-”Mrs. Tell was one of the best known of Hawaiians. Her father was a Scotchman, Captain Alexander Adams, who was the first pilot for Honolulu. She was born on the same day that Lord Byron, was an old friend of1382 Capt. Adams arrived In Honolulu in 1844 and was named Victoria by him In honor of England's queen.”1378

-”The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from Arlon Hall. in the rear of the Opera House1382, Elder Gilbert F. Waller officiated. The Interment was in Makiki cemetery. The pall-bearers were Henry Smith, Chas Hopkins, J. D. Holt, Ed Ingham, Captain Cluney and Samuel Dwight.”1378

-She “had been ill for several months.”1382

-”The hall was filled with relatives and friends of the deceased. After a hymn had been sung, Mr. Waller spoke of the life of the deceased lady and said that she had set a bright example of seeking out what was right and best and striving to live up to the ideals thus formed. He spoke of the inevitability of the final parting and urged that when the darkness came no one of the gathering be found unprepared. Another hymn was sung, a prayer said, and then the mournful procession to the burying ground was commenced.”1227

-”The coffin was encircled with garlands of ilima and maile and covered with a profusion of flowers.”1227

-”A pure Hawaiian from what I have heard.”1394

-Married after the death of her first husband, Andrew Bannister.1395