The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-20

NEW YORK. Sept. 1e.--The friends
of the late william j. Gaynor, city
officials. every one concerned with the
conduct of funeral and last honors
are confronted with problem sucn
as was never encountered before
More than 100. 900 people have
manifested a desire TO march in tho
funeral procession next Monday
morning More than 10000 requests
have been received by Robert Adam
son. the late Mayors secretary. ana
by r ebert 6, Smith the dock com.
missioner. for seats at the funeral in
Old Trinity.
1t has been impossible to make
places for hundredth of the people
who desired personally to express the
mourning of city. Mr.. Adamsons ana
Mr. Smith have gone sleepless for two
nights endeavoring to place thousands
In spaces made for hundreds.
Not Room for Tenth.
Half the city wanted to show re-
spect for Mayor Gaynor's memory BY
marching behind his body next Mon
dav morning from the City hall to
Trinity church In the few blocks
from the City hall south to the
church there will not be room enough
for although at leass-20. 900
must he accommodated
Within Old Trinity less than 1000
can be feated. made up of the FAM
lily, close friends and OF the repre-
sentatives that have been named on
committees There will be unques-
tionably crush and crowd such al
never New York has seen before.
The Cunard liner Lusitania. which
arrived 2: quarantine early this n1orn-
ing brought the body, which was In
~ psv%r
who was with him when he died.
Mayor Kline, accompanied by Police
Commissioner Waldo. Dock Commis{
sioner Smith. Robert Adamson and
others. went down to quarantine on
the municipal boat Correction" and
took the body from the Lusitania and
carried ii TO the Gaynor home In
Brooklyn.
with the committee on funeral ar
rangements that went down the har.
Dor aboard the Correction were Nor
man Gaynor. the mayors son. and
Harry Eingut his son-in law. repre-
senting the family. No other MEM
Der of the Gaynor household was
aboard II was Mrs. Gaynor's wish
that as little publicity as possible be
attached to the landing of the body.
To facilitate this the spot at which
the body would be landed was not
made public in advance.
With the exception of the mounted
police less than hundred persons wit
messed the transfer from the Correction
TO the hearse.
Taft Heads Honorary Pallbearers.
The twelve honorary pallbearers,
headed by william II. Taft. formed two
lines through which the casket passed
AT the Gaynor home. For three blocks
around the house there was stretched
during the night Gordon of police to
keep away the curious. The lines were
still drawn today.
Rufus w. Gaynor. the mayors son
who was with the mayor when he died.
looked careworn and aged He was
at the point of collapse when he reach
ed home and had to be assisted up the
steps A physician was called to at
tend him and the mayors widow, both
of whom were suffering from shock.
Ahandful Of children on their way to
school stood in a group at the door.
way as the body was taken from the
hearse They would have been Asnt
away by the police had not Robert
Adamson, the dead mayors secretary.
forbidden it.
Let the children come into the
house." he said they were the mayors
best friends"
The order was carried out few
minutes later the children left with
tears in their eyes.