Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-11

NEW YORK. September H.
Mayor Gaynor died on the steam
er Baltic in midocean at I o'clock
ednesday afternoon. according
to a cablegram received here to-
day from Rufus w. Gaynor, his
SON.
News OF his death was received
here IN a message sent by wire
less and cable to Robert Adam
son. his secretary, by Rufus w.
Gaynor. his son. who sailed with
him. The message read as fol-
lows:
Father died ednesday at
o'clock. due to heart failure,
Notify mother
IN Search OF Health.
Mayor Gaynor sailed away from New
York fast failing man, on the morning
of September 1. An hour before he sail
ed but one man, his secretary, knew of
his plans outside of members of his inn
mediate 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 in some
measure 10 health. The Baltic was due
at Queenstown today. The news of his
death was sent by wireless to CrookhaVen
by Rufus w. Gaynor. and relayed to
New York bS BILE.
Lacking details of the manner of the
mayors death, his friends here believed
that the heart attack spoken OF III Rufus
Gaynor's cablegram was brought Oh by a
return of the coughing fits that had re-
CURED at intervals since he was snot.
Feared Coughing Attacks.
A!though the mayor had 10 present.
ment that his trip would end fatally, he
mad at different times within the las,
: ear or two told his secretary that the
violence OF these attacks were great
strain on his heart. and he feared that
at some time other one of them
might result seriously. The mayor used
10 speak OF the irritation In his throat
As "fsn hook 1t was this fish
iook. probably, that caused his death
Just before he received notification ot
rs nomination by the popular demon.
strauon at the city hail the mayor had
been IN bed off and on for about a uaeI
az his summer home at ST. James Mrs
danrh,srs .aYr r9s: WIN =; one OF her unmarried
TWO unmarried daughters are at boarding
school up the Hudson. The mayor's
other son is at the mayors EroSslvn
nome Inc mayor had two married Gausn-
t-rs, Mrs. W. Seward Webb ard Ms
Henry K. Ningut.
At II am. Greenwich time rho wire
less said the Baltic was ESQ miles ives,
IF Queenstown. She was due at Queens.
.own about am. Friday.
Left Settling Campaign.
Mayor Gaynor left New York a, s
tine when the city was seething in on,
o. the strangest municipal politica
campaigns In its history. Mr.. Gayno]
before his departure was notified on tn,
city hal! steps by representatives O
independent political organizations tha
they had chosen him as their standar,
bearer In the mayoralty campaign 4
throns that crowded City Hall Parl
assembled to hear him accept. He hat
prepared a speech of acceptance bu
was SO weak that he was unable to de
liver It, and his secretary read it TO
him the mayor standing beside him
Before the mayor sailed his secretar,
issued a statement denying reports O
:he mayors serious illness. The re
currence of the old throat trouble du.
20 the wound inflicted August 8. 1910
by James j. Gallagher just as he wa
about 10 leave thi., city for a brie
vacation III Europe had entirely dis
appeared. according to Mr.. Adamson
and the mayor expected to return an,
enter the campaign with his old tim
tiGor The mayor himself. just befor
leaving, spoke or his condition as fol
lows:
Il have been nearly four years mayo
ard nave not had any vacation. sup
rose almost everybody will concede tha
may have one now. | have beer iai,
uD few days with one of the sharp at
tacks occasionally nave from my mis-
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