New-York tribune., 1910-08-14

eight hours, instead Of staying AWAKE
and keeping you company. Wnere %
the orderly? I suppose he is having d
little sleep too?''
At that moment the orderly. who mas
become a favorite of the Mayor on DC.
count of his quiet, smiling ways. entered
the room.
"Ah, l thought I had caught you nap
ping" said Mr.. Gaynor. who seems 10
enjoy joking with his male attendant
The Mayor has set his face against
opiates and stimulants. The attending
physicians suggested last night that ne
might have little champagne. but ne
demurred. The previous night sister
Rita gave him some opiate in cup OF
broth
That is the bitterest beef tea I have
ever tasted" said the Mayor. What Is
the matter with it?"
Not Afraid of Medicine.
The sister admitted that the medical
attendants had instructed her to admin
lister an opiate in the broth. The Mayor
said there was no necessity FOR doing
that, as he would take 1t In a pill or
powder When Sister Agrada suggested
on Friday night that an opiate might
help him to get rest. Mayor Gaynor de-
INJURED.
Not now. anyhow" he said You
will see that can rest we'll without any
thing like that"
At $50 a. M, after the wound had
been dressed, the surgeons issued the
following bulletin:
The Mayors condition is gratifying.
He slept eight hours last night.
WILLIAM j. ARLITZ, M. =.
GEORGE D. STEWART, NJ. d.
1t was stated at that time that his
temperature was 100 1-5. while pulse
and respiration were the same as on the
previous day.
After inauiring about how things were
going on at the City Hall. and asking in
particular about Commissioner Edwards,
the Mayor said he was quite hungry
Mrs. Gaynor prepared eggs and coHee
for him. and instead Of broth he got
junket, which is regarded as much more
nourishing, and ate everything with
relish.
When he was told about poultry
company sending a dozen fresh eggs
each day he commented on the kind
ness which prompted the act, but added:
What do they think I can do with
dozen eggs? That is altogether too
much for me-"
Acting Mayor Mitchell Calls.
Among the callers at the hospital
Yesterday was Acting Mayor John Pur-
roy Mitchell, who went with Conlmis-
sioner Thompson, and remained at the
hospital an hour
He is doing BETTER Mr.. Mitchell said,
"but I did not see him. l did not try to
see him, because 1 thought it best not to
do so. We ought not to try and see him.
even though he is doing so we'll. 1t
might incite him to talk business, and
that would be bad for him"
The Mayor was very much interested
on learning yesterday that, as told in
The Tribune of Thursday, his old friend
Judge Pratt, of Brooklyn, had carried
a shot in his neck for thirty years.
While at the head of his regiment at
the neck and recovered. He returned to
the war, and when mustered out re-
sumed his law practice, later going on
the bench. Only thirty years later did
he have an operation performed to re-
move the bullet. 4
The Mayor knew Judge Pratt well, but
had never heard of the occurrence pre-
viously, and it seemed to cheer him that
one he had known SO well should have
come through such an experience with
out suffering any serious effects
Tammany Hall men were not seen
about the hospital since the shooting
until yesterday, when several of the
braves crossed the river to inquire about
the condition of the Mayor.
Charles F. Murphy Telephones.
Among the first to arrive were Frank
J. Goodwin, First Deputy Commissioner
of Charities, and w. T. Wright. First
Deputy Commissioner of Corrections
Alderman Samuel Marx and Alderman
Frank Bowling also called, while nearly
all the members of the Mayors official
Charles F Murphy has not yet called at
the hospital, but Secretary Adamson
said yesterday that the Tammany leader
had telephoned several times a day to
inquire into the Mayors condition
Mayor Gonzales Of Hoboken, Mayor F.
Otto Wittpen of Jersey City and Mark
M. Pagan. former Mayor of Jersey City,
We're among those who called at the hos
pital yesterday to inquire into the May
or's condition.
Prayers for Mayor To-day.
Prayers will be offered in all the
churches of the city to-day for the re-
covery of the chief executive of the city
Bishop Greer's appeal to his clergy was
pu blished in yesterdays Tribune. Yester-
day the Rev. Monsignor Mooney, vicar
general of the archdiocese of New York,
b. order Of Archbishop Farley issued
the following notice to all the Catholic
parish priests Of the city:
Chancery Office,
No. % East 51St street.
New York, August H. 1910
Reverend Dear Father: The sad occur
rerce by which the chief magistrate OF
our city has been stricken down you know.
He had already given marked evidence OF
his worth, courage and civic virtue as ar
official. His loss at this time would be
nothing less than calamity. we all hope
and pray for his recovery.
| Please say the following prayer. Pro
| ouacumuue necessitate," next Sunday
r@ !, - TWIN "a