The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
CLEVELAND MOURNS
 DEATH OF JOHNSON

Cleveland. April 12.-Braving the chilly winds and drizzlng rain. an inn mense throng of people, variously es- timated at from 150,000 to 100000, stood in the streets late today, espe- cially downtown and paid silent tri- bute to the memory of Tom L. John- son, as his body was conveyed from the family apartments to the union depot. The train bearing the funeral party departed at 6:10 D. m, over the Lake Shore railroad and will arrive in New York at 9:11 o'clock Thursday morning.
 The caslSet was placed in the>bag- gage car and the mourners and friends occupied private car.
 The Rev. Harris R. Cooley, life long friend of MT. Johnson, officiated at the brief funeral in the family apart ments this afternoon. At the grave in Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, he will deliver short address and a prayer.
 The simple funeral cortege consist ed of the hearse and the mourning 2 party in four carriages, preceded by a squad of mounted policemen.
 Long before the scortege left the John- son home the streets were lined with people, despite the cold wind and driz- zling rain. As the procession passed down the streets the men removed hats, while women bowed heads. Flags at half-mast fioated from the buildings and in<store windows pictures of the former mayor were displayed draped in black ! and the stars and stripes.
 For five minutes, during which the v cortege passed the city hail. where MT. 24Johnson had so long presided, most of fthe stores in the downtown district sus- Expended business. The courts, also, were 2 Adjourned and municipal business gen <f erally was suspended. -t-ft t4ps-.
 Hundreds of floral tributes were re- ceived at the Johnson apartments from far and near, among them being designs from the Cuyahouga county democracy the Detroit, Mich, fire department the Cleveland newsboys and the state demo- cratic committee.
 The movement for memorial was given further impetus today when at a meeting of the city council plans for a new city playground to be known as Johnson park were discussed Mayor William B. Thompson of Detroit and Mayor Herman Baehr of Cleveland ad' { dressed the meeting
 Scores of telegrams expressing condo lence and paying tribute to the worth of MT. Johnson have come from prominent men in all parts of the country, including Gov. Judson Harmon, William Jennings Ii Bryan, Senator Burton. Senator Attlee Ponlerene, Mayor Brand Whitlock of To- ledo, Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York and nearly every congressman from Oho Governor Harmon said: "A more honest man than MT. John son never lived"
 MT. Bryan: "No man in the past gen eration did more effective work for tho sepeople than Tom l.. Johnson" xcfls Mayor Gaynor: "The country at large Rhas lost one of its greatest-a great man who fought for good government During his last illness MT. Johnson was requested to write his autograph in the birth book of Miss Louise Ora ham, a friend of the family. Comment. ing on the paragraph he selected MT Johnson's secretary remarked on its appropriate sentiment. MT. Johnson said he "hoped it would be so." and signed his name to the following quo. tation:
 His face was a thanksgiving fol his past life and love letter to al mankind"
 When Arthur Fuller. the chauffeur Cor MT. Johnson. visited the patient Sunday afternoon he remarked that his employer was still smiling.
 ''Yes. Arthur. I'm dying. but I stil
 have my smile and am going to dit smiling" replied the former mayor.
 And he did.