The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-13

New York, August 12.-Another day has passed and Mayor William J. Gaynor, shot in the neck on Tuesday by James T. Gallagher, shows no symptoms of blood poisoning. He continues to rest well at intervals, to. take nourlshment when de- sired. and if the bulletins his surgeons are issuing disguise nothing. his condition Is favorable toward ultimate recovery The bugbear of septicaemia is not yet rassed, however, and there is the poss- bility that an artery or a blood vessel has been soraped by the bullet. With these possibilities ever present, he is still in the danger zone and will be for more than week yet.
 evinced last night Is felt in lesser degree tonight. but there Is no going beyond the official bulletins.
 All of the heads of the city departments called at the hospital during the day, but few were allowed to see the patient and then for few minutes only. The callers chatted with MT. Gaynor's son in an ante room and none in the party expressed anything but cheerful view. Drs. Ar litz and Dowd remained at the bedside almost constantly throughout the day, however. .4
 One of the most cheery statements of the day came from the mayors son, Ru- fus. who said this afternoon: Barring accident, Mayor Gaynor's recovery Is practically assured"
 Robert Adamson, the mayors secretary, explained that, Barring accident re- ferred to the possibility that an artery or vein. had been injured by the bullet and might begin, to slough off at any be reckoned with for at least a week to come. Concerning an operation, MT. Atkinson took the same view heretofore expressed. by the physicians. .ss,-s
 They won't operate, he said "unless it Is absolutely necessary. If the presence of the bullet causes any irritation or proves bothersome it will be taken out Otherwise 1t will remain until the mayor is recovered"
 The first words uttered by James J.. Gallagher, the mayors assailant, when he woke in his cell in Jersey City this morning were, How is Mayor Gaynor?'' He Is said to be getting along nicely replied the warden, and Gallagher went on: Well, I am glad he is recovering. 1 am sorry for my act. l slept well last night and 1t was the best sleep I have had since I have been here.'
 There was no attempt today to leave a vague impression regarding the radio graph examination made in the search for the bullet. Secretary Adamson com mented on the interest the mayor dis played yesterday In the mechanism of the x-ray apparatus, which comment in itself indicated clearly enough that second set of radiographs had been taken. These showed the presence of the bullet in the vault of the pharynx or, in other words, in the wall of the throat just behind the palate This much was shown in the late bulletin last night. which, however, left a doubt as to whether the bullet was still Intact, or had been as at first reported, split into two sections. It was generally conceded today, though. that the physi- clans were in agreement that there had been no splitting in the missile.
 There was every jndication today that no immediate opera don on the patient was intended. It was announced this morning that no further consultations of the physicians would be held before S:3O D. m. The mayor was allowed somewhat more freedom than yesterday to receive visitors. Commissioner Henry F. Thomp- son of the department of water supply, gas and electricity was the first member of his official family. with the exception of Secretary Adamson and Acting Mayor Mitchell, to be allowed access to the mayors sick room.