The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-10
CONDITION
OF THE MAYOR.
Reported TO Be More
Comfortable Today.
ABSOLUTE QUIET NEEDED.
DR.. BARLEY Says His Patient Has
No Organic Disease.
ABSOLUTE QUIET NEEDED.
ENGINEER ON GAS EXPLOSIONS.

INoryWnere, Ill over tne city tner6 Is u
general expression.of sympathy for May or
McGuinness and the illness which has
stricken him down in the midst of useful
ness is deplored. Everyone hopes for bis
speedy recovery. but there Is little likeli
hood Of his return to official duty as
mayor OF the city. The physicians who
are In attendance are of the opinion that
he will not be in condition TO give serious
attention to much of anything foe the
next eight or ten weeks.
After the mayor reached his home on
Pettis street from the New York train at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon he was
put directly TO bed and no one, not even
members Of the family were allowed TO
have any conversation with him. He
rested for about half an hour and then
he saw Private Secretary Dorney, who
was questioned on matters OF official
business. Mr.. Dorney refrained from tax
ing the sick man aud complied with the
Doctors orders consequently the mayor
was not permitted to worry about things
he believed ought to be attended to.
The patient rested quietly all the after
noon and during the night while some
what restless he su utfered no further loss
able and his improvement is source of
general satisfaction. DIR. hartley said to
a News reporter that the mayor was not
sick from organic trouble, he was simply
all un down from oyerwork and worry
There was no:evidenceof Bright's disease
notwit hstandinR the general report to
that effect. Neither was there any trouble
from liver OF kidneys. he wanted this to
be understood. Tbs mayor needed abso.
lutte rest and with 1t his health would
mend. Ii might take considerable time TO
restore the patient to mis- customary vigor
but he was OF the opinion that su oh q re.
suit would be brought about by the ex-
cellent care and attention he would re-
ceive.
The doctor wanted 1t universally uI-
derstood that the mayor would not be
permitted To see any Of his numerous
friends and the most friendly thing that
could be- done at present was to stay away
from the sick man. Numerous calls had
been made at the house resulting only in
unnecessary work on the part of the mem
bers Of the family. The necessity OF ABB
solute rest wants to be understood by
relatives, friends and we'll wishers.
There are some important documents
relating 10 business of the city that must
receive the signature of the mayor, but the
work will be deferred as long as posi- bic
so that any reminder OF the cares OF the
Office which has almost destroyed his
health will be as remote as possible.
Several gentlemen who have been iden-
titled with the mayor during his two
years of administration OF city affairs
said today that he had practically given
his whole time to the city and conse-
ouently his law practice had been about
the same as ruined. He had been re-
markably devoted and faithful official
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others had worked to his own disadvan-
tage.
He had given the salary OF the office to
applicants for private ana public charity
and only stopped giving when the con
tents OF his purse compelled him TO do So
He will retire from the post of honor not
SO we'll supplied with worldly goods as
when he first swore in the presence of his
fellow citizens to administer the affairs
of the municipality to the best OF his
ability.
No one will stand up and saw today
that he has not kept his oath, and every
one hopes for his sure recovery and that
speedily so that ne can resume the place
in the community that his ability, gen
erosity, and manhood entitle him to.
The following intentions to build have
been filed In tho office of the inspector of
buildings in city hall during the week
Mathew McNanley, 4S Grove street; Arthur
NJ Smith. Ridge street: John King.
Bergen street. Elizabeth III. DYER, 1900
Westminster street; Niles q. Larson, Tell
street; Joseph Morse, Concanron street;
Guisti Batastini. 335 Atwells avenue. Mar
ragansett Real Estate COMPANY, Elmwood
avenue; Richard Higgins, 2l7 Academy
avenue: Oliver Waterman, 30 Fifield ave
nue.: William IA. Wood, trustee. s5B West.
minister street; Miss Ann McClarence,
Waverly street; Minerva l.. Bliss Norwich
avenue; Rhode island Catholic Orphan
Asylum Corporation, rear of Prairie.
"Why will persons go looking for leak.
ing gas with n lamp" was the question
City Engineer Clapp asked this morning.
when speaking about the explosion cn
the corner OF Randall and Printery streets
today. He said that the gas pipe at the
point where the explosion happened came
TO within couple Of feet Of the surface OF
the street and it might have been broken
by n jar caused by the passing of heavy
team. IL might also have been brought
about by the settling cf the earth. Gas
pipes break occasionally from both these