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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Purroy_Mitchel A report of the funeral is in the NYT, July 12, 1918 query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B00E2D7173EE4...

According to that report, this is the casket being lifted onto a caisson from West Point in front of City Hall, starting a journey to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Woodlawn Cemetery. Theodore Roosevelt (who would die about 7 months later) is visible with the honorary pallbearers at center.

Mayor Mitchel, 2 years earlier, at the New York Preparedness parade.

Similar image on August 21, 1917 at the stairs of New York City Hall. (catalog.archives.gov/id/26431636) Belgian Mission in New York City. Baron Moncheur, head of the Belgian Mission, center, the other members of the Mission and the Mayor's Reception Committee, Mayor John Purroy Mitchel is on the Baron Moncheur's left, at the City Hall, New York City

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Hall City Hall Cupola Ruined By Fire. Building Deluged by Water, but Historic Works of Art Are Saved. Records Removed Safely. Fire Starts from Charcoal Pot Left on the Tower Roof by Workmen. Roofers repairing the cupola on the City Hall left off work at the noon hour yesterday and neglected to put out a fire in a charcoal pot. In some manner, yet to be explained, this fire ignited some loose charcoal in one of the gutters of the roof and in a few minutes the old wooden cupola was in flames. (New York Times on May 11, 1917) query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9800E6DD123AE4...

s. also article with similar photo in the New-York tribune., May 11, 1917, Page 16 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1917-05-11/ed-...

Thanks to both of you for your research. Must have been quite a sight! We'll fill in the details the next time we update the record.