The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-09
Bullet in Back Of the Head While He Was on
Board Steamer Ready to Sail on Vacation
and Rest For Month
WOUND THOUGHT NOT TO Be FATAL
Mayor Was Talking to President Montt Of Chile
When He Was Shot Down Without the
Slightest Warning

NEW YORK, Aug. s.--Mayor VIM.
j. Gaynor OF New York, was shot by
crank as he was about to board the
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse this morning.
The would be assassin was captur-
ed and taken to the Hoboken police
headquarters.
The mayor was about to start on
months vacation to Europe.
The man, on being arrested, gave
his namo az James Gallagher, aged
SIS. Gallagher was discharged fore
man from the dock department.
Tho shooting occurred just after
the mayor had boarded the steamer at
the Hoboken pier.
Hurried to Hospital.
Mayor Gaynor was Immediately
hurried to st. Mary's hospital in
Hoboken, where the physicians pro-
nounced his case serious.
The mayor was to take the trip
mostly for the long rest on ship
board. He had not decided definitely
Just what he would do on the other
side, but he intended to take Jaunt
on the North sea to the coast OF Nor
way. His secretary, Robert Adamson,
accompanied him to the pier this
morning. At the moment Of the
shooting Mayor Gaynor was standing
In the companionway under the bridge
on the port side conversing with
President Mont Of Chile and the
Iatters wife. Without word o.
warning, tn. would be assassin fired
and as the mayor staggered into the
arms Of his secretary, the blooc
streamed from his neck from Wounc
In the back Of his head.
The Injured man was Immediately
carried to his suite Of rooms on the
same deck on which he was standing
and was attended to almost imned
lately by tha ships physician. In tins
meantim. an ambulance arrived ane
after his wounds had been bandaged
the mayor wao rushed to the hospital
Rumors Spread Rapidly.
News o.. the shooting spread
through the city rapidly and runnor'
wore received from all quarters tina
the mayor was dead.
As soon as he was carried to tn
operating room. all Inquiries as 10 nj
condition remained unanswered until
the result Of the extent Of his wound
could be ascertaincd. This was re
sponsibIe for the flood Of rumors tina
he was dead.
At 1920 o'clock Adamson cam
from the operating room and told tn
reporters that he did not believe tn
wound would prove fatal.
Medical Staff.
The following physicians are elthe
Doctors Stewart, Brewer Parrish
Melville, Hartley, Stack, Leder, Grar
nellie, Dowd and the staff physician
Of the hospital.
Shortly before noon Gallagher wa
placed In a closed ambulance an
taken to the hospital for Identifies
ton. The physicians would not a
low the man to be taken into tn
sick room. The officers declared tn
Identification was unnecessary {
several people had been eye Witnes
es Of the incident.
Or. Fielding, as pastor of st. Johs
Episcopal church, reached the hosp
tai ehortly after noon. rs was not .
lowed to see the sick man.
At 1890 Mrs. Gaynor had M
reached the hospital but was expec
cd at any moment.
Had Lost His Job.
When Gallagher was brought bas
to the Hoboken jail he was arraigns
again. He said that he had tried
Kill the mayor because he had 10
his Job. He was taken to Jersey Cit
He said that he had no lawyer ar
desired none.
Mayor Gaynor had expressed d
sire that there be no fuss made ov
his departure.
Spectacular Affair.
The attempted assassination al