The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18

New York, Sept. 11.-Mayor Gayno
of New York city, voyaging across tn
sea on board the steamer Baltic in tn
hope of regaining his strength to ente
the three-cornered municipal cam
paign as candidate for reelection
died suddenly on the Baltic as tn,
steamer was within few hundred
miles Of the Irish coast, yesterday at
ternoon. The first news of his dealt
was flashed by wireless and relay
by cable from Europe, and reached
; Secretary Robert Adamson this morn
ing.
Father died at 1:O7 o'clock this at
ternoon, Wednesday, the TENTH" sale
the message Adamson >cce1ved to
night from Gaynor's son, Rufus w
Gaynor, who was his fathers only tray
| cling companion. Death was due tc
heart failure. He was seated in q
deck chair at the time. l and a nurse
and the ships doctor were with him
Il discovered him unconscious in
the chair, though still alive. He died
about three minutes later without re-
cognizing any of us. Everything pos.
sible was done, but he seemed to 60
as a candle fiickers Que. I am all
right and am trying to arrange to
bring the body back on the Lusi.
tania, sailing from Liverpool on Sat.
urday."
That the mayors heart has been in
weakened condition for years, is a
statement made tonight by physicians
who treated him at the time he was
shot In the neck and almost done to
death by an insane discharged en-
ploye of the city in August, 1910. They
would not declare their belief that the
wound inflicted by the would-be as
sassin's bullet led directly to the end,
but affirm that his general resistance
had been lessened thereby to a very
great extent.
Plans for public funeral, to be
held probably on Sept %, will be
made tomorrow by the board Of esti.
mate. Late advices from abroad say
that the body will be transferred from
the Baltic to the steamer Cedric, sail
ing from Queenstown tomorrow, or, If
that arrangement cannot be effected,
to the Lusitania sailing from Liver.
pool on Saturday, and should arrive
in New York Friday or Saturday of
next week. ....
Mayor rayn0r HAD been renomlnat.
cd Wednesday. Sept. 3, in one of the
most remarkable demonstrations in
the history Of New York. A crowd
estimated at 10000 gathered in CITY
Hall square and proclaimed him in.
dependent candidate to run against
Tammany. The mayor was then so
weak 1t was necessary for his speech
to be read to the throng, while he sat
in an armchair on balcony overlook.
ing the crowd. The next day he sud.
denly decided to 60 abroad and with
his son, Rufus w. Gaynor, and young
nurse boarded the Baltic, hoping that
the sea air would relieve the increas
ing irritation In his throat.
Man Of National Reputation. |
There has never been but one viii. |
lam J. Gaynor. It was not that he
was SO startling in his originality. but
be applied his large stock Of hard
headed common sense to everyday A.
fairs in such manner that it nearly !
always obtained results.
In this way, without any apparent
effort on his part, Judge Gaynor be.
came a national character. Not al:
men approved Of his methods and poll
'ies in every case, but by all he was
recognized as national asset rather
han liability.
1t was as police magistrate in
New York city that he first attracted
attention. The police had become
harsh in their dealing with delinquents
md those whom they came to regard
IS delinquents, whether they were &C.
ually guilty or not. Judge Gaynor
ook the part of the plain citizen
gainst the police officer.
Living in the country, where he had {
lenty of elbow room himself and {
here his children had no lack of play {
round, he always manifested keen I
for the little ones who grew
p in the tenements and on the streets
the city. 1t was in this that he, as
magistrate, first attracted national .
ttention. rs atfa It
TireIess az a Reformer. l.
Long before this he became known
} politicians all over the country be. c
ause of his work in breaking up y
ngs within the Democratic party. n
hat was as far back as 1890. The I
onviction of John Y. Kane on &C. 1,
'unt Of election frauds was secured :,
' GaynOr and the case attracted
ide attention not only in this coun.
y but abroad. $500,
In 1893 Mr.. Gaynor was first elect
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