The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-15

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LonGOns July 15.-A dispatch =
? from Rome. timed e:3e this morn =
ing. says that while the pope =
= passed a fairly quiet night. he had =
, some moments of delirium. The =
= rumor of the pontiff's death was ,
= twice circulated during the night, =
2 but was promptly denied. ,
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II ONE, July Is. . a. m.-Another re-
n markable rally in Pope Leo's con-
dition occurred yesterday after
noon, after a morning in the course OF
which his holiness suffered spells OF
delirium and at times his strength sank
to the lowest ebb, and now he lies. in
no worse condition than he rs on
Monday evening. except for the steady
diminution of his ystlength. Monsignor
Bisleti, master Of the chamber. visited
the sick room jtt after midnight and
on emerging stated that the pontiff' =
condition WAS [ unchanged. a little
later the pope fall into a sleep. which
it has just bed announced is fairly
tranquil. although the patients respir-
alton is troublesome.
Received -Four Cardinals.
Yesterdays rally was chara cteristic-
ally opposed TO every medical theory
and consisted in getting out OF a bed
on which two hours previously the pope
himself had made all preparations for
death. dissatisfied with this exhibition
o. vitality he transacted private bust
ness and received four cardinals, with
whom he talked in AN animated way.
In fact Pope LeO's 'record for yester-
day little of which appeared in last
nights official bulletins, would be in
credible if il were not confirmed by
the doctors and cardinals present in
the sick chamber. None seem more
perplexed than the DOCTORS themselves.
Dr. Lapponi said 1fanlSly:
Il cannot imagine how the pope
manages TO keep alive"
May Die at Any Time.
According to the physicians the pom
tiff may die at any moment, even in
the midst of one of t nose. extraordinary
intervals when his n ind and body pre-
sent a comparatively sound appear
ance.
All those around Che patient have
long since ceased to hold definite Opin-
ions regarding the duration of the
pOntim's existence. The slow but pro-
gressive diminution of the strength Of
the august patient fOretells the APP
death, but the doctors will not venture
20 predict how near the end is Con-
slant relapses. they say, such as Gre
ated alarm early yesterday, are grad
ually wearing down the p0pes consti-
tuition. Which seems immune from any
specific disease. Most persons are in
clined to the idea that Pope Leo may
go through perhaps two or three repe-
titions Of yesterdays ups and downs.
,fc. 1ca
stops forever"
Simply Old Age.
Three causes may accelerate. Sne end,
viz. Inability to take nOurishment.
which was exhibited today: sudden
heart failure. or the progression of the
pleura disease. The latter is thought
the least probable. AS day succeeds
day it becomes pathOlogically clearer
that it is a case OF a very old man
dying because he has lived his allotted
time.
The pope himself yesteIda after
noon ordered the four cardinals to be
admitted and received them standing.
he, who is supposed to be at the point
of death, saying, please be seated
He recounted the impressive ceremony
of the morning when he received the
hcnediction Of the Franciscan order
The cardinals informed him of the
worldwide prayers for his life.
Gods Will Be Done.
Pope Leo answered that he was much
gratiied. but that he was ready for
his final departure, concluding by say
ing. Gods viii be done
Even more striking was the pope
interview with his secretary, Monsig-
nor Angel. His holiness sent for him,
saying that he wished to see certain
papers, which the secretary brought.
Then. after a short explanation Mon
signor Angel wished to get the pope s
decision on the matter, but Pope Leo
said: "Well. wei. not today. We will
do that some other time"
A curious controversy is proceeding
between the vatican medical body
composed of ten doctors Of lesser inn
portance than DR.. LappOni. and several
foreign physicians over the embalmine
OF Pope Leo's body. Several foreign
ers having offered processes Of en-
baIming. each more wonderful than the
other. the papal doctors unearthed
pontihcal bulls giving the right ia
embalm the pope solely to the vatican
medical body.