On Tuesday an attempt was made upon the life of
Mr. Gaynor, the Mayor of New York. He was starting for a holiday to Europe, and actually on board the liner, when he was shot in the neck from behind. His assailant was quickly overpowered, and Mr. Gaynor was removed to a hospital, where his wound was pronounced grave but not necessarily dangerous. Mr. Gaynor was elected Mayor last November through the influence of Tammany Hall. To every one's surprise, however, he has shown himself since his election to be a most ardent reformer, and has been especially hostile to the methods of administration which have made Tammany so notorious. There seems to be no reason for connecting this fact with his attempted assassination, for the criminal, Gallagher, a dismissed dock watchman, seems to have been moved by a purely personal grievance. We sincerely hope that Mr. Gaynor will make a rapid recovery from this brutal assault.
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