New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-13
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY
POUR IN ON MRS. CAYNOR
Condolences from Col. Roose-
welt and Other Noted Men
Received at st. James.
TOWN TO PAY ITS TRIBUTE
Citizens Call Mass Meeting for
Monday to Voice Sorrow
at Loss of It's Chief
Benefactor.

[From STAFF Correspondent % The Tribune
ST. James, Long Island. Sept. l2-Tele-
grams TO the number Of more than two
hundred have poured into the Gaynor
house since the news OF the Mayors md
den death was spread abroad Yesterday
These, addressed to the widow personally
are in addition to the more official OK
pressions Of coincidence received at the
City Hall.
Owing to the fact that The telegraph
operator here is also the ticket agent
and baggage master, IL was out Of he
question for him to handle the rush Of
messages, and a special operator has been
at work since yesterday afternoon tran
scribing them. They are sent up 10 the
house, a quarter OF mile from the sta
ton. in relays.
Among those who have wired their SYM
PATTY here are Theodore Roosevelt John
Purroy Mitchell, Collector Of the Port.
George A. McAneny, President Of he
Borough Of Manhattan; Seth Low, one OF
the Mayors edecessors in office; WILL
lam h. Wilcox. former chairman OF the
Public Service Commission; Timothy l..
Woodruff. chairman Of the Kings County
Progressive Committee. and Kourch Loo,
acting Chinese Consul General at Now
York. The Mayors OF many OF the larger
cities in the country and the Governors
of several states are also included In the
number. George Gordon Battle sent his
condolences from London by cable.
The telegram from Colonel Roosevelt
was among the first received. 1t read:
please accept my sincere regrets and
sympathy"
Mr.. Woodruff's message was as follows:
Mrs. Woodruff and l extend TO you our
very deepest sympathy in your great be-
reavement. I feel that | have lost one u
the best friends | have ever had, and
there are few who will miss him more
than l."
a wire from one Of the Jewish papers
of the city expressed the sentiment u tie
Hebrew population. 1t said:
The Jews Of New York weep together
with you over the loss Of our great
Mayor, man and friend
\ great many OF the prominent summer
residents OF 81. James and the vicinity
have left their cards for Mrs. Gaynor
Lathrop Brown. Judge Richard Il. Smith.
Mrs. Prescott Hall Butler. Mrs Stau.o-d
White. Horace L. Andrews. Mrs. BareHt
LeIerts. Devereaux Emmett. W A.
Minott and Mrs John r. Livermore are
some OF those who live near here.
y placard posted prominently about tic
Wills g reads as follows:
-.
will meet at St James's Hall on Monday
evening, September l5 at s o'clock. ior
the purpose Of adopting suitable reso.u-
tons in regard TO his death"
1t is signed by r. II. J.. Smith, super
visor OF Shutdown Everett Smith. tor
mer postmaster at ST. James. and e..
Melville Smith, vino was one OF the
Mayors firm friends and owns a livery
stable In the town. G. Melville Smith
said that the meeting would doubtless
resolve that all stores he closed on the
day Of the Mayors funeral as a mark OF
respect to one OF the towns greatest
bcnefactors.
one Of the seasons biggest social events
in this section the Smithtown horse
show, will be deeply overloaded by the
Mayor uedln. lie ulNlStll hlllOrk IL
variably attended the event, and his
daughters were enthusiastic participants.
All the last week according 70 Billy
Monahan. the town blacksmith. the Gay
nor g!rls have been printing their horses
for the show. which is scheduled for to-
morrow. Marion Gaynor was % have
ridden prize horse belonging 70 Robert
Bacon, former Ambassador 20 France.
The horse reached ST. James yesterday
and is now quartered IN Mel Smiths
stables
Norman Gaynor and two OF his sisters
Mrs. Harry VinGut and Miss Helen Gay
nor. went In 20 New York early this
morning TO confer with Robert Adsmson-
Mayor Gaynors secretary, about the fu-
neral plans and TO do some necessary
shopping for the family. on their return
In the evening the tentative plans. as an
nounced by Mr.. Adamson, were given out
at the house. and it was stated that the
family would go TO its Brooklyn home on
Monday. They expect to stay there ioT
two weeks and then return 20 the country
for rest and recuperat.on from the shoeA'