South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-22
THOUSANDS VIEW
BODY Of GAYNOR
UnmindfuI of Heavy DoWnpour
of Rain, New York Pays
Last Tribute to Its Departed
Executive.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-In a double
line that never seemed TO decrease in
length as the day wore on, thousands
Of persons Sunday filed through the
flower-filled rotunda of the city hall
and past the body of VIM. j. Gaynor.
lying in state. Unmindful Of a heavy
downpour Of rain IN the morning, fire.
quent showers during the afternoon
and threatening skies Sunday night.
the people came in a continuous
stream silently to find places in the
long, slow marching procession that
extended for a half mile along lower
Broadway and Though city hall park
10 the city hall. 1t was New York's
spontaneous tribute TO its dead mayor.
In the long line were street clean
ers In their white uniforms, police
men, firemen and men high in the
official life of the city and state, but
for the most part, the procession was
made up from the great sO-called mid
die class. About a fifth of the crowd
were women and children and many
OF the latter carried small Wreaths, or
bouquets of flowers which they placed
near the coffin
$4,000 View Body.
At o'clock the police on duty at
the city hall estimated that more than
rs, 600 persons had viewed the body
The line was still forming at a late
hour tonight and Mayor Kline issued
an order TO keep the rOtunda open
until 4 o'clock tomorrow morning If
necessary so that all who came might
pay their tribute to the dead mayor.
1T is a remarkable tribute" Mayor
Kline said as he viewed the great ST
lent crowd. mo king, no emperor
ever had a tribute paid him like this
great outpouring of citizens today. 1t
is a tribute from the hearts of the
people"
All last night the police kept guard
around the city hall park and had
difficulty in keeping the crowds NOV
ing as many tried even at an inordin-
ately late hour to get in line to view
the body.
Three policemen and three firemen
in reliefs of half hour. stood rigidly at
attention during the night beside the
coffin. which was draped in the stars
and stripes and the mayors flag,
while beneath could be seen the col
ors of the union jack placed there at
the request of the Gaynor family in
recognition of he courtesy extended
by the city of liverpool upon the ar
rival of the mayors body in that city
after his death at sea. Crossed
branches of palms of victory were the
of the coffin. Those branches were
sent by the family. Behind the bier
hung the draped picture of Mayor
GaynOr.
Many Pathetic Incidents.
Pathetic incidents were numerous
as men and women whom the late
mayor had befriended, looked upon
his face. Among them was a Brook 4
lyn youth whose part Mayor GaynOr
took when il was alleged he was being
prosecuted by the police and which
resulted in an investigation and also
the removal Of the boys picture from
the rogue's gallery.
An old lady was heard to murmur.
God rest his soul" as she paused be-
side the coffin. She explained that
Mayor Gaynor's order closing the sa-
looms at l o'clock had saved her boy
from evil companions with whom he
loafed in these places.
Two aged women who hObbled into
the city hall on clutches, delayed the
movement of the line several seconds
as they said "A prayer.
While the thousands jOurneyed down
town TO pay their respects in person,
thousands Of others attended memori-
al services in many churches in all
parts of the city.
The public funeral services for
Mayor Gaynor will be held from Trim
ity church at II o'clock Monday and
will be conducted by Bishop Greer.
Services for the overflow crowd twill
he held at St Paurs chapel. a few
blocks distant The funeral procession
will move from the city hall at 1880
o'clock down Broadway 10 Trinity
church. A regiment of police will lead
the procession in which also will be
200 firemen and delegations from
every city department
At noon the procession will move
from Trinity church to Brooklyn
bridge and thence TO Greenwood GEM
etery, the place of interment.