Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-08

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fought for admittance, and when that
was denied to the vast majority, those
left on the outside damned the streets
and overfiewed Pershing Square, a
small park.
Police were practically helpless in
attempts to control the throng which
passing cortege to the cemetery.
Many women in the crowd outside
tainted. Within the darkened pro-
cathedral only one tainted. She was
Mabel Normand,. attired in deep
mourning, who is one OF the last to
have seen the director aliveA
Another within the structure also
gave way to hysteria. He was Henry
Peavey, negro house man employed
by Taylor. After the service Douglas
MacLean. film actor. took Peavey
aside for a whispered conversation.
IL was observed that MacLean seemed
excited.
Body in Uniform
Long before the hour set for the
services, the pro-cathedral was crowd
ed. The casket, draped with the Union
Jack. and topped by Taylor's army
al stood before the altar. Taylor's
body was dressed in the uniform of
an officer in the British army, with
which he served during the world
war. .
Four uniformed and armed veterans
of the British forces guarded the cas-
ket, which was banked with massive
floral pieces from friends and fellow
workers.
Helf OF the seats, were given over
to people of the film colony, and half
to the general public.
On one side Of the casket sat mem-
bers of the motion picture directors
association, of which Taylor had been
president.
Stars and producers were scattered
here and there.
While the Very Rev. William Nc
Cormack dean Of st. Paul's, was
reading the burial service and SPEAK
ing the prayers for the dead, shouts
and laughter from the jostling, %hys.
terical throng without echoed through
the pro-cathedral.
Miss Normand Faints
Miss Normand sat within q few feet
! Of the casket. During the service 81:
fixed her eyes upon it, occasionally
sobbing and clasping the hand of II
I'M companion.
Supported on the arms of two we.
men, she was the last of the long linz
to file past the casket for a last lool,
at the director. She ave a quick
glance at the white face, cried out,
staggered aNew PAGES and fell to the
floor in a faint. She was carried into
the vestry room, revived and taken
home.
Peavey sat in front of Miss Norm
and. He wept continually and fire.
quently audibly. He preceded Miss
Normand in filing past the ,casket.
There his grief became SO violent thai
he was led away. :
When the brief burial service wa:
concluded the casket was wheeled tt
the vestibule and it was there the las
look was taken at the dead. in thi!
line were many of the motion picture
world and many more from the
streets.
While the cortege moved slowly
away from the p~rb-athedral it was led
by a group OF Scotch bagpipe players
playing a dirge.
Daughter Not There
The long procession wound it's way
with difficulty through the downtown
traffic to the Hollywood cemetery
where there vas a brief service and
the body was placed In a vault pend.
ing decision by relatives as to final dis
position.
Taylor's daughter. Ethel Daisy Tan
ner of New York. did not arrive FOL
the service. She was represented by
a small bouquet Of flowers to which
was tied a card bearing the phrase
said to have been written by her
with Ethel Daisy's love"
Miss Normand's floral offering, al
immense wreath Of pink roses and
lilies of the valley. occupied q. place
Of prominence.in the ARRANGEMENT a.
the pro-cathedral.
Nearby was a large bouquet of rec
roses and Scotch heather hearing fht