The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-21


ally occurred it viii hold all dispatches
until the facts are officially verified when
the first official announcement will be
made.
Sick Room Was Tranquil.
This morning the sick room was the
most tranquil spot in the vatican The
poutiff lies on his bed. the pillows of
whlch are not winter than his face, which
mas strange appearance. owing to his
not having been shaved for so long. His
hands are folded over the rosary which
he has used for over sixty years. The
Ee.iness will never again enter, stands in
vltingly near with his stick beside 1t,
before a huge ivory crucifix, DR.. Lapponi
sitting by the bedsidR ready for any
emergency The doctor, from time to
time. rises nOiSelessly TO administer nOur-
ishment, of which this morning the pom
tiff has taken some. Indeed. DR. Lapponi
succeeded in having him swallow several
teaspoonfuls of coffee. milk and brandy
The silence of the sick room Is oc-
casionally broken by hacking cough.
due to the gathering Of phlegm in the
have the effect OF rousing the pontiff.
causing him to open his eyes and re-
examining him this morning, believing he
was in a stupcr. his holiness suddenly
fixed his eyes, even now bright and by
no means lifeless, on them, saying:
The End Foreseen.
This time doctors, you will not win
in your brave fight with death"
1T Is your holiness who is brave.
said DR.. Lapponi, but before the remark
was uttered the pope was again unable
10 understand what was said
Although this mornings bulletin has
given the impression that the pOpe'S con-
sly the doctors do not think so. They
consider that the lowering of the pulse
and the .diminution Of the respiration are
| due 10 great prostration or the whole
organism. which is augmenUing notwith-
standing the fact chat the patient at
times takes a little nourishment The
! ter phrases, although unconscious. His
mind evidently returns to the events
which impressed him most before his
Illness began. At one moment he is feel
| ing about with his hands and moving his
head from side TO side, trying to LIFT
himself. while he mutters;
Dying Words.
What crowds, What devotion. Ny
/ dear people then, falling back. he
signs and says: "Oh. the weight of these
/ robes. Can ] hold out until the end2'
/ This is followed by scraps OF Latin
/ verse and prayers, and then comes an
| interval of silence which is broken by
another moment Of energy in which the
/ pope cries:
''The consistory is over They can re-
/ preach me no longer. How many faces
] of ali kinds Now many foreigners The
! church is triumnhing.' and so on. over
/ and over again.
! The final scene in the death chamber
was profoundly impressive. The pope S
death having been expected since noon.
{ his death bed was surrounded by praC-
tically all the members of the sacred col
] lege now in Rome and the whole pa9al
/ court while the pontiffs nephews re-
! manned in the papal library until they
! received word from the doctors which
I announced that his last expiring brea tn
was approaching. Then they moved 81
! lentiy within the death chamber, some
standing. some kneeling. an awaiting the
awful moment Of dissolution.
In the ante-ehamber had assembled the
matte corps and representatives of the
| papal aristocracy awaiting the an
nouncement that the final moment mad
/ come.
Light Going Out
1 Profound silence reigned in the pope
bedroom. only broken by the doctors ris-
ing to render their expiring patient more
( comfortable BY the sObs of the ever
/ faithful valet. Pho Contra. himself "a
years Of age. who had TO be assisted 10
I the bedside. Softly he recited the prayers
-, for the Dying, the pontiff at one moment
| appearing 70 follow them as though con-
scious of what was transpiring. but he
could not speak. Then the dying pope
murmured something TO himself. in which
| those bending over him heard the words
Father and Mother
his fingers on the pope's pulse. felt II
/ growing gradually weaker and weaker,
/ and at the same time the pOntiffs eX-
! tremities began to get cold. his lips be-
came blue. his eyes sank more deeply
into the head. his breathing became even
| more difficult and there were strange
ratings in his throat.
His Last Blessing.
/ Finally the pope was asked TO bless his
nephews and ali the others present. lie
| attempted TO raise himself and the ex-
/ IRENE emaciaticn OF his person, covered
| with a fine night shirt. was rendered
| more pronounced by the surroundings
The portieres dividing the door were
drawn back 20 admit as much air as
possible while the light filterine
! through the green shades OF the window
rendered his sunken eyes and shrunkeu
features absolutely CHASTITY.
1t was most solemn moment The
head of the pontiff- with its white
4 skull cap. no winter than the fringe OF
the siiverv hair. rising above the Grim
son coverlet. his hand raised in the te
4 miliar gesture of benedictiOn. the kneel
4 ing assemhlage being too earnestly ao'
y sorbed in deep affliction, yeneFatiou am
weeping to even make movement.
j End Was Peaceful
The doctors again examined the dyins