The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-26
Kalakaua Started For San Fran
cisco, Where He Died, On
Thanksgiving Day
AGED NATIVE FORECAST DEATH
The Advertiser Gave Graphic
Description Of Monarch's De-,
partwe From His Kingdom

81 twenty-five ycnrs n ago, vest rday,
king Kalakaua, Hawaii 3 only crowned
monarch, left Honolulu in the U. s. 8.
Charleston, since wrecked and lost in
Philippine waters, for San Francisco.
The King never saw Honolulu again,
as he died at the Palace Hotel in San
francisco on January 90, 1891. The
day knlakaua left Honolulu was a
memorable Que. Although he had made
two voyages from his island kingdom
when he visited the United States
and brought about the reciprocity
treaty between Hawaii and Uncle Sam,
when he went in his tour of the world
--tbere were sad shakings of the head
among a number Of old Hawaiians who
saw the King step into the royal barge
Ind board the Charleston In the
stream.
Predicted Kings Death
I. 'tAnwe, auwe, cried an octogenh-
rian, 'twe will never see the king
again. Did you see that rainbow
across Nuuanu Valley, the tips rest,
ing on Pacific Heights and Alewa
Heightsf 1t was there when the King
was in the palace. Look, it Is gone;
a fog has hidden it. The King will
never see his Hawaii again " s'@ >.
The old man was right. Kalakaua
died away from home and only his
body returned. 1t rests now in the
royal mausoleum in Nuuanu.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Speaking of KaIakaua = departure
The Advertiser of November 20, 1890,
had the following to say:
His Majesty the King boarded the
U. s. flagship Charleston punctually at
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon amid
the booming of cannon, and a few min.
utes later the magnificent war vessel
glided out of the harbor en- route to
San Francisco. II
His Majesty bid farewell to the
Queen and other members of the Royal
family at the Palace, and entering the
state carriage attended by Hons. ]. o.
DOminis, A. s. FleghOrn pnd II. M
chamberlain, Col. G.. w. Macfarlane,
with the staff officers on horseback,
was driven to the wharf at the foot Of
Fort street.
Notables Who were Present
Among those on the wharf to say
goodbye to the King were their excel.
leneies j. A. Cnmmins, minister OF for !
eign affairs; Godfrey Brown, minister
of finance, and Charles n. Spencer,
minister of interior; Mr.. Justic Nc
Gully, Mr.. Justice Biekertrn, Senior
CanavarrO, Portuguese commissioner;
Mons d 'Anglade, French commissioner;
Mr.. T. Masaki, Japanese consul; Mons |
NizZavOna, French chancellor; Hons.
=. NJ. Damon, j. s. Walker, w. II. |
Cornwe!l, Samuel Parker, Paul Neu.
mann, f. c. MacfaIlane, J. f. Bush
Messrs. !. Fl. Patty r. A. Schaefer, P,
w. Macfarlane, J. NJ. Monsarrat;
Marshal Hopkins and J. w. Robert. |
son, H., Nj Vice-Chamberlain.
Warships Dressed And Saluted
"a barge was in waiting in charge |
of Lieutenant Dyer Of the admiral 3 |
staff, into which the King stepped,
amid cheers from the crowd. As the
barge left the wharf, the band on the |
steamer J. A. Cummins struck up with |
Hawaii Ponoi, the yards were manned !
on the Z. S. s Mohican and II. NJ. s, |
Nymphe and royal salutes were fred
from the Charleston, the Mohican and
t he, shore battery.
ellis Majesty was received on board |
by Admiral Brown and His Excelleney
'oHH L. cJtNcHS, y. ~ MlHlSIeT 1-Ibn-
ipOtentiary. The royal standard was
hoisted and the Charleston band played
the Hawaiian National anthem. 1t
was a gay sight in the harbor, an
the merchant vessels being dressed in
bunting, and an immense number Of
people lined the wharfs.
The Girl I Left Behind Me-
"While the Charleston band played |
The Girl Left Behind Me- the
NymPhe drum and fife band played
Aud Lang Syne, and our own band
Glory Hallelujah,' while the Mohican
crew climbed the rigging and gave
cheers, and several vessels dipped their
flags, and amid the waving of hand
kerehiefs-the flagship with its royal
guest on gave last farewell by blow
ing her siren, and glided gracefully
out of the harbor, accompanied as far
as the bell buoy by the steamer J. A.
(Immina -