Milford chronicle., 1903-07-10

, Not always, your holiness" repIie,
Z happeni gently.
We'll" retorted Pope Leo. "vo,
could not expect to remedy nay Ole
age" 0''
The happy and cheerful expressions
u the pontiff at the moment when he
vas in the very shadow of death as
nished the doctors. The pope him
NHf seems to glory in his ability to
present a calm and bright demeanor.
and particularly asked the doctors to
tell people about the state of his mind.
Accordingly the doctors have freely
discussed the cheerfulness of the ven
eTable patient repeating the details of
MS quick sallies as showing the ac-
j uyity OF his mind
BT Mazzoni, assisted by DR.. Lap
poni's son, who is also a physician. fin
fsAed the analysis Of the liquid ex-
Taeted from the pope's pleura. The
color is orange red, and it is prevalent.
/ ly composed of blood with coagulated
hbrine without pus. What is feared
Is a reproduction of serum in the
pleuTa, in which case the operation
VIII be repeated in about two days.
DR.. Mazzoni has been besieged by
relatives and friends of the pope and
by journalists, inquiring as to the re-
suit OF the operation and his prognosis
of his disease He said:
When one considers that the pope |
should be dead by this time the unex- |
pected may happen and there is still
hope. His resisting so long and main
tanning perfect lucidity of mind means
that Notwithstanding the pneumonia.
the affection of the kidneys and the
difficulty of breathing, there is no pois.
oning Of the blood. Between being at
the point of death and returning to
what his holiness is there is certainly
such a difference as to permit the most
optimistic views. To properly under
stand the change which has taken
place it must be considered that Mon
day the conviction was so sure that he
would die during the night, that not
the contrary opinion of
DR.. LappOni, those surrounding the
pope insisted on having extreme unc-
ion administered. Evil tongues even
nsinuate that some members Of Pope
-eo's immediate circle counted on the ,
)ad effects that such a function was q
likely to produce on a weakened organ y
SIN, but the pope resisted splendidly. 6
indeed, he seems to have acquired
resh strength. don't dare to say any ?
hing positive. 1t is very easy to be
eceived. especially in the presence of
uch marvellous resistance. l merely n
enture the impression that there is a Z
reliability that the pope will die, but u
do not believe death will occur yet" j.
Shortly after 10 o'clock at night the r
Ontif received the extreme JUNCTION h'
t 3 o'clock his condition seemed so dl
opeless that only short time aDDar- to
ltly remained before he would glide at
ito his last sleep. At Dr.. LaDoonfs II
iuatiye hasty consultation OF the
)pes relatives, Cardinal Rampolla 10
Id other ecclesiastics was held, and dc
was decidedPthat extreme JUNCTION Sa
ould be given. The pontiff received to
e announcement with his usual calm
SIS, and though scarcely able to speak at
dibly, he said he knew his time had m'
me and he was ready to appear be- We
re the sublime tribunal with full pil
lst in the Divine mercy. sw
Monsignor Piferi. Pope Leo's con- wa
sor, administered the extreme fro
ction, and when the ceremony was
ar his holiness sank back on the pill
Y with apparent Creat relief that all Pit
S done and that he was entering in
rest after his long pilgrimage
after the administration of the Yol
ticum kilograms hoping for his re- cOu
cry We're shown to the pope. and ave
appeared to be much sratifed One the
the strangest features in his condi- Ste
1 is the interest the pope takes in and
grams inquiring about his health. The
wing heard that a FreAch lady wht
1m he had received in audience a it v
weeks ago had telegraphed a mes lay
g cf sympathy, he asked to see the The
'atch. and when MOnslgnOF Pifferi Tive
lght it he was not satisfied with brea
ting at the message, but wished to You
it. in h
be pope himself seems persuaded is k
this illness is his last and he has NJ
u AA-AS7Ag oGtLATQ lis dndHS. nQuEn Z >. v
iting the end calmly, his mind is chur
r, and he still gives attention to is W
dane matters despite the fact that the
has been warned by his doctors. Tent
fear his keen intellect may wear
? the frail sheath in which it is @.
sed 1C
lch significance is attached to an Ca-' Coilu
lded visit made by Cardinal Gotti.
ct Of the propaganda, b the sick
. from which other conspicuous
bers of the Sacred College are ex- ~ T.
d by the doctors orders. Car -.
Gottis interview lasted 90 min 4,-'D 80 u
even the doctors and attendants 1-li-e
rawing- end leaving him alone 80. 80
the pope. This has naturally - ~
I'd wide field of speculation. It - - -
en- asserted on the authority of - L
ardinal that Pope Leo expressed -
ope that in the event Of the sue eCo
n falling on Cardinal Gotti he bTrno
have the strengt to take I'm