New-York tribune., 1910-08-14

5rar1,ed Improvement was manifest in
.t.. condition of Mayor Gaynor, accord
;re to the ofncial bulletins and the
s+s.e77euts of the surgeons and those
p.ro visited him at St Mary's Hospital,
Eoboken, yesterday.
The bulletin issued at o'clock last
night was the most positive yet sent out.
and While the Danger has not entirely
rassed the doctors seem to be more
bopeIul than ever.
The Mayors son and his private sec
retary are confident that he will soGp DE
On his feet again. and they report that
he IS Of cheerful disposition and inclined
70 ioke over things. For the first time
since his removal to the hospital he re-
ferred yesterday to the progress OF af-
fairs ct the City Hall, and expressed the
conviction that he would soon be at his
post again
DIR. George D. Stewart spent last night
al the hospital and to-day DR.. George D
Brewer will be on duty the whole day
This is the first time that DR.. Brewer
5ss remained for any length Of time
Secretary Adamson stated positively,
however, that no significance attached
70 Dr. Brewers presence to-day. He has
been very busy with his ordinary prac-
1ice. and has found it impossible up to
the present. in view Of other engage
.,nents, to devote more than the time for
visits TO the Mayor Now that the press
IRE has been relieved, however, he viii
take his turn with the other surgeons In
watching at ST. Marv's Hospital
DR.. George F. Sullivan. the bacteriolo-
gist Of the hospital, announced at SID
L m that the result Of the test made at
& T n had been entirely satisfactory,
and there vas no sign Of Infection
Adamson consuIts Police.
mysterious conference, believed to
Re in relation TO the shooting Of Mayor
Gaznor. was held at Police HeadquaT-
ters last night. Those at the conference
were M Adamson, Inspector Russell.
Water Commissioner Thompson and
Lieutenant Kennel, of the Police De-
partment who is on duty at the Mayors
of4ics.
Lieutenant Kennel was the first to ar
rive at Police Headquarters He asked
for Inspector Russell, who was not in
The building at the moment, but came In
few seconds later. The two policemen
went into Inspector Russelrs office
Five minutes later an automobile
drove I'D to the building, from which
Commissioner Thompson and Bob
Adamson stepped out. He and Com
missioner Thompson proceeded at once
to Inspector Russell's office.
Secretary Adamson said after the con-
ference:
I thought I'd run down and have
look al Police Headquarters 1 had
never seen the building before, you
know
There was report in Hoboken follow
ing the conference that the police had
learned that Gallagher had been spurred
on TO shoot the Mayor by man who
had q strong personal grievance against
Nr. Gaynor. Mr. Adamson would not
admit. however, that there was any
thing in the story Of q conspiracy
Fifteen OF twenty letters found in Gal
lagher's room in his Third avenue home
"ere examined at the conference, as we'll
ss two blackjacks and a box of cart
ridges
Following Mr.. Adamson's call at Police
headquarters William B. Meloney, the
Mayors executive secretary, was q visi-
Tor there.
He said his object was TO make GER
tain researches in the Rogues' Gallery ih
connection with q number of letters
which had been sent to the Mayors
Office
The impression was gained that the
letters We're connected with the shooting
q the Mayor
Cough Ciings to Mayor.
While the reports issued yesterday by
'he surgeons in attendance on Mayor
0ayhor were OF the most optimistic nat
ure, II is known that the Mavor has an
irritating cough which deveIoped on
tHday, and he has. had to inhale com
pound tincture Of benzoin to overcome
It's effects for the time being.
Dr.. William j Arlitz the visiting SIR
geon Of St Mary's Hospital. who has
Charge Of the case, denied Yesterday
mat the cough was a serious matter.
But does not cough offer some dan
ger at this time?" he was asked.
/ can't see that it does, and anyhow
there is not much coughing" was the
reply
Secretary Adamson said that while the
cough had been bad for a time during
The day, there was manifest improve
n1ent toward evening
am assured added Mr. Adamson,
that the cough is caused by the lacera-
uons Of the throat and that it does not