The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
GAYNOR'S BODY IS
TAKEN TO HIS HOME
Landed From Liner Lusi-
tania in Drizzling Rain
WILL LIE IN STATE
Will Be Taken to New York City Hall
to Remain Until Monday Morn
ing-Rufus Gaynor on
Verge of Collapse

New YoE'' September hs.-The body Of
William Z nor, mayor of New York
who died cember 10 at sea, lay tonight
in his Sylyn home.
In $Vzlng rain it was lowered at
4 o'e % mis- morning from the high deck
of 90 ner Lusitania to the citys boat
0xugh a mist that lay heavy over
- 4arbor the Correction steamed pier
g., at the Battery. A picked squad
s. 100 policemen who had stood all night
at Pier A. formed the escort to Brook
lyn.
The funeral boat glded into the harbor
and came to anchor at quarantine at
mast at her stern.
Only Flag Covers Casket
A dozen stalwat sailors carried the
body in its heavy. lead casket from the
mortuary chapel to the deck. The carpet
OF flowers under which il lay was re-
moved and only the great American flag
placed over the casket at Liverpool COW
cred it as a windlass lowered it slowly
% feet down an inclined plane to The
deck of the Correction.
Aboard this latter heat al mooring the
body was taken to a heavily draped cata4
falque in the center of the upper deck
Of which rested coffin
The body was placed in the coffin A
wreath and branch of palms were placed
above it. The Correction cast off and
dropped anchor a short distance away
waiting for the coming of daylight.
The black mist had changed to gray
when the engines began to throb and
she started on her short journey to the
Battery pier The rain then ceased 1t
was full day when the Correction came
to rest in her slip. Eight six-foot pall-
bearers, four in the uniform of the fire
department and four in the uniform of
the police, each man with a small bit OF
crepe on the sleeves. lifted it over the
gangplank to the hearse.
The long vigil of the picked squad of
police sent at o'clock last night to the
pier, came TO an end. They stood at
attention, each man at his horse's head
as the sslset was aarass II tale aearses
and then mounting their noises led the
funeral train through the deserted streets.
Their route lay through lower Broad
way and past the city hall to Brooklyn
bridge. over this bridge, which the mayor
had so often trod on his way to and
from his home, the funeral party went.
Body Left With Family
1t was after s o'clock when they reached
the late mayors home. There the body
was taken to a large room. The commit
tee appointed to receive it then withdrew.
the 100 policemen clattered back through
the streets to their station precincts and
the body was left with only the family
surrounding it.
The body will remain at home until
tomorrow night. Private funeral ser
vices will be held tomorrow afternoon
and at the conclusion the body will be
taken TO the city hail. where it viii
lay in state until Monday forenoon,
when funeral services will be held in
Trinity church.
With the committee on funeral ar
rangements that went down the harbor
aboard the Correction were Norman
Gaynor, the mayors son, and Harry
Ningut his son-in-l law, representing
the family. No other member of the
Gaynor household was aboard the craft.
1t was Mrs, Gaynor's wish as little
publicity as possible be attached to the
landing of the body of the mayor Cer-
tain information was not given out IN
advance. With the exception of the
police less than 100 persons witnessed
the transfer from the Correction to the
hearse.
Pallbearers Form Line
The IL honorary pallbeares headed by
William IL. Taft formed two lines be-
tween which the casket passed at the
Gaynor home
For three blocks around the Gaynor
home there was stretched during the
night and today Gordon of police to keep
away the, curious.
Rufus W. Gaynor. son of the mayor
who was with the executive when he died.
looked careworn. He was at the point of
collapse when he reached home and had
to be assisted up the steps. A physj-
clan was called to attend him. The widow
of the mayor was also attended by a
physician. Both suffered from nervous
shock.
Several children on their way to school
brought floral tributes.
few children on their way to school
stood in a group in the doorway as the
body was taken from tine hearse. They
would have been dismissed by the police
If Robert Adamson had not interfered.
Let them come in" he said "They
were the mayors best friends
The 800 motion picture theatres of the
greater city will be closed Monday dur
ing the progress of Mayor Gaynors fu-
neral it was said.
Mayor Kline announced tonight that
in appreciation of the extraordinary
honors paid to the late mayor by the
icfu mayor ana corporation OF the city or
Liverpool. as well as the citizens of that
city, Mrs. Gaynor had especially re-
duested the committee of arrangements
to have the British flag entwined with
the American flag in Trinity church dur
ing the services Monday. In further ap-
probation the British consul and his aids
have been asked to occupy seats in the
church with the family.
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