The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
MAY LINGER DAYS
Pope LeO's Pneumonia Practi-
cally Has Disappeared.
Trouble Now Lies in His Com
plete PrOstratiOn.
ARE LIKELY TO FAIL.
Ordinary Calculations Are Not
to Be Depended Upon.
An Absence of the Previous De-
lirium Is Noted.

Rome, July Is. 7:25 p. m.-The follow
ing bulletin has just been issued:
During the day no special phenom-
ena were noticed in the general condition
of the august patient. The depression
in his strength was not augmented.
Respiration, pulse and temperature
about stationary. Respiration 30, tenn
perature 1854, centgrade; pulse s4.-
Rossoni, Mazzoni, Lapponi."
Rome, July 15.-S:10 P. M.-The pope
has again taken a little nourishment
Speaking to Mgr. Angel, one of his
secretaries, the oontiff said he felt op-
preston of the chest, but hoped it would
pass away in a few days.
Rome, July 15.-The pope's condition
shows practically no change since yes
terday. After a comparatively quiet
night, he became restless during the
forenoon hours and complained of his
inability to sleep. He turned uneasily
from side TO side and seemed unable to
settle himself in a comfortable posture.
but there was no recurrence of those
dangerous periods of delirium, which
aroused such apprehension yesterday.
The doctors continue to feel that the
patients condition is extremely danger
Gus, DuL IneN say ne may sun llllS6I lOI
days. They repeat that all of the ordi-
nary calculations are quite likely to fail
in the present extraordinary case.
Speaking OF the specific conditions, the
doctors say that they think the pneu-
monia has practically disappeared. The
regatheTing of liquid in the pleura is 50
slight TO cause the patient no trou-
BILE. The chief remaining danger lies in
the almost complete prostration. sue
ceeding the acute stages of the disease
The official news received by the As
sociated Press during the past "a hours
states that in his delirium the pope
spoke specially of pilgrimage and reci-
ted Latin verse. He often seemed panic
stricken, crying to Lapponi. Centra and
one of his secretaries Where are you?
do not abandon me-
The delirium ceased entirely at p.
r.. when his holiness again revived
Having eaten nothing throughout this
day he was then given four spoonsful
of meat broth and masticated some beef
without swallowing. From midnight up
to this morning the pope was con-
stantly drowsy. The liquid in the pleura
does not show much tendency to gather
and the doctors think it likely the end
will come through exhaustion and
anemia instead of a result of cardiac
paralysis
When DR.. Mazzoni entered the pope's
sick room this morning he found his
holiness in almost the same condition as
last night. Pope Leo said:
4 feel better than L did yesterday
morning"
on leaving the vatican DR.. Mazzonl, IN
renIv TO the query: rs the end immln-
ent? % answered. 1T can not be called
So"
Then is it near?" was asked. To this
Dr. Mazzoni replied:
IN order not to make a mistake let
us saw it is not far distant"
Dr Lamont left the vatican TINS
morning to pay another visit to his
daughter, who is suffering from a fever.
He said. in reply to inquiries, that the
nope might linger some days longer.