Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-19
FUNERAL SHIP GEARING MAYOR
WHO DIED AT SEA REACHES
NEW YORK.
CONVEYED TO RESIDENCE
WITH UTMOST PRIVACY
Place of Landing Withheld From Pub
lie and Only An Escort Of City Po-
Iicemen and Firemen Meet Funeral
Party-Private Services in Homo
Saturday; Public Services Monday.

New York, Sept. 19-The body OF
York. who died at sea Sept. 10. lay to-
day in the privacy of his Brooklyn
home. In drizzling rain it was low
cred at 4 o'clock this morning from the
Lusitania to the city's boat, Correc-
ton. Thru u mist that lay heavily over
the harbor the Correction steamed an
Battery. There q picked squad of 100
police, who had stood all night In the
rain, formed an escort to Brooklyn.
The funeral ship came into the har-
Dor and came to anchor at 1920 this
morning, the American flag at her
stern dropping at half mast. dozen
stalfart sailors carried the heavy lead
casket from the chapel to the deck. The
carpet of flowers under which it lay
was removed. and only the great
American flag placed over the casket
at Liverpool covered it as windlass
lowered st slowly twenty five keet
down an incline plane to the deck Of
the Correction.
Aboard the smaller boat the body
was taken to a heavily draped cata-
falque in the center of the upper deck,
on which rested coffin. The body
was placed In the coffin and the lid
closed: a wreath and branch or
palms were placed above it. The Cor
rection cast off and weighed anchor a
short distance away, awaiting tho
coming of day. The black mist had
changed tt gray when the engines be-
gan to throb and she started on her
journey to the Battery. The rain had
ceased and it was full day when the
Correction came to rest in her slip.
Police and Firemen Pail Bearers.
! Eight six-foot pail bearers. four in
the uniform d. the fire department and
four in the uniform Of the police, each
man with a bit Of crepe on his sleeve.
lifted the casket to their shoulders and
bore 1t to the hearse. The long vigil
of the picked squad Of mounted po-
lice sent at o'clock last right to tho
pier. came to end. They stood at at
tention, each man at his horses head,
as the casket was placed in the hearse,
then mounted their horses and headed
the funeral parade.
Their route lay thru lower Broadway
and passed over Brooklyn bridge Over
this bridge the funeral party went with
measured tread. 1t was after o'clock
when they reached the late mayors
home There the body was taken to
large room. The committee appointed
by the city to receive it withdrew. the
100 policemen went back to their sta
ton houses. and the body was left
with only the family around 1t.
Public Funeral Monday.
It will remain there until Saturday
night. Private funeral services will be
held there tomorrow afternoon and at
their conclusion the body will be taken
to the city hall, where 1t will lie In
state until Monday morning, when the
funeral services will be held in Trim
ity church.
With the committee on funeral ar
rangements were Norman Gaynor, the
mayors son. and Harry Vingut. his
son-in-law, representing the family. No
other members of the Gaynor house.
hold met the funeral ship 1t was Mrs.
Gaynor's wish that as little publicity
as possible be attached 70 the landing
of the body. To facilitate this the
spot where the body was to be landed
was not made public in advance. with
the exception Of the police less than
100 persons witnessed the transfer OF
the BODY