The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-02
POPE OPERATED ON.
A Cyst Removed from his Left Thigh.
The Distinguished Pontir Doing

A Cyst Removed from his Left Thigh.
The Distinguished Pontir Doing
Well. Z
ROME, March 1.-The pope passed a
fairly good night and was better this
morning.
DR.. Muzzlnl. shortly after o'clock
this morning. removed cyst from tho
left thigh Of the pontlff. The opera
ton was perfectly successful. and the
patient bore 1t well.
1t appears that yesterdays feverish
symptoms were entirely due to the cyst,
from which the pope has long suffered.
He now has no trace OF fever. and DR..
Mazzini thinks no complications will
ensue. ~
Strict measures have been taken to
exclude outsiders from the vatican.
Some OF the morning papers asserted
that the pope was suffering from rheu-
matte fever, following chill, and that
1t was feared pleurisy would supervene.
The operation was performed at $3.50
u m.
The following official bulletin has
been issued:
His Holiness underwent an operation
at 10 o'clock this morning for the re-
moval of q long standing cyst, which
suddenly broke intiamed. His holiness
bore the operation remarkably well, al
though 1t was impossible to use chlo-
roform. The pope's condition is now
fairly satisfactory.
(signed) MAzzoNI.
LAPPONI.
The pope yesterday desired that the
cyst be simply lanced but he consented
TO Its removal on the doctors insisting
upon the point. Ia
The pope. as this dispatch is sent, has
just partaken Of eggs, biscuits and
marsha wine.
DR.. Lapponi, who remains ut the vati-
can. saw the pope at 1880 p. M, and
found him to be in 4 fairly satisfac-
tory condition.
Numbers of dispatches Of inquiry as
to the pope's health have been received
at the vatican, and diplomatic and 9TH
er callers are arriving there
An official bulletin Issued at 5 o'clock
this evening says:
The pope's pulse is excellent, and the
general conditions are veritably satis-
factory in the part operated upon. All
is preceding regularly.
Doctors Mazzoni and Lapponi. who
left the pope's apartments ut O'Clock,
expressed satisfaction at the condition
OF his holiness. They said his tempera-
ture was 99.5. The stream OF callers
continues, and sincere sympathy Is
shown In all circles, italian as well as
papal. There IS no sign Of anything
unusual at the vatican. Cardinal Ram
polla took his customary drive this af-
ternoon. DR.. Lapponi will again sleep
at the vatican. During the operation
the pope asked his private chaplain,
Father Angel, to say mass. After the
surgeons had completed their task he
was In excellent spirits. and even joled
with them. His holiness slept two
hours during the day.
At G o'clock Doctors Mazzonl and
Lapponi again visited him. and found
that the pain caused by the operation
had so far abated rs to allow his holi-
ness to lie on his back. At that hour
his temperature was lower and his gem
eral condition satisfactory.
The cyst removed was about the size
of an orange. Unless complications. OF
which there Is no apprehension. should
set In, Dr. MaZzoni will not return to
the vatican until tomorrow.
The cyst has been forming probably
for thirty years. The only persons
present ut the operation were DR.. Mag
Zoni. DR.. Lapponi, who assisted. and DR..
Pho Centra, the popes personal attend
ant. AT half past nine his holiness was
carried on n litter to n window OF his
apartment. Smiling, he said to the doc
tors: do you want to play these tricks
upon me at my age?"
Then he lay down composedly on his
right side. Although the courage which
the patient displayed gave the doctors
courage, they feared to use chloroform
and used instead liquid anaesthetic 2
consisting OF cocaine. chloride Of sodium
and morphia. $
Owing to the size Of the growth. the
exclsion occupied some time. but DR..
Maszoni quickly traced the extent Of the
growth, and the actual operation last
ed twelve minutes. Tho pope displayed
great fortitude. After the bandaging
he was carried back TO the bed and once
the feeling Of faintness due to the
shock and loss OF blood had passed
away. he appeared quite calm. The
fever quickly subsidized, confirming the
diagnosis OF the doctors