The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-03
Sick Pontiff Disobeys Instructions of
His Physicians.
ANXIETY FELT AT VATICAN
GRAVE DOUBTS AS TO RESULT
OF ILLNESS.
His Holiness Insisted Upon Leaving
His Bed Yesterday, Contrary to
Advice-Attributes His Recovery
to a Miracle of God-Physicians
Predict Complete Recovery.

Rome, March al a. m-The latest news
from the vatican is that the pope's tenn
perature at midnight had fallen several
points. 1t appears that his disinclination
TO observe the recommendations of his
physicians forms an obstacle in the way
of prompt recovery. He has full conf
dence in his own strength and does not
readily acqutesce in their advice not to
move. During the afternoon he insisted
upon leaving his bed without assistance,
ana also read several kilograms. The rise
IN MS temperature, which had given some
this way.
The doctors exclude everybody from
his agreements except his personal at
PENDANTS. Prof Mazoni remained in read
mess during the evening to proceed to the
vatican If needed, but up to II o CLOCK he
had not been called, and at that hour he
dld not expect to so until daybrealS.
The pope said during the day: 1t is
miracle OF God that | am still alive; for
he wishes to spare his church a terrible
crisis at the present moment.
At o clock in the afternoon the doctors
made prolonged visit .asting more than
an hour, which caused some uneasiness,
ports. Prof. Mazzoni saying there was not
the least fear that the pleura, bronchial
tubes or lungs would be affected. The
popes nepheWs also visited him in the
chamber much pleased with his progress.
Despite these optimistic reports, grave
doubts are entertained as 20 the issue OF
the illness. His holiness. it seems, dis
playeS great interest in the matter and
has asked the doctors as TO the best way
of preserving the cyst explaining that
he intended, when he should have re-
covered. to dissect it for purposes of
study.
The pontiff would not allow the wound
to be sewn up, so the doctors had to be
content with drawing the ends together
in place. After the wound had been
dressed, chatting quietly with DR.. MAJ
Zoni, the pope smilingly said: Il want
you to cure me without any pain and in
two days"
The surgeon replied in the same spirit:
Your holiness must not expect me TO
perform miracles"
The pope. for The present, will partalle
only of liquid nourishment, such as soup,
raw eggs and warered wine. The doctors
positively deny that there is any uysenter
or danger of blood poisoning They are
confident of restoring the health OF the
pontin.
Dr. Mazzcni today said to high per-
sonage at the vatican who asked Tor con-
1idential information on the subject that
il the pope recovered, as he fully expected
there WIS no reason why ne should not
live for another ten years, so great is his
vitality.
Although the condition of the pontiff
is not considered grave, Cardinal Ledo-
choNsl1i. the project of the congregation
of the propaganda, consulted 7Sterday
with Cardinal Creglia, dean of Sacred
college Camorlongo, of the HI.y Roman
cereE1 onial, and Cardinal Mertel. vice
chancellor of the Holy Roman church and
first cardinal deacon, who. in conjunction
with Cardinal Ledochowski, according to
the apostolic constitution, assume the
government of the church in case of the
popes death.