Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-07
Pope Unde1goes
cAn Operation.
TIeHsa Tunctned- Eight Hundred Grams Of Liquid Taken
Off, danger Kemans Imminent Case is FuH Of
Su'prBeS-He MAY Lice Several Days-"I c4n c4bOui
To Enter my Real Happiness"

Rome, July T. s:45 p m.-The follow
Ing bulletin has just been issued
THE test puncture Of the pleura has
been made and sou grams OF liquid have
been taken of A rapid examination
showed that some mucuous was rafting
In the lung, which was originally af-
fected
The pope underwent the operation
with courage. His general condition ls
nov better and he is resting.
"LAPPONI
"MAZZoNl."
4p. m.-After the operation, DR., MAJ
zoni said the danger remained i'm
minent, but the illness from which the
pope was suffering was full Of surprises.
His holiness might even live three days
longer
The calmness with which the pope
underwent the ordeal Of the operation
was one Of the most remarkable evil
dences OF fortitude that ne has given In
his whole lie After a lengthy confer
ence, the doctors concluded II was adj
Nisable to operate for pleurisy, the pri-
mary purpose being to explore the af-
fected parts. They hoped incidentally
10 draw on the collected fluid.
When their determination was COM
municated TO the pontift, he showed no
anxiety. on the contrary, he submit
ted very willingly, expressing the hope
that good results might come, recalling
the successful results following Dr.
Mazzonis operation some years ago for
cyst. AS the operation was not of
capital nature, not suggesting the use
OF ChlorOfOrm or other anesthetics, the
pope lay on his bed, with his left side
exposed below the arm pit TO the waist
Only the two doctors and two personal
attendants were within the chamber
The immediate direction Of the opera
lion deyolyed on DR.. Mazzoui who han
died the instruments and made the pre-
paratory arrangements First q slight
incision was made In the side Of the
venerable patient
A solution of alcohol and corrosive
sublImate was then injected and CO.
caine was used TO deaden the pain. The
point OF operation was just below the
seventh rib and the operation itself
consisted in the insertion Of a large
praya2 needle syringe. This penetrated
TO the region whore the matter had ac-
cumulated and by means Of suction
slowly drew It or. Under the skillfm
guidance OF Dr. Mazzoni, the operation
scarcely occupied over four minutes.
The pope manifested no pain what
ever neither was there the slightest
culver or moral dread from the opera
ton. In the language OF one OF the
doctors, the cocaine so deadened the
parts that the pontiff felt no more than
n slight pin prick
So soon as the LIQUID was drawn on
by the suction needle the patient felt
great relief, owing TO the removal OF
the pressure Of the liquid on the lung
and simultaneously the doctors could
hear air passing through one lung de-
clared to be impervious due TO conges-
ton From a pathological standpoint
the passage of air was considered salts
factory In the physical relief which II
brought to the pope. He showed a
slight smile on his pallid face. and be-
slowed benedictiOn on the doctors bend
Ing over him. The pontff even strok-
ed Dr. Mazzonl's face, I'm the benevolent
way which Is characteristic OF him.
Then, with one hand, he arranged his
position closed his eyes and In a few
minutes passed into a calm, healthful
sleep.
The doctors remained by the pope's
Flde, noting the regularity Of his
breathing and pronounced the opera
zion successful and leaving no percep-
tible adverse results
Dr., Mazzoni in an interview this
afternoon, admits that he has given up
oil hopes Of saving the pope's life.
The pope this morning expressed the
desire Of again taking communion. not