Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-13
GAYNOR'S BODY
PUT ON BOARD
THE LUS|TAN|A
Taken from Liverpool Town
Hall, Where Unprecedented
HOnOrs Had Been Paid.

LIVERPOOL, Eng, Sept 13.-The
body of the late Mayor Gaynor, of
New York, was removed this morning
from the Liverpool town hall, where
it had been accorded unprecedented
honors by Great Britain and taken
to the Cunard line steamship Lusi-
mortuary chapel on the forward
deck of the steamship The Lusi-
tania is due to arrive at New York
on Friday, September i9.
A special guard of six policemen
watched over the body in the town
hall throughout the night. The
casket rested on a great catafalque,
which had been brought to Liver
pool from Westminster Abbey
Early this morning the mayors body
necessary.
Death Mask Is Taken.
A death mask of the features of
the mayor also was taken this morn
ing in accordance with instructions
received from Mrs. Gaynor.
The Liverpool clergy, headed by
the bishop of Liverpool persuaded
Rufus Gaynor to consent to the hold
ing of religious service this morn
ing.
In the dim light of candles and in
the great fog which enshrouded the
hallway, the Rev. Theodore A. How
ard, vicar of st. Matthews, conducted
an impressive Church of England
funeral ritual over the remains of the
dead mayor.
Few Are at Services.
The only attendants at the service
besides several impassive policemen
were Rufus Gaynor, the mayors son;
the nurse, who accompanied the
mayor on board the Baltic; Horace
L. Washington, United States con-
sui. and the secretary of the Lord
Mayor of Liverpool.
After the ceremony, the body was
carried to a hearse, which was drawn
by four horses through the deserted
streets of the city to the landing
stage. 1t was then transferred to
the ships tender, where the oaken
casket was placed in deal box over
which the Stars and Stripes were
draped.
The tender steamed alongside the
liner Lusitania, which was lying in
midstream, and the casket was
hoisted aboard. where it was placed
in charge of a guard of honor COM
posed of eight uniformed quarter
masters.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Tentative
arrangements for the public funeral of
Mayor Gaynor have been made by a
committee consisting of city officials
and intimate friends. headed by
Mayor Ardolph Kline. The committee
will visit Mrs. Gaynor at st. James,
L. L., today, and present the arrange
ments to her for her approval.
Body to Rest ait Home TIL Saturday
The arrangements include the inn
mediate removal of the body from the
Lusitania when that vessel arrives at
her pier next Friday. An escort OF
honor will take it to the Gaynor city
residence, at 20 Eighth avenue, Brook
lyn Until Saturday afternoon the
body will rest there and then be con-
veyed to the City Hall, where 1t will
lie in state Saturday night and Sun
day.
At 10 o'clock Monday morning 1t will
be taken to Trinity Church, where
funeral services will be conducted.
The Right Rev. David II. Greer.
bishop of New York, will officiate at
the funeral service. Dr. Greer is at
present In his summer home, at North
East Harbor. Me.
A telegram was sent to him by the
Right Rev. Charles S. Burch, suffra-
gan bishop of New York, asking him
to officiate. He replied that he would
he honOred to do so.