Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-10
ANOT Their OPERATION
Pope's Pleura Again Tapped
by Surgeons.
SOME SERUM FOUND
REMOVAL OF THIS SEEMED TO
HELP HIM.
He Sank Into Deep Sleep Soon After
His General Condition
Unchanged
SOME SERUM FOUND

| ROME, July 10, 3:45 p.m.-The pope's
| marvellous vitality still permits him to
maintain his struggle against death. al
| though a portion of the night was passed
| in sleepless waiting. He greeted his doc
| tors this morning with hopeful expressions.
| 1t was decided to perform another opera
| ton, which was executed by Dr. Mazzoni.
| assisted by DR.. Lapponi The patient was
| visibly relieved and soon after arose, sat
| in his armchair and read his favorite Latin
| poet, Horace. The usual light nourshment
| was taken at noon and the pope then lay
down for a long rest. Although there is
intense public anxiety. the neiehborhood of
the Vatican and st. Peters is comparative
| ly quiet.
The vicar of Rome has issued a proclama-
ton asking for prayers for the recovery OF
| his holiness and caused il to be posted On
| the front of all the churches. which
| throughout the day have been crowded with
praying men and women.
Rose at O'Clock
| The pope rose at @ o'clock this morning.
He said he thought the air of his room
was somewhat vitiated and wanted it
changed. An attendant, Pho Centra,
after having been authorized to do
Sc by DIR. Lapponi, opened the windows of
the whole apartment, including that of the
sick room, the pontiff having previously
been carefully covered with extra blankets.
After remaining open for short time the
windows We're closed, with the exception of
the window of the sick room, DIR. Lapponi
having decided that the balmy, fresh air
could only do the patient good The OPEN
ing and the shutting of the windows was
watched from the piazza by the people
who had gathered there to hear the latest
news, and some of them interpreted it as
no Inc haf ha f4t.
necessitated a prompt official denial
The pope prayed for half an hour and
then had breakfast, partaking of the yolk
of an egg beaten up with sugar IN hot
coffee, and a light biscuit. The pontif then
attended to his toilet but he did not shave
He then received his private secretary
Monsignor Angel, who was again surprised
at the pope's brightness of mind and dis
play of energy,
Pope's Looks Belle His Condition.
On leaving the sick room Monsignor An
geli remarked to those who surrounded him
and asked for news that if it was not
known that the pope was dangerously I'll,
from his appearance at that time one would
say he was in his normal condition. The
monsignor added that the pontiff referred
to several different matters recalling ex-
actly the most minute details and remem-
bering facts, figures and dates with mar
velouS promptness, and all this to the ac-
compartment of snuff taking. The same
impressions were formed by Count Camille
Pecci. who visited the pope after Monsignor
Angel.
The doctors visit and the operation fol-
lowed.
ROME July 1O-The following bulletin
regarding the condition of the pope was
posted at 1870 o'clock this morning:
THE august patient passed the first part
of the night fairly peacefully, but after
ward the difficulty in his breathing became
more marked, coupled with discomfort and
in increase of the feeling of oppression.
The pulse is small and weak, at the rate of
81. Apyrexfa was complete, and there
little diuresis. A flow of endopleurltic
matter being observed second operation
was decided upon and Immediately per-
formed by DR.. Mazzoni. About a thousand
grammes of bloody serum was extracted.
The pontif bore the second operation very
well. and in consequence of i both the
respiration and the power of the neart at
once improved.
(SigpeO 'LhPPONI
'MAZZONT
''ROSSONI"
After the bulletin had been issued the
crowds about the entrance of the Vatican
dispersed.
The authorities of the Vatican have mads
arrangements which show that they expect
a quiet day, and the geneia al feeling is that
while the case is hopeless the pope NAV
live several days or even d week longer
DIR. MaZZonis operation this morning was
almost identical with that of Tuesday
afternoon. The patient lay on his couch.
with his side exposed. The skin above the
affected parts was washed with solution
of alcohol, cocaine was hypodermicalIv in
Jected and DIR. Mazzoni inserted a Pravaz
needle, which. by suction, drew off the
vitiated matter. The operation was COM
paratively painless, and was performed
without recourse to chloroform or other
anaesthetics
The Operation Brought Relief.
After the operation the pope felt so re-
ieved that he insisted on getting up and
took several steps toward his arm chair
and seated himself for a few minutes He
then arose and going to the book shelves,
where he keeps his favorite authors. took
down Horace's AIRS Poetica, returned to the
arm chair and began reading. holding one
leg over the other. He seemed to feel no
i'll effects from the operation. On the con-
trary, he appeared to have derived benefit
from it,
Later in the day the pope had lunch and
then took a long rest
In the provinces firmly rooted has be-
come the conviction that the pope will not
successor is almost superceding in general.
interest the details of the pontiff's illness.
Betting goes on with great animation. each
cardinal having his fervent admirers.
Those most frequently mentioned
likely to be the next occupant of the papal
throne are Cardinals Oreglia, Gotti and
Rampolla, but Cardinals Agliardi, -Serafno
Vannutelli and Ferrari, press them hard in
public favor. b. Al
Pulmonary Conditions Reappear.
During the mornings examination of the
patient the doctors, after a thorough sound
ing, found that a pulmonary sound had re-
appeared in the obtuse zone. except in the
area limited to the region where the pune
ture was made for the extraction of the
liquid which is on line drawn from the
nipple of the right breast, under the arm
to the spinal column, the obtuSe sound thus
being between the sixth and eighth ribs.
With his head against the ribs Dr. I4apponi
heard murmur In the vascular region.
The murmur was confused, with pleuric
rumblings, together with gurglings, as II Of
small to middle-sized bubbles.
At 3:15 he was still enjoying a restful re-
pose and showing no i'll effects from the
operation. The neighborhood of the Vat-
can was tranquil
At 400 all was still quiet at the Vatican.
No change of any sort was reported. Car
dinal Rampolla did not venture into the
sick chamber. but anxiously inquired fire.