Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-22

heavy downpour OF rain in the morning.
frequent showers during the afternoon
and threatening skies last night the
ueople came In continues stream.
silently to find places In the long, SLOW.
moving procession that extended for half
"a mile along lower broadway ana
through city hall park to the city hail.
II was New York's spontaneous tripute
IL It's dead mayor.
In the long line were street cleaners
IN thei- white uniforms. policemen nre-
men and men high In the official life OF
tho city and state. but for the most part
the procession was made up from the
great so-called middle class Apout q
nth of the crowd were women and emil,
drcn. and many of the latter carried
small wreaths or hoquets or Ho"ets'
which they placed near tnt comm
1T is a remarkable tribute. Mayor
Kline said a ~ viewed the Srsa., silent
crowd. No king. no emperor ever had
q, t~bute like this great outpourlns or
,itizens. II is tribute rom the hearts
n tho people
Guard of Honor ON Duty.
Three policemen and three hremen, in
reiisfS OF hsf hour. stood risidiy mt at
t"rtiuu during the night beside the cof-
IN, which was draped in the stars and
Stripes and tine mayors flag. while be
Meath could be seen the coiors of the
union lack placed there at the request
of the Gaynor family n recognition o.
the courtesy extended BY the city OF
Liverpool upon the arrival Of the mayor
body in that city after his death at sea.
were the only floral decorations on the
cover Of the coffin. These branches were
sent by the family. Behind the bier hung
the draped picture of Mayor Gaynor.
The bier rested on the same spot where
tho bodies of many famous men have
laid in state. The last was that of Gov.
George Clinton, whose body, after rest
ing Ia the grave for many years. was
removed TO another cemetery, and re-
taiued for few hours in the city hall
other noted men whose biers have rested
beneath the dome OF the hall We're Abra-
nam Lincoln. Gen L. ). Grant. Horace
Greeley. and Gen. Jose "A. Paez, Preel-
Dent OF Venezuela.
Pathetic incidents were numerous dur
.Lz the day as men and women whom the
late mayor had befriended looked upon
his face. Among these was a Brooklyn
youth whose part Mayor Gaynor took
when il was alleged he was being perse-
Cuted by the police and which resulted in
an investigation and also the removal of
the boys picture from the rogues' gal
lery
woman's Heartfelt Tribute.
An old lady was heard to murnur:
God rest his SOUL as she passed beside
the coffin
She explained that Mayor Gaynor's or
der closing the saloons at l o'clock had
saved her boy from evil companions with
whom he loafed in these places.
Two aged WON n who hobbled into the
it, hall on clutches, delayed the move
'a,at the line several seconds as they
said a prayer.
The FIRST person in line was German
lab.r who had taken his nlaco the
doors after quitting work several hours
previously Closely following him were
several Cinnamon and late In the day
We're Japanese There were few organ
zed bodies in line. the most conspicuous
beng two squads OF Boy Scouts.
While the thousands journeyed down
town 10 pay their respects in person.
thousands of others attended memorial
services In many churches in all parts of
the city.
The rotunda of city hah was almost
filed last night with floral offerings from
individuals and organizations from all
parts OF the United States and from for
eign countries. One of these vas sent by
the lord mayor of Liverpool who cabled
that he would be represented at the fu-
neral by Max Muspratt. former mayor
OF the English city.
Message From Taft.
\, the Grace Methodist Church the
Rev. {. F. Reisener. pastor read letter
from former President Taft In which
he said
Il count it a great honor that Mayor
Gaynor regarded me his friend There
was no place IN nation, state or city,
judicial. executive or legislative. which
mis- qualities did not fit him admirably
10 I'LL. Everything he did and said had
the flavor of an attractive, aggressive and
broadly liberal personality that Will be
and ought to be long remembered"
heavy downpour of rain caused the
crowds about the city hall to dwindle
rapidly before midnight, and the police
We're ordered to close the doors. II was
estimated that upward Of $4,000 persons
had viewed the body. Drawn around the
city hall park Gordon of police allowed
IL. on. 10 annroach the building