S. Hartwell,
veteran of the Civil War, in which he
attained the rank of brigadier general,
and late chief Justice of the supreme
court of the Territory of Hawaii, died
at his home at Lliha and Judd streets
yesterday morning at five minutes past
eight.
As his life ebbed he calmly instruct
ed his children who surrounded his
bedside, regarding the funeral he de-
sired to be given his remains, planning
out the smallest details dispassionately
and unafraid He retained the fullest
grasp of his faculties almost to the last
moment Of his life and the transition
from life TO death seemed marked by
nothing more striking than the cold,
professional verdict of the attending
doctors.
An arrangements for the funeral
have been completed. Services will
take place at his home at three o clock
this afternoon, the Rev. II. ii. Parker,
pastor of the Kawaiahao Church, Off
dating These will be as simple as
possible IN UeIeTeHCe 10 LHb ucuu lldn .
Inst wishes. He is a Mason and it was
desired to observe the solemn funeral
rites of Masonry but these will be dis
pensed with.
To Pay Him Honor.
Following the services at the home,
the body will be taken to the Nuuanu
Cemetery, the mourners following the
hearsc on foot. The pallbearers will
be Governor Frear, Judge Sanford b.
Dole of the United States district
court, Chief Justice A. q. NJ. Robert
son of the supreme court of Hawaii, eX-
Governor George r. Carter, the Hon.
+. A. Mott.Smith, secretary of the
Territory; DR.. N. b. Emerson, the Hon.
A. A. Wilder, formerly associate jus
tice Of the supreme court, and Judge
Stanley.
The members of the local post of the
Grand Army of the Republic are all
expected to be present at the funeral.
Sword by His Side.
Strapped to his side, sharing in his
last long rest as it shared in his period
of greatest activity, will be the sword
he carried as an officer in the army of
the United States in the War of the
Rebellion. The flag he fought for will
be draped about his coffin. Both these
simple arrangements are made Mt his
request, part of the detail he outlined
just before he died. Living for half
century in the peaceful pursuits of
government and the law, Judge Hart
well last thoughts turned to the stir
ing days of rebellion and he died as he
had then lived, soldier, with sol
diers fortitude and soldier i
thoughts predominant.
When Judge Hartwell first felt tn,
last and successful attack of illnes'
coming upon him Monday he ordered
hIs physicians to tell him the truth
f'Don It mmbug me, he demanded
''l'm not afraid to pass on. Tell m,
II ! am going to die, ~
Daughters Rush Home.
The disease, hardly more than the de
bility Of old age, came to attack hin
rapidly. The day following, his doe
tors were convinced that he had but
short time to live, n conviction whic
ne, fully shared. A charter on tn
steamer Claudine was secured and thi
haat was rushed to Kawaihae, wher
Mrs. Ollie Sorenson and Mrs. 4. W
Carter, two of his daughters. wcr
waiting for it, prepared by wireless
This vessel returned the day bcfor
Judge Hartwell 5 death and these tive
wisH Mrs. A. +. Judd another daugl
ter, were the only ones Of his ehildre
who were present at his last moment
Judge Hartwell came to Hawaii
1865 with a commission as nssociat
Justice of the supreme court hayiI
been called bv King Kalakaua TO tail
the place of Justice Robertson who hD
passed away. He was selected becau
he was known 10 have judicial min
because Of his aggressiyeness and i
cause of the honorable record he IN
made as soldier aud publicist
Born in Dedham, Massachusett
June / /, 1896, he WINS educated nj lll
ward, receiving the degree of A. h.
1888 and IL, Il, IN 1867 AZ the a
Of twenty-five he enlisted ns a corpol
Of the Third Missouri troops y,
later he was first lieutenant IN /
Forty fourth Massachusetts, heeaI
captain, and WIS promoted to lieut.,
anteolouel of the Fifty 9Th Massac'
setts; hreyetied for Ralaulry la uctI
NJ Honey Hill, South Carolina, IN lsl
hreyetted hrgadier general the sn
year and was mustered ont of sefv
in 1866 the war having been 0lieiu
declared IA AN end,
His regiment the fftT lfth MAJ
smseits WIS one of Iha FIRST t0 am
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