Evening star., 1903-07-13
BAD NEWS FROM ROME
Pope Growing Weaker and
Visited by Fancied Visions.
HIS MIND IS FAILING
INTERVALS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
ARE FARTHER APART.
Physical Functions Kept Up by Arti-
fetal Means That Can Succeed but
a Short Time Longer.

Short Time Longer.
| ROME. July 49, : p. M.-The popc's con-
| dition is becoming worse. Contrary to the
arrangements made for daily reception
! of three cardinals. none was permitted to
! enter the sick chamber today.
1t is understood the doctors will hold an
examina ton of the pope earlier than usual
! this afternoon owing to the somewhat more
unfavorabe condition of the patient.
A Sleepless Night.
ROME, July IL. 2:lU p.m.-The popes
| condition took "A turn slightly for the worse
this morning but the change does not
excite apprehension of an immediate ell
max. Last night rather sleeples5
! one. particularly during the early morn
ing hours The official bulletin frankly
| speaks of agitated periods during the night
| and confesses that the general condition
of the patient is somewhat more depressed.
| 1t developed soon after the issuance or
the bulletin that this depression was quite
| marked and 1t continued 10 manifest itself
| throughout the forenoon, at one time as
! suming an alarming aspect. This was when
the pope seemed to lose his grasp on
| tangible surroundings.
| His Mind Wandered
For the first time since his illness began
| there was a momentary hallucnation, the
| patient believing that shadow fitted
through the room. The doctor and the at
| tendant succeeded in quieting his fears.
| Outside of these passing periods of de-
| preston the general condition of mental
| alertness continues. When Drs. Mazzoni
| and Lapponi made their morning call the
| patient inquired about Or. Rossoni, ask
| ing Why doesn't he come to see me?"
| Being told that Rossoni was i'll. he said:
Tell him he must take care of himself"
Thought He Saw a Vision.
The dizziness from which the pope suf-
fered a kind of mental confu-
sion. during which he seemed to lose
consciousness of his surroundings. while
he believed he saw "A vision. He ex-
planned afterwards that he thought he saw
an underlined shadow moving about the
room and slowly approaching his bed,
| whereupon the pontiff became agitated and
| called for his valet. Pho Contra. saying:
| ''Pio, Pho. Who is it? Who is it?''
DR.. Lappon and Centra rushed to the
patients bed and soon succeeded In tram
QUILTING him.
Dizziness Not Permanent.
Uneasiness was occasioned this morning
owing to the popes being attacked by a
| feeling of dizziness. believed to have been
| the result OF cerebral weakness. His holi-
ness was revived SO satisfactorily by the
administration of stimulants that DR. Lap
| poni was able to leave the Vatican and pay
another visit to his daughter who is SUI
ferng from an attack Of fever.
His Holiness Thankful
When Monsignor Angel, one of the
| pope's secretaries. this morning described
ne. h,.s-i
| called forth by his illness. declaring that it
! had produced a revival favorable to the
Catholic Church uneXampled in its history,
the pontir exclaimed blessed Illness
Approaching Dissolution.
1t developed during the morning. the
result of a careful medical examination,
that the condition of the pope's kidneys is
| worse as the component parts of the urine
are not normal.
The diminution of certain elements leads
the doctors to fear that his system is grad
ually approaching a state of dissolution.
No traces of albumen were found, indicat-
ing, although the kidneys are not perform
ing their functions properly. that they are
| not themselves organicaliy diseased
The pope has not been allowed to get up
today. No change is apparent in his con-
dition since morning.
Early Morning Bulletins.
At 9:1J O'Clock TINS morning the doctors
issued the following bulletin regarding the
condition of the pope:
Up to midnight the pontif remained
tranquil but afterward he experienced
agitated intervals. A physical examination
of the thorax shows no chance since day be-
fore yesterday. The action of the kidneys
continues slight. and the general condition
of his holiness is somewhat depressed: his
pulse is So. respiration 32 and temperature
So Centigrade (About % FahrenheitD
(Signed) LAPPONl.
''MAZZONI"
The condition of the pope has become
slightly worse. The dizziness has become
pronounced and is accompanied by heeting
Authorizations.
Presentiment of Death.
Pope Leo is credited with having said:
IF | am destined to die from this illness I
feel l shall expire on Thursday, the feast
day of the Carmelte Madonna whom I
specially worship"
This presentiment is remarkable, because
in a certain way it comedies with the
prophecy made in the twelfth century by
St Malachy the bishop of Armagh. who
predicted that Pope Leo would be succeed
ed by a pope symboliZing the motto ''IgneS
Ardens'' burning fire.
The Carmelite Madonna is the patroness
of the Carmelite order which attributes its
origin to the prophet Elijah, who ascended
to heaven in a chariot of fire. Besides, a
member and protector of this order is Car
dinal Gotti, who is looked upon as the most
likely successor to the pontificate
Message Received by Mgr. Falconio.
Mgr Falconio papal delegate to the
Catholic Church in the United States, today
received a cablegram from Cardinal Ram
polla concerning the condition of the pope
which indicate that he was Tot improving.
The cablegram stated: "Amclioration of
the illustrious patient not progressing.
Prayers recommended.
Mgr. O'Connel in Rome.
ROME, July 13.-Monsignor O'Connell.
rector of the Catholic University at Wash
ington has arrived here accompanied by
Father Cornelius G. OKeefe of Highland