Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-14
PFOTENHAUER
DIES, FLAG
HALF-MASTED
Local Head of Big Corporation
Succumbs to Cerebro- -Spi-.
nal Meningitis

w. Pfotenhauer, vice president and
manager of III. Hackfeld & Co, Ltd,
died at the Queens Hospital at 1880
o'clock this afternoon. As his death
was expected at any moment all morn
ing the hofsting of the flag on the
Hackfeld building at half-mast imme-
diately after the event gave the cad
intelligence to the whole city. The
news was passed around the tables at
the special luncheon of the CommeE-
cial Club, creating feeling OF pro
found sorrow.
At the hospital at the time OF his
death were his wife, his niece and
heads of departments of H. Hackfeld
& Co.
| Mr.. Pfotenhauer, who returned from
Germany on the third OF March in a
conyalescent state from extremely
critical illness. was stricken on Fri
day might with cerebro spinal manin-
gifts and removed to the hospital,
where Dr. Straub has since been in
attendance on him. In Germany he
had undergone two very critical oper-
ations, and on his return he wore a
bandage about his ears from an opera
tion in california for ear trouble.
This ailment recurred after his ar
rival here and he again underwent an
operation, which was performed by
DR.. W. G. Rogers. specialist. He
had been out of the hospital only two
weeks when the latest malady seized
him.
Wilhelm Adolf Arnold Ulrich Pfoten-
hauer was born August 2S, 1862. at Al
teneelle, near Ceiie. Hanover, Prussia,
his father being pastor at that place.
He was educated in the Royal Prus-
sian Gymnasium at Celle. Mr.. Pfoten-
in 1886, having been one of the many
German youths sent out from Bremen
by Pfuger & Co. agents for the Hack
field arm. About twenty years ago he
married Miss Annie Heilbron, who
lived in the family. of the late Mr..
and Mrs. II. w. Schmidt, the marriage
taking place at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. H. F. Glade. Two sons born
to the couple are attending school In
Germany A niece of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pfotenhauer arrived with them from
Germany on their return in March.
On his arrival here twenty-seyen
years ago. Mr.. Pfotenhauer went first
to Kekaha, Kauai, to become in a
short time head water luna for the
Kekaha Sugar Mill, in which the
HackfeIds and Isenbergs were heavily
interested. His work was so satiBfae-
tory that it attracted the notice of the
owners of the plantation and when an
opening occurred in the clerical de-
nartment in the main house IN Homo
lulu, Mr. Pfotenhauer was selected for
the place. as he showed great ability
in handling accounts.
For number of years he performed
the duties of head bookkeeper. C.
Bcsse, now of San Francisco, was the
cashier When Mr. Bcsse decided to
go to the coast his place fell to Mr..
Pfotenhauer As in every other po-
sition filled by him his work was the
kind that pleased the firm, so he con-
tinued in line for promotion On the
death Of Alexander Isenberg, vice
president and manager of the firm,
Mr. Pfotenhauer was again advanced,
this time to the management of the
firm in whose employ he entered as a
bookkeeper When the business was
Incorporated, Mr.. Pfotenhauer was
elected a director He has been con-.
sui for Germany and acting consul for
Russia for several years.