New-York tribune., 1919-11-24
No Funeral Services To Be
Held for First Mayor of
Greater City, Who Died
in Paris Last November
Pier Crowd Rushes Guard
European Nations Rushing
Anti-Tuberculosis Work.
Says Medical Delegate

The body of Robert A. Van Wick.
the first Mayor of greater New York,
who died in Paris last November, ar
rived here last night on the White
Star liner Adriatic, from Southampton
and Cherbourg.,
1t was received by relatives and will
be buried privately this week in Wood
lawn. 1t was said last night at the
home of Judge Augustus Van Wyck, q
brother of Mayor Van Wyck, that since
funeral services were held at the Amer
lean Holy Trinity Church, in Paris
there was no occasion for further serv-
ices here. Robert A. Van Wyck was
elected to the mayoralty in 1897. his
term expiring in 1901. He was marie d
IN March, 1908, to Mrs Kate f. Hertle,
the divorced wife of John c. Hertle,
Commissioner of Accounts. Soon after
the marriage Mr.. Van Wyck went to
Paris He was stricken with influenza
in June, 1918, and died five months
later
The Adriatic carried 396 saloon, 52S
second and $50 stcerage passengers
Portable Fences Rushed
The big passenger complement at
tracted crowd of about 1900 persons
to the White Star pier. In their
eagerness to greet their friends aboard
greeters rushed the portable fences on
the upper landing Of the pier entrance
and swarmed within the customs lines.
Extra guards drove the crowds back.
Customs inspectors and others having
business on the pier had difficulty in
getting to their stations.
Among the saloon passengers were
Or. Charles J. Hatfield. of Philadel-
phia; Dr. David r. Lyman, of Walling
ford, Conn., and Dr.. William c. White.
of ttsburgh, representatives of the
National tuberculosis Association to
the meeting Of the British National
Association in London in October.
DR.. Hatfield, who is director of the
Henry Phipps Institute, of Philadel-
phia, said the United States would
have to work hard if she expected to
keep abreast with the European coun-
tries IN their efforts to arrest the
spread of tuberculosis
The Forthcoming sale of Red Cross
seals in this country" said DR.. Hat
field. will have to be pushed to the
utmost to provide money for the work
of 1920. Britain and France arc ner-
fecting splendid organizations for the
fight against tuberculosis, and even
Belgium is forging ahead in this d-
rcction Malnutrition, brought about
through the lack of good food sup
plies, is responsible for the spread of
the disease in Europe"
Among the saloon passengers was
Marion Green, Of Chicago. aho sang
the title role of the musical 1v>odsicton
of "Monsieur Beaucairc' in London.
He comes here to appear in the Amer
lean production under the management
of A. L. Erlangcr.
Railroad Equipment Needed
W. H. Woodin, president of the
American Car and Foundry Company.
returned after business trip through
England, France, Belgium and Hol-
land.
"The need. for American locomotives
and ears in Europe just now is tre-
mondous," he said. "Francc and Bel
gium alone need $4,000 600 worth of
railroad equipment to replace that
which was worn out by the war. Sup
plying their needs is merely matter
of arranging credits and rates of ex-
change. The job is too great for anv
group of iinanciers. The United States
government is the only organization
that can supply the present needs. Re
gardless OF the plans of other nations.
the United States should carry out the
task of supplying the materials needed
and handling the financing of the