New-York tribune., 1913-09-23
5000 IN LINE AT FUNERAL
Rufus Gaynor Supports Mother
at Trinity Church, as He Did
His Father in the Hours
Before His Death-A
of Family There.
Elk. PRESIDENT PALLBEARER
Mr.. Taft and Many Other Distin
guished Men of the Nation Hear
Bishop Greer Read Service
Barred Heads Along the
Route to Greenwood.


The public of New York city paid
,ts last tribute TO Mayor Gaynor yes
terday. While fewer than thousand
persons could attend the funeral IN
Trinity Church. because Of the limited
space hundreds of thousands bore
silent testimony TO the dead along the
line Of march Of the funeral procession.
The early morning weather was
threatening. but Nature. in benehcent
mood soon caused the skies to clear
and the march TO the grave was under
bright sun.
The picture within the high arched
walls of Trinity, where prominent men
from all walks Of life gathered WIN
members of tho Gaynor family TO do
honor TO the Mayor was Impressive
The low intonation Of the Episcopai
service. solemnity the commitment the
deep music Of the great organ t'e
chants and hymns Of the choir ana
the sobs of the widow and chiidreh
punctuated the stiffness at Intervals IN
the hour and q quarter that the SER
vice lasted.
The church was dimly lighted. SIX
tall candles burned on the altar three
on either side of the jewelled cross
That was the only light in the chihce''
but the nickering rays touched ana
frightened the high banks OF rich now
ers in the many floral pleces wmea
decorated the space around the comm
Draped in the Mayors flag. without
a single bud or blossom, the heaVy
bronze coffin lay at the entrance OF 'hS
chancel. The large wreath OF orchids'
the floral tribute of the Mayor S tainl'y.
which has been with the body con-
stantlv. rested at the side. the Arheri-
can and British flags, crossed on
stand Of green. and the broken column
~ orchids and roses. bearing the IN
scription "Our Chief" sent by the at
taches of the Mayors Office occupied
the places of honor at the head Oh the
coffin Rack in the shadows were the
dark clothed mourners.
Fifteen Thousand in Line.
rifteen thousand persons were in the
limo of marchers from the CITY nan %
tho church. Ten thousand or them re-
formed after the service and az
Commanded the body back through the
streets and over BROOKLYN Bridge.
large number of the organizations ID
. I,1t al
line disbanded at Borough Hah' ou'
the coo picked policemen in the CO.
cort ~ honor. the Citizens Committee
90 1no the heads of city departments
the honorary pallbearers ana seNei"'
hundred other mourners Followed 'is
hody 70 the rave in Greenwood Cenle-
.ar,. The slow moving cortege was
,hrae -urs in going from the church to
the cemetery.
Tho Navor's body was taken through
the streets on high catafalque dra"h
hy sixteen black horses, led by eight
policemen and eight fremen. Almost
: oOo policemen, including the escort or
half the strength OF the whole Iorce'
vere concentrated along BroauWaE'
from, chambers street TO Bowllas
Green. and along Park Row, the sou'e
over which the procession passed III
Manhattan. The uniformed men st1od
along the curb within arms reach ot
ono another. They stood riSidly at at
teution while the catafalque passed.
Never before, il was said, except IN tAo
annual police parade. was such 'd'se
bodv of policemen assembled IN puo''c'
Tho schedule Of the committee Oh
arrangements provided for the transfer
of the coffin from the city Hail. wheie
tho bodv Law in state until midnight on
Sunday. at 1870 a. m. II was htteeh
r,inutes after that hour when the COZ
cn was borne down the CITY Hall steps
and placed on the catafalque.
The police escort arrived at the
church five minutes later They were In
formation in Broadway for several
blocks below the City Hall plaza before
the start. The privileged mourners en-
tered the church. and the rest of the
marchers continued on down Broadway.
March to the Grave.
The professional at the church
started at ll:2O o'clock, and the body
! was carried down the centre aisle, with
the congregation standing. The service
ended at 12:40 o'clock. but il was near
" an hour later when the head of the
procession started over the Brooklyn
Bridge.
The police lines were thrown around
city Hall Park at an early hour. A
large crowd gathered in that vicinity
before o'clock. Shortly after traf-
fic was stopped in Broadway. between
Chambers street and Trinity Church.
The cars were permitted to run as far