The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-13
|GAYNOR'S BODY LIES
lin STATE IN THE CITY
HALL OF LIVERPOOL
Unprecedented Honor Paid
to Dead Executive of
New York City
IMMENSE CROWD
GREETS STEAMER
Body Rests on Catafalque on Which
Has Reposed Some of Englands
Famous Men-Lone Mourner
Attracts Attention

Liverpool, September 12-The body of
William Jay Gaynor lay in state tonight
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 mad
anyone lain in state in the historic edi-
| lice. Covered with the Stars and Stripes
and with the British Union Jack draped
| over its foot, the casket rested on a cata-
| faIque brought here from Westminster
| Abbey. London, on which has reposed the
. bodies of many of England's mos. famous
' men. 1t was last used at tine funeral of
| Field Marshal Lord Woolsey in st. Paul s
cathedral last March
Candies in the great golden candelebra
from Westminster Abbey cast subdued
light up the wide stairway and over the
detail of picked men from the Liverpool
police force. who stood guard all night
about the catafalque. John Sutherland
Harmood- Banner. lord mayor d the city.
who is absent ON. vacation. had tele-
in their power in honor of the dead mayor
of New York. and they carried out their
Instructions in minute detail.
Great Crowd Assemblies
4 When the steamer Baltic, on board of
which Mayor Gaynor died at sea last
Wednesday,, docked at $3.50 o'clock this
evening the landing stage was cleared of
oil t1,a bol ~ fol.
A great crowd had assembled outside the
deck gates As soon as the gang plank
was run out Horace L. Washington. the
United States 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 condolences on behalf of him
self and the lord mayor of Liverpool.
Mr.. s;aynor readily assented to. sthe
plans OF the Liverpool civic authorities
/ for the lying in state of his father. Act
ing ON the request OF MIR. Washington, the
port authorities waived the formalities
usual in the landing of the dead from
vessels, and the body of Mayor Gaynor
III a plain wood coffin which was covered
by AN American flag, was brought ashore
as soon us The first class passengers had
left the Baltic.
Lone MOurner Follows Hearse
The coffin was taken in charge by a
London undertaken, sent to Liverpool by
the American embassy, and was placed in
a hearse drawn by four horses. which was
followed by the lord mayors carriage, oc-
Washington. The funeral cortege escort
ed by squad of mounted police made its
way through dense crowd of quiet peo-
pie who uncovered as the hearse passed
TO the town hall The hearse was fol-
lowed on foot by woman in deep black.
who had at her side a little girl. The
woman declined To give her name but said
she was a friend of Mayor Gaynor's fam
lily.
The secretary Of the lord mayor, as
sisted by a delegation of civic digni-
taries, received the body at the town
hall When the coffin was placed on
the catafalque one. end of ii Mas COW
cred by a beautiful wreath of lilies of
the valley bearing the Inscription,
"Deepest sympathy from the Lord
Mayor and Citizens of Liverpool
Another wreath. composed of Easter
ILLS, bore card inscribed Vine Con-
dolences of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lee
Washin gton.
The hall where the body lay was
then cleared and Rufus Gaynor was left
alone for few minutes with his dead
father. Afterward Or Gaynor was
taken 10 hotel by Consul Washing
ton.
When Mr.. Gaynor had left the build
ing the body was removed from the
wood coffin and placed in a massive
fumed oak casket. On brass plate on
the cover was the Inscription
"Willam JAY Gaynor, September,
1913.
six policemen, who We're relieved at
Intervals. stood at attention around the
caslxet all night and will continue this
duty until the body is removed from
the town hall the morning of the sad
homeward voyage on the Cunard line
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