The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-06
DOCTORS EFFORTS
TO DEFEAT Death
result IN FAILURE
Chief Of Nations Second City
Is Unable to Rally From
Final Coma
SUFFERED THREE CRISES
Condition Grew Steadily Worse
After cangrene Appeared
IN Lung Saturday

Miami, Fla, March 6.-(ReMayor
Cermak Of Chicago who was wound.
ed Feb. is by Giuseppe Zangara, the
man who tried to assassinate Presi.
dent Roosevelt. died 1t SIS Z. M.
eastern standard time, Monday In
Jackson Memorial hospital.
An autopsy report, made to N. Yer.
non Hawthorne, states attorney,
read:
Mayor Cermak's death was caused
by gangrene Of the right lung which
was penetrated by the bullet, caus-
ing collapse.
This induced pneumonia and lung
abscess which ended in dry gangrene.
This condition caused falling Of the
heart, bringing DEATH"
Cermak died quietly. He did not
emerge from the coma into which he
sank Sunday night.
The mayor rallied from three crises
In q gallant stand against complica-
ttons Of colitis, pneumonia and heart
trouble that set In after the wound,
but gangrene appeared In the lower
lobe Of his right lung Saturday night
and he grew steadily worse. The lung
was the one grazed by Zangara's bull
let.
Sunday q third blood TRANSMISSION
was given Mayor Cermak and neo-
arsphenamin was administered to
combat the gangrene area but he
failed to respond and his condition
continued to grow more and more
grave.
Late Sunday night, physicians pro-
nounced the mayors condition def
nitely critical and the family was
called into his room. They came out
weeping and Mayor Cermak's ply
sicians shortly after midnight said he
could live but few hours. He was
50 years old.
At the bedside were: Kelly. Dr..
Frederick Tice, DR.. r. g. Woodward,
superintendent of the hospital: Mrs.
Walter Wright Of Chicago. Mrs. Clara
Beesley, secretary to the mayor: Joe
Cermak, brother: Mrs. John Kal.
lal, sister: DR.. and Mrs. Frank
Jirka. the latter q daughter: Mrs.
Floyd Kenlay, daughter. and Mrs.
Richey Graham, daughter.
Woman May Die Also
Another victim of zangara's gun
remains critically Ill In the same hos
pital where Cerlmak died. She Is Mrs.
Joe H. 0ill, prominent society NO.
man and leader In the state Demo-
cratic party. She also was shot
through the abdomen.
Immediate indictment Of Zangara
for first-degree murder Of Cermak
will be sought, Hawthorne said early
Monday.
Zangara now Is In the Dade county
jail under q penitentiary sentence Of
80 years after conviction on charge
Of attempting to kill Roosevelt, Rus
sell Caldwell, Coconut Grove, Fla;
william sinnot, New York policeman,
and Miss Margaret Druis. Newark,
N. ]. The latter three received head
wounds when struck by Zangara'S
bullets.
Hawthorne said he would call the
grand Jury into session Immediately. |
1.-THE jury is in recess now" he said,
'and as much as I regret to think !
Of 1t, It Is not question Of recalling
them but how Soon they can Be r.
called.
Mrs. Kenlay was holding one Of
her fathers hands when death came.
and Vivian Graham. granddaushter,
held the other.
The family remained In the sun
several minutes. Il
"oh, he wanted to live 80 much"
said Mrs. Graham.
"He fought 80 hard. He didn't
want to die" Mira. Jirka said.
WIN Take Body Home
Preparations were made to take
Mayor Cermak's body 70 Chicago on
q special train. The tentative ar
rangements were for the train to
leave about or p. m. (E. 8. To
Monday.
Mayor Cermak was shot the night |
Of FEB. Is by Zangara, naturali1ed
Italian bricklayer, who tried to take
the life Of President-elect Roosevelt |
1t . public reception IN Bay front
Park. Each Of the five bullets he
fired into the crowd around the Roo. |
eevelt car found . marx but none |
touched the President-elect . spec.
tators DETECTED the assassins aim By
Iseizing his arm.
The Chicago mayor was struck In
the right side above the abdomen |
and the bullet. Of - caliber, punc-
tured the lower part Of the right lung
and came to rest against the spine.
widest excitement prevailed -
The shots rang out. Secret service
men ordered the President-electS car
~ move forward. but 1r. Roosevelt.
1gnoring his own danger, halted Il,
picked up the wounded mayor and
hurried him TO . hospital.
Il Meanwhile Zanagara wa3 seised BY
lbystanders and police and his clothes
were almost ripped from his body By
The angry crowd before he could b
got to the jail. There were cries Of |
.HKill him! KIN himl" Is officers |
hurried the assassin away from Tho
scene.
Even q physicians worked over
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