The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-11

after hearing Mayor Gaynor's request
ordered the nurse to prepare for him
bowl 81 chicken broth.
When the broth was brought TO him
tho Mayor sat up in bed with pillows
behind his hack and he led himself
After tho Mayor had finished his break
fast he continued To sit up for few min
ute~ until the nurse changed the pillows
behind him Then he asked Adam-on
20 find ont u Mrs Gaynor was up yet. He
said hc wished to go her II she was.
A few minutes before the Mayors
wife entered the sickroom. The patient
Immediately began to talk with her
as 20 what he ought to eat. AZ AdamSon
explained afterward. Mrs. Gaynor knew
her husbands weakness for bacon. ana
by the diff Of his converration she easily
surrnis~d that he was trying 10 induce
her TO smuggle him in n rasher past the
viRilant ewes % the physician.
-Oh. dear me- said the Mayor won't
somebody sneak me in just little some
thing good to eat!-
Or DoWd had caught the drift Of the
Mayors wheedling Of Mrs Gaynor u"
promised the patient that Il he continued
20 improve for the newt twenty-fohr
hours as he had done IN the night there
might be some chance for bacon Tor the
next mornings breakfast IA II was
Mayor Gaynor seemed 70 he 20 empty
on only one bowl Of broth that an hour
after ne had finished the first Or Dowd
ordered that he should hav" another.
and this second breakfast was accom-
nanied by i,is, one or two good swaIlo~s
tn ha
beins A concession 20 IN. Mayors strong
opportunities
You see I want TO have plenty TO eat.
the Mayor said 10 those around nm 40
that won't have to take stlrnulantS to ger
false strength | wan, my strength to
come naturally. and the only way ! can get
IL 10 20 have plenty 20 cot
Early morning visitors began to arriVe
before the Mayor had hnish"i his nreeN-
fast All 81 them had 90 content 'hen-
selves with standing AFRO und IN the en-
trance hall 81 the hospital and gleahihs
what bits Of news they could from IN"
physiciana and the black rohed Franciscan
slsterz Among the earliest ARRIVAL N"'"
Police Commissioner Baker and Ihirn
Deputy Commissioner Kirby. who came
over from Manhattan IN police antoino-
bile about v o clock Commissioner BAKER
had been in Burlington. VI. enjoying the
frs, leg Of his vacation when a telegram
advising him OF the attempted assassina-
,ion OF the Mayor came TO him lat" ON
Tue.day afternoon He said yesterday
tina, he had TAX en the first train down from
burlington and that he would not con-
tim. his vacation until the Mayor was
definitely ont ot danger
Fir. Commissioner Rhinelander waldo
was another city official who made an
early call az the hospital President Law
son Purdy Of the Tax Board. Comnis-
.oner Thompson OF the Water Depart
rrsut, Assistant Corporation Counse'
Callahan and O'Selll 81 Brooklyn. Tax
Commissioner { T White. Comptroller
Edward VI Grout and Street. Commissioner
Edwards were all assembled IN the lower
corridors Of the hospital b~fore l" o'clocS
The only city offic,Al who was allowed ac'
COS. 10 the sick chamber was acting Mayor
Mitchell who came 10 the hospital about
n o'clock and who had Ave MINUTES win
the Mayor When the acting Mayor 81
New York came down the stairs after his
visit he was all smiles
Why, the Mayor 10 IN great spirits n"
aaid He seems a. natural a. ever "
ia hard 10 believe that he IL anything eK-
cept a we'll man
-Oh. no. did no, talk anything about
city hus,ne~a With the Mayor. Mr. Mitchell
hastily replied in answer 10 question
1T "a hardly time 10 do that
u.Yoas RRorHER VISITS MIN.
Before Mitchell saw the Mayor there
was another who had access ~ the s'rh
chamber This vas Thomas l. Gaynor
Nayor Gaynor's older brother from
Sprin gfield. OHIO Thomas Gaynor hur
r,pd up 20 the ho~pital IN taNlcah Jus'
as he was. all UNEXPLAINED from might
IN a .l~~per He had received word
" the assault upon the Mayor az his HON"
IN Ohio az noon on Tuesday and he caught
tho first train for the East
ThI1 Ohio Gavnor - almost his hrothers
double He ~ eight years older than
Tho Nayor 81 Now York and he has IN"
same severe cast ~ features, the same
Close cropped hoard. even the trick ~
slow and deliberate Speech. II was 10
brother Thomas. now running for Sheri'
II hH county on the Democratic ticket
that Mayor Gaynor had given some tim"
ago half promise 81 a httl" hrotherly
-r..echmAkinR m OHIO m support Of
his candidacy
Thomas Gaynor spent hah an honr
with his brother When he left the room
IN ,he tor fioor Mr. Gavnor ~ ONO had
Ia face glowing with snil"~. lie had had
.na bad night ~ worry over he pound
ing wheels. and the little talk that h"
had an the sickroom mad certainly re-
assured him Mr. Gaynor said that he
II ITn 81
recovery The Gsynors come Of tough
stock. he added and thew were hard 70
! Kill. Mr. Gaynor brouRht his traps from
the station right up to the hospital and
the SISTERS courteo'sly prepared 90 pro
vide for his Judgment there until Mayor
Gaynor should lie strong enough TO leave
/ their roof
! A. 10 o'clock all n tho physicianr IN
tho case had as~-mbled IN the Mayors
I room. and they said aff"rward that they
had found HIM IN the happiest 81 spirits
His temperature was ion is degrees
! Hs respiration was normal.