Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-11
Condition Of the Wounded Mayor
Shows Not One Alarming
Symptom.
BULLETINS ALL OPTIMISTIC
No Announcement Made Regard.
ing Operation and 1t Is Pos
sible That None Will
Be Necessary.

New York, Aug. 10-Wiliam J. Gaynor,
mayor Of New York lies in St Mary's hos
pital in Hoboken tonight with two seq
ments Of split bullet fred yesterday
by James J. Gallagher, who sought to
assassinate him, still buried in his neck
and mouth. but he has shown not one
alarming symptom. 1t is beyond human
power to say whether he will recover.
for no one can say whether blood poi
sonins will be the aftermath, but as yet
the mayors temperature has given no
cause for alarm on this score. Every
indica ton Is that .he wound Is healing
beautifully.
Bulletins issued to-day and tonight did
not vary in their tone Of optimism and 50
cheerful was the patient and so hopeful
were his attendants that Mrs. Gaynor.
after an almost sleepless vigil at the bed
side left the mayors side late this after
noon for a 4o-minute spin by automobile.
Quartered in larger and better lighted
room in the hospital, the mayor chats
PLEASANTLY with those who are allowed TO
SEQ him and confidently predicts that he
viii lie out in a few days. As yet he
has not discussed in any way the tragedy
Of Yesterday nor is he even aware OF
the identity Of his nssailant.
80 INTEREST IN AssAILANT.
1t was reported yesterday that he had
inquired the mans name soon after the
shooting. but this proves to be an error.
And although familiar with Gallagher's
annoying letters End his persistent at
tenpts to obtain reinstatement as
night watchman in the dock department.
the mayor does not Know that 1t was hs
who fired the shot. Aside from dep!or!n3
that he should have been fired upon for
doing his duty. he has in no way cri-
ticised his assailant and maintains
marked aversion to discussing the Incl
dent.
The mayors highest temperature dur
ing the day was 100 3-5. AS blood poison
ing invariably indicates its beginning
and spread by a rise in the patients tenn
perature the nearly normal standard
maintained to-day was one OF the most
cheering signs to his physicians His APP
petite is good, although his diet is no.
cessarily limited to broths and liquo
foods lie has shown great stamina OF
body and mind and, so far those who
conversed with him can learn, he iS
not worrying greatly over the outcome.
SIMILAR CASE REPORTED.
One Of the most extended conferences
on tho mayors condition was held TO-
night. but at its conclusion there was Is
sued merely a brief bulletin. and no an
nOunCcment was made as to when. II at
all. an operation would be performed. In
this respect il Is pointed out that many
persons have lived with bullets in thetr
bodies and as living proof OF this q
man. recently wounded in a manner all
most identical to that in which the may
or was shot. visited the hospital this
evening.
He did not give his name but he ex-
planned that he had been shot In the necA
and the bullet embodied in the floor oS
the mouth. The wound healed nicely and
several months later. while boxing with
friend. he coughed and the missile
dropped out of his mouth
The following bulletin on Mayor Gay
nor's condition was issued at $50 o'clock
tonight:
The mayors progress to-day has been
satisfactory. He has good strength. has
rested WELL has taken considerable nour-
shment and is in good condition this
evening"
The bulletins disguise nothing said
/ Or, Arlitz commenting on the $50 bulle-
tin. I'VE are trying to tell the whole
truth"
| EDWARDS'S LIFE THREATENED,
Interest. of course, centers on the
mayors condition. but Gallagher, now
processing trace of penitence for his
deed commanded further notoriety
from his cell in Jersey City this eve
ming. An anonymous letter, vulgarlv
couched and threatening the life Of
street Cleaning Commissioner William
II Edwards, whose blows felled Gal
Ilagher to the deck OF the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse yesterday started a
pcrfunctory police invest cation, but
generally the communication is attrib-
uted to crank. Although 1t pre-
dicted for big Bill fate similar ,o
the mayors, the former football player
was unconccrned
TWO young girls who declared that
they overheard an intoxicated police
man indiscrcctly remark on Monday
night that The mayor would be shot
either on his departure for or on his
return from Europe. furnished thu
foundation Tor another police inquiry,
and Policeman Joseph 7. Hook OF the
Madison street station whose number.
IS46, is the number given by tho
girls was suspended from duty to-
night. pending investigation, Hook
has been on the force three years,
The mayor has been drastic In his
police bettermcnt crusade. and he has
many enemies on tho force
GALLAGHER TALNS FRANKLY.
Gallagher's statement, made this even.