Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-09
LEO GROWS WEAKER
The General Condition of the Pope Is Not Tranquilizing.
MS DEPRESSION ON THE INCREASE
DrS. Laproni and HfOzSoni, Wishing to Defend Their D&a&noaas, Have Esswed History O9 the
 Holy Fwther's. Illness.

ROME, July 9.-Pope Leo still lives, If his condition may be called living as he grows weaker hour by hour, ire quently relapsing into unconseiousness, but he still shows wonderful vitality, rising and walking to his armchair. But there his strength gives out, and he reciiDes in it, looking more like corpse than human being. He de Glares that he feels his end to be near and regrets that he is obliged to leave uEs1one many things he had desired to arrange before his departure.
 He Is aware that his life hangs by thread and that any moment may bring the final catastrophe. Yet the wonderful vitality of the remarkable old man is combating complication of diseases which would endanger strong man in the prime of life.
 Great crowds of people congregated on the piazza of St Peters to hear the latest reports.
 The following bulletin has been is gued:
 tsThe night passed tranquilIy enough, although the pontiR had no restorative sleep. The pulse was frequent, but reg uIar. Breathing was not as free as last night The condition of the pope does not permit of a long. eEanIfnauon, but 1t seems that the pneumonia tends to solve itself and that the pIeurfc lhuuid Is not regHkheTing. However, the gen. eral condition of the patfentis not tran Qufii&ings gsbecauSe of the state,of depEes gaon, which at intervals increases 7
 Drs. Lappon and Mazzoni, wishing to defend themselves from the attacks on their diagnosis of the pope's case, have issued the following account of his illness:
 ~On the morning of Tuesday, June 80, Pope Leo went for drive in the Vatican gardens On returning he de ciared that he had greatly benefited by the fresh air and wished to repeat the drive The pope said he feltno need of a medical wastt and informed Dr. Lap poni not to go ard see him.
 During the night of Wednesday, yuly 1, Pope Leo complained, of intes- tfnsl dsstuRbance, which he attributed to constipation
 "On TfmEsday he declared he felt well, butlDr. Lapponi, wishing to know personally the nature of the disturb ances complained of, spent the night at the Vatican. During thenight thaspope seemed sseapaess and restless.
 Ion Friday Dr. L4apponi examined the pope and found pulmonary inf1am- nation in the right Of the thoEax be- tween the inferior and middle lobes- He informed Cardinal RampoHa and began the treatment. wafch he thought right During the day the fnfamna ton spread Dr-5Lapponi, worried. de sired to have Rope Leo seen by Dr. Mazzopi
 ''On Sumlay@Dr. Maz2onf went to~the Vatican and examined the, patient with Dr. Lappnni confirming the Iatbe3's diagnosis namely, an fnf1annatory process in the lung whieh was -deffmed fin the medical bulletin as pulmonary Repatriation The original treatment was continued, consisting of support ing the strength, the heart keaznd general condition of the patient.
 No noticeable change was observed until Monday evening It was then found that the lowest parEaR the*right of the thorax, which previously WEBS parvioaas to respiration, had becomeyim- l peFVioKsss affecting the function of the lung. The presence of liquid was sus- pected. The pontin spent an agftated and sleep4ess night. | "On Tuesday many symptoms con- frmed the presence of liquid. It's in crease was considered to account for the pope's general condition growing worse. After a test puncture 800 grams of bloody liquid was extracted. The condition of the patient improved i'm mediately, revfvfng hopes, slight in some persons and exaggerated in oth- CTS. The Rznelioration in the condition of the patient was not continued dur ing Tuesday Indeed, depression gained i the upper hand"