The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-10
Demands More Food and Acts
Like Recovering Man
BULLET is NOT REMOVED
New York's Mayor Shot Yesterday by
James ]. Gallagher, Is Giving
Much Encouragement to All
To-day.

Hobokcn, n j., Aug. lo.-That Mayo
George J. Gaynor who was shot yes
terday by JAMES }. Gallagher, will re-
cover Is the belief now held, for thii
morning the physicians gave out very
hopeful bulletin AT this morning
they issued the following from 81
Mary's hospital. where the patisnt was
taken shortly after the shooting.
Mayor Gaynor has rested comfort
ably. lie has taken nourishment and
his condition is satisfactory
The patient slept about three hous
during thu night ard at Z o'clock this
morning was cheerful when Mrs. Gaynm
went TO his bedside. She had remained
at the hospital all night. The mayor
talked with his wife for half and hour
and cheered her. Mrs. Gaynor was at
the Gaynor country place at st. james
L. l.. when the news of the attempted
assassination Was brought to her. Jump
Ing into an automobile che and her son.
Norman, made spectacular run, cross
ing the Queensborough bridge into Man
haitian, thence across the island to the
a police patrol boat for this city
MIRA Gaynor was almost overcome
when she reached st. Mary's hospital
and was permitted to see her husband
but moment. She was then joined by
Mrs. Ethel Vingut, daughter who was
recently married, and they began their
vigil in close call from the sickroom.
Rufus Gaynor, son, was with the
mayor at the time Of the shooting.
The son loosened his fathers collar aft.
er the mayor had been carried to his
stateroom on the steamer Kaiser Will
helm dfr Crosse. and to him the strick
en- man remarked, Isn't this a pityT"
There was considerable delay in at
tending to the patient at the St. Aiary's
hospital, and Commissioner Thompson
Of the water department voiced his criti.
cism in the following;
when we arrived" he said, 1--WE had
to ring the bell for -four Or FIVE INMATES
before any one responded Then a nurse
came to the door and said that there
was no doctor in at the time A little
later an inferno came out smoking
pipe and seemingly not much concerned;
Ind when | said the mayor OF New
York has been shot and Is here he said:
will telephone and see what can
80. ! win try to get some one imnedi.
ttely."
Apparently there was not a doctor
In tie hospital and Rufus and ! had
to hap undress the mayor While We
were doing that Dr. William j. Arlitz, a
city visiting physician, arrived. He
wanted to probe foa tie bullet; but
Rufus and objected 70 his doing that
until New York physicians arrived MP
on the scene. While we were waiting
for them, Mayor Gaynor turned to me,
smiled and said Don't let them dis
courage me, Thompson Tie mayor was
put III 4 private room and caied fm
by tile surgeons OF the hospital, who
arrived about one half hour TO three
quarters of an hour after our arrival
The bullet split, and the two halves
lodged in such a position as not to be
dangerous unless infection develops.
One piece Of lead remained embedded in
the flesh almost at the wounds open
ing back Of the ear, while the other
part is buried in the lower part Of tlie
mouth. Unless Infection manifests it
Sell tDeIt VIII DC no VPSldetOHs ~ WAS
decided this forenoon.
Everybody is taking hopeful view,
not the LEASH the patient himself. lie
ioked freely to-day with Mrs. Gaynor
and the nurses and said he was hungry,
He said 50, demanding something to
eat and bewaiIing to his wife that cof
fee and broth was no food for a Wig
orous man. His temperature was only
one and quarter degrees above normal
Secretary Adamson said that as soon
as the mayor recovers he will be taken
to the Adirondacks. Since being TAX
en- TO the hospital the mayor has nor
mentioned his assailant, taking it for
granted that the assault was by an ir-
responsible crank.
Speaking to those at his bedside early
this morning, he said:
Fl have been forced into strife and re
sponsibility against my will | have
done my best and this seems to be the
nesnlt."