The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-20

The friends OF the late william =.
Gaynor. city officials. every one con-
cerned with the conduct OF funeral and
last honors. are confronted with problem
such as was never encountered before.
More than 100000 persons want to
march In the funeral procession next
Monday morning.
More than 10000 requests have been
received by Robert Adamson. the late
Mayors secretary. and by Robert A. c.
smith, the Dock Commissioner. for seats
at the funeral in old Trinity.
1t has been impossible to make places
for hundredth Of the people who desired
personally to express the mourning OF
a city. Mr.. !Adamson and Mr.. Smith have
gone sleepless for two nights trytng. to
place thousands In spacssA made fon hum
drcds. Requests from city departments.
from civic societies, from organizations
that felt entitled to complete representa-
tion have beep cut to One-tenth.
There was never such a problem. Half
the city wanted to show respect for Mayor
Gaynor's memory by marching behind
his body next Monday morning from the
city Hall to Trinity Church. In the few
blocks from the City Hall south to the
church there will not he room enough for
10000. although at least 10000 must b.
accommodated some way or another.
Great .Crush Expected.
Within old Trinity, fewer than 1000
can be seated. made up Of the family.
close friends and of the representatives
Of the organizations that have named
committees. There will be. unquestionably
n crush and crowd such as New York
never saw before.
SO that the Gaynor \family. Secretary
Adamson. Police Commissioner Waldo
every one concerned-ask that the public
will refrain from the impossible and vii
help the city officials to minimixe the din
culties and dangers Of the morning OF thu
funeral.
Last night Mayor Gaynor's body restet
in his Brooklyn home. 90 Eighth avenue
guard Of honor Of policemen and fire
men, men known TO the Mayor In life
men who used to pass the time OF da,
with him as ne passed In the streets. wa
on duty. They will be relieved to-day ant
tomorrow by other policemen and hre
man who have reason to remember tn
Mayors wit and sense
Tho Cunard steamship Lusitania. whic
arrived at Quarantine early yesterda
morning, brought the body. which was j
the care of the Mayors oldest son. Rufus
who was with him when he died.
Mayor Kline. accompanied BY Polio
Commissioner Waldo. Dock Commissions
smith, Robert Adamson and others. wen
down to Quarantine on the muncipa
stsamship Correction. took the body from
the Lusitania and carried 1t to the Gay
nor home in Brooklyn.
Nethins Like Funeral ship.
Never before In the long history Of Ne
York had there been such scene as wa
witnessed yesterday in the drizEle an
fox of the harbor. The Lusitania can
INFO Quarantine q few minutes after
A. M. There was nothing about her ths
resembled a funeral ship. She blaze
with lights
The ANAL boats that had waited for HI
appearance, riding the long swells In II
dark. felt a sense Of cheer. even In sue
circumstances when she swung to ancht
and turned her cleaning length citywar
Three boats went down the bay TO met
thu steamshIp. The nrst to arrive was tf
Dock Department tug. the Manhattan
which carried newspaper men. Then can
the Correction, with Commissioners an
ofac,als. and finally came the Patrol Of II
police Department. bearing Police Con
missioner Waldo. Dock Commission
s,uith and Secretary Adamson.
a. n was a miserable morning down Il
bay, cold. dark and wet, Away on ov'
the water the Lusitanis glittsred. on
the left through dark and mist wore Il
few lights Of the health ststion-yeiso
rift. through the mist. TuGboats. hopef
Of employment. no doubt. srunted to Of
another.
The tug Manhattan. with the newspap
man. was the first Of the three recepti'
>boats 10 approach the cunarder' but q
Manhattan was Obliged. 'of course,
.tanA away and pause for the arrival
the health officer.
presently capn the Correction wi
Msvor Kline. The municipal steamab
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