Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
GAYNOR FALLS IN
ATTEMPT TO WALK
--
Goes from Hospital to Summer
Home -Overexertion Causes
His Collapse
NEIGHBORS GREET MAYOR
Physicians viii Not Operate at
Present Time to Remove
Assassin's Bullet
NEIGHBORs GREET MAYOR
tAssooiated Press,

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.--Mayor Cay
nor was taken from st. Mary's hospital
in Hoboken this morning to Deep
Wells, his country place at st. James,
L. I. He bore the trip. well, but his
insistent plea to be allowed to walk
unaided resulted in two distressing in
cidents.
Once he sank to his knees as he tried
to enter an automobile and In ascend
ing the steps OF his home he fell on all
fours from overexertion.
Despite his weakness, however, he
maintained his cheerful mood and once
at Deep Wells he spent the afternoon
reclining in a chair on the veranda.
The mayor left the hospital at $3.50
a. m. He had been there since Tues
day, August 9, the day on which he
was shot by James j. Gallagher. dis
charged city employe, on the deck OF
the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm del
Crosse. Drawn up in the court yard oi
the hospital to give him final salute
were fifty orphan children cared fol
by the institution. Mayor Gaynor in
sisted on stopping to speak to each one
and several he patted on the head.
WALKS UNAIDED
He walked unaided from his room or
the fourth floor to the elevator and or
the ground floor to his automobile, In
which he was driven to a police patro
boat at Hoboken pier. At the doch
where the police boat was waiting he
walked across the gang plank an6
aboard the vessel without help, salut-
ing the crew that was drawn up tt
receive him.
At Long Island City he walked dowr
the deck and across the gang plank
unassisted, but took firm hold or
the rail. There was a wheel chair or
| the dock to receive him, but he asked
| Or. Stewart, who was waiting, IL h
might not walk. and he and the doctor
walked to an electric cab. Here tn,
mayor again miscalculated his strength
in trying to get into the cab and sanl
| to his knees.
At the Long Island City station h,
was transferred to the private car o
| President Ralph Peters of the Lonl
Island railroad, and this was attached
| to special train. He kept silen
| throughout the journey to ST. James
which was without particular incident
| A crowd of neighbors was on hant
to greet the mayor. but they respected
his wishes for quiet and there was M
| greeted those nearest him, and theI
was whirled rapidly to Deep Wells
arriving shortly after noon.
| The mayor in his joy at reaching
| home, demanded that he be allowed
| to go up the step s alone. He got onl.
part way and then with a pitiable shov
of weakness. fell upon his hands ant
knees. He was not injured. nor woull
he admit that he had fallen because o
lack of strength. He insisted that h.
was strong.
Safe at home, the mayor asked to b.
allowed TO sit on his piazza and Dr.
Parish consented. So he sat in tn
open aid throughout the afternoon
reading and gazing at the green coun
try about. Only two neighbors wer
permitted to see him. To one win
commented upon the attempt to as
sassinate him, Mayor Gaynor said:
"I am content. MY great hope 1
that the event will help to make me
better man and more patient an
just"
The mayor still manifests a dlsclina
ton to discuss the shooting and thes
words are practically the first state
ment of his attitude on the matter.
Secretary Adamson tonight said tha
for the present no operation for tn
removal of the bullet in the mayor
throat would be performed. The mayo
still is unable to make himself under
stood except with great difficulty, an
he still is bothered with a cough an
has trouble in swallowing. His ply
sicians do not appear alarmed. how
ever, and ascribe his weakness to hi
enforced confinement in thehospital.