Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-16
THE POPE YET LIVES
His Holiness Still Clings to
 Life, but Grows Weaker.
CONDITION IS NOT MUCH WORSE.
A Slight Amount of Nourishme ent Was Taken, but He Continued Restless and Unable to
 Lie Easily In Bed.

ROME, July 16.-Dr. Mazzoni in re- ply to the question Gan the pope re- cover?" gave out the following signed statement:
 Dr. Mazzoni in reply to the question "Can the pope recover" gave out the following signed statement:
 ''At the present moment the disease of his holiness has lost it's character of absolute gravity which it had at it's acute period. It might be considered to have entered the period of possible solution.
 This might occur in a man of strong fiber and young, but it is impossible to entertain such a hope in the case of man in his ninety-fourth year. With him the physical energy absolutely in- dispensable for recovery is lacking. Pope Leo's organism is perfect and as such maintains itself after ninety-three years of never interrupted work, but his motor force is no longer sufficient for the complex functions essential to life.
 ''In other words, the ninety three years of Pope Leo XIII. brings him into that category of extraordinary lon gevity when life is destined to flicker out independent of the action of any pathological complication. The only service that science and affection can render is that of struggling to have this precious existence preserved to us as long as possible
 During the night the pope had sev- eral hours rest His pulsation is S2, respiration 30, temperature 36.2 centi- grade. There has been no noticeable change in the general condition of the august patient
 One of the doctors in attendance on the pontiff gave graphic but horrible word picture of Pope Leo as he ap- pears now. That smile which lighted up the pontiff's face even in extreme age has disappeared probably forever. The skin is drawn tightly over the bony framework of his face, leaving the once bright eyes staring dimly from the deeply sunken sockets. A grayish paIlor overspreads his countenance, but the most noticeable rayage wrought by his present disease is the dropping of the lower jaw, which has made the pope's features take on the fixed rigid ity of death.
 The pope took slight amount of nourishment but he was quite restless, shifting uneasily on his bed and com plaining of being unable to secure an easy position. Later he became drow- sy and had some sleep. The assem- bling of the doctors two hours before the usual time was not due to any alarming turn in the pope's condition, but through the wish to thoroughly go over every detail of the situation. The moderate tone of the bulletin which followed the visit gave an assurance that the patients condition was prac- ticaIly unchanged, while the expression that the depression of his strength had not increased afforded a slight note of relief.
 His holiness has complained of slight uneasiness at the chest, but that he has not yet completely given up hope was indicated by his remark that he ex- pected this oppression of his chest to pass off in few days. During the day the pope drank few drops of the healing waters from the shrine at Lourdes, several bottles of which were sent to the Vatican by the French bishop in whose see Lourdes is situat- ed A local paper bravely announced that from the moment Pope Leo swal- lowed the water an improvement in his condition became apparent.
 The total number of dispatches in- quiring about the pope's health re- ceived at the Vatican has reached 26,- GOO, including some lengthy cables from half round the world. The total cost of these telegrams is estimated at $36,0oO. This enormous deluge taxes to the utmost the resources of the Vat ican administration. A large force of priests and seminarians is temporarily aiding the officials in making re- sponses, which bear the signature of Cardinal Rampolla.