The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12
CRITICAL DAY
FOR GAYNOR
SURGEONS WILL BREATHE EAs-
Ter WHEN DAY ENDS.
is DANGER OF BLOOD POISON
The Mayor Spent Comfortable Night,
Getting Good sIeep-Wound Looks
All Right - Bullet, Left In, MAY
Cause Sudden Rupture Any Time.

S'h''9 Soou oIcep-Wound Looks
All Right - Bullet, Left In, MAY
Cause Sudden Rupture Any Time.
/ New York, Aug. H. Because of
alarming rumors regarding Mayor
Gaynor's condition which were I'm cir
culation this afternoon DR.. Arlitz. who
was in charge of the patient issued
the following bulletin shortly after a
o'clock:
Pulse, temperature and respiration
remain unchanged since $50 Every.
thing is satisfactory"
New York, Aug. II. 49, Mayor Cav.
nor's wounds were dressed at S o'clock
this morning, following which this bul.
lettn was given out shortly before 0
9 o'clock:
The wound has been dressed and
looks well. The mayor converses
cheerfully and the situation is encour.
aging"
No further official bulletins will be
announced until this afternoon
Spent Comfortable Night.
All reports this morning from the
bedside of Mayor Gaynor we're of an
encouraging nature. At Z o'clock this
morning the following official bulletin
was issued:
mayor Gaynor spent comfortable
night. Temperature 1907; pulse 76;
respiration IT,"
The official bulletin was informally
supplemented by Dr. Stewart, who re.
manned all night at Mayor Gaynor's
bedside. DR.. Stewart reported that
the mayor awoke this morning at his
usual hour and appeared refreshed by
the comfortable sleep he had been
able to secure during the greater part
of the night. Not an unfavorable
symptom had developed.
DIR. Arlitz, relieved shortly before
midnight for few hours rest after
MS long vigil, was at the hospital
bright and early this morning. He
went over the mayors condition with
DR.. Stewart and Joined the latter in
the issuance of the morning bulletin.
DR.. Arlitz was very cheerful. This
Is the best bulletin yet" he said as the
statement vas handed out
Keeping Temperature Down.
1t was noted that the bulletin gave
those details concerning the patients
condition which hitherto have been
merely informally stated or the sub
ject of unofficial reports. It was
learned that the chief efforts of the
physicians all day yesterday were to
keep down the mayors temperature
and the fact that this morning it was
officially announced that the thermom-
eter reading showed only 1905 de.
grees, approximately the same as yes
terday, seemed to indicate they had
been successful.
This a Critical Day
1t was generally conceded, however,
that today was likely to be an import
ant one in the history of Mayor Gay
nor's case. Perhaps the chief fear of
his medical attendants has been that
blood poisoning might develop. The
end of the two.day period commonly
infection comes today.
Bullet May Cause Sudden Rupture.
The two sections of the bullet fired
by James j. Gallagher, the discharged
dock employe, remain embedded in
the mayors neck and throat. The
possibility OF danger from these frag-
ments grows less with each day II
the infection period be safely passed
practically the sole apprehension of
the medical men will be from the pos
sibilty that one of these fragments
lies so near an arterial surface that
dangerous hemorrhage may result.
Such rupture might come without
warning.
Near the mayors bedside through
the night were Mrs. Gaynor, the son
Rufus, Mrs Vingut, daughter, and Sec
rotary Robert Adamson DR.. Stewart
was the physician in charge.