The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14
Although the Crisis Has
Not Passed the Reports
Are All Favorable
PRAYERS WILL Be OFFERED
IN ALL THE CHURCHES
4
The Mayor VIII Not Prosecute the
Man Who Shot Him But Will
Try to Have Him Ad-
judged Insane

New York August 13.-Although the
crisis in the case of Mayor Gaynor, shot
five days ago, has not passed. bulletins
! from his physicians are all hopeful.
] They do not record the conditions on
which bulletins are based-only the
opinion agreed on in conference after
a study of these conditions.
AT $50 o'clock this evening the fol-
lowing bulletin was issued to the pub
lie:
| Mayor Gaynors condition this even
ing continues to be satisfactory He
has had restful day without pain or
discomfort and no untoward symptoms
have developed
Previous bulletins of the day had
been:
$3.50 A. M.@The mayors condition
is gratifying. lie slept eight hours last
night"
.12:30 P. M.-The mayor has passed
u comfortable morning. He is taking
| sufficient nourishment. He is steadily
gaining strength. His temperature,
pulse and respiration are sattsfac-
| tory"
Tomorrow DIR. Brewer, chief of the
all day. The operating table is kept
ready for any emergency. the instru-
| ments all laid out. Private wires have
been strung to the room of two med
ical men in st. Mary's hospital, where
the patient lies connecting with the
| different physicians and surgeons Any
| change which indicates that infection
was spreading from the bullet fired by
James j. Gallagher, the discharged city
| employe, would flash and bring them
to the operating table. The telepbone
company keeps an automobile handy
night and day prepared to collect Is
central girls If occasion required
friends or assistance to be summoned.
Today and tomorrow are more or
less the critical days, 1 suppose said
the mayors secretary, Robert Adamson.
| today. IF he passes these days free
from infection we have great hopes of
ms recovery. The mayor inquired how
felt last night and asked about the
city hall. He said: L don't mind a bul-
let much have friend who car
ried bullet in hts face for 80 Yea RS.
This friend proved to be Judge Pratt.
he was shot In the battle of Gines
Mills. The bullet came out itself after
80 years."
Prayers for Mayor Gayner
New York, August 2-(speeial I'm
| shurches OF every denomination in New
| iork tomorrow will be day of PRAYER
| or the recovery of Mayor Gaynor
bishop Grier of the Episcopal diocese,
| ma Archbishop of the Catholic have for
| Iaiy requested the ciergymen under
| hem to offer prayers for the uavor
| While the pastors of other Protestant de-
| domination, Jewish rabbis-in fact every
| 5ect-the announcement is made that di-
slne aid for the stricken mayor will be
asked at tomorrow,s services. In not
| ship, representing 100000 of worshipers.
prayers VIII go up for the speedy recov-
cry OF the stricken executive of the city
| Al the hospital In Hoboken, the utmost
confidence is felt for the quick recovery
| of Mr.. Gaynor Up to this time there
| nave been no indications of Infection
| and In the minds of some of the attend
| ing physicians the danger point Is now
passed. Nevertheless. three physicians
Will be on duty all day tomorrow in or
der to meet promptly any unexpected
| emergency which may arise.
| With utter disbelief that any man in
| his right mind would deliberately seek his
| life, Mayor Gaynor today announced
| through his son, Rufus Gaynor, that he
did not wish James ]. Gallagher prose-
| cuted on charges of attempted murder or
| even assault. The mayor appeared con-
| hdent of his own recovery and, charita-
| bly, said so long as the attempt had
| failed he merely wished Gallagher to be
| examined to his sanity.
1T is my fathers belief. as we'll as
mine,' said young Gaynor, that Gala
CHER is insane, and father would rather
| have the man adJudged a lunatic, If he
| is. than to prosecute him for the shoot
| ing.
| II know my father never wished to see
Gallagher. and that he will shrink from
| appearing against him. He is not will
ing to believe that any sane man would
| strike him down in SO cowardy a man
| ner as this man did last Tuesday on
| the Kaiser Wilhelm at the Hobokeu pier.
| when father gets well, as we are sure
he will, we are going to insist that he
/ have body guard. If necessary I'll go
| to Commissioner Baker myself and in
sist that the mayor have body guard.
| If one had been with him on the ship
he never would have been attacked In
| that manner. That man knew there was
no body guard and that he would have
| little difficulty in approaching father"
| Young Gaynor was asked II he had seen
| the prisoner.
| NO" was the quick reply, "and I
never want to him. ] did not see
| the shooting and I did not see the man
when Mr.. Edwards got him. I'm afraid
to see him as I do not know what I
might be prompted to do"
| Regarding the mayors condition he said
| that his mother and the entire family
| had the utmost confidence In the physi-
clans reports that Mr. Gaynor was we'll
on the road to complete recovery He
| said
| "Father is better now than when he
| went aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm De-
| Crosse. His face was white and hag-
| gard then and he was worn out. Now
his face has plenty of color. He is
resting and getting the vacation he
needed it,"
Bulletins throughout the day continued 7
to be most optimistic. For the first time
the mayor manifested an interest In out
side affairs and asked particularly about
conditions at the city hall He appeared
fairly strong and was talkative to the
extent that attendants had to caution him
not to exert himself He joked with his
nurse. sister and his physicians.
He Is in fine spirits and there seems
nothing for him but to get bit of added
strength before he can be removed from
the hospital.
The mayors appetite was excellent and
his condition was so greatly improved
a dish of junket was added during the
day to his usual diet Of soft boiled eggs,
coffee and tea. along with the customary
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