The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
Declares He Is Feeling Fine
and Hopes TO Leave the
Hospital Soon.
TWO BULLETS STRUCK
MAYOR. IT IS SAID
Doctors Disagree Over the Neces-
Sity Of an Operation. II
Is Rumored.

HOsoKEN. y J. Aug. u--sIzv7r
Gsynor is practically out Of danger. ac-
cordins 10 the physicians who are at
tending him at St Mary-s Hospital
Hs passed the forty-eight-hour crisis
at s-s5 this morning and continued 70
improve steadily as the hours passed.
There have been no indications ~
blood poisoning today. and the phvsf-
clans feel that All danger from that
source has been eliminated. The zoYnd
was dressed and found IN a rAz7.t,.
condition
Though the general belief has he,
that only one bullet struck the r7svo-
1ssoay, when he was shot By James
J. Gallagher. and that this div55e5
lodging II rwo positions. reports ve-e
current today that two Of tas r1~as
shots fred b. the ASSASSIN had fo-,-5
the mark at which he aimed.
Doctor Refuses to Talk
This rumor was strengthened .bv The
reticenee OF the physicians when ouez-
tLon as 10 the report
i have said all that I am rofrr IN
say IN the bulIetirs,1 said Dr. NJ
-Arlitz
Those who spread the rUmor that shs
10 oI nae oeen struck by two bullets
declared thar his real condition .v-zz 49,
being made public. and that rta .so-~sfs-
20 split bullet was In reality a niece Of
the Jaw bone splintered - the b-,rf-+--
impact
1his ct once started re,or-s .b.-
the mayor is in a much more serfous
ondItlon t0an the doctors are u-i17f7-
90 admit.
Doctors Disagree.
shortly afterward 10 VS. 4sz-,s7
that there - grave dissensfon arnor~
tEe doctors regarding the r~oDs-
treatment Of the mayor
or. George D. Stewart the surgeon
IN charge Of the case. is oDnosa5 20
IN operation Go remove the bullet he
insists that the physical condition Of
ne patient Is such that an ore-a-7o-
would be very serious matter and
hat At must De avoided II possible
Ch the other hand Dr. ArIftz AMI
some Of the other doctors claim the f.a1-
et must De removed They -ay that Il
I ls permitted 10 remain where il Is. ia-
lection VIII surely follow. with a rozzf-
5ly fatal outcome
50 serious Is the difference Of cr47i,-
hat q general consultation Of an -
1octors has been called for tonight -
hat time the matter VII be tTro-~7---If7
-hreshed out, and definite de-fzfo,
cached regarding the aGvisabiHrv Of
III operation.
Mayor Gaynor-s son Rufus left fr.
loSplJai IN AR GaynOT-S private ann
mobile today and went 20 the Eazr
fhITty-fouTIh street ferry. where ba
net Miss Gertrude Gayuor. his sister
Who has been watching over the vorn--
r children at s. James. I. r-av
vent 20 the Hotel Plaza and picked rr,
Hiss Lillian HYDE a friend OF Mss
ISynor, who accompanied them ovr-
o the hospital Mrs Gayno- received
hem there and said AR Gavuor could
Tot he seen.
Edwards Couldn't See Mayor.
Fire Commissioner Waldo and ..tgf~
Bin Edwards called ~ the HOSPITAL
ut were not permitted to see th-
mayor.
Thomas Gavnor. brother o. the mayor.
Eft for Baltimore on business tods-
fe said he would ~ gone two OF three
avs.
The mayor sleDt well, and when morn
lE came, DR.. Georse D. Stewart. Who
ad spent the entire night al the pa
tents side or IN the adjoining room. de-
Jared that the Situation was mighty
stisfa ctOry-
Extremely favorable ~ was the verdict
9th of Dr. Stewart and DR.. " J.
Ritz after d consultation at she be5s
his morning
Mrs Gaynor and two of her children.
5rs- H. X Ningut and Rufus Caynor,
emained all night 2t the hospital Fre-
Uentiy they iest the apartments pat at
leir disposal 10 visit the sick room
ohert Ada 1s0n. the mayors secretary.
$50 stayed AZ the hospital
Says He Feels Fine
I feel fire" said the mayor OF a7vak-
linE. There was no diminution Of the