The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-17

Rome, July 15.-11:35 j. m-The Off
clal news received by the Associated J
Press from ;he vatican during the past
tNenty-four hours states that in his
delirL:n the pore spoke especially of
Pilgrimages and rtc:ted disconnectedly
latin verses. He often seemed panlS
stricken, crying to DR.. Lapponi, his
valet, Contra and Monsignor Angel, |
one of his secretaries, where are you?
Do not abandon me-
The delirum ceased entirely at
o'clock p. m. when his holiness again
revived. Having eaten nothing through
out the day he was then given four
spoonsful of meat broth and masti
Gated some beef without swallowing it,
From midnight up to o'clock this
| morning the pontiff was constantly
| drowsy. The liquid in the plura does
| not show much tendency to gather and
| the doctors think it likely the end will
| come through exhaustion and anemia
| instead Of as q result of cardiac paral-
| ysis.
| Rome. July 15.-Dr. Mazzom in reply
| to the question can the pope recover?"
| Gave the Associated Press correspon-
dent tonight the following signed state
| ment:
Rome, via Condotti 9, July Is.
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. 1t might be considered
| to have entered the period of a possi-
BILE solution. This might occur in a
L -.
! is impossible to entertain such a hope
| in the case of a man in his ninety
| fourth wear. With him the physical
| energy absolutely indispensable for re-
coVery is lacking. Pope Leo's organism
| Is perfect, and as such maintains itself
after SO years of never interrupted
work, but his motor force is no longer
| SUFFICIENT for the complex function eS-
| sential to life. In other words, the SO
years of Pope Leo NH bring him into
| that category of extraordinary lOngeVr-
| ty when life is destined to flicker out
independent of the action Of any path
| Ologlgcal complication.
| The only service that science and
| affection can renderi S that of strug-
| Cling to have this previous existence
preserved to us as lon~ as possible
| (Signed) 'GAETANI IAZZONI."
| One of the doctors in attendance on
the pontiff gave the Associated Press
correspondent a graphic but horrible,
| word picture of Pope Leo as he ap-
pears today. That smile which lighted
up the pOntiff's face, even in extreme
age, has disappeared. probably for ever
The skin is drawn tightly over the oony
framework of his face, leaving the once
bright eyes staring dimly from the
deeply sunken sockets. a grayish pal
lor over shreads his countenance, but
| the most noticeable raVage wrought BY
, his present disease is the dropping Of
| Ia low @ c
| features take on the fixed rgiiity OF
: death
Throughout the day the precincts o
| the vatican were comparatively Qule
and the immediate vicinity of the sicl
1 | room showed none of the evidences o
5 | agitation and alarmed so apparent yes
E terday. In naked contract to previous
4 | days the patient was kept in almoS
3 | absolute seclusion. only one person be
2 | sides the physicians in immediate at
7 tendance gaining admission. This on
G | was MOnsignor Pifferl, the pOpes con
e | fessor Others came to the ante-chan
t | Der. including Cardinals SatOll an
: Serefino Nannutelli. but they did no
press for admission to the sick roOr
! being aware Of the Doctors earnes
. wish to afford the august patient ev
n cry opportunity of avoiding eXertlo
" and mental effort.
-, During the dav the pope took Sigh
:. | amount of nOuriShment- through tn
"a morning he was quite restless. Shlftln
~ uneasily on his bed and complalnin
:, of being unable to secure an easy pos
~ ton. Later he became droWsy an
IS during the afternoon had some sleel
~ The assembling of the doctors at ha
- past five o'clock. two hours before tf
ld | usual time. was not due to any alarm
ii ing turn in the pope'S condition. bl
through the wish thoroughly to go Ovt
every detail of the situation. The moo
crate tone of the bulletin which was i:
sued after the visit gave anasSuran(
10 that the patients condition was prac1
cany unchanged while the eXpressiC
that the denression OF his strength ha
- not increased afforded slight note
relief.
NJ This evening his holiness comolaine
i'd of a slight uneasiness in the chest, b1
he that he has not yet completely give
up hope was indicated by his remal
oii that he expected the oppression of h
-et chest to mass off in a few days. Du
til ing the day the ~ope drank few drol
uy of the healing waters from the Shril
he at Lourdes, several bottles of whit
It were sent to the vatican by the Frenc
en- bishop whose see LOurdes is 81
is uated.
ut 4 local paper gravely announces tn
from the moment he swallowed the W