New-York tribune., 1903-07-17

seriously troubling the Pontiff. The con-
dltiOn of the august patient presents no
noteworthy change. His pulsation is So,
respiration 80, and temperature 36.5 cent?
grade (97 2-5 Fahrenheit.)
LAPPoNI.
MAZZ0NI.
At their earlier conference there was some
prospect that the operation might not occur. and
the doctors left the sickroom without arriving
at a definite determination as TO when it would
take place. They expressed the belief however.
that a delay until to-day would serve useful
purpose in permitting a larger extraction OF
serum in case the operation was undertaken.
Meantime the Pope continued in a state OF
great depression. Thanks TO fairly good az
ternoon's sleep the physicians were able to
issue bulletin at 7:25 p. m, showing that
there had been no vital change in the normal
progress Of the disease. though the same serious
rapidity of respiration as was noticed in the
morning had again to be recorded So painful
had breathing become that one OF those present
in the sickrcom described the Pontif as lit
orally painting for his lifes breath.
The Pope's condition this morning is even less
satisfactory than yesterday morning. and he
suffered from much uneasiness and difficulty in
breathing until relieved to some extent by an
injection OF caffeine. The new crisis in the
Pope's condition presented itself yesterday.
when the doctors were confronted on the one
hand with the apparently imperative ne
cessity Of another operation and the
a.,
Grafton in the patients present enfeehled
condition might prove fatal This dilem-
ma was discussed by DR.. Laponi and Dr.
Mazzoni through the day.
Later the Pope was sufficiently at ease to
receive Cardinal RampoIla. and His Holiness
conferred upon him the enlarged authority.
made necessary by the present illness. for the
executive administration OF PapaI affairs 1t
is understood that one result Of this action will
| probably be the speedy appointment OF a sue
| cessor TO Monsignor volpini Secretary of
the ConsistoriaI Congregation
July 16-About 10 o'clock this evening the
doctors. after careful examination Of the pa
| tfent. decided TO postpone another operation. as
the pleural liquid had not, apparently, increased
The Pope's general condition was unchanged
The following bulletin was issued by the ply
/ sicians at D. m:
His Holiness's condition continues the same
as this morning During the day he had some
hours rest. Pulse. 81; respiration. 80; tempera-
ture' 900 'V''''s '''''' To- '''' LAPPoNL
AAZZONI
! Dr. Iapponi did not leave the Vatican to-day.
partly because the condition of Pope Leo is
worse. and partly because his daughter. who
has been suffering from fever, is better and has
| left Rome for the country.
signs of greater prostration were noticed at
3 O'Clock this afternoon The difficulty which
the Pope experienced in breathing grew more
serious and was accompanied by severe bron-
chiaI wheeling. The patient later fell asleep
ANOTHER OPERATION FEARED
The Pope's condition to-day again assumed
grave aspect Besides the continuance Of the
Pontiff.s extreme weakness the doctors indicated
tba ouinous prospect Of another operation for
the removal Of the pIeural liquid The Pope
continued restless. but had several periods OF
cor,narative ease In one OF these he gave an
other evidence Of his remarkable vitality by
taking Holy Communion in the celebration Of
mass in honor of the Madonna Of the Carmel
/ ties
The ceremony was held in the chapel. adjoin-
| ing the sick ckroom. the doors being open IL
was patheticaIy solemn event. as. by the
| Pone,s request, those who took part in it, be-
| sides Dr. Lapponi and Pho Centra. included
number Of his trusted domestics. five scopatori.
or sweepers and two porters.
The doctors were unable to announce def
nitely when the next operation would be per
formed They are determined TO defer it until
- is fnperative fearing that the enfeebled con-
d,tfon Of the patient may be taxed beyond the
limit
Toward noon the Pontiff dropped OF into ar
uneasy sleep
When the dawn OF the day of the Carmeiite
Madonna. on which Pope Leo had premonition
he would die. came. His Holiness awoke and
Immediately began repeating prayers to the
Madonna. speaking with such fervor that his
vale; Centra. hurried from adjoining room
pope Leo hearing Centra's voice. said; "Oh.
p,o. vour task is nearly done. To-day is the
festival OF the CarmeIite Madonna" Later.
,.t.b the same idea in mird. the Pope asked for
ono of his private secretaries Monsignor Mar
zoIfni 10 have him say mass in the chapel next
20 his bedroom with the door between the TWO
arartrnents open. In the middle OF the mass
/ the Pore received communion
vyben DR. Mazzoni visited the Pontin this
.-,or,t,g the Pontin said thu night had been one