The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
His toric Greenwood
Cemetery Holds Body
of w. j. Gaynor.
CITY AND RIVER
NOISES STILLED
Bell in the Tower of Borough of
Brooklyn Tolls for First Time
in Many Years-Former Pres
ident Taft Is Pallbearer.
Surplus Of Flowers
to Hospital.

new YORK. september 22.-fiiStoric
Greenwood Cemetery, the resting place
In Brooklyn Of many famous dead, re-
ceived the body of New York's late
Mayor. William Jay Gaynor, at mid
afternoon to-day. after funeral SER
vices in his honor that were without
parallel in the history OF the city. In
the presence OF the family. the hon
orary pallbearers. Including William
Howard Taft and city officials. among
them Mayor Kline, the nag-draped
coffin was committed to the grave in
the Gaynor family plot The bricf
Episcopalian service was read by the
Rev. Frank W. Page. former pastor or
st. Johns, the church where the Mayor
worshiped.
A million people. it is estimated, saw
the funeral cortego move slowly, first
from tho City Hail. where thousands
had witnessed the body lying in state
sunday. 10 Trinity Church. where
Bishop Greer conducted the solemn
services; then back past the City Hail.
across Brooklyn BRIDGE through
Brooklyn streets, past the late Mayors S
Eighth Avenue home. and on to the
cemetery
Only rolling Bells Announce CorteSe
Upon the bridge, hung in black,
traffic did not move. city employees
stood six feet apart. heads Uncovered
as the police escorted catafalouc pro-
cecdcd into the Mayors home borough.
Below the river noises were stilled.
No, craft blew its whistle. not a
gong was sounded
The funeral train across the bridge
and for a distance in Brooklyn paral-
! leled a favorite route OF the Mayor,
| Who In all kinds of weather was ac-
customed to walk to and from the City
! Hall.
The bell in the tower OF the borough
in Brooklyn tolled for the first time
in many years Numerous church bells
also sounded their measured beats.
Trinity's first and then in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn public schools turned
forth their pupils. who stood among
the mourners in the streets. In tho
Mayors own neighborhood clubs and
residences were draped in crepe, while
flags nuttcred at half mast.
Flowers TO Hospitals.
When the church services had ended
the great masses OF flowers that had
been In Trinity and the City Hall were
sent TO various hospitals. the choicest
among them orchids and chrysanthe-
NUNS. to st. Mary's. the Hoboken IN
- institute Wncre Alr. Gaynor lay
after being shot down by an assassin
three years ago.
The catafalque was built on the order
of pageant car. twelve feet long.
eight feet wide and seven feet high
The body OF the catafalque was made
or heavy oak draped in black.
Order of PrOccssion.
The order of tho procession, follow
ing the police escort. was as follows:
The catafalquc with the honorary
pallbearcrs, former President William
II. Taft. Robert Adams, Police Commits
sioner Waldo, Jacob II. Schim. Herman
Rldder, James Creelman, Mayor Kline
y. c. Smith, dock commissioner; A. r.
Watson Justice KeoEh. John d. Grim
Minis and Edward N. Grout
Lieutenant William T. Kennel and
the body bearers, the board OF esti-
mate and apportionment the commit
tee from the Board OF Aldermen.
heads of city departments, United
states Senators and committee from
the Legislature, the justices OF tho
supreme Court judges OF the lesser
courts city magistrates and the pub
lie service commissioners
Major-General Thomas II. Barry, l..
5. ~. commanding Eastern Depart
ment, and his staff: Rear-Admiral
Wipslow. u. S. ~. and his star. and
Captain Albert Gleaves, commander OF
the United States Navy Yard. and staff:
commanding officers and stafTs OF tho
National Guard OF the State Of New
York. consular representatives. Rep
rescntativc OF the Lord Mayor of
Liverpool and delegations or Mayors
from cities in New York state.
Citizens committees. headed by Seth
Low; delegation of almost Il hundred
organizations, clubs and societies. rep
resentatives OF city departments and
borough and county officers.
Industries and Schools Pay Honor.
The citys industries marked time
during tho funeral services The nlu-
nicipal departments were closed for the
day. the New York Stock Exchange
did not open until noon, the Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange and several
mercantile exchanges were closed all
day
million school children participa ted
In services in the dead Mayors memory
In every public schoolhouse. and thous-
ands of firms needed the request of
hnf no