The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-09-20
Gotham Executive Succumbs to
Heart Disease While En- Route
Abroad for Health.
SON SENDS NEWS FROM SHIP
He Was Only Recently Named az an
independent Candidate to Succeed
Himself In office-tiad Planned
Two Weeks Voyage

liner Baltic, upon which Mayor Gay
nor died, is not due here until late
tonight or tomorrow morning. She
reached Queenstown. Ireland, today.
New York. Sept. 12.-William j.
Gaynor, mayor of New York city and
independent nominee for reelection.
died suddenly OF heart failure on
board the White Star liner Baltic at
one o'clock Wednesday afternoon
while en- route for Liverpool. Eng.
land, 1t was announced In radio tele-
gram received here from r. w. Gay
nor, son OF the mayor. who was q
travelling companion Of his father.
The body of Mayor Gaynor win be
transferred to the homeward bound
steamer Cedric, which Is expected to
reach this port one week from to-
day.
Although Mayor Gaynor showed ex.
IRENE physical exhaustion when he
sailed for short vacation on Sep
TENDER 4. the news of his sudden
| death caused great shock to his
family, friends and political foes
Murphy Shocked over Death.
When Tammany leader Charles F..
Murphy, whom Mayor Gaynor two
weeks ago denounced as political
crook" heard of the city executives
.eath, he said:
y am very much shocked. ! know
he went away from here very much
run down in health. All cay say is
| regret Mayor Gaynor's death"
The dispatch telling of Mayor Gay
rcr's death was addressed to Robert
Adamson, private secretary to the
late official, and was received at 4
a. m, but was not opened until Mr..
Adamson reached his office In city
hall nearly six hours later.
Immediately all the flags on the mu-
nicipal buildings, police courts and
fire stations were lowered to half
mast. The most eminent men Of the
city unite in praising the work and
character of Mayor Gaynor.
Mrs. Gaynor was notified immediate
| ly of her husbands death. She was
deeply grieved, but bore up bravely.
Death fastened. by Throat Trouble.
Intimate friends Of Mayor Gaynor
believe his death was undoubtedly
fastened by grip and throat trou-
bic. His private physician advised
| the ocean trip. 1t is believed also
that the strenuous days just preceding
| the mayors departure weakened him.
He was in a quarrel with the newspa-
pers, beset by political enemies, and
engrossed In some OF the biggest mu-
nicipal problems that ever beset the
| biggest city Of the North American
continent. He had just got through
| with solution Of the subway prob
lem, gigantic question involving the
| expenditure OF $150,000.000.
| Too Weak to Read Acceptance.
Mayor Gaynor left New York at q
| 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 organl
cations that they had chosen him as
their standard bearer in the mayoralty
campaign. A throng that crowded city
hall park assembled to hear him &C
cept. lie had prepared a speech Of
acceptance, but was so weak that be
was unable to deliver II. and his sec
rotary read It for him, the mayer
standing beside him. Before the may
or sailed, his secretary issued state
ment denying reports OF the mayor
serious illness
The recent attack OF the old throa
trouble. due 10 the wound Inflicted OF
Aug. 10, 1910, by James J. Gallagher
jugt AZ he was about 10 leave this cit.
tirely disappeared, according 10 MI
Adameon. and the mayor expected u
return aud enter the campaign wit
his old time yigor.
Issues q Statement on Leaving.
The mayor himself, just before lea,
ing. spoke Of his condition as TO
lows:
Il have been nearly four years ma,
or and have not yet had any vacs
ton. suppose almost everybody vii
coDcede that may have one now.
have been laid up few days wit
one of the sharp attacks occasion
ally have from my mishap OF fe'
years ago. but ! am now over II an
hope I never shall have another"
Mayor Gaynor was expected to q
tack Tammany hall sharply. politica
: ly. as soon az he returned to the cit,
Before his departure he issued cha
/, acteristio statement. ievelcd at Tan
many hall leaders and other politics
opponents, In which he referred {
them as miserable scamps," and al
serted that they were seeking hi
moral assassination"
The bullet that lodged in his thros
: three years ago had never been r.
moved. 1t was the mayors plan I
remain abroad less than a week. II
expected TO sail for New York fror