The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-10

Watson stayed outside the door and Capt
Polack himself had the deck hands rush
ing back and forth with ropes 70 bar
OF the deck space 70 the right and left Of
the stateroom door. The mayors secre-
tary started 10 remove his superior's col
lar and 20 loosen his wa stcoat. Gaynor
put up an intercepting hand. Better not
do that" he murmured. wait until a
doctor comes"
DR.. Strauch, the chief surgeon OF the
Kaiser Wilhelm. and DIT Henry Meyer.
his assistant. were in Mayor Gaynor S
room almost AT the same time thar he
himself arrived there. DR.. Strauch care
fully examined the wounded mayors neck
and, CHANGING in a satisfied way toward
DR.. Meyer he mutered In German: =" lis
good 40 arteries cut"
You will have 70 go 70 the hospital
Mr.. Gaynor." said DR., strauch. Mayor
Gaynor nodded his head as Il in dissent
Z wish 70 continue the voyage" said
he hrokenly
Il am sorry. Mr.. Gaynor." said the
ships surgeon, but I will not he respon-
sible for you on this ship. You must leave
the ship Perhaps it is a question of saw
ing your life"
Call for Ambulance.
Before this took place the connection
on the promenade deck Of the Kaiser
Wilhelm had communicated itself 10 the
dock Policeman o'Donohue. Of the Ho-
boken force. who was standing near the
gangplank. had heard the calls for an
ambulance from those above and he
turned in a call for st. NIary's Hospital
ambulance.
As it happened. the only service ambu-
lance on the hospital was answering a
call When told OF this a policeman re-
Questioned a private ambulance belong
ing 10 a Hoboken physician and this am
bulance was backed UP against the gang
plank in readiness for the patient
ODonohue and Detective Barrone climbed
up the gangplank with the stretcher.
Preceded by a corps OF sailors under
the direction OF Capt. Pollock. the two
policemen made their way around the
crowded deck and stopped in front OF
Mayor Gaynor's stateroom. About ten
minutes had elapsed since the shot was
AIeQ INTO the mayor neck.
When the ships surgeons were told
that the ambulance was waiting the door
Of the stateroom was thrown open and
the stretcher was extended along the
floor Of the mayors stateroom. Mayor
Gaynor rose to his feet. and assisted by
those near him. he lay down on the can
vass slip. Then carefully the two police
ma
through the crowd. Every man on the
deck uncovered as the grim procession
passed.
Carried Down Gang Plank.
II was a work of caution to carry the
mayor down the gang plank. As the
stretcher bearers moved with infinite
pains from cleat 10 cleat Mayor Gayner
feebly waived his right hand over the
edge OF the streteher and he tried to call
in a strong voice. which was not strong,
Sorry can't go with you" he said
As soon as the mayor was placed in
the ambulance DR.. Lederle, Rufus Gay
nor, Dr. Smith, and the two pHcemen
took their places inside the vehicle. The
trip to the hospital Yves made as swiftlp
as the rough cobbles OF the street would
allow
IIouse Surgeon William NJ. Milford
had received a phone call advising him
that the wounded mayor was coming.
Dr. Milford met him at the door, two
Of the black-robed Franciscan Sisters
standing with him ready to receive the
patient
whispers TO the Doctor.
The mayor was carried on the elevator
up to the top floor, and he was placed IN
bed in a private room known in the hos
pital. as the ST. Johns room. AS soon
as Mayor Gaynor was stretched out on
the bed he whispered to the doctor,
Doctor, / think was shot in the neck. -