New-York tribune., 1910-08-17

The bulletins issued by the physicians
in attendance on Mayor Gaynor at ST.
Mary's Hospital yesterday were uni
formly favorable The Mayor was re-
gaining his strength so rapidly, one of
the attending physicians said last night,
that it may be decided TO operate and
extract the bullet to-day or tomorrow
When this physician left the hospital
late yesterday afternoon. he said a pre-
liminary survey of the wound would
probably be made at the usual nightly
consultation of the surgeons to prepare
the way for the more serious operation.
None of the other physicians would
say later that an operation was immi-
nent When DR.. Arlitz, house physician
at St Mary's. was asked about it. he
denied that the surgeons intended to
extract the bullet soon.
The Mayor is getting along swim
mingIy.' he said. and we are not going
to operate for the present.
The $50 o'clock bulletin last night
was rather coIorless It was issued after
the usual nightly consultation of the
attending physicians. 1t was said the
patients throat had been examined. but
nothing could be learned as to the prob
ability of an operation. The bulletin
read:
Mayor Gaynor has passed very COM
Portable day. There has been general
Improvement in his symptoms
Temperature Decreases.
The bulletin was signed by Drs- Ar
litz, Dowd. Stewart and Parrish. DR.
Brewer did not return to the hospital
last night One of the attending physi-
clans supplen1ented the bulletin by Civ
ing the Mayors temperature as %. the
lowest il has been yet, and nearest to
the normal mark of as 3-5, The Mayors
pulse was 70 and his respiration II. he
said.
Robert Adamson. secretary to the
Mayor. was less emphatic in speaking of
the Mayors condition yesterday
The Mayor appears to be better to-day
than he was yesterday said Mr. Adam
son He took more nourishment and
swallowed easier than on any previous
dav. and I believe he is going TO re-
cover OF course. it is wholly specula-
tive as TO when he will be able to leave
the hospital. but with conditions as
favorable as they have been so far L
think he will start on his belated vaca-
ton to recuperate within two or three
weeks
Mr. Adamson said he understood that
the physicians were discussing the pos
6 fnr
hennorrhage which might arise from the
"sloughing'' of some of the affected It's
sues on the walls of the arteries in the
region of the wound.
Such an operation could be accom-
plished by incisions in the neck, he said,
and not directly through the mouth. As
would be the case if the bullet was re-
moved. He said he had not heard the
surgeons discussing a more serious op-
Grafton to extract the bullet
DR.. Brewer. the surgeon who would
be called upon TO perform "hateVer
operations were necessary, was with
the patient all Monday night. report
was current about the hospital last
night that an operation had already
been performed, but this was denied
The hacking cough which has bothered
the Navor considerably for the past
few DAYS still hans on, it was said,
but he found much relief from it by ly-
ing for a good part of the time on his
right side. He does not sit up In bed
Book at Last.
For the first time yesterday the pa
tient was propped up with pillows into
a reclining position, and was allowed to
read little He had asked his wife
"a nrevail upon the physicians to let
him read Mrs. Gaynor told the doc
tors her husband practically lived with
q hook in his hands a home, and that
unless his condition would not permit,
II the deprivation for so long time
was a hardship. They decided to grant
the request. and copy of Happy HaW-
Ling and Marcus Aureltus,' the only
o1-afla BILE literature in the hospital.
,rere given TO the Mayor. He glanced
through the books for ii little while,
Secretary Adamson said but didn't
road much He was not allowed to read
the newspapers.
The Mayor slept seven hours during
.be night, and awoke much refreshed
and in his usual good humor yesterday
morning.
when / went into his room early
,bis morning" Mr.. Adamson said yes
ardav. the Mayor greeted me cheer
fullv with the remark:
Hello, Bob! | see you have beaten the
doctors this morning. None of them has
shown up yet
The Mayor said he hadn't talked much
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