Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-22
GAYNOR'S FUNERAL
HA[TS METROPOLIS
Business Suspended During
Hour of Services at
Trinity Church.
ONLY T0LLING OF BELL
BREAKS STREET SILENCE
Thousands Stand Uncovered Under
Lowering Sky as Funeral Car
Goes Slowly By. II

Toes Slowly By. II
| NEW YORK, September 22.-The body
| OF Mayor Gaynor was taken at 1880
o'clock this morning from its resting
! place In the city hall 10 Trinity Church
where Bishop Greer read over It the SOL
emn Episcopal service for the burial OF
the dead. A standing army of citizens.
many thousands strong-greater in num-
Der than the throng which had gazed on
| the body as 1t lay in state yesterday
blackened the sidewalk from curb to
building line as the funeral train crept
along the ten blocks of lower Broadway
| from the city hall to the church. The
low-lying clouds lifted shortly before the
| cortege started and the march to tho
church was under an overcast sky from
which the sun shone fitfully through
| riffs in the clouds.
Heading the throng of marchers was q
single line of eight mounted police. Be-
hind them came, in the order named, the
police band, playing the measured strains
or the Dead March. a regiment of
mounted police twelve abreast. and an
other regiment of police on foot in lines
that stretched across Broadway from
| curb to curb. Next was the coffin.
Draped in Mayors Flag.
With the official flag OF the mayor
draped over its head the coffin lay, ten
| feet above the roadway, upon a catafalque
whose somber folds of crepe were unre-
| lleved by color. A great wreath OF
| white chrysanthemums lay on the right
| Of the casket another wreath of orchids
| and ferns lay on the LETT and a third
rested at the dead mayors feet Six
| teen coal black horses, heavy with black
trappings, hanked Oh the right by sim
| gle file OF police, on the left oy firemen,
| drew the catafalque through the streets
AS the casket passed through two walls
OF spectators held to the curb by an
unbroken line of police every man barred
his head and only the blue-capped pa
trolmen remained covered. OF these there
/ were 5000 in the line of march or on
| duty along the way Of the funeral train.
| The twelve honorary pailbearers, head
| ed by William H. Taft, marched six on
| each side Of the coffin. Behind them
came official committees OF the city, two
companies OF city hall policemen who
had come In daily contact with the
mayor during his lifetime-and the long
train OF organizations and individuals
chosen from the many who applied for
places in the funeral train.
More than 10000 had wanted to be IL
| line. but in accord with Mrs. Gaynor's
wishes for simple services and little
| display as possible. less than half the
number were permitted TO participate.
| Stand Silent in Streets.
So silent stood the throngs of specta-
tors that the tolling OF the bell in the
| tower OF Trinity could be heard at the
| city hall when the cortege started Tens
| Of thousands stood silently about the
church during the services The seat
| ing capacity of $50 was insufficient TO
| provide for even a small fraction OF the
| thousands who sought admittance An
overflow meeting was held I'm St. Paurs
Church. half a dozen blocks away.
After halting at the church while the
body was taken from the catafaluue to
| the chancel on the shoulders of six fire.
men and six policemen, the funeral train
marched to the Battery, turning back and
standing till the conclusion of the church
services. Then the march was resumed
to Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn.
The city's industries marked time dur
ing the funeral services. The municipal
departments were' closed for the day, the
New York Stock Exchange did not open
till noon the Consolidated stock exchange
and several mercantile exchanges were
closed all day. a million school children
participated In services in the dead
mayors memory in every public school
house, and thousands of firms needed the
request OF Mayor Kline that business be
suspended for an hour.
Thousands View Remains.
A great tnrOnS Nl.VSeQ the DOdy as
lay in state last night. braving the rain
for hours in slow-moving line. The
rain had not ceased at day break. though
II lessened to a drizzle at times the
morning wore on. The stretch of Broad
way leading south from the city hall to
Trinity Church was early manned by po-
lice in preparation for the body's pass
Ing shortly before IL o'clock.
Admission to the church was by card
r,,,1x- oil -nlp sale n nh
were the Rev. William I. Manning. REQ
tor of Trinity: Bishop David II. Greer
and Bishop C. S. Burch.
After the services the funeral process
sion moved slowly over Brooklyn bridge
and thence to Greenwood cemetery.
Brooklyn, for interment.
The catafaique was built on the order
OF a pageant ear, twelve feet long, eight
feet wide and seven feet high. The body
OF the catafalque was made OF heavy oah
draped In black. The order of the pro-
cession following the police escort war
as follows:
Order of the Procession.
The catafalque, with the honorary
pallbearers, former President William II.
Taft, Robert Adamson. Police Commits
sioner Rhinelander Waldo, Jacob H.
Schifr. Herman Ridder. James Creelman.
Mayor Kline r. A. c. Smith. dock COM
missioner: A. r. Watson, Justice
Keogh, John d. Crimmins and Edward
NJ Grout; Lieut.. William T. Kennelt
and the body bearers, the board of esti-
mate and apportionment. the committee
from the board of aldermen. heads Of
departments. United States senators and
committee from the Legislature, the jus
tices of the supreme court, judges of les
ser courts, city magistrates and the pub
lie service commissioners Maj Gen.
Thomas II. Barry, L. s. A. COM
manding the Eastern Department, and
his staff; Rear Admiral Winslow, L. s.
n. and his staff and Capt. Albert
Gleayes commander of the United States
navy yard and staff: commanding off,
GERS and STATS of the National Guard OF
the state Of New York; consular repre-
sentatives, representative OF the lord
mayor OF Liverpool and delegation OF
MAYORS from cities in New York state;
citizens committee. headed by Seth Low;
deleeations of almost a hundred organf-
atfons clubs and societies; representa-
tiyes of city departments and borough
and county officers.
Many Thousands View Remains.
In a double line that never seemed 20
decrease in length as the day wore on.
thousands Of persons yesterday hlso
through the fiower-filed rotunda of tine
city hall and past the body OF the late
mayor lying in state. Uumindfur of