The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-06
Last Sacrament Administer. ed in Presence of Entire PontiflcaI Court and Twenty-Five Car
 dinals.
AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
NO HOPE HELD OUT BY THE
 PHYSICIANS.

NO HOPE HELD OUT BY THE
 PHYSICIANS.
 Death Momentariiy Expected-Extreme Measures Resorted to to Prolong Life -O1ygen Given and Also camphor Cafreine-Under the Latter the Pcntif Showed Renewed strength When the End Seemed Very Imminent-In- formed of the Gravity Of His Condit- ion- Case Diagnosed as seniIe PaImo- nary Hcpatization.
 Rome, July 5.-The first official bulle- tin On the pope's condition was issued at 11:S0 this morning and says:
 sDr. Lapponi is deeply concerned by. the condition of the pope. He had consultation with Dr. Muzzoni, who confirmed the diagnosis, previously made by his colleague, of senile pull monary hepatization. Dr. Muzzoni ap- proved the treatment already commence ed The general condition of his holi-5 ness is grave on account of the age of the patient, although for the moment it is not alarming. :"
 The following was issued at 2:40 D. nl.:
 Since morning the pope's weakness has increased slightly, his pulmonary condition is unchanged, his breathing is ,r weaker, is not irregular. His tempera- ture is less than normal. His holiness is perfectly conscious (Signed)
 Lapponi,
 sMuzzoni. ''f
 Rome. July 5.--"G Gods will be done. Who would have believed it.. when only ten days ago was presiding over a public consistory ?' mur1nured feebly Pope Leo as he felt himself late this evening sinking into a sleep which last ed about three hours. until excruciating3 pain brought the dying pontiff back to consciousness. He groaned and com- plained of pains on both sides of the tl1orax Tenderly Dr. Lapponi, assisted by Pope Leo's valet, Pic Centra, and the physicians second assistant De Castro, lifted the frail form. and. changing the position, succeeded in giving the patient some relief. Though lowering on the brink of death, the life of the pontiff is still prolonged by means of strong stim- ulants and concentrated nourishment. Late this evening, after the excitement of the ceremony of the last sacrament was over. the pope seemed less restless.
 
 and partly by dose of chloral, which was given to him in considerable auan- tity. The pontiff is lying on a small bed drawn up to g window overlooking the piazza of St. Peter's. The chamber is very large and draped with green curtains. The only picture in the room is an antique madonna and the sole or nament a great ivory erucif1x.
 The Interior of the vatican after mid- night testifies to the conviction that the passing of Pope Leo is very near.
 During the afternoon the strength of the pontiff began to fail him so rapidly that oxygen was given him constantly. but his condition became so critical that 1t appeared that only a few more hours of life remained for him. It was, there fore, deemed wise to advise him of his grave condition, and this was done with tender precaution. Pope Leo was thus prepared for his last communion. which was administered tonight with the par tieipation of all the cardinals now in Rome and the whole of the pontifical court.
 The solemn yet gorgeous ceremony of ' administering the last sacrament took place at the bedside of Pope Leo.s The central figure was the dying pontiff, whose long life's journey is nearly over, calmly preparing to enter the dark valley. His pale and emaciated face, almost as white as the pillows on which it rested, showed little sign of life, except the keen, glittering eyes, all ways his most striking feature.
 Around the bed were grouped the Noble Guards, in their glittering uni- form, the Knights of the Cloak and Sword, in their picturesque medieval costume of black with white ruffs, twenty-five cardinals, all the members of the Sacred College who are at pres- eIlt in Rome, stately and venerable fig ures in their sweeping crimson robes, the whole forming a scene of rich, yet subdued, eoloring, a fit subject for the pencil of Rembrandt. The whole of what is called the pontifical family, headed by Cardinal Rampolla and in- cluding all the private chamberlains, was there Nearest to the bed stood the imposing, tall figure of the Cardinal Grand Penitentiary, Serafino Vannu- telli, with the pope's confessor to hear the last confession of the departing pontiff. Then the priest apostolic ap- preached bearing the viaticum to give the last communion and administer the extreme unction, assisted by the Grand Penitentiary. Pope Leo feebly recited the Confession of Faith as for mulated by the council of Trent and finally the words of dissolution and the formula of indulgence in articulo mor- tis were solemnly pronounced by the Grand Penitentiary. The heads of the great religious orders who were pres ent granted the pope the special in- ! / fy, As.~.. eS.5