Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-17
.G:;iIA|Y|'NIOR DIES. At SEA.
SON OF NEW Works. MAYOR
! SENDS NEWS OF DEATH ON 4
LINER BYiWlRELEss.
HEART TRoU Bile IS B LAMED
Gotham's Executive succunbs on
Deck Of Steamer Baitlc-Was on
Short Death Completely
Changes Political Situation.

New York, Sept, / 3.--News OF the
death Of Mayor William J. Gaynort q
New York, which occurred on the
Steamer Baltic or. Wednesday,. was
sent by wireless by his son Rufus.
The dispatch follows h. M
my father, Mayor Gaynor, died on
the Baltic at seven minutes to one
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. 4 .is
Death was due to- heart trouble.
He was sitting In deck chair when
the end came. A deck steward had
been with him but few moments
before his death and had taken his
order for lunch. The mayor had
marked the menu to indicate the
dishes he desired. Il was on the boat
deck. n sgYy .;Sz5
II went below at lunch call to tell
father that his lunch was ready. He
had been taking his meals IN one Of
the state rooms. He was seated in
his chair. apparently asleep. | shook
him gently. but he did not respond. f
Ellis trained nurse, who had been
with him ten minutes previously. was
summoned, and the ships surgeon,
Doctor Hopper, was called. The may
or was given a; hypodermic injection.
and artificial spiration was resorted
to. But 1t was quickly apparent that
he was beyond aid. s: III III r
THE body was taken in charge by
the ships officers. It was embalmed
and placed in a sealed casket.
During the voyage his health had
steadily improved.
On behalf of my mother, my fam
lily and myself, wish to express pub
Elicly my deep gratitude to Captain
Ransom and his officers for kindness,
courtesy and unfailing thoughtfulness.
5s II wish to acknowledge my debt to
the passengers for. their courteousness
and consideration at all times In
respecting the mayors desire for
privacy.
& "RUFUS w. .GAYNOR.,''5
Blythe death Of Mayor Gaynor, q Re-
publican becomes chief executive Of
New York city. President Adolph Z.
Kline Of the board OF aldermen sue
ceeds to the office. No Nj
When Tammany leader Charles F.
Murphy, whom Mayor Gaynor two
weeks ago denounced as a political
crook, !" :" heard OF the city executives
death, he said: 5st;
81 am very much shocked. ! know
he went away from here very much
run down in health. All / can say Is
l regret Mayor Gaynor'ss death. :"
h Mrs. Gaynor was notified Immediate
" Of her husbands death. She was
deeply grieved but bore up bravely.
Mayor Gaynor left New York at a
time when the. city was seething In
one Of the strangest municipal politi-
cal campaigns in It's history. The day
before his departure he was notified
on the city hall steps by representa-
.tives of independent political organi-
cations that they had chosen him as
their standard bearer in the mayoralty
campaign. az. III.
y The recent attack Of the old throat
trouble, due to the wound inflicted on
August 10, 1910, by James y. Gala.
CHER, who died about three months
ago in an insane asylum Just as he
was about to leave this city for .
brief vacation in Europe. had entirely
disappeared, according to Mr.. Adam
son, and the mayor expected to return
and enter the cam aign with his old.
time vigor. j5|4
" Mayor Gaynors s, sudden death com
| pletely overturns the municipal polit-
ical situation. It removes from the
field d candidate for mayor who was
expected to cut heavily into the vote
Of the fusion nominee, John Purroy
Mitchell, and leaves only the tickets
nominated by the Democrats and the
| fusionists The former is headed BY
Edward E. Nice Call, former chairman
Of the public service commission.
81 Mayor Gaynor was placed at the
head Of the independent ticket utter
Tammany hall had refused him re-
nomination. a:
u William j. Gaynor was born at
lWhitestown, Oneida county, New
York, in 1873. III ~ VI
/ Washington, Sept. i 81 Am shock
ed to learn Of Mayor Gaynor's death"
. said Secretary Of State Bryan. The
news is SO sudden that cannot oven
believe it to be true. He was a
strong man in many respects, and |
know, that New York will feel his
loss" 8 a5st @ u
AeropIane Falls; Four Killed.
Buechenbeuren, Prussia. Sept. 81;
Four persons were killed and several
others badly injured here by q military
aeroplane. The pilot OF the air ma
chine lost control and the aeroplane
plunged into a crowd of spectators.
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Ex-Prosecutino Attorney Drowned.