Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-07

honor TO his memory. Within few
nounced the death, business houses a
flags placed at half-mast
IL is not unlikely that a special
in Honolulu and, In addition, at var
tutions generously aided by himself a
alli Bishop, there will be commemora
Though his advanced age had shown
in recent years In some physical fee
bleness, IL was a shock for his rela-
tiyes and friends here to learn last
Thursday that he was seriously iii, the
first news coming In despatch TO the
Star-Bulletin. This was followed by
news that he was better but IL was
realized that his weight Of years was
against the chance of recovery. He
had been sinking for a day or two. it
is understood.
A few minutes after the news was
received in this city of the death OF
Mr.. Bishop, banks, sugar factors and
business houses closed their doors for
the day In respect TO the memory of
. the deceased. Among those to close
are Bishops bank, the First National
bank. Bank Of Hawaii, Bank of Ho-
nolulu, Castle & Cooke, G. Brewer &
II .
w o. Smith and others. At Punahou
and Kamehameha schools the flags are
flying half mast today but as this is
the closing week, neither institution
is closed, According to an announce
ment of the president, Punahou acao
emy will hold appropriate memorial
services on the day of Mr.. Bishops
funeral
Came 10 Hawaii in 1886.
Mr.. Bishop came to Hawaii In 1886
from his home in New York. He was
born January 25, 1922. at Glenn Falls,
~. Y. From the early sos until he
removed TO San Francisco 20 years ago
he was valued citizen of Hawaii and
after getting start in business here
came to command a powerful and a
kindly influence both in public and in
private effairs
He was the sturdy product of sturdy
New England stock. An appreciatiye
sketch Of him, given in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle few months ago,
conta4Rsd the following salient facts
Of his life:
His ancestors were New England.
ers FOR d number Of generations before
hts advent upon earth. his maternal
grandfather having fought for the col
onies In the Revolutionary war Or.
phaned In his early childhood, Mr..
Bishop went to live with his grand
parents, attending the local grammar
school His first real employment was
III the ege Of Is, when he left home.
went to q neigfboring village and took
work in country store. He also was
employed for a time on farm, and
when he was 90 became salesman
and bookkeeper in store at Sandy
HILL Here he formed a friendship
with William L. Lee, a graduate of the
University Of Norwich. and later OF
Harvard Law School, friendship that
was destined TO take the two youths
together half around the world.
II was in 1S45, four years before
California became the mecca for gold
seekers. that the eyes of the two
youths were turned westward. Ore
gon was at that time in the limelight
as point of dispute in the settlement
CT boundary claims between Great
Britain and the United States The
chums decided that the West was the
coming country; so on February %,
1886. they sailed away from Newbury-
port on the little brigantine Henry,
which was to round the Horn, touch at /.
Honolulu and thence set her course
for Oregon By the first Of July she /
was to be at her destination.
Barkentine Driven 70 Hawaii.
Here fate stepped In, with the ele-
ments as its co-conspirators. The voy-
age was stormy one. the vessel was
tossed about at the mercy of the
waves, and upon reaching ST. Colherm-
les, Brazil, she pat into port for safety
In October, eight months after she
sailed from Newburyport, the barken- 4
tine reached Honolulu The weather /
was still bad and young Bishop and I
Lee decided to remain in Hawaii un
til the spring following.
Before a week had passed, the lure i
of Hawaii was upon them Lee, with /
his legal training, started practising /
and soon became superior judge. and |
later chief justice of the supreme I
court. The United States consul need /
ed secretary and Mr.. Bishop got the
place This he held until the word /
went out in I649 that California's
mountains and valleys were fairly /
reeking with gold. Mr.. Bishop got the
mining fever and was for completing
the voyage, as originally planned I
Here is where Judge Lee undoubtedly
did his friend < great service. for he
him to remain in the islands
Shortly sfterward he became collector.
general OF customs for the kingdom,
going from this into the mercantile
business with w. A. Aldrich as his
partner.
Organizes Bank.
For the next Ave years the business
was carried on. But meanwhile Mr..
Bishop, in looking over the field, had
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