Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-11

hitherto have been informally stated, or
the subject of unveri1ed reports. ~
was learned that the chief efforts OF 'ne
physicians all day Yesterday were 70
keep down the mayors temperature, ano
the fact that this morning 1t was oil-
cially announced that the Thermometer
reading showed only 100 1-5 degrees, ap
proximatel the same IS yesterday, seem
ed to indicate that they had been sue
cessful in their task.
1t was generally conceded. however,
that today was likely to be an important
one in the history of Mayor GaynoI 5
case. Perhaps the chief fear or MS neol-
cal attendants has been that sept1caemla.
due to infection of the wound, might De
velop. The end of the two-day per1oo
commonly allowed for the appearance or
such infection comes today. ana IL inc
mayor passes through the day without
the development Of unfavorable symptoms
il is known that the physicians feel tnat
they may reasonably regard the danger
Of blood poisoning as practically over.
Rupture Possible Any Moment.
The two sections Of the bullet fred by
James J. Gallagher, the discharged dock
employe, which laid Mayor Gaynor low
on the deck of the steamer Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse as he was about to sail
for Europe Tuesday. still remain embed
ded in the mayors neck and throat.
The possibility of danger from these
fragments grows less with each day. and
If the infection period be safely passed
over practically the sole remaining ap-
prehe2sion of the medical men will be
from the possibility that one of these
fragments lies so near an arterial sur
face that dangerous hemorrhages may
result. Such rupture might come
without any warning whatever. How
ever. none of the physicians today would
express himself as apprehensive on
this point. On the contrary, all were
optimistic, and seemed to regard the
mayors condition this morning as prac-
tically assuring him an indefinite lease
of life.
Near the mayors bedside through the
night were Mrs. Gaynor. his son Rufus,
retary Robert Adamson. Dr. Stewart
was the physician who kept the night
vigil. The patient was very comfortable
in the large secluded room in the rear OF
the hospital. to which he was removed
yesterday afternoon Notwithstanding
the remoteness of his chamber, as care
full a watch as ever was kept upon the
movements of vehicular traffic on the
street. and every precaution was taken
to guard against disturbance OF the
patient by unnecessary noise.
Shows Signs of Irritation.
At 1 40 o'clock this afternoon the may
ors throat was sprayed with an anti
septic solution. The mayor showed more
signs of irritability than he has hitherto
displayed since the shooting. He ex-
pressed a desire that his wife be almost
constantly with him, and Mrs. Gaynor
has been allowed to remain at her nus
bands side nearly all the time.
The mayors secretary. Robert Adam
son. made this statement today:
"As 1 understand it, the bullet, al
though it travelled among various i'm
pertant vessels and skated over thin
ice, so to speak, lodged in no danger
Gus place The question as to why the
surgeons do not operate seems to me
very simple They hold. l believe. that
as the bullet rests in no vital spot an
operation at this time would be only
sort OF irritation. The operation,
according to what the doctors tell me.
would be very simple. In the case OF
President Mckinley the bullet lodged in
the abdomen, where the circulation is
of dead tissue. But this is an entirely
different case.
'-One OF the eminent surgeons has been
quoted as having said that there is little
danger Of blood poisoning from a wound
in the neck The circulation is very
active there and the wound Is washed
freely by fresh blood.
Mayor Gaynor could get up and walk
about right now, but 1t would not be ad-
blood vessel might be ruptured should he
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