Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-22
Thousands Stand in Rain
+. as Body Moves Along
Broadway.
N0TABLES IN THE LINE
Services Held in Trinity Church,
After Which Body Is Laid
Away in Greenwood.

New OTk, sept. EZ.-Ine OOdy OF
Mayor Gaynor was taken at 1890 this
morning from the city hall to Trinity
Episcopal church, where Bishop Greer
read the service for the dead. Clouds
lifted shortly before the corteGe start
ed and the sun shone fitfully. Twelve
honorary pallbearers, headed by for
mer President Taft, marched six on
each side of the coffin. AS the body
left the church on the way to Green
wood cemetery the throngs of specta-
tors were so silent as they stood with
barred heads that the Trinity tower
bell was heard al the city hall Every
city industry was at standstill dur
ing the funeral, and the municipal
departments closed all day, as well as
all stock exchanges.
Ncw York, Sept pa moving sea
of umbrellas stretched away from
New York City hall toGey as young
and old, thousands strong, gathered
10 play what part they might in the
public funeral of William j. Gaynor,
late mayor Nearly 100000 viewed the
body as it lay in state last night, brav-
ing rain for hours in slow moving
line. The rain had not ceased at day
break, though 1t lessened to a drizzle
at times as the morning bore on.
A stretch of Broadway leading south
from the city hall to Trinity church
was early manned by police in prep
nration for the body passing shortly
before IL o'clock. Admission to the
church was by card only. The clergy
men who officiated were Rev. William
T. Manning, rector of Trinity, Bishop
David II. NJ. Greer and Bishop c. S.
Burch. AftS- the services the funeral
procession moved slowly over Brook
lyn bridge, thence to Greenwood Gem.
etery, Brooklyn, for interment. Ex.
President Taft, one of the honorary
pallbearers. arrived from New Haven
at an early hour. The catafalque
built on the order of a pageant car
was II feet long. eight feet wide and
seven feet high. The body of the
catafalque was made of heavy oak
draped in black
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
AAAN OANVi Vi NAlt plOtcSSlOu W DIS d.
follows: Police escort; catafalque, Will
honorary pallbearers, former Presiden
Taft Robert Adamson, Police Com
missioner Waldo, Jacob II. Schiff. Her
man Ridder, James Creelman, Mayo
Kline, r. A. Smith, Dock Commission
er A. r. Watson, Justice Keogh. JohI
ID. Crimmins. Edward NJ. Grout, Lieu
tenant William Kennel and the bod,
bearers; board of estimate and an
pointment committee from the boart
of alderman; heads of city depart
ments United States senators ant
committee from the Legislature: jus
ticcs of the supreme court; judges o
lesser courts; city magistrates ant
public service commissioners; Majo
General Barry, L. S. A, commandin,
the eastern department and his staff
Rear Admiral Cameron Winslow, U
). navy, and his navy yard staff
commanding officers and staffs of tn,
national guard of the state of New
York; consular representative; repre-
sentatives of the lord mayor of Liver
pool, delegates and mayors from cit
les in New York state; citizens CON
mittee headed by Seth Low: dele
gates from almost 100 organization:
clubs. societies. and representative
of city departments and county off
GERS