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suddenly Became Greatly Inn
uroved-He Received Four Cardi-
outstanding, He Said "PIease
Re seated" Remaining on His
Feet Until They Had Assumed
se,ts-End of the POpe's Life May
Come ut Amy Moment.
Rome, July Is, 0i15 a. m.-The
pane has passed IA comparatively
,ranouiI night, but the depression
of his forces continues.
Rome. July Is, 1910 a. m.-Another
remarkable rally in Pope Leo's condi-
zion occurred yesterday afternoon after
morning in the course of which His
Holiness suffered spells of delirium, and
at rin1es his strength sank to the low
est ebb. and now tonight he lies in no
worse condition than he was on Mon
day evening, except for the steady
diminution of his strength.
Mgr. Bisletia, master of the chamber,
visited the sick room just after mid
night. and on emerging stated that the
Pontiff's condition was unchanged. A
little later the Pope fell into a sleep
which. it has just been announced, is
fairly tranquil, although the patients
respiration is troublesome.
Yesterdays rally was characteristic
cally opposed to every medical theory
and consisted in getting out of bed, on
which two hours previously the Pope
himself had made all preparations for
death dissatisfied with this exhibition
of vitality. he transacted private bust
ness and received four cardinals, with
whom he talked in an animated way.
Would Be Incredible.
terday, little of which appeared in last
nights bulletin, would be incredible if
it we're not confirmed by the doctors
and the cardinals present in the sick
chamber. None seem more perplexed
than the doctors themselves. DR.. Lap
POM said frankly, Il cannot imagine
how the Pope manages to keep alive"
According 10 the physicians, the
Pontiff may die at any moment, even
in the midst of one of those extraordi-
nary intervals when his mind and body
present a comparatively sound appear
ance.
All those around the patient have
long since ceased TO hold definite opin-
ions regarding the duration of the
Pontiffs existence. The slow, but
Oraar 6
Of the Pope foretells the approaching
end of the struggle with death, but the
doctors will not venture to predict how
near the end is. Constant relapses,
they say, such as created alarm early
yesterday, are gradually wearing down
the Pope's constitution, which seems
immune from any specific disease.
How He Is Threatened.
Most persons are inclined to the idea
that Pope Leo may go through perhaps
two or three repetitions of yesterdays
ups and downs, until, as DIR. Rossoni
puts it, his pulse stops forever"
Three causes may end his life, viz
continued inability to take nourish-
0''Nf NhANA W al GAllADllSu lO-udys SUI
Gen heart failure, or the progression of
peuric disease. The latter is thought
the least probable. AS day succeeds
gay 1t becomes pathologically clearer
mat II is a case of a very old man dy-
ing because he has lived his allotted
time.
The Pope himself yesterday afternoon
ordered the four cardinals to be admit
yea and received them standing, he,
VINO is supposed to be at the point of
ueath' saying: please be seated" He |
Iecounted the impressive ceremony of
me morning, when he received the |
Oenediction of the Franciscan order.
me cardinals informed him of the |
Worldwide prayers for his life. Pope |
Leo answered that he was much graf
NED but that he was ready for his |
maj departure, concluding by saying: |
Gods will be DONE"
until Some Other Time"
Even more striking was the Pope's !,
interview with his secretary, Mgr. An
gen His Holiness sent for him, say
ing that he wished to see certain pa
Iers' which the secretary brought
4HeN, after a short examination, Mgr.
!HHsell wished to get the Pope's decis-
tT ~ on the matter, but Pope Leo said,
wen we'll, not to-day. We will do
N'aI some other time"
- a curious controversy is proceeding
oel"een the Vatican medical body,
I'm Donlposed of ten doctors of lesser i'm
~ toI ldhce than DR.. Lapponi, and several
o +ei gIgh physicians over the embalming
VI rope Leo's body. Several foreign
ir having offered processes of embalm-
Us each more wonderful than the 9th
No., me papal doctors unearthed pontifi-
M pulls, giving the right TO embalm
bo1 cope solely to the Vatican medical