The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-02-12
Plus TX,
eolsrcn Scene az tho Bedside OF
the Dying Pope.

After life OF eighty-nve years, o
pontificate OF thirty-two years. and
self.imposed imprisonment ofsght years,
after career Of earthly triumph and de-
feat. OF Joy and Of ribulation. OF reslgn'
eddy borne bodily suffering, Pope Plus
TX. lay down TO eternal rest today,
Rome, with her tears for King Victor
Emmanuel scarcely dried, the garb OF
royal mourning Just laid Ly, Is called
upon to weep sfresh over the death of an
aged priest and king whose benign sway
WIS acknowledged by nigh two hundred
million souls oyer the wide world.
GLOOM IN ROME.
The officials OF Humbert |. move sol.
EMMY about the city. There Is an at
mosphere Of gloom about the the Quiri-
nal Palace, whence so often in the olden
days the pope now dead had blessed the
Romans and where now the princes OF
the house at Biedmont have their abode.
The churches are throDged by votaries
and tears are falling from many eyes,
aud prayers are rising from many lips.
Along the Corso and Rotonda the
loungers gather lin knots and chat and
ask details. In the neighborhood of the
Vatican and the great Basilica OF st.
Peter anxious crowds are questioning
everybody with the least appearance OF
possessing information. SO often has
the story OF the pope's death been told
that some are incredulous still. The
police and municipal guards prevent too
close an approach to the Vatican.
AN ILLuslvE CHANGE.
But the story Is true. Death has come
at last TO relieve the aged pontiff from his
sufferings. During the first days OF the
week the pope's condition had been so
much improved that the livellest hopes
Of q prolonged amelioratlon were enters
tanned. So much better was His Holi,
ness yesterday that he was able TO walk a
few steps supported by two ptelates, 1t
Is now believed that this exer.ion was
fatal.
THE LAST AGONY.
Last night the patient was seized with
alarming symptoms Of weakness. At
four O'Clock this morning the change In
his condition was so marked that II was
at once seen by the attending physicians
that the mortal struggle would soon be
oyer. Ii was the death agony-the mer-
ciiully mild death agony--ot an old, old
man.
THE LAST OFFICES.
The Cardinal Vicar and all the resident
cardinals were at once summoned 10 the
Vatican. 1t was scarcely day when the
greater part OF the college had assembled.
The last sacraments were administered to
the dying pope by Cardinal Panebianco.
THE VATICAN GUARDED.
An order was issued to prevent any
person not specially authorized from
having access to the pope's apartment.
Egress from the Vatican wa, also pro-
hibitei, the guard strictly enforcing THE
order. Prayers were ordered and offered
In all the churchcs In Rome. SO the
morning moved slowly on in momentary
expectation OF the pope's demise. All
the necessary arrangements were quickly
made. The foreign cardinals were noti-
fed.
DIPLOMATIC INQUIRIES.
During the forenoon all the AmbasA
sailors accredited to the papal court
called to make inquiries. King Hum.
bert, too, not unmindful Of the dying
pope's solicItude for his father during
the late kings last moments, constantly
sent for Information.
A SOLEMN DEATH SCENE.
From the moment of their arrival at
the Vatican the cardinals were ass
sembled In council In the room next to
that Of the dying pope; but all, together
with the dignitarles of the papal court,
were at his bedside at the moment OF
death, which occurred at a few minutes
before five In the afternoon. The end
was peaceful,
SACRED DUTY.
No one Is now admitted to the Vatican
except the pontitical chamberlains, who
are charged with the Office OF guarding
the corpse.
DAY OF SILENCE.
Mgr. Simeoni, the cardinal secretary
Of state, has ordered the Osserpatort
Romano, the daily organ Of the Vatican,
to suspend publication until tomorrow
TIE FATAL CHANGE.
"Ihe pope at eight o'clock on Wednes,
day night ielt sudden sunocatlon, he
rallied several times, but said to his
physicians, Death wins this time.'
| THE LAST MOMENT.
"He was alternately lucid and wander
Ing. His last moments were lucid. Hi
sald. Guard the church I loved 80 wei
and sacredly.'
CAUSE OF DEATH.
"The immediate cause Of death wat
the closing Of the old wound in the leg
which made the humors mount into tn,
lungs and BRAIN" Cardinals Manning
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