Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19
Is Later to Lie in State in City
Hall Until Public Fu-
neral Service.
LANDED AT THE BATTERY
AT THE BREAK OF DAY
Borne Through Almost Deserted
Streets and Across the Bridge
to Brooklyn.

NEW YORK. September 19-The
body of William J. Gaynor mayor of
New York. who died at sea Septem-
ber 10. lay today in the privacy of his
Brooklyn home. In a drizzling rain
1t was lowered at o'clock this morn
ing from the high decks of the liner
Lusitania to the city's boat Correc-
tion.
Through mist that lay heavy over
the harbor the Correction steamed an
hour and a half later to pier A at the
Battery. There a picked squad of 100
police. who had stood all night In the
rain, formed its escort to Brooklyn.
The funeral ship came to anchor at
quarantine at 1:20 o'clock this morn
ing. the American flag at her stern
dropping at half-mast. A dozen stall
wart sailors carried the body In its
heavy lead casket from the mortuary
chapel to the deck. The carpet of
flowers under which it lay was re-
moved and only the great American
flag placed over the casket at Liver
pool covered 1T as a windlass lowered
1T slowly twenty-five feet down an in
cline plane to the deck of the Cor
rection.
Catafa1que on Boats Deck.
Aboard the smaller boat the body was
taken to a heavily-draped catafalque
in the center of the upper deck, on
which rested a coffin. The body was
placed in the coffin and the lid closed,
wreath and a branch of palms were
placed above it. The Correction cast
Off and dropped anchor a short dis
tance away. awaiting the coming Of
day.
The black mist had changed to gray
when the engines began to throb and she
started on her short journey to the Bat
terry The rain had ceased.
1t was full day when the Correction
came to rest in her slip. Eight six-foot
pallbearers. four in the uniform OF the
| fire department and four In the uniform
| on his sleeve, lifted the casket to their
| shoulders and bore it over the gang
plank to the hearse.
All Night Vigil Ended.
The long vigil Of the picked squad OF
mounted police sent at o'clock last
| night to the pier came to an end. They
| stood at attention, each man at his
horses head, as the casket was placed in
| the hearse. and then mounting their
horses led the funeral train through the
deserted streets. Their route lay
| through lower Broadway and past the
| city hall to Brooklyn bridge. Over this
| bridge. which the mayor had so often
| trod on his way to and from his home
the funeral party went with measured
tread. 1t was after 8 o clock when they
reached the late mayors home. There
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| The committee appointed by the city to
| receive 1t withdrew; the hundred police
| men clattered back through the streets
| to their station houses. and the body
| was left with only the family around it
Private Funeral at Home.
1t will remain there until tomorrow
| night Private funeral services will be
held there tomorrow afternoon, and a,
| their conclusion the body will be taken
to the city hall, where 1t will lie in state
till Monday morning, when funeral serv-
ices will be held in Trinity Church.
With the committee on funeral ar
rangements that went down the harbor
| aboard the Correction were Norman
| Gaynor. the mayors son, and Harry Vim
| gut, his sOn-in-law, representing the
family. No other member of the Gay
nor household was aboard. 1t was Mrs
| Gaynor's wish that as little publicity as
| possible be attached to the landing OF
the body. To facilitate this the spot
/ at which the body would be landed was
not made public In advance
| With the exception of the mounted
police, less than hundred persons wit.
messed the transfer from the Correction
| to the hearse.
Taft Heads Honorary Pallbearers.
! The twelve honorary pallbearers, headed
| by William HI. Taft. formed two line:
| through which the casket passed at the
! Gaynor home. For three blocks around
| the house there was stretched during the
night Gordon Of police to keep away the
curious. The lines were still drawn today
l Rufus w. Gaynor. the mayors son, who
was with the mayor when he died, looked
careworn and aged. He was at the poin,
of collapse when he reached home and
had to be assisted up the steps. A physi
clan was called to attend him and the
mayors widow. both Of whom were suf
ferinr from shock. A handful OF chill
| dren on their way to school stood in 8
group at the doorway as the body was
been sent away by the police had moi
Robert Adamson, the dead mayors sec
retary forbidden it.
Let the children come into the house. >
he said; they were the mayors best
friends
The order was carried out few min.
| utes later the children left with tears In
their eyes.