The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-07-15

rome, July IV--os ~ a. m.--lt ID re-
ported that when, shortly after sun
rise this morning. Dr. LapDoni went
to see the pope he found him with his
hands together in the attitude Of
prayer. On the doctor inquiring
whether he required anything his hoii-
ness replied:
To-day finishes week since l was
taken Ill. am thanking God Sor hay
ing given me strength to still pray to
Him."
Rome, July 1912 a. m.-Another
day Of alternate hopes and fears has
passed and Pope Leo's life still hangs
in the balance Beginning with re-
newed hopes, the day closed with the
scales tending slowly, but surely,
dowEwards. How long this agonifing
period of suspense will last not even
the attending doctors dare to say.
No night bulletin was issued, but at
1915 this morning it was learned
from Dr. Mazzoni that the condition
of the pontiff had not changed since
the issue of the evening bulletin at
1880 O'Clock, which announced that
the patients state was grave, and at
which hour DR.. Lapponi had declared
his fear that there was no hope, but
that the end might not come during
this night.
pr. Mazzoni interviewed.
: At midnight report coming from
the vatican itself gained currency that
DR.. Mazzoni had again operated on
the pope and extracted serum which
had again gathered in the pleural cav
ity. The representative of the Asso-
ciated Press Immediately went to see
the illustrious surgeon and found him
at his home at 1880 this morning AL
though extremely tired, DR.. Mazzoni
allowed himself to be interviewed and
said:
.'Tt is untrue that new operation
has been performed. ] was with the
pope from II p. m. until after mid
night and found his general condition
stationary, no change having taken
place since this afternoon, when the
consultation with DIR. Rossini was
| held. To strengthen the patients
heart and help the circulation OF the
blood injected camphor and caffeine,
after which the pope, who seemed
somewhat relieved, said he remember
ed being treated with raspail water on
camphor basis when he was nuncio
at Brussels, 60 years ago."
In reply to question DR.. Mazzoni
replied:
New Operation May Be Necessary.
Il really cannot say whether the
serum in the pleural cavity has in
| creased since the consultation this
afternoon, as | did not examine his
holiness for such purpose It must
be understood that the pope is too
frail to be handled like other people.
Besides, his thorax, through old age,
has BECOME bent in such way that
the right side, where pneumonia was
first detected, curves out in very
pronounced manner, while the left
side curves in. In tomorrow's visit
attention will be especially centered
on the progress in the secretion of
serum. Then decision will be taken
as to whether new operation Is nee
essary."
DR.. Mazzoni ended by ridiculing tho
criticisms, objections and advice which
he said people, most of whom are ia
nous only for never having been
heard OF. allow themselves to advance,
even from abroad, many of these per-
sons having only seen the pope in
photographs The greatest accusation
| is that pleurisy was not discovered in
time. visited the pope for the first
time on Sunday. On Monday evening
discovered the fluid and on Tuesday
removed 1t. ANY student of medi-
cine knows" concluded DIR. Mazzoni,
that sometimes weeks pass before
the presence of serum is detected
myself once had pleurisv. which the
doctor only discovered Is days after
was taken ILL.,
The condition of Pope Leo at times
yesterday morning seemed SO favor
able that the hopeful DR.. Mazzoni and
the more conservative DR.. Lapponi
united in expressing the belief that
there was some slight prospect of re-
covery, but within few hours these
brighter prospects disappeared before
the most alarming conclusions reach
ed after the lengthy consultation of
doctors. The earlier hopes had been
inspired largely by the pontiff's out
ward evidence Of yigor, as he was able
to rise, walk and command all his fac
ulties, but the latter consultation dis
closed that these outward evidences
of strength We're entirely deceptive, as
the real danger consisted in the grad
ual internal progress of the insidious
disease.
Condition Beyond Hope.
The mere fact of the consultation in
itself gave rise to the gloomiest fore
holdings. Indeed, this was the first
actual consultation, as the previous
frequent meetings OF the doctors were
not regarded as formal consultations.
DR.. Rossini, the distinguished special
list Of tho Raccelli school, was calIea
into consultation lasting two hours,
during whieh every phase Of the pa
tents case was infinitely gone over