Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-17
WAITING FOR THE END
Pope Tired and Unrefreshed
After a Weary Night.
CALMLY FACES DEATH
COMPLAINT FROM PoNTIFF THAT
ILLNESS LASTS TOO LONG.
Restless and Changeful in Mood. the
Marvellous Old Man is Ready to
Welcome the Reaper.
CALMLY FACES DEATH

ROME. July H. a:o5 am-Dr Mazzoni
entered the pontiff's bed room at = ~ o clock
this morning. after DR. Lapponi had re-
ported to him how his holiness had passed
the night. He found the patient. as Pope
Leo himself said 'unrefreshcd and tired"
The pontiT prefers TO sit up in bed. in
that position he feels less oppression on h S
lungs and can breathe more easily.
DR.. MazZoni spent much time in eXamin-
ing him. AS his holiness is reduced almost
to skeleton, If a new operation is de
cided upon II will not be because OF any
hope of SAVING the patients life. but sim
ply for the purpose OF rendering the death
agony less acute.
Pope Likes Company.
During the night. as well as throughout
the morning. the pope continued calmer
and his breathing better While he
does not want my one constantly In the
room. the pontiT rings frequently for trivial
causes thus showing beyond doubt his de-
sire for companionship. He takes very fire.
quently sips of meat broth, alternated W tn
half spoonfuls of chicken geIatine. His
urine continues scarce, amounting in the
last twenty four hours to thirty SIX cubic
centmeters. When asleep the pontiff APP
pears to be dead His checks sunlIen.
his eyes are hollow and his jaws are
Ceptlondlly prominent the SIX n beng tight
ly drawn over the bones. When awake
the pope usually appears to retain / fe only
in his brilliant black eyes. though he
recovered the lucdity of his IN nd this
morning and gave fresh proof of his
derful memory, saying:
To-day is the fete of ST. Leo. | have
never failed to assist at mass nee. when
almost boy. l came To Rome to partici-
pate in the jubilee OF Leo MI l wish to
hear mass today.
The pontiff desire was Immediately graf
ified by Monsignor Marzol nj celebrating
mass as he dd yesterday. in the chapel ad-
joining 1. slch room.
Wanted to Get Up.
After the visit of the doctors the pope
said he could not stay in bed. as it made
him restless. His limbs were uncomfort2
bic and lie felt pains all over '-.' p"aS'
Therefore he wished to go h.-h TO MS arm
chair No oI,poe'.'~-- wits made. as the doc
tors thiul: that nothing now can do tho
none -,,.-en harm, but 10 the pontln $ aston
ishment he found he could not dress him
sell as he did some days a.-o, or walk 10 his
chair, his ever wttchful valet. Pho Cen
ira, assisted by Seneca, another valet,
clothed the pope and almost carried b IN
to the arm chair, the pontiT frequently
thanking his servants and remarking that
they must he very tired.
The pope understands the gravity of his
condition ana says he is ready to q. but
he does not realize the immnence OF his
danger as again demonstrated when hIS
confeSsor MonS;gnor piffeIi. asked TO see
him. The pontifr on being informed of the
monsignors request replied somewhat
petulantly:
Not now. Tell him l shall not de with
out calling for him..
The doctors really think that. unless a
complication arises the pope may live for
days and even weeks longer.
The OSservatore Romano and the Nocs
Della Verita, both Vatican organs, give
prominence in their latest issues to the
news that prayers for the recovery OF tie
pope have been offered in American Protcs-
tant churches. The Voce Della Nerita re-
fers to il as IA fact truly symptomatic.'