The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-09-18
.GAYNOR DIES At SEA
SON OF NEW YoRKs MAYOR
SENDS NEWS OF DEATH ON
LINER BY WIRELESS.
HEART TROUBLE IS BLAMED
Gotham's Executive Suceumbs on
Deck Of Steamer Baltic-Great
Honors Shown Remains at Liver
pool-5ody on Way Home.

Deck Of Steamer 6altic-Great
Honors Shown Remains at Liver.
pooI-5ody on Way Home.
Liverpool Sept. 15.-The body of
William Gaynor lay in state Friday
night 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 be-.
fore had anyone lain in state in the
historic edifice. Covered with the
Stars and Stripes and with the British
Union Jack draped over its foot, the
casket rested on a catafalque brought
here from Westminster Abbey, Lon
don, and on which has reposed the
bodies of many of England's most IA
nous men. 1t was last used at the
funeral Of Field Marshal Lord Wolse-
ley IN st. Paul's cathedral last March.
Candles in the great golden candel.
abra from Westminster Abbey cast
subdued hight up the wide stairway
and over the detail of picked men
from the Liverpool police force who
stood guard all night about the cata-
falque.
John Sutherland Harmood- Banner,
lord mayor OF the city, who is absent
on vacation, had telegraphed the city
authorities of Liverpool to do every
thing In their power in honor of the
dead mayor OF New York, and they
carried out their instructions in mi
mute detail.
Six policemen. who were relieved at
intervals, stood at attention around
the casket all night and continued this
duty until the body was removed from
the town hall Saturday for the sad
homeward voyage on the Cunard
line steamer Lusitania, on which
special mortuary chapel has been pre-
pared. Eight uniformed quartermas-
ters will form the guard of honor dur
Ing the voyage.
Rufus Gaynor was on the point of
collapse. He expressed deep gratitude
at the honors accorded the late mayor
here.
New York, Sept. 13.-News of the
death Of Mayor William J. Gaynor of
New York, which occurred on the
steamer Baltic on Wednesday, was
sent by wireless by his son Rufus.
The dispatch follows:
MY father Mayor Gaynor, died on
the Baltic at seven minutes to one
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Death was due to heart trouble.
He was sitting in deck chair when
the end came. A deck steward had
been with him but a few moments
before his death and had taken his
order for lunch. The mayor had
marked the menu to indicate the
fishes he desired. l was on the boat
leck.
Il went below at lunch call to tell
ather that his lunch was ready. He
lad been taking his meals in one of
he state rooms. He was seated in
is chair. apparently asleep, 1 shook
i'm gently, but he did not respond.
His trained nurse, who had been
With him ten minutes previously, was
and the ships surgeon,
,octor Hopper, was called. The may
+ was given a hypodermic injection,
nd artificial respiration was resorted
}. But it was quickly apparent that
e wGs beyond aid.
The body was taken in charge by
le ships officers. 1t was embalmed
nd placed in sealed casket.
During the voyage his health had
teadily improved.
"On behalf Of my mother, my fam 8
y and myself, l wish to express pub
ely my deep gratitude to Captain 7
anhom and his officers for kindness, Z
'urtesy and unfailing thoughtfulness. 7
Il wish to acknowledge my debt to 7
e passengers for their courteousness ,
Id consideration at all times in re- u
'ecting the mayors desire for pri- +
ICY. o
RUFUS W. GAYNOR."
BY the death Of Mayor Gaynor, a I
epublican becomes chief executive
New York city. President Adolph
Kline of the board OF aldermen
cceeds to the office.
When Tammany leader Charles F.
urphy, whom Mayor Gaynor two
eeks ago denounced as a political r
ook," heard Of the city executives n
ath he said 7
II am very much shocked. I know r
went away from here very much II
n down in health. All can say is d
regret Mayor Gaynor's death" n
Mrs. Gayner was notified imme- Il
ltely of her husbands death. She Z.
Is deeply grieved, but bore up "
avely. h