The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-07-17
4 wnEK oF ANXIETY.
The i:nd OF ~ Found the Pope hut
the shadow of ~ Wan.

Rome. July ~. Saturday brought
@ a close q full week since Pope Leo
was stricken with illness, aud II
found him still battling against death.
DIR. Lappuni remained near the pope
throughout the night, but there was
little occasion for his services. when
DIR. Malloni Joined him IN the sick
chamber at $3.50 o'clock Saturday
morning they found that their pa.
tent Ind not suffered any serious de.
preston during the night. although
the same tcrribl. weakness was still
manifest.
An affecting interview has occurred
between the pontin. Cardinal Satolli
aud three other cardinals represent.
ing various degrees of the sacred col.
lcgc. Cardinal Satolli and his
Ions were admitted To the presence OF
the pope ~ n special favor. following
his earnest %entrcatics. In the gentlcst
name Cardinal Mncchi. speaking for
all, told the pontin of the universal
interest taken In his condition, add.
Ing; prayers are going up every.
where that the Lord may preserve for
the benefit Of the church, the precious
life ~ your holiness"
II thank your emincncc," replied
the pope. 1T will he MS God wishes.
We must submit Ia His holy will" S
saying the sufferer pressed the hand
Of each Of the cardinals rs they with
drew.
One Of the cardinals present at the
interview, spoke afterwards Of the re.
mnrknblc changes that had been
wrought since he had last seen the
pontin only last Sunday night, when
extreme unction was administered to
his holiness. The cardinal said. "rhe
appearance Of the Holy father Is In
tenscly painful. lie maintains mental
acumcn, but his brave spirit Il terri.
bly, broken. This was especially ap.
parent Ia me, while | nm used 10 see
him often. l have Observed u great
change In his physical condition dur.
ing the Inst Ave days. III, words nrc
now uttered with difficulty and he
raises his hand only aftcT an effort.
His face Is excessively cmaciatcd and
his eyes ARE deeply sunkcn. His ex.
IRENE weakness II evident at the first
glance; there remains only u shadow
of the man
Cardinal Satolll. In n conversation,
said that life was only KEEP. In the
tired body of the pontif by the ON.
slant use Of powerful stimulunts, and
other persons equally reliable WIN
saw the pope Sunday aud who had
seen him On previous days of his III
ness, agrcc with Cardinal Satolli Ia
saying that death has made all his
ravages save separation of the soul
and body. And yet doctors
to the public that the popc's general
condition Is satisfactory. An ex,
PLANTATION OF he apparent contradic-
tion lies In ne fact that the doctors
expected his holiness do die long he
fore this and now are exercising ~
their bulletins an cNcrhs of caution
and n comparative method OF expires
sion which h iucomprchcnsible Il
the lay mind. Moreover. the extraor
binary vitality of their patient has
80 to speak, annihiliated every mcdi
cal theory held by doctors in T,aly
so that II is scarcely surprising that
Doctors RosSoni. Mazloni and lap
poni content themselves with daily
recording the symptoms of progress.
sion and retrogression which succeed
each other with such battling irregu.
larity MS To forbid the risk Of maxi
Ing a definite Representation for the
public.