The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-13
GREAT HONOR PAID
NEW YORK'S DEAD
Body of William ]. Gaynor Lay in State
in Liverpool Last Evening, Soon
After Arrival.

Liverpool, Sept. I3.The body OF vii.
liam JAY Gaynor lay in state last night
at the foot Of the grand stairway OF
the town hall of Liverpool
1t was an unprecedented honor that
Liverpool paid the dead executive of the
American metropolis, for never before
had any one lain in the historic edifice.
Covered with the stars and stripes and
with the British union jack draped over
its foot, the casket rested on cata-
falque, brought from Westminster Alb
bey, London, and on which have reposed
the bodies OF many of England's most
famous men. Ii was last used at the
funeral of Field Marshal Lord WplseIey
in st. Paurs cathedral last March.
Candles in the great golden gand elabra
from Westminster Abbey cast snbdued
light up the 7ide stairway and over the
detail Of picked men from the Liverpool
police force, who stood guard all night
about the catafalque. John Sutherland
Harmood, lord mayor of the city, who
is absent on vacation, had telegFaphed
the city officials to do everything in
their power in honor of the dead mayor
OF New York and they carried out their
instructions in minute detail.
When the steamer Baltic, on board
which Mayor Gaynor died at sea last
Wednesday, docked at $3.50 o'clock lase
evening, the landing stage was cleared
of all persons except the holders Of tick
cts. A great crowd had assembled out
Ho Ln 1gxnly ta1 A. ! L
gangplank was run out, Horace L. Wash
ington, the U. S. consul, accompanied by
a delegation from the White Star line,
went aboard the ship. In the saloon,
Mr.. Washington met Rufus Gaynor, SON
of Mayor Gaynor, and expressed condo
lences on behalf of himself and the lord
mayor of Liverpool.
Mr.. Gaynor readily assented to the
plans of the Liverpool civic authori-
ties for the lying in state of his father.
Acting on the request of Mr.. Washing
ton, the port authorities waived the
formahties usual in the landing of the
dead from vessels and the body of May
or Gaynor, in a plain deal coffin which
was covered by an American flag, was
brought ashore as soon as the first-class
passengers had left the Baltic.
The tide was so high that it was
impossible for pallbearers to carry the
body from the ship and the coffin was
let down to the dock through the bag
gage chute. Here it was taken in charge
by a London undertaken, sent down to
Liverpool by the American embassy.
Taken Through Dense Crowd.
From the dock the coffin was carried
to the street, where it was placed in a
hearse drawn by four horses, which was
by the lord mayors carriage
by Rufus Gaynor and Consul
Washington. The funeral cortege, es-
corted by squad of mounted police.
made its way through dense crowd of
quiet people who uncovered as the hearse
passed to the town hall. The hearse
was followed ON foot by woman IN
deep black, who had at her side lit
tie girl The woman declined to give
her name, but said she was a friend of
Mayor Gaynor's from New York.
The lord mayor of LiverpooPs secre-
tary, assisted by a delegation of civic
received the body at the
town hall. When the coffin was placed
on the catafalque, one end of it was
covered by beautiful wreath of lilies
Of the valley bearing the following in
scription: Deepest sympathy from the
ord mayor and citizens of Liverpool .
Shortly afterwards another wreath, com
posed of Easter lilies, was placed on the
,ofiin. On the card attached to it was
inscribed "The condolences of Mr.. and
Mrs Horace Lee Washington"
The hall where the body lay was then
,leared and Rufus Gaynor was left alone
Tor a few minutes with his dead father. |
Afterwards. Mr.. Gaynor was taken to
/ hotel by Consul Washington.
When Mr.. Gaynor had left the build |
ne, the coffin was removed from the |
leal box and placed in a massive fumed |
,ak casket. On brass plate on the COW
n was the inscription:
civilian Jay Gaynor.
September, 1913"
Six policemen, who were relieved at |
stood at attention around the |
.asket all night and viii continue this |
luty until the body is removed from
he town hall at I O'Clock tomorrow
morning for the sad homeward voyage |
m board the Cunard line steamer Lusi- :
,ania. The officials of the line were