Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-09
Aboard Ship About to Sail
for Europe When
Attacked.
THREE SHOTS FIRED
Only One Took Effect, Bullet
Lodging in NeCk-ASSaiIant
Quickly Arrested.

New York, Aug. AT PAS Gaynor
seemed strong and cheerful. The bull
let is probably lodged under the tongue.
NO IMMEDIATE DANGER.
New York, Aug. 9-About o'clock
a bulletin was issued by the surgeons
attending Gaynor, which says: "The
mayor was shot on the right side of
the neck, the bullet entering the pos.
terror and upper part and ranging
downward and forward. The position
of the bullet has not been definitely
located, but will be determined later
by x-rays. The mayor is conscious
and resting quietly and there seems no
immediate danger"
SEES WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
New York, Aug. AT 1920 p. m
Gaynor awoke after a short sleep and
was seen by his wife and daughter,
Mrs. Vingut, who had been summoned
to the hospital. At this hour the pa
tient was reported as resting comfort
ably"
MISSED VITAL SPOT.
New York, Aug. 9.-At 1902 the
doctors reported they did not believe
CGynor's wound serious. An examina-
ton showed the bullet entered the
right side Of the neck and did not cut
any important blood vessels. Follow
Ing is the official stateme ent:
"The bullet entered the mayors
neck back of the ear, buryng itself in
the region of the mastoid bone. As
far as our observations 90 the wound
In our opinion is not serious"
BLOOD CHOKEs VICTIM.
New York, Aug. 9.-(1t:3o a. my
GaynoTs condition was not SC favor
able. The doctors are having trouble
controlling hemorrhage. Blood from
the wound finds it's way into the throat
and chokes the sufferer from time TO
time. The bullet was located an inch
below the right ear.
New York. Aug. 9.-Mayor William
!. Gaynor was shot and dangerously
wounded al 9:45 this morning, as he
stood on the deck Of the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, at the pier
a. Hoboken, y. j, about to start on
mcnths vacation in Europe.
Discharged City EmpIoye.
The shooting was done by a man
who later gave his name as James J.
Gallagher. of New York. He was la
Ter identified as a former city emplOye
vro was discharged for various trans
gressions. Since his discharge he has
been writing letters to the mayor.
Three shots Fired.
Three shots were fred at the mayor
Two missed, and the third lodged in
the fleshy part of the left side Of the
neck
Blood gushed from the wound and
the first hasty examinations led TO the
belief of perhaps a fatal consequence.
Later examinations by physicians,
when the mayor was taken to the hos
pital, gave more hopeful outlook.
Posing for Photo.
The mayor boarded the steamer ac-
COn,paniCd by a number or city orticlals,
about to bid him adieu. The party was
gathered on the upper deck, and there
III the crowds of other passengers. The
mayors party was just about having a
picture taken. when suddenly the
stranger pushed his way through the
thong from the rear.
He approached the kayor and with
cut a word began to fire. Gaynor fell
IN the deck, blood gushing from the
wound in his neck.
AT the same moment the ships guard
sErGng forward and dealt the assassin
q blow on the head with a billy, telling
him to the deck, where officers quickly I
seized him. He was taken at once to
the police headquarters, there he gave
Is name as Gallagher
Kept From 8rend and Butter.
In response 10 inquiries as to why
h had committed the deed, he replied
su'ienly: He kept me from earning
my bread and butter
In the meantime the mayor had been
carried to the state room and later
placed on a stretcher and carried to
the ambulance and then to ST. Mary's
hospital, Hoboker. where the mayor
w&s Immediately taken to the operaJ-
ing room
Not Necessarily Serious.
The hospital physicians made a care
ful examination and concluded the in
jury was not necessarily serious. The
bullet entered the mayors neck back