Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-12
HEART trouble
KILLED GAYNOR
NEW YORK MAYOR DIED SUD
DENLY ENROUIE 10
EUROPE.
The END CAME At SEA
Body VIII BE at Once Returned 10
This Country and Funeral
Held September ~

NEW WORK Sent 1l.-William j.
. 20 Nm, Vorl C-Itv.
'ayhor H'aSo' va '''"
Noyaging over sea on the s'''''io'
Paltic. in the hope Of rogaining his
strength to enter the campaign as
candidate for reelection, died sud
denly on the Bastic as the steamer
was within a few hundred miles of the
Irish coast Yesterday afternoon.
The first news Of his death, flash
cd by wireless and relayed by cable
from Europe, reached his sccrota>,
Robert Adamson. this morning, The
mayor had succumbed to heart fall
ure the message said.
Later dispatches from his son, Ru-
fus Gaynor, who was his fathers only
travelling companion, gave details
which showed that the end had come
with shocking suddenness.
Went out Like Candle.
"Father died at 1907 p. m. Wcdnes-
day the tenth" said a message from
mo son. received by Secretary Adam
Eor tonight. His death was due TO
heart failure. He was seated in his
deck chair at the time. ] and the
nurse and the ships doctor were with
him discovered him unconscious
In his chair. though still alive, lie
diod about three minutes later with
ont rccoenizlng any of us. Every
thlng possible was done, but he seem
ed to 70 es Il candle fliClters out Am
auieht and ann trying to arrange TO
brinp the body back on the Lusitania
sailing from Liverpool on Saturday
the 13tb.r
That the mayors heart had been
ir a weakened condition for years
was the statement tonight Of physi-
clans who treated him at the time he
was shot IN the neck and almost done
fo death by an insane discharged en-
plove of the city I'm August. 1910.
They would not declare their belief
that the wound inflicted by the bullet
had led directly 10 the end today but
did affirm that his general resistance
had been lessened thereby to n very
great extent.
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mayor 10 N"i' AIuoIPn ~ Mn
r,,, iprosido,+ 1yIiro tooi, the
,o,i, ,c oe,ico I,ta todov and his first
official act was to call the board Of
estimate together to lay plans for the
public funeral services Of his prede
CessOr
Mayor Kline then declared that
during his short term Of office which
will terminate January !, 1914. he
would carry out the policies of May
or Gaynor so far as he knew them.
While messages of sympathy from
lAcai political leaders and from all
,arts of the country poured into the
amyors Office in the city hall and at
Tho Gavnor country home at St
lanes. Long Island. the heated muni-
Cipll campaign came 20 a sudden stop,
aIihouph many conferences were held
10 review the general situation.
George McAnenv. fusion candidate
for president of the board Of alder
men announced late today that he
had decided To postpone his vacation
t,in abroad. on which he planned to
start on saturday. McAneny and
William Prendergrast. fusion nominee
for citv comptroller. were in confer
ence with Gavnor leaders relative to
uropting their endorsement when
news of the mayors death was an
rounced.
Nh, End Icogue
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Nhether ahother Caiiuiu1lt .il, "Uu,u aa
head the ATAEnOr league ticket was !
lr"pi' loilis Nv. ~ ,t''. ,,.,,h
urged from many sources mat win
the personality OF Mayor udlI'oI r.
moved, II would De useless 10 CONTINUE
the league. - ~,
or the many te'esralhs 10 MIs
Gaynor from men OF prominence IN |
public ire one rom lheouoIe h1ose-
Nclf was among tn"se inauc pupli'
Mayor Hayhor ,'tetr mas p.vn
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