The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
Lies in State at Foot Of
Grand Stairway of His
toric Town Hall.
DONE BY ORDER
OF LORD MAYOR
All Religious Services Will Be
Deferred Until Arrival in New
York-Son, on Verge of
Breakdown, Expresses His
Gratitude at Considera-
ton Shown.

Liverpool, September 12-The
body OF William j. Gaynor Tonight
lay in state mt the foot OF the
grand stairway of the Town Hall OF
Liverpool.
1t was an unprecedented honor
that Liverpool paid the dead cxccu-
tive OF the American metropolis, for
never before had my one lnin I'm
state In the historic cdifce. Cover
ed with the Stars and Stripes, and
with the British Union jack drnpcd
over Its foot, the cnsket rested on
n catnfalque brought here from
Westminstcr Abbey. and on which
has rcposcd the bodies OF many OF
Englnnd'S most famous men. II WINS
last used mt the funeral OF Field
Marshal Lord Woiseley in st. Paups
Cathedral last March.
Candles From Westminster.
Candles In the Ercnt golden cnn-
deiabrn from Wcstminstcr Abbey
cast subducd light up roe wide.
stairway ind over the detail of
picked men from the Liverpool police
force, who stood guard NIL night
nbOut the catnfalque. John suther-
land Hnrmood-Bnnner, Lord Mayor
OF the city, who IL absent on vnca-
ton. had telegrnphcd the city off,
cials to do everything in their
power In honor of the dead Mayor
OF New York, md they carried ont
their instruction In minute dctnIl.
When the steamer Baltic, on
which Mayor Gnynor died Mt sen
last Wednesday, docked at S:3O
O'Clock this evening the landing
stnge was cleared of all persons
except the holders OF tickets,
great crowd had assembled outside
the dock Entcs. As soon as tbe
Rnnsplnnk was run out, Horace l..
Washington. the United States CON.
sui, accompanied by delegation
from the White Stnr Line, xycnr
aboard the ship.
In the sniOOn, Mr.. Washington
met Rufus GnynOr, son OF Mpyor
Hnyn0r, und expressed coudo:enc~.
on bchalf of himself md the Lord
Mayor OF liverpool.
SON Consents to Arrangements.
Mr. Gaynor readily assented to th,
plans OF the Liverpool civic authoritie,
or the lying in state OF his father
fcung on the request of Mr. Wash
nSton' the port authorities waived
ne rormaiites usual in the landins
't the dead from vessels. and the bod,
't Mayor Gaynor. in a plain woot
'oihn covered by an American flag
VAS brought ashore as soon as tn,
st-ciass passengers had left the
Baltic
The coffin was taken in charge b,
LONDON undertaken sent to Liverpoo
'y the American embassy and placed
hearse drawn by four horses
Vh4ch was followed by the Lore
MAYORS carriage. occupied by Ruff:
.faynor and Consul Washington. The
uheral cortege. escorted by a squad
't mounted police, made its wa,
through dense crowd OF quiet peo.
'le' who uncovered as the hearst
passed TO the Town Hall. The hearse
vas followed on foot by woman ir
leep black, who had at her side &
ihle girl The woman declined te
give her name, but said she was 6
riend OF Mayor Gaynors family.
Floral Tributes on Coffin.
The secretary of the Lord Afayor
assisted by n delegation OF civic dig.
litaries. received the body at the Towr
Hall When the coffin was placed or
he catafaique one end of 1t was GOV.
srcd by beautiful wreath OF lille.
'f the valley, bearing the Inscription
Deepest sympathy from the LORD
Mayor and citizens of Liverpool"
Another wreath. composed OF Easte,
lilies. bore a card inscribed The con.
lolences OF Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lee
The hall where the body Law wa.
eft alone for few minutes with hi.
f1thn,. 4 -
was taken to hotel by Consul Wash.
ngton.
Cnskets Arc Changed.
When Mr. Gaynor had left the build
ng. the body was removed from the
wood coffin and placed in a massive
umed-o oak casket. On a brass plate
IN the cover, was the inscription:
william jay Gaynor. September,
1913"
Six policemen. who were relieved AT
intervals, stood at attention around
he casket all night, and will continue
his duty until the body is removed
rom the Town Hall the morning Of tn.
ad homeward voyage on the Cunard
line steamer Lusitania, on which a
pecial mortuary chapel has been pre-
Jared. Eight uniformed quartermas-
ers will form the guard or honor dur
ng the voyage
Religious Service In New York.
Rufus Gaynor tonight was on the
'oint of collapse from grief and anx-
ETY., and was unable 10 give further
lctails concerning the death or his
ather. He expressed deep gratitude
or the honors accorded the late Mayor
~ the Liverpool civic authorities. MIR.
;aynor was Informed by Consul Wash
nSton thar the Bishop OF Liverpool
lad offo~ed 10 conduct religious SER
ices over the body here. but he de-
lined with thanks, saying his mother
lad expressed wish that no services
,e. held until the return OF tho body
% New York.
a majority of tho passengers on the
Baltic We're not aware that they had
iuch famous fellow voyager as Mayor
iaynor until the news OF his death
became public. The Mayors wish to
est and TO keep 10 himself was re-
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