The Washington times., 1910-08-10
SPLIT BULLET SEEN
IN I-RAY PICTURES
Roentgen Photographs Re
veal Double Danger From
Bits of Lead.
SIX PLATES PROVE
UNIQUE OCCURRENCE
More Photographs viii Be Made
Today 70 Verify Location
Of Missile.

VI AF4ASSllE-
NEW YORK, Aug. I0--AIthough the
hrst Of the six E-ray photographs Of
Mayor GaynOr's wound was taken short
iy after 9 q m It was not until SIS
that the plates had been developed
Sufficiently TO indicate TO the inpatient
surgeons the fact that the bullet fred
BY Gallagher had been slit in two by
impact with the jawb0ne and that
therefore there viii be in the immediate
future two distinct danger points that
VIII have TO be watched for blood
poisoning
One Of the fragments. the larger one.
lies apparently iu the floor Of the mouth
near the LEFT ramus. or wing OF the
jaWb0ne- The other lies near the en-
trance point Of the wound behind the
left ear II was agreed at a consuIta-
ton late last night that no operation
would be necessary for the present and
more Z-ray photographs viii be taken
TO-DAY
Dr. Eugene w Caldwell. who took the
photographs yesterday, is one Of the
greatest authorities on the subject in
The world, and Is former president OF
the International ROentEen RAY. Assoct-
alton.
The difficulties Of taking the exposures
on a patient stiu suffering so greatly
from shock were many, and the utmost
caution had TO be observed not 10 dis
tUrb the patient any more than was OBJ
soiuteiy necessary To make the prob
lem more difficult. Dr. Caldwell had
only a small portable machine and fear
ed all the time that his labor might
be IN vain
Wife Aids Physician
As soon as the last plate had been ex-
posed the doctor entered an automobile
and was carried 10 his home at $50
Park avenue, Hoboken- Although min
utes might be precious. the chauffeur
was directed 10 sacrifice everything TO
safety. as the slightest collision would
destroy the plates SO IaboriousIy OBJ
tanned Once in his home. however the
doctor. worked with feverish speed. as
sisted BIZ his wife, who IS an expert in
the development Of x-rav plates
Husband and wife worked side by side
curing the long -SuClCus hours with all
IRE cefIcacF needed IN a rare operation,
Matching the slowly growing bluEs on
The plates de-eiop line by line into the
pictures. upon the accuracy and definite
ness OF which maT depend the life OF a
man whom all the country is watching
and praying ICr
IN the -darz room other doctors waited
IN an outer room until. flushed with
T1ctOry- Airs Caldwell brought 10 them
the flTst CT The NEGATIVES 1t was q per
EecL plate. ans the surgeons bent eager
u over IT, searching for the foreign blur
that would show the location Of the hul-
let ~ hat they saw at first startled
them Tor. instead Of one blur there
were Two and u was several minutes
BEFORE tleF coulu appreciate the fact
that the deati-lnteEded bullet had been
81 HHr s-T-
AGAINST the iawbone Of the mayor
Not until the second and the third.
ana ED3llE the sixth plate all agreeing
IN every detail. were examined did the
surgeons accept the strange story toll
By the first Then. realizing that neither
particle OF the bullet was in Il position
that would mean immediate DANCER.
LleE were startled at the fEouEIzL that
came 10 them all at once that the two
particles meant two danger points from
that most seriosls enemy. blood poison I
Discovery Announced.
In the little group that hung over the /
photographs were Dr. Caldwell and his
wife, Dr. George 3. Stewart, DR. Eeo-1e
e Brewer Dr. I.ederIe, and 1Ir- TIOm-
a., Dr. CaIdwelTs assistant ImmeJiare-
y after they had agreed upon the sig
ni7csuce Of the photographs they Jeie-
phored 70 the surgeons at St 1Iary's I
Hospital
Dr. Caldwell, in speaking of the pa
tent, after The terrific strain Of the I
past seven hours was ended, said
In all my experience I nave never 4
seen a man bear no more lraVelE or
appear more cheerful under STrn cir 4
CEmStalCeS than the mayor He j. 2 Z
wonderful man and seems not a shit /.
worried over the occurrence that put him I
in such grave peril
In spite OF the CIeaTCeSs OF the pho
toSraphs taken bv Dr. Caldwell yes er-
cav another series VIII be taken TO-DAY /
T. Mayor GayDors condition remains IS /
favorable as IL was last night
As a matter OF fact. the most del
icate details Of the use Of the
5-rav photography IS I'm the in I
depreciation Of the blurs made BIZ I
foreign objects and while the con-
sultanJs- were agreed last night on the +
meaning OF the TWO spots or all Of the 4
ElU plates taken yesterday IL was de- /
clueG to make assurance GoEbIE sure +
h.-ore a--em--lnE 10 rar-oEa he nuL-a-s. !