Milford chronicle., 1913-09-19
MAYOR GAYNOR
DIES AT SEA
New York Executive Stricken
with Heart Disease.
son SEES FATHER DIE
Following His Reformation BY Great
Town Meeting Of Citizens He Sailed
For Europe In Search of Health.


Mayor William ]. Gaynor died on the
steamer Baltic in mid-ocean at l
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. accord
ing to a dispatch received in New
York from Rufus W Gaynor, his son.
News of his death we received in
a message sent by wireless and cable
10 Robert Adamson, his secretary, by
Rufus GaynOr who sailed with his
father The message read as follows:
Father died Wednesday at / o'clock
due to heart fatigue. Notify mother"
Mayor Gaynor sailed from New York
a fast failing man on the morning Of
September 4. An hour before he sail
ed only one man. his secretary, knew
OF his plans outside Of members OF his
immediate family
The Mayors announced purpose was
a brief vacation on the ocean. He felt
that the tonic effect of the salt air
would restore him to some measure
to health. The Baltic was due at |
Queenstown about . A. NJ, Friday. He /
expected to sail for New York from
Liverpool September IS and to reach |
New York a week later.
Word came from London that Mayor
Gaynor's body would be sent to New
York on board the Cunard line steam
er Lusitania, which sails from Liver
pool on Saturday.
The mayr died as the Baltic was
nearing the other side. The news Of
his death was sent by wireless to
Crookhaven by Rufus Gaynor and re-
layed from Crookhaven to New York
by cable
The mayors secretary received the
cablegram, announcing the Mayors
death, while he was at his home in
Brooklyn. Mr.. Adamson notified Mrs. {
Gaynor at the mayors country home,
at st James, and then endeavored to Y
reach by telephone ArdolpheL. Kline. '
the acting Mayor who will be New
fork's chief executive until the in. a
auguration of Mayor Gaynor's sue. b
cessor. to be elected in November. In 3
this he was unsuccessful p
Mrs Gaynor. with one of her IN.
daughters is at st. James. L
The other two unmarried daughters Ii
are at boarding shcool up the Hudson. Il
The mayors other son is at the may
or's Brooklyn home. The mayor had
two married daughters, Mrs. w. Sew
ard Webb and Mrs. Harry X. Vingut.
Before the mayor sailed his secre- N
.ary issued a statement denying re- 81
ports Of the mayors serious illness. "a
The recent attack of the old throat >
rouble due to the wound inflicted on NJ
lin on August 9. 1910 by James J. al
gallagher just as he was about TO u
cave for his brief vacation in Europe,
lad entirely disappeared according TO ny
lr. Adamson and the mayor expected ha
o return and enter the campaign with tn
lis ID time vigor The mayor him. re
elf just before leaving. spoke OF his
ond.-ion as follows: gu
u have been nearly four years NAV. Re
r and have not yet had any vacation. Sc
suppose almost everybody will CON no
ade that nave one now. have been
nd mp a few days with one OF the
harp attacks 1 occasionally have
ON my mishap Of a few years ago.
Ut am now over it. and hope 1 never lle
lall have another. sui
Mayor Gaynor's sudden death com cel
etely ONerturns the municipal DO
-ical situation. It removes from the ye'
I'D a candidate for mayor who was II
-pected to cut heavily into the vote %
the fusion nominee. John Purrey iaN
itchel and leaves only the tickets an
by the Democrats and the "l'
isiOnists. The former is headed bv
iward E. Mccall. former Chairman
the Public Service Commission OF r
is district
Mayor Gaynor was placed at the ee
ad Of the independent ticket after v-it
mmany Hall has refused him a re- r,itt
mination. He was to lead those who tog.
posed the reular Democratic organi. No.
ion and yet were unwilling 10 ioin d
: fusion Of Republicans and Pro is
sssives. His standard was the
'vel, reminding voters Of his efforts
hasten the building Of the new sub
rs. The Mayor also said it was F
blematic Of his intention to clean befc
grafters out" On I