New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-18
IN TOUCH WITH Liner
BEARING GAYNOR'S BODY
Lusitania Will Dock Here To-
morrow Morning if Present
Speed Is Maintained.
FUNERAL PLANS SETTLED
Mayor Kline Appoints Commit
tee of 1870 Citizens to Act
as Honorary Escort
in Procession.

III PROCESSION.
communication by wireless with the
Lusitania, with the body of Mayor Gay
nor aboard. was established yesterday
for the first time since she left Liverpool
Saturday The first message received came
to the wireless station at Cape Race. y.
=. and reported the liner at that hour
lO27 miles east of Sandy Hook II she
maintained her rate Of speed at that time
she should reach Scotland Liehtship at
Il o'clock tonight, and probably dock
about a. m. tomorrow.
The point at which the body will be
landed in Brooklyn from the Dock De-
partment cutter. on which it Will he re-
moved from the liner, was not made
known yesterday by the committee on ar
rangements. out of respect for Mrs. Gay
nor's wishes the committee is striving 10
surround the landing Of the body with as
much privacy as possible
The detailed arrangements for the fu-
neral procession from the City Hall Mon
day, and the funeral at Trinity follow
ing the arrival Of the cortege. were prac-
tically completed yesterday 10y the com
rnittee on arrangements. Mayor Kline APP
ro.nted a committee Of 100 citizens to act
as an honorary escort at the funeral In
addition - attending the funeral, the
81 IN ~
range for a large memorial meeting in
honor of the dead Mayor The members
Of the citizens committee will assemble
in the Board Of Estimate room a the City
Hall Monday, and will form in line in the
place assigned to II in the funeral process
sion
The names Of many prominent citizens
appear on this committee. EX-Mayors
Seth Low and George 3. Mcclellan head
the list, as issued from the Mayors office.
Ex-President Taft, Colonel Roosevelt. Sen
ator Elihu Root. Senator James A O'Gor-
man, George W. Perkins. Cornelius Van
derbilt Alton 3. Parker. Ebert II. Gary,
William r. Wilcox. Joseph II. -Choate.
Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clews, Isaac
Guggenheim, General James Grant Will
son. Willis l. ogden, James g. Cannon,
Lloyd c. Griscom, Edward Z. Mccall,
John Purroy Mitchell. William Loeb jr.,
Percy A Rockefeller Otto T. Barnard,
J. F. Morgan. George f. Baker, Frank A.
VANDERBILT William a Day, James Speyer'
r. Fulton Cutting, Thomas r. Smith, Her
man \. Metz, Samuel Untermyer, DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler. Herman Rider,
A. Barton Hepburn, John Clafiin, Jacob
H. Schin. Henry H. Towne. Henry r.
Dawson, Robert W De Forest, Nathan
straus. otto II. Kahn Edward NJ Grout.
and Justices Luke D. Stapleton William
J. Carr and Almet f. jerks are among
the members Of the committee.
Robert Adamson, who was Mayor Gay
nOr's secretary. said yesterday that he
had received message from eX-Presi-
dent Taft, saying that ne would be glad
TO do anything he could to testify TO his
admiration and respect for Mayor Gaynor.
The ex-President also sent message Of
coincidence TO Mrs. GaynOr.
Thomas ". Churchill. president Of the
Board Of Education and Superintendent
Maxwell sent letter yesterday to the
principals Of all the schools requesting
them 70 assemble the teachers and pupils
al Il a. m Monday. the hour of Mayor
Gaynor's funeral for appropriate MEM
orial exercises. II the exercises should
End before noon the schools will be dis
missed until l o'clock. The letter includ-
I'd d general programme for the exercises
consisting Of the reading Of passage
from the Bible. the singing OF a suitable
hymn the reading or recitation of literary
excerpts. Illustrative Of ideals of personal
and civic virtue, and an address setting
forth the most striking features Of Mayor
Gsynors life and character.
The Board Of City Magistrates, First
Division. announced yesterday that the
police courts would be closed Monday be
tween the hours Of 10 a. m. and p. m.
Commissioner Waldo announced the Off
cial police detail. exclusive Of the police
assigned 10 duty at the Cry Hall, from
the City Hall 10 Trinity Church and at
Trinity The escort will consist Of one
regiment Of infantry and one squadron OF
cavalry. Police Inspector John L. Dwyer
and staff will command the infantry, and
Inspector Thomas Meyers and stan VIII
command the cavalry squadron
Various organizations including the
Stock Exchange and the Merchants Asso-
citation, appointed committees yesterday
to represent them at the funeral The
board Of directors Of the Merchants As
ISOLATION held a special meeting and
adopted resolutions on the death Of Mayor
Gaynor
After being in session three hours last
night the committee appointed by Mayor
Kline to make arrangements for the
funeral Of Mayor Gaynor found that II
had so many applications for cards OF
admission to Trinity Church that II would
be possible TO accommodate only smah
proportion OF those who had applied. 10
permit organizations who have signiheo
their desire 10 participate in the funeral
the committee decided 10 invite them to
act as an cscorting procession to the
body
Washington, sept 1L-tlags on all the
federal buildings in New York city will
De lowered 10 half mast, beginning to-
day, and remain until the day of Mayor
Gaynors funeral. by order Of Secretary
McAdoo
10 OPEN GAYN0R PARK