The Washington herald., 1910-08-13
GAYN0R CONTINUES
TO GAIN STRENGTH
Bothered Some by Coughing
During Day.
TEMPERATURE AT RIGHT POINT
Physicians at HObOken Hospital Is
sue Bulletin at D. m, saying the
Afternoon and Symptoms Were Fa-
vorabIe for His Recovery.

New York, Aug. 12-The latest bulle-
tin on Mayor Gaynor's condition was
issued at $3.50 o'clock tonight. and said:
The mayor has passed comfortable
afternoon. All Of his symptoms continue
20 be favorable
This was signed by five physicians.
Every report from the sick room, save
one or two which were unofficial. yet Of
good authority, had It to-day that Mayor
Gaynor was making steady progress
toward recovery. The physicians who
signed the statement concerning the
mayors condition contented them
selves with registering their pa
tents Improvement only in the most
general terms. The unofficial reports
emanating from the bedside of the
wounded mayor were specific enough.
even though less optimistic.
Despite the assurances that Mayor Cay
nor was stronger to-day than at any time
since he fell with bullet in his neck on
the deck Of the Kaiser Wilhelm. the
physicians in attendance at ST. Marys
Hospital. Hoboken. finally permitted
Robert Adamson. the mayors secretary,
10 make a statement concerning one fea-
ture in the development Of the case which
was not a part Of the general scheme Of
optimistic conclusions.
Bothered by Coughing.
In answer 10 many questions by the
newspaper men who had heard rumors
concerning change for the worse in the
condition OF Mayor Gsynor's throar;
Adamson said that the patient had been
bothered more by coughing to-day than
at any time since Tuesday This irrita-
ton OF the throat had caused the physl-
clans IN charge Of the sick room to re-
new the spraying with tincture of ben
zoin, which had been given in the hours
Immediately following the shooting.
When one report came down from the
mayors chamber 20 the effect that az
o'clock his throat had begun 10 show
a swelling. the first indication of the
grip OF infection. and that he was having
difficulty in breathing. Adamson sought
confirmation Of this rumor at the behest
Of the reporters, and said he was quail
fed TO deny absolutely the truth of the
report
The mayor underwent a rise in tenn
perature shortly after noon. His body
heat registered 1O1 degrees and frac-
ton.
In the morning DR.. Dowd and Dr. Arlitz
had found the mayors temperature 70 be
just 100; at no time since the official bulle-
tins have been posted has Mayor Cay
nor's temperature been placed at the
figure which was admitted by the physi-
clans. through their spokesman. Secretary
Adar,eor early fn tho affa-rCcu
Not Uncommon Occurrence.
Adamson said for the doctors. however.
that each day the patients temperature
had suffered a similar rise at about noon,
and that the heightened temperature had
usually continued until after shutdown.
The figures which the doctors bulletins
had been announcing in his respect repre-
scented averages. Adamson said.
Two blood tests for signs OF infection
were made to-day by DR.. George F.
Sullivan, Dr.. Arlitz's assistant The
physicians did not include in their
nights bulletin any reference 20 what
these tests indicated as to the presence
or otherwise CT the bacill Of poisoning
the polymorphonuclei. They simply said
that the tests were satisfactory.
DR.. Brewer, who had not visited the
mayor since Wednesday afternoon and
who was absent from the important con-
sultation preceding the announcement Of
the findings made by the new set OF
photographs Thursday night. attended the
$3.50 o'clock consultation tonight. He
said after he left the sick room that the
mayor looked more fit than he had on
Wednesday, and that his increasing
strength had been a strong indication Of
progress