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Show BODY OFGAYNOR I LIES INSTATE I IN LIVERPOOL 1 Casket, Covered With Stars and Stripes and the British Union Jack, Rests at Foot of Staircase in Town Hall. DETAIL OF PICKED , I OFFICERS ON GUARD I Honors Paid the Dead Mayor of New York Said to Be H Unprecedented; Docks Crowded. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 12. Tho body of William J. Gaynor lay in stato tonight .H at tho foot of tho grand stairway of the town hall of Liverpool. It was an unprecedented honor that Liverpool paid tho dead executive of the American metropolis, for never bo-fore bo-fore had anyone lain in stato in tbtf historic edifice. Covered with tbo star and stripes and with tho British union .H jack draped over its foot, tho casket 'H t rested on a catafalque brought here from Westminster Abbey, London, and on which has reposed the bodies of many of England's most famous men It last was used at tho funeral of Field Marshal Lord Wolseloy in St. Paul's cathedral last March. JH Tho candles in the great golden can-dolabra can-dolabra from Westminster Abbey cat a subdued light up tho wide stairwav and over the detail of picked men from tho Liverpool police force, who stood guard all night about the eata jH falque. .lohn Sutherland liarmooil-Ban ' ner, lord mayor of tho city, who I absent 'on vacation, "haU telegraphed tho city of Liverpool to do everything in their power in honor of tho dead mayor of Now York and they earned out their instructions in minute detail. Great Crowd Assembles. When tho steamer Baltic, on board which Mayor Gaynor died at sea Inst Wednesday, docked at S:30 o'clock this evening, the landing stage was cleared of all persons except the holders of tickets. A great crowd had assombled outsido the dock gates. As soon as the gang plank was run out, Horace JH L. Washington, tho United States con- H sul, accompanied by a delegation from tho White Star line, went aboard the ship. In the saloon Mr. Washington 'H met Rufus Gaynor, son of Mayor Gay-nor, Gay-nor, and expressed condolences on be-half be-half of himself and the lord mayor of Liverpool. Mr. Gaynor readily assent-od assent-od to tbo plans of tho Liverpool civic authorities for tho lying-in-stato. Act-ing Act-ing on (ho request of Mr. Washington, tho port authorities waived tho for- JH malities usual in the landing of the dend from vessels nnd tho body of Mayor Gaynor in a plain deal coffin, which was covered by an American flag, was brought ashore as soon as tho nrst-claSB passengers bad left too fH Baltic. Il Collin Taken From Ship. The tide was so high that it was jH impossible for pallbearers to carry tho bndv from tho ship and tho colli n was rl lot down io tho dock through the bag- gage chuto, Hero it was takon in l chargo by a London undertaker sent IH down to Liverpool by tho American i'l ombassy. From tho dock the coffin was i'l carried to the street, whero it was (iJJH placed iu a hoarso drawn by four horses, f which was followed by the lord may- jB or's carriage, followod by Bufus Gay- tl nor nnd Consul Washington. il Tbo .funeral cortege, followed by a Kl mounted squad, mado its way to the rl quay, through a donso throngh of peo- jfll pie, who uncovered as the hearse- passed lH the town hall. Tho hearso was fol- H lowed on foot by a woman in deep black, who had at her sido a littlo girl. Tho woman declined to givo her namo, but said sho was a friend of H Mayor Gaynor 's from New York. Tho H secretary of tbo lord mayor, assisted by a delegation of civic dignitarlos, 'H received tbo body at tho town hall. -H Tokens of Esteem. 'H When the coffin was placed on the tl catafalquo one end of it was covered H by a beautiful wreath of lilics-of-the- .H valloy, bearing tho beautiful inscrip- H "Deepest sympathy from the lord H mayor and citizons of Liverpool." Another wreath, composed of caster Hllies. bore a card inscribed: 'H j "The condolences of Mr. and Mrs. iH Horace Lee Washington." ;H The hall where the body lay was :H then cleared and Rufus Gaynor was H left alone fpr a few minutes with his jH dead father. Afterwards Mr. Gaynor .flH was taken to a hotel by Cousul Wash- iH When Mr. Gaynor had left the build- H ing tho coffin was removed from the deal box and placed in a massivo fumed oak casket. On a brass plate on the cover was the inscription: "William Jay Gaynor, September, 1013," Six policemen, who were rclicvod at intervals, stood at attention around the casket all night, and will continue this H (Continued on Page Two.) BIM Of CSfflil i HISTORIC EDIFICE (Continued from Pago Ono.) duty until the body is removed from the'town hall tomorrow morning for the sad homeward voyage on the Otinardcr hiifilania, on which a special mortuary chapel has Inen prepared, Bight uniformed uni-formed quartermasters will form the guard of honor during the voyage. Kufus Guy nor was on tho" point of collapse tonight from grief and anxiety, and was unable to give further details concerning the death of his father. II o expressed deep gratitude at. the honors accorded the late mayor by the Liverpool Liver-pool civil authorities." Mr.'Gaynor was informed by (Junsnl Washington that the Rishop of Liverpool had offered to conduct, religious services over the body here, but. he declined with thanks, saying say-ing his mother had expressed n wish that no services be held until the return of the body to New York. A majority of the passengers on the Baltic were' not aware that thev had such a famous fellow voyager as Mayor Gaynor until the. news of his death became be-came known. The mayor's wish to rest, and to keep to himself was respected alike by officers of t li r vessel and passengers pas-sengers who recognized him. To tho few. with whoni Mr. Gaynor talked he did not discuss politics. Late tonight a cable dispatch was received re-ceived by the lord mayor's secretary from Mayor Kline of New York, requesting re-questing that everything possible be done to expedite tlio transfer of the body from the Baltic to the l-usilanin. A reply was sent that the lord mayor would be glad to do his utmost to honor the late mayor of New York. The lord mayor of Liverpool in doing exceptional honors to Mayor Gaynor. has boon folloAvcd generally throughout Liverpool. Pings on tho town hall and other public buildings and on 'private buildings were lowered to half-mast today. to-day. The Cunard lino tonight detailed the superintendent of the port, Captain Dodge, to lake charge of the reception I of the body of Mayor Gaynor on board the Ltisitauia tomorrow. "Rnfus Gaynor an.d the nurse who accompanied ac-companied the mayor, will return to New York with the body. |