The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-22
Procession Extends Half
Mile Along Broadway.
Unmindful of Rain
ALL CLASSES STAND
IN THE LONG LINE
Over $4,000 People Viewed the Body
Pathetic Incidents Were Fre-
quent Throughout the Day.
Is Remarkable Tribute

| New York September 21.-In a dou-
Bile line that never seemed to diminish
RS the day wore on, thousands of per-
sons today filed through the flower
filled rotunda OF the city hall and past
the body of William }. Gaynor lying ia
state. Unmindful of heavy downpour
of rain In the morning. frequent show
ers during the afternoon and threat
ening skies tonight, the people came
In a continuous stream silently to find
places in the long. slow moving process
sion that extended for half a mile along
lower Broadway and through city hall
park to The city hall. 1t was New York's
spontaneous tribute to its dead mayor.
In the long line were street clean
ers in their white uniforms, policemen.
fremen and men, high in the official
life of the city aud state. but for the
. most part the procession was made up
from the great so-ealled middle class.
About NTH of the crowd was made
UP of women and children and many
of the latter carried small wreafhs or
bouquets OF flowers which they placed
near the coffin.
$4,000 Pass Before 9 O'Clock
At o'clock the police on duty at
the city hall estimated that more than
10000 persons had viewed the body.
The line was still forming at a late
hour tonight and Mayor Kline issued
an order to keep the rotunda open un-
( I'll o'clock tomorrow morning If nee
essary, so that all who came might
pay personal tribute to the memory
of his predecessor. Fully 100000 per-
sons ii Is believed will have viewed the
body before the doors are closed.
1T is remarkable tribute" Mayor
Kline said as he viewed the great
silent crowd. mo king, no emperor
ever had q tribute paid TO him like this
great outpouring OF citizens today. 1t
is tribute from the hearts of the peo-
pie"
All last night the police kept guard
around city hall park and had diff
Guilty in keeping the crowds moving.
= many tried even AT an inordiGatefr
body
Firemen and Police Guard Body
, Three policemen and three firemen in
D reliefs Of half hour stood rigidly at
attention during the night beside the
coffin which was draped in the stars
and stripes and the mayors flag, while
beneath could be seen the colors of the
oiiuii Jtch pidCcu tHer6 at the request
or the Gaynor family In recognition of
the courtesy extended by the city of
Liverpool upon the arrival of the may
ors body in that city after his death
at sea.
Cross branches of palms of victory were
the only floral decorations on the cover
of the coffin. Those branches were sent
BY the family. Behind the bier hung
the draped picture of Mayor Gaynor The
} bier restedT 4 the same spot where the
: body OF many famous men have laid in
state. The last was that of Gov George
Clinton, whose body after resting in the
grave for many years was removed to
another cemetery and remained for few
hours in the city hall Other noted men
whose biers have rested beneath the dome
of the hall were Abraham Lincoln, Cen
U. S. Grant, Horace Greeley and Gen.
Jose A. Paez, President of Venezuela
Pathetic Incidents Numerous
Pathetic Incidents were numerous DUR
ing the day as men and women whom the
late mayor had befriended looked upon
his. face. Among these was a Brooklyn
youth whose part Mayor Gaynor took
when 1t was alleged he was being perse-
cuted by the police. and which resulted in
an investigation and also the removal of
,the boys picture from the rogues' gal
ilery.
The first person to pass was German
baker, who had taken his place at the
doors after quitting work several hours
previously.
While the thousands journeyed down.
town to pay. their respects in person,
| thousands of others attended memorial
services in many churches in all parts OF
t.he city.
Tonight the rotunda of the city hall was
almost filed with floral offerings from
individuals and organizations from all
parts of the United States and from for
eign countries. One of these was sent
BY the lord mayor of Liverpool who
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