Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12
Body of New York Mayor
Lies in State in
Town Hall.
POLICE GUARD CASKET
Remains to Be Brought Over on
the LuSitania-Due Home
Week from To-Day.

New York, Sept. 12-George Nc
Aneny, president of Manhattan, and
fusion candidate for president of the
board-of aldermen, was designated
today by the Gaynor campaign man.
ayers as their candidate fer mayor to
take the place made vacant by Gay
nor's death. Whether McAneny would
accept was an oppn question when the
meeting adjourned. Among the lead
ers and formerly the foremost sup
porters of Mayor Gaynor's candidacy
who attended today's meeting were
Herman Ridder, Henry Clews and
Jacob II. Schiff. A resolution also
recommended that the Gaynor head
quarters be kept in operation and the
work in progress before his death be
continued
McAneny declined to head the Gay
nor ticket. 81 sincerely appreciate the
honor" he said. but under no cir
cumstances could l accept mayoralty
nomination in opposition to Mitchell,
the fusion candidate"
Liverpool, England, Sept 12.-Ar-
rangements were made today by Liv-
erpool authorities to render a full SER
vice of honors TO the la.e Mayor Gay
nor on the arrival of the steamship
Baltic this afternoon. II was ordered
that the body lie in state in the town
hall, guarded by a detachment of po-
lice, until the time arrived to take the
casket aboard the Lusitania for ship
ment to the United States.
The Sord mayor OF Liverpool took
charge of the arrangements. in COM
pliment to New York, with which Liv-
erpool has such close ties, and as a
mark of sympathy for the American
people" he announced. 81 have
arranged with the steamship officials
10 have the body transferred immedi-
ateiy to the town hall from the ship"
Policemen were assigned to escort
the body
Queenstown, Sept. 12.-The steam
ship Baltic. with the body of Mayor
Gaynor. arrived at 80 this morning.
Rufus. the mayors son, had left orders
that no one be allowed to disturb him
It was said the shock of his father
death had somewhat unsettled him.
NEW YORK IN MOURNING.
New York, Sept 12-The city is
mourning today for the dead Mayor
William ]. Gaynor. Flags are at half
mast on public buildings. city hall and
police headquarters and the munici.
pal building is draped in black.
The board of estimate, called togeth.
er by Adolph Kline, the mayors sue
cessor. met this forenoon to arrange
a public funeral to be held shortly af.
ter the arrival here of the mayors
body aboard the steamer Lusitania,
which sailed today from Liverpool and
is due here a week from today Mon.
day. Sept %. has been suggested as a
tentative date.
The new mayor. who will serve until
a successor is inaugurated Jan. /, an,
nounced he would carry out the poll
cies of the Gaynor administration 'fn
so far ! know them" He said he
would make no changes in appointive
officials.
Messages of coincidence from all
parts of the country continued to pour
IN today 10 the Office of Robert Adam
son, the mayors secretary, and 10 the
Gaynor country home at ST. James
Long Island, where Mrs. Gaynor and
her children are reported bearing their
loss with fortitude.
Funeral services for Gaynor will be
held in Trinity church at II O'Clock
Sept. %. 1t will be public.