The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-22
Thousands Mourn for Late
Mayor Gaynor of New
York
BODY LAY IN STATE
NEARLY "a HOURS
Meanwhile People in All
Walks of Life Passed
Before 1t

New York, Sept. 22.--The body o.
Maynor Gaynor was taken at 1880 thi'
morning from its resting place in the
city hall to Trinity church, where Bish
op Greer read over it the solemn Eps
copal service for the burial of the dead
A standing army of citizens, many
thousands strong, greater in number
than the throng which gazed on the body
as it lay in state yesterday, blackened
the sidewalks as the funeral train crept
along lower Broad way. The clouds lift
ed shortly before the long cortege start
ed
Heading the marehers was single line
of eight mounted police. Behind them
We're the police band, a regiment OF
mounted police, then the coffin, with the
official flag of the mayor draped over it
The coffin lay 10 feet above the road
way on catafalque whose sombre folds
of crepe were unrelieved by color. Six
teen coal black horses, Heavy with black
trappings. drew the catafalque through
the street, flanked on the right by a
single file of police and on the left by
firemen.
The 12 honorary pail bearers. headed
by former President William H. Taft,
marched six on either side of the coffin,
and behind them were the official COM
mittees of the city.
Business was suspended during the flu
neral; the municipal departments were
closed and the Stock Exchange did not
open until noon.
At the city hall yesterday the people
came in continuous stream, silently,
to find places in the long, slow moving
line that extended half mile along
lower Broadway AMI through city hall
park.
In the long line were street cleaners
in their white uniforms. policemen, fire
men and men high in the official life Of
the city and state, but for the most
part the procession was made up from
the great socalled middle class. About
a fifth of the crowd were women and
children and many of the latter carried
small wreaths or bouquets Of flowers
which they placed near the coffin in
passing
At o O'Clock the police on duty at
the city hall estimated that more than
10000 persons had viewed the body.
ut is remarkable tribute" Mayor
Kline said as he viewed the great, ST.
lent crowd. 'No king. no emperor, ever
had tribute from the hearts of the
people paid to him like this great out
pouring of citizens to-day. 1t is a trib-
ute from the hearts of the people"
All Saturday night the police kept
guard around city hall park and had
difficulty in keeping the crowds moving,
as many tried even at an inordinately
early hour to get in line to view the
body. Three policemen and three fire.
men, in reliefs of half hour, stood
rigidly at attention during the night be-
side the coffin. which was draped in the
stars and stripes and the mayors flag,
while beneath could be seen the colors
of the union jack, placed there at the re-
quest of the Gsynor family in recognition
of the courtesy extended by the city of
Liverpool upon the arrival of the may
or's body in that city after his death
at sea. Crossed branches of palms of
victory were the only floral decorations
on the cover of the coffin. Those
branches were sent by the family. Be
hind the bier hung the draped picture
of Mayor Gaynor.