The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-17
Wounded Man Cracks
 Joke On Doctors
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"The only time you doctors take Q vacation is when I get shot," hc told Dr Karl Meyer and Dr Frank Jerka, the mayors son-in-law. as they reached his bedside. "This time, I had to get shot to get you to come to Florida--but I think you're good sports for travelling so fast in getting here."
 The hospital reports of Cermak's progress and his present condition was gratifying to the Chicago phys. icians, who will work with the To- cal doctors from now on.
 Both pr Meyer and I are very pleased with the manner in which the mayors case has been ham, d!ed," Dr Jerka said.
 The condition of Mrs Joseph IT.. Gill was less reassuring, although the wounded society woman spent fairly restful night, according to her physician, Dr John Snyder.
 "She appears to be holding her own," pr Snyder reported at 8:4b Q. m., land she does not seem to be either better or worse than she was at this time yesterday. Her condition is still extremely crit ical."
 Telegrams and cablegrams con- tinued to pour in to the hospital today expressing relief of high per- sonages the world over the splen- did progress made by Mayor Ger mak. Among the telegrams were messages from the lord mayor or Dublin, the mayor of Prague, the Belgian ambassador, Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey.
 Mayor Ccrmak passed a comfort able night, sleeping through most of 1t, and his condition at a. m. was unchanged, 1t was reported unofficially at Jackson memorial hospital. His temperature was S9, pulse 96, respiration "A. Mrs Gill was said to have had fair night and her temperature today was 1O1, pulse 120, and respiration 1S.
 Three other persons wounded by Bargara's wild volley of shots at tho president -elect were recovering
 Dr Karl Meyers of tho North western university medical staff, Mayor Cermak's own physician. ar rived here today by train after storms near Jacksonville yesterday had halted an attempt to fly to Miami.
 With Dr Meyers were Dr Frank Jerka and State Senator F. E.. Graham of Illinois, sons-in-law of Cermak, and William Haberkorn. sergeant at arms of the Illinois legislature.
 Mayor Cermak was sleeping when they arrived, and he was not awakened.
 Cermak's daughter, Mrs Helen Henley, arrived late yesterday to be with her father, and Governor Henry Horner of Illinois was en route but was not expected here before tomorrow night.
 Both Mayor Cermak and Mrs Gill, it was evident, faced long, hard, struggles to recover from the body wounds inflicted by Zangara, who fired wildly at MT Roosevelts car just as the president-elect con- cluded a speech in Bay Front Park Wednesday night.
 The Chicago executive was re- ported resting well, with much less sedative required than in the first "A hours after he was shot. Ills pulse was satisfactory" blood pressure normal and temperature e9.6, not seriously high. But an X-ray report showed that the bull let which lodged in the 11th dor sal yertabra had passed through Cermak's diaphragm and liver, ana physicians did not disguise their concern over his condition. The chief danger, they indicated. was from pneumonia or heart attack induced by the wound.
 Mrs Gill's doctors announced IL would be two days or more before they could pronounce her out or danger. Blood transfusions were made yesterday but none was planned today.
 Hospital attendants said the three who suffered minor wounds from Zangara's pistol were in no danger. There were Miss Margare! Kruis. Newark, N. J., William Sin- mott. New York detective, and Russell Caldwell. Cocoanut Grove, Fla. -
 Miami. Fla, Feb 17-UP)- Anton Cermk's youngest daughter. as cool and courageous in the face of emergency as her father, slept in his room last night "because daddy wanted me to-" and today sine moved about administering to his needs with delft, steady hands. confident that he would recover from the wound caused by bullet intended for President-elect Roose- welt.
 He's going to get we'll" she said. "I keep on saying 1t and I'm go- ing to make 1t so."
 Mrs Helen Cermak Kenlay is less than five feet tall. She has blue eyes and curly hair and looks like a child, but she is 25 years old. She arrived yesterday by airplanc after fast trip from Chattanooga,