The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-29
Journey Reveals That He Is
Still Very Weak, but
Full of Grit.
FALLS ON FRONT STEPS
Knees Give Way In Long Island
City-FIies His Flag on the
Patrol on River.


yesterday afternoon. one arm thrown
around each Of his little daughters. who
knelt by his knees. and his dogs capering
and whimpering az his feet lie listened
20 the rain. looked out at tho glistening
green Of his trees and the soft brown OF
his fields. saw that Theses things all were
real and was happy.
A neighbor from down the road came
mp the path and stood at the bottom Of
the steps. After his first hearty greetings
the neighbor stumbled clumsily on To tho
topic OF what had occurred just nineteen
days before on the deck 81 the Kaiser
Wilhelm at Hoboken. Then Neighbor
Gaynor answered in measured words:
Il am entirely content. My great hope
is that the event will help 10 make me Q
better man and patient and just
With that simple declaration the Mayor
% New York dis missed the whole epoch
Of those nineteen days when he fought
death in IT. Mary's Hospital. Hoboken.
and looked again out to the green. drip
ping things which were for him the won
druus beauties Of the world just restored
"a him yesterday.
BY auto. boat and train the Mayor had
made his journey away from hospital
walls and their shadows back To- his farm
on the rolling hills above the Sound The
yearning of a sick man had seized him
on his cot when morning first davr"d.
and the strength that h had followed -
have been his had dictated thl, on
Sunday he should 60 hack TO his open
acres The yearning had been true. but
the strength was false.
just as Mayor Gaynor stepped ou, ot
the auto which whiskcd him up from tI5
little railroad station tn his own door
step a tremor seized him. He started
alone u mount the steps. The strength
built Of doctors ministratinns and the
regimen IL the sick room left hun. lie
fell sprawling on his hands and knees IN
the first step Of his home. Mrs. Gaynpr.
who was 10y his side. slipped an arm under
each Of her husbands and gently helped
him 20 his feet. hut there was for him a
moments bitterness in this betrayal of
his strength.
Or John W. Parrish. who had accom-
panied the Mayor from the hospital in
Hphpkcn and who remained NJ Deepwells
until the : O'clock train for New York
came down from Port jefferson. heard
81 tho Mayor stumbling. but II did not
apI-ar ~ a serious Incident ~ tho ply
sician- mind His patient had been too
eager was the way Or. Parrish explained
IL. there had been too much reliancs
placsd whore reliance was not yet due.
Mayor Gaynor's spirit had never been
wounded. bat the body had and the spirit
felt the weakness Of tho flesh.
QUIT PREPARATION FoB REMOVAL
The MAYORS removal from the hospi-
tal had h"rn a matter open to him for
the last three days. The physicians who
had been IN attendance upon him SINGS
first he was taken into the hospital had
told him On Friday last that he was strong
enough to bc moved. The Mayor himself
had decided upon Monday a. the time for
his departure.
Preparations werc made for his instant
decision On Saturday night a big
lmou-ln" car was backed into one of
the hospital courts OF the Fourth strest
entrance and Secretary Adamson went
down to ses the Ihckawanna people
about allowing the Mayor 10 he put on
polic,' boat from their ferry slip az
Hoboksn
The minute that the Mayor awoks
yesterday he determined that tho day
Of r-st was his for moving. Hs told
Adamson and Mrs. Gaynor that he be-
Iievcd that II he waited until Monday
some word 81 his intentions might get
out Of the hospital and that he did not
want to have any check put on Tia" river
traffic during his passing What rs
wished most Of all was that h, might
leave tho hospital unol~crycd and
quietly make the trip around Manhattan
Island and on through Long Island with
out any crowds gathering To view him
Rnd with no demonstration. For days
the patient had been talking Of the quiet
and rest that he knew was awaiting him
at st James and he said that he did not
want To have To 20 through a great tur-
mol and run the gantlet Ut curious
eyes.
The Mayor arose SHORTY before
O'Clock and dressed himself IL was
the first time that he had put on street
clothes SINCE the morning when IN his
room AZ the Hotel Manhattan hc had pre-
pared for his departure for EIrope
His Honor chuck led lik" yuunGster
with his first pair of knic' ,rrs when Luke
Clark. the owllikc hospital attendant
who's" gravity IL department had bsen
"A great source % secret pleasure during
all the Mayors stay. hcp"d him get into
a gray business suit and fDft roll collar
ShiT; The Mayor hirnseh tied his neck
tis with a flourish. and when his dress
ing was complete he stood before a mirror
and braccd his shoulders hack with a
grin This dressing business was pretty
fine.
HEAD BASDAoED Up.
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