Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-20

f'Vt p III
His moments Were comparatively
peaceful ana painless and were pre-
ceded by a period Of nsensibility
Around the bedside at the final moment
Were the cardinals. the relatives and
the members Of the papal court Be
fore apsing into Inconsistencies the
dying pontin feebly moved his lips, his
last articulate words being those used
in bestowIng "a benediction'
Gradually the shadow OF death spread
over the pontin his extremitcs be-
came cold, his features assumed the
fixed ngidty OF death and Dr. Lapponi
noted his last Autterng heart beats,
which gradually became slower and
slower until they finally stopped,
The news Of the pope's death spread
rapidly throughout Rome and caused
most profound sensation, The whole
city Is IN mourning
ALARM AT THE VATICAN.
Rome July 70, l:Oj p. MAT / O'Clock
there was great alarm at the vatican as
the pope was suffering from a great
Caruiac Affection Dr. Lapponi really
thought the end had arrived and car
dinal Serno Vannutelli, the grand pen
itentary, began the prayers for the dy-
Ing and gave the pontiif absolution in
artclulo mortis. His death was consid-
cred 50 imminent that all the cardinals
Were present and the members Of the
diplomatic corps were admitted TO the
sick room as, according 10 tradition,
popes must become surrounded by the
sacred college the pontifcal court and
Ihu ninfpruufa argrallsaH fn N
Just at that moment large party Of
American tourists, unaware OF the
critical situation Of the pontff, ascend
ed the grand staircase talking and
laughing. They were approached by
gcndarme who said. Please do not
make any noise as the holy father Is
dying This produced great emotion
y among the tourists and they Immediate
: retired
The government has decided that
when the popes death is imminent or
has actually occurred IL viii hold all
dispatches until the facts are officially
verified when the first official announces
ment VIII be made.
A stop has been made to the frequent
visits made to Pope Leo's chamber al
though the presence OF callers would
not harm him, While he was conscious
the visits exhausted him. but il was his
wish that the visitors should be admit
ted and the attending doctors thought
II better not to cross him
The pope VIII die one may say in
harness and n not standing as he de-
clared he would be- at least performing
his duties to the end.
IN THE SICK ROOM.
This morning the sick room was the
most tranquil spot in the vatican. The
pontln lies on his bed, the pillows OF
which are not winter than his face
which has q strange appearance owing
TO his not having been shaved for 50
long His hands are folded over the
rosary which h. has used for over sixty
Years. The famous arm chair, which
perhaps, his holiness will never again
enter stands invitlngly near. with his
stick beside It, while Contra his valet
prays and weeps before a huge ivory
crucihX pr l.appOn sitting by the
bed side ready for any emergency The
doctor from time 20 time rises noise-
iessly 10 administer nourishment. Of
which this morning the pOntff has taxi
en- some Indeed. Dr. Iapponi succeeded
In having him swallow several tea
, spoonfuls Of coffee, milk and brandy
mixed. The silence Of the sick room
Is occasionally broken by a hacking
cough, due to the gathering OF phlegm
IN the pope's threat These coughing
spells have the effect OF rousing the
pontlf. causing him to open his eyes
and revive slightly. When the doctors
were examining him this morning, be-
lieving he was In q stupor, his holiness
suddenly fixed his eyes,eyen now bright
and by no means ifeless, on them, say
Ing.
YOU WILL NOT WIN"
This time. doctors. you win not win
IN your brave fight with death"
III Is your holiness who Is brave"
replies DR.. Lappon but before the re-
mark was uttered the pope was again
unable TO understand what was said
Although this mornings bulletin has
given the impression that the pope's
condition Is somewhat amelorated. IN
reality the doctors do not think so
They consider that the lowering Of the
pulse and the dinunitlon Of the respira-
ton are due to great prostratlon OF the
whole organism which is augmenting.
Notwithstanding the fact that the patti
ent al times takes a little nourishment.
The pope continues now and then 10
mutter phrases although unconscious
His mind evidently returns 20 the
events which impressed him most be-
fore his Illness began. Al one mo-
ment he Is feeling about with his hands
and moving his head from side To side.
trying 10 lift himself, while he muir
murs;
What crowds What devotion My
dear PEOPLE then falling back he
siFhs and says oh The weight OF
these robes. Can hold out until the
endf'
This Is followed by scraps OF Latin
verse and prayers and then comes an
Interval Of silence which is broken by
another moment OF energy In which the
pope cries
Tho cOnsistory Is over. They can re-
proach me no Toner. How many faces
OF all kinds How many foreigners, The
church Is triumnhing' and 50 on. over
an6 over again. \ wonderful thing
about Pope Leo Is that every time his
mind becomes clear he seems to grasp
the fact that Il may BE- the last and
he makes the highest use Of It, When,
during the alarming crises about noon.
he was lying on his bed. perfectly mo-
tionless while around him knelt the
cardinals and other members OF the
papa court, praying and not knowing
whether the pope was not already dead
without any preliminary restlessness
Ne pontif opened his eyes. which fell