Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-10


Rome, July 9.-7.45 P. M.-The news
of the sudden relapse of the Pope, the
consultation Of physicians, and the
alarming bulletin which followed was
an unexpected thunderbolt in what had
already become, in the public feeling,
an unclouded sky. The idea now pre-
walls that this brings to definite end
all of the bright hopes which were
cherished, this morning.
Prof. Rosdoni went through the most
careful examination of the illustrious
patient employing again what is known
as the Baccelli system. The consulta-
ton lasted over two hours. The pa
ticnt, as one of the features of the in
vestigation, was made to pronounce
the Italian word Thirty three" (tren-
tn tre) which in case where there is in
dicated the presence of badly acting
heart, q vitiated circulation and Sc
rum In the pleura, to any one listening
at the patients side presents a sound
as if the consonant in the word thirty
three had been dropped. The expert
ment unfortunately proved not only
the presence Of fluid in the pleura, but
ready afflicted the patient with the
same disturbances that were observed
last Tuesday. 1t was evident that
another operation would be indispensi-
BILE.
That the Pope fully realizes that his
end cannot be longer deferred is shown
by the attention he has given during
the last few days to the details of his
final resting place. 1t is well known
that he has discussed his testamentary
dispositions and expressed his wishes
as to the place and manner of his flu
neral. Shortly before he was taken i'll
the POntiff repeated to Cardinal Satol-
II lis desire to be buried in the church
of st. John Lateran. The spot he des-
| ignated is on the left of the apse above
| the entrance to the sacristy, cores
pOnding to the opposite niche in which
is the monument erected by himself
| In 1891 to Pope Innocent III. 1t is said
that a statue Of Pope Leo, forming
part Of the monument, has already
been made. In other respects the tomb
will resemble that of Innocent III, con-
sisting of Il sarcophagus with a base
relief. two inches, two statues and two
medallions.
Admirers and Worshippers of Pope
Leo are sending to the physicians in
charge infallible remedies which they
say If only employed are sure to save
the Pontiff's life. An American has
sent what he describes as an extraor-
binary nutritive liquid which would re-
store the dying to health. A South
| American has sent a hemorrhoidal I'M
tn, iot neIr Dn,iI co
there are prescriptions from druggists
and offers already to embalm the Pom
tiff. Others offer to make death
| mask; some want to paint Il picture
of Pope Leo and one writer even offers
to impart the secret of petrifying the
| body into an everlasting statue to be
offered to the Pope's nephews.
The Napolitans are showing great
emotion over The approaching end of
Pope Leo, praying in the churches and
doing all that religion prescribes in APP
pcaling to the Almighty to delay the
catastrophe. Cardinal Frisco telegraphs
that recourse has even been had to the
extreme measure of bringing out the
blood of Saint Gennaro. The blood OF
the saint is contained in 81 vial in q
petrfied form, which turns into liquid
and boils when the saint condescends
| to intervene. The miracle is very dear
to the heart of the Napolitans, who
firmly believe in its power to cure all
ills. The cardinal reports that the pet
rifled blood took liquid form, today,
in the presence of q large concourse.
The Vatican has received dispatches
from all parts of the world, from the