The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
BIER Of KING
FOR MAYOR
GAYNOR
Catafalque of Edward VII and
Lord WoISeIey Resting
Place for Body
FUNERAL FIRST HELD
IN LIVERPOOL HALL
Highest HonorS Paid by Eng
:. !. lish to Memory of Late
: American

LIVERPOOL Sept. 13-Funeral
honors both Impressive and of un-
:precedented character were paid to
the memory of the late william J.
Gaynor. mayor of New York city,
here today. previous to the ship
ment of the body on the liner Lusi-
tanis for New York.
In Town hall, where the mortal re-
mains. of no man have lain since the
edifce was built in 1854, services
were held and every attending ele-
'rnent c'onduced to the idea of brother
hood 10 the elimination of race or
creed differences.
After the services the body was
escorted to the Cunard pier by de-
tachments on foot and mounted po-
lice The streets through which the
cortege passed were filed with men
and women. who stood reverentIy and
with barred heads Flags were at half
mast.
A clergyman. whose lips moved con-
tinually in prayer. led the procession
from the town hall. He was followed
by the hearse, which proceeded at a
solemn pace. Twelve pail bearers, Sc
lected from the crew of the Magnetic,
carried the casket TO the bridge,
where a number of lately arrived
wresths were placed on top of it.
Rufus Gaynor, son of the dead Amer
lean, was so overcime that he broke
down and could not accompany his
!. fathers body to the pier.
KINGS CATAFALQUE USED
: Throughout the night the body had
rested upon the royal catafaIque,
which was especially brought here
from Westminster abbey. Beneath the
nickering rays OF a giant eandelabra
a guard OF picked policemen stood
watch. This was an especial honor
Upon the splendid fumed oak plat
form Of the royal catafalque had rest
ed. the remains of King Edward VII.
and. more lately those of Lord Wolse-
leg. field marshal of the kingdom. The
great oak casket, as though in keep
ing with the simple character of the
man whose body it contained. bore the
sole inscription.
WILLIAM T. GAYNOR,
September. 1913
The catafalque rested at the foot
OF the grand stairway. and about it
were twined the stars and stripes and
= the standard of England.
Before street traffic was fully astir
the casket was removed from Town
hall In spite of the early hour the
streets were filed.
1t had been found necessary. before
the removal Of the body, to re-embalm
it At the same time a death mask
was taken. The remains were then
placed in a Ieaden coffin, which was
Theoretically sealed.
= Among those attending the funeral
service in the townhall were the lord
mayor. Horace /. Washington, United
States States consul at Liverpool and
the staff Of the consulate Mr.. VIII
son, an attache of the American con-
sulate. accompanied the body on board
the Lusitania.
!. The casket was placed in a flower
banked cabin on board the big swift
liner and a watch was detailed to
stand guard at the door of the death
chamber all the way across the At
Tantic.
nIAGNIFICENT FLORAL Tributes
The floral tributes were many and
magnificent. The lord mayor of Liv-
erpool sent wreath four feet in
diameter and composed of Arum lilies
+draped with three bands Of red, white
and blue.
British flags were intertwined.
J. Mr.. and Mrs. Washington sent a
wreath of lilies of the valley. Mem
.:bers of the American colony individ-
.,uaily sent beautiful masses of flowers.
The body was carried from the bier
out to the Lusitania on the White
; Star tender Magnetic
Before the casl1et was carried on
board another short funeral service
was read at the pier head.
scores or cablegrams from all parts
of the United States piled in upon
Rufus Gaynor
The Lusitania did not get under
way until afternoon. Officials of the
.cunard line said she would arrive in
New York late Thursday night or
Friday.
/. SUNDAY BAND CONCERT