South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-13
Expression of Grief in Liver
pool Could Not Have Been
Greater if Prominent British
Official Were Mourned.
BODY ON WAY HOME
ON LINER LUSITANIA
Service is Read by Clergyman
at Pier Before Coffin is
Placed in FIOWer-banke6
Cabin For Trip.

LIVERPOOL, Eng, Sept. 13.-Fu-
neral honors both impressive and of
unprecedented character were paid TO
the memory of the late William ].
Gaynor, mayor of New York city,
here today previous to the shipment
Of the body on the liner Lusitania for
New York. In Town Hall where the
mortal remains of no man have lain
since the edifce was built in 1884,
services were held and every attend
ing element conduced to the idea Of
brotherhood to the elimination OF
race or creed differences.
After the services the body was
escorted TO the Cunard pier by de-
tachments of foot and mounted po-
lice. If some high officer of the state
in British government had passed
away the evidences of grief could
scarcely have been greater. The
streets through which the cortege
passed were filed with men and
women who stood reverently and with
barred heads while the hearse was
passing. Flags were at half mast and
buildings housing representatives Of
the L. S. government or L. S. enter
prises were draped with crepe.
Rufus Gaynor Overcome.
Rufus Gaynor, son of the dead
American, was so overcome with
grief that he broke down and could
not accompany his fathers body 70
the pier Throughout the night the
body had rested upon the royal cata-
falque which was especially brought
here from Westminster Abbey in Lon
don.
Beneath the flickering rays of
giant candelabra a guard of picked
policemen from the Liverpool force
stood on watch. This was an especial
honor. Upon the splendid fumed oak
platform of the royal catafalque had
rested the remains of King Edward
VIII and more lately those Of Lord
Wolseley, field marshall of the king
dom. The great oak casket, contain
ing the body of the dead. as though
in keeping with the simple character
Of the man it contained, bore the sole
inscription: William j. Gaynor."
Sept. 1913"
The catafalque rested at the foot
Of the grand stairway and about IT
were twined the stars and stripes and
the standard of England.
Streets Are Filled.
Early in the morning crowds began
gathering in the streets about Town
Hall, but there was no disorder. Be
fore street traffic was fully astir the
casket had been removed from Town
Hall and was on it's way TO the
steamship. In spite OF the hour the
streets were filed. II had been
found necessary before the removal of
the body to embalm It. At the same
time a death mask was taken. The
remains were then placed in a leaden
coffin. which was Theoretically sealed.
This was placed behind the oak
casket The funeral services in Town
Hall were conducted by a local clergy
man. Among those attending were
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ton. L. S. consul at Liverpool, and
the chief of consulate.
A clergyman whose lips moved
continually In prayer. led the pro-
cession from Town Hall. He was
followed by the hearse which pro-
ceeded at a solemn pace. Twelve
pallbearers selected from the crew
Of the Magnetic. carried the coffin to
the bridge. where a number of lately
arrived wreaths were piled on top of
it.
Mr.. Wilson. an attache of the
American consulate, accompanied the |
body on board the Lusitania.
Placed i'm Flower Banked Cabin.
The coffin was placed in a flower |
banked cabin on board the big swift |
liner. and a watch was detailed TO |
stand guard at the door of the death |
chamber all the way across the At
lantic.
The floral tributes were magnifi- |
cent. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool |
sent a wreath four feet in diameter |
and composed Of lilies draped with |
three bands of red. white and blue !
ribbon At the bow miniature Amer |
lean and British flags were inter- |
twined. Mr.. and Mrs. washington |
sent a wreath Of lilies of the valley |
Members Of the American colony in !
dividually sent beautiful masses OF /
flowers. The body was carried from |
the pier out to the Lusitania on the !
White Star tender Magnetic. The |
tender as well as the Lusitania bore |
her flag at half mast.
Before the coffin was carried on 4
board the tender. however. another |
short funeral service was read at the /
pier head.
Ii was not until the last minute that |
Rufus Gaynor decided that funeral /
services should be held here at all |
Upon the arrival OF the body on the |
Baltic Mr.. Washington had Informed /
young Mr.. Gaynor that the Episcopal /
bishop Of Liverpool had offered 10 /
conduct religious services over the re-
mains, but the stricken son had in
formed the American consul that Mrs /
Gaynor had expressed the wish that |
no services be held until the body /
reached New York.
from all parts Of the u. S. piled in |
upon Rufus Gayncr. Each expressed |
the sympathy Of the sender. Names
OF many o. the senders were unknown /
to the receiver The LuSitania did nos i
get under way until afternoon. on /
Gals OF the Cunard line reckoned she