New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
MR.. MACKAY OUT OF DANGER
us PHYSICIANS SAY HE WILL BE OUT in
TEN DAYS.
THE wOULD-BE assassin STILL ALIVE. BUT HIS
DEATH ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME
IIPPEY'S DIVORCED WIFE
TALKS ABOUT HIN.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.i

tBT TELEGRAPH The Thi3CNE.I
San Francisco, Feb. ?5.--It gave the thousands
of friends of John W. Mackay great pleasure to-
day to learn that he WAS practically out of dan
ger. Dr. Kceney the attending physician, SAID
that suppurafion Of the wound would set in by
Tomorrow, hut not even the ordinary trouble with
a gunshot wound was expected, because OF Mr.
Mackay's lrcat vitality, perfect health ana re-
marxaLle nerve. The patient slept well last
night, and he was feeling well to day that he
warted to see friends, but this the doctor 1or-
babe. he feared an increase Of the fever that
naturally attended the wound. The doctor thinks
Mr. Maciay can Ic ont in ten days. Old Rlppey,
his assallant, is evidently dying, though his
vitality has already surprised the hospital sur
gcODs. To-day he was proppcd mp III hcd an"
though evidently conscious. couldn't talk as every
attempt was attended ny terrible coughing. w'ich
stained his lips with blood From the gurcling
noise in his chest II il evident that the internal
hcmorrhage is severe. The doctors say he may
live forty eight hours, but that he can't recover
Robert Heating, the veteran ComStocker. shared
in the general Indignation at Mr.. Mackay's being
selected as a target for a hrohcn-down stock
gamblers pistol, and h" gave his reaSoHs for his
strong feeling Il have been with Mr.. Mackay
a good deal during I'll" last day or two, he SAID
land was TO have accompanied him 20 Virginia
City Mackay's GRAND TO Virginia City was solely
TO sec what could be- done for the people Their"
I do not know that he had the slightest idea
that there ii. possibility Of renewing the
bonanza days. but ne did think there was enough
left to pay expenses and furnish work Tor
hundreds Of old fellows who nave lived their
lives there and too set in their ways and too
old to strike cut for frcshcr fields. This idea
ran through al his talking and planning. 80 he
wanted To help his old associates, and willing
to sacrifice his time and spend his money if h.
could do 50. lie at the bottom Of this
scheme for pumping ont such of the lower levels
as have not been worked ont He is not suli-
cie'tly interested financially to care and his sole
idea was TO make work for the COmstockerS
The man who shot him was either a fcnd or else
lie knew mighty little about John Macliay.7
There were many callers at the hotel TO see
Mr. Mackay during the morning. but only his
most intimate friends were allowed to SEE him.
Mr.. Mackay convcrsed in cheerful manner and
appeared to he in pain whatever Cable dis
patches ard kilograms continue to come 10 him
from all directions, and his secretary, Richard
Dcy is kept busy answering them. dispatch
from Virginia City was received. stating that
the shooting of Mr.. Nacliay had caused intense
excitement among the Comstock miners. At
meeting of friends. miners and Supcrintchdent'
held ut the International Hotel the following
resolution was adopted:
Your old friends. OF the ComstOck. who Include
large majority OF the population, congratulate you
on your provldcntial escape from the bullet OF the
assassin and hope for your speedy recovery.
8 Seattle Wash, Feb - t>pccal.-Alrs BESSIE
Kinney. the second wife Of Wesley {. Rppy,
kecps n lodging house here. She said she mar
lied Rippny IN Denver, when Ii" was rich man
She ace panied him 10 san Francisco. HIe
added: Rppcy Immediately entered III slo"k
sn,culation like every one els" in those days, ana,
lik, many, los. heavily. Having had residence
ourhly familiar with the business he did not lose
through fO0lishncs>, but simply because oi the
manipulation OF the Stock Board soon "a"
how things were Going. | nave known INN 10
lose 81 O,000 i'll single day NathraIS MS
losses made him u,crosr and hard 10 get aloHg
with Time after time | cntreated him TO make
over some of lis property 10 me, 80 tha' W.
might at least have a home left H.. bat ne womb
not do so. After ncarly four years Of LIVING TO-
nethcr he became - disa !reeahlc through ms
loses | could no; longer live with hin. Then
my daughter and myself went 10 Denver l
waited year and he did not contrbut" to my
support, so ] applied for and obtained dlN9rIe.
light years after went 10 Frisco. ana ilVed
there three years. | Wppcy yeral times,
and we were hiendly. lie was a regular stock
else hut was mplctely wrapped up IN STOCK
speculation. For eight years lc mad been hght-
ing the Stock Board with poor success II SCENE
TO havc rnIbittercd him. At several OF our meet
ings he spoke bitterly Of Aackay. Falr ana other
California millionaire stock operators. Iackay
he was especially bitter against bc"aus" he had
spent all Of his money out Of til" country once
iiippey said 10 me inprssively: When die n
shall either be a millionaire or pauper II
as q pauEcr. somebody will ct hurt. When
have heen vctimizcd in the Stock Boards shall
Ia AVENGED ~