Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-07-09
POPE IS STILL ALIVE
OPERATION RELIEVES LUNG COM.
GESTloN AND REEVES HOPE.

Dr.. Mazzoni, While Declaring Danger
is Imminent, Hopes to Stave Off
End for Several Days-His Mind
Continues Active.
Rome, July S.-Pope Leo is sleep.
ing this morning. but his head lies
uneasy on the pillow. The alienation
brought about by the operation of re-
moving the fluid from his pleura was
followed later in the evening by a
restless period and fresh doses of
choral, digitalis and caffeine had to
be administered. Under their influence
the pontiff fell into a slumber, which,
however, was not very peaceful on
account of the difficulty the patient
has in breathing. Seeing Dr. Lap
poni always at his bedside the pope
just before falling asleep said kindly
to him:
Now, it is your turn. You must
sleep"
Throughout the vatican absolute
calm prevails, the excitement having
to great extent died out with the
revival of the hope after the an
nouncement that the operation was
attended with success.
Pope Leo remained sitting up in
bed during the whole time of the OPP
GRAFTON without need of support
When DR.. Mazzoni substituted the
pravaz needle with potain aspirator
the pope did not even notice it, go
ing through the whole affair without
emitting the slightest comment and
without showing any feeling OF pain.
He was extremely pale, almost diapo-
nous, and somewhat tremulous. As
soon as the operation was closed, his
holiness felt much relieved. His eye,
from an expression of languid melan-
choly, assumed its usual vivacity, illu-
minating the emaciated face. DR..
Mazzoni at once administered cor
dial, which the pontif took willingly,
thanking him with grateful look for
the brave struggle to preserve his
life.
DR.. Maz2oni has been beseeched by
relatives OF the pope and by journal
lists inquiring as to the result OF the
operation and his prognosis of the
disease. To the Associated Press cor
respondent he said: When one con-
siders that the pope should be dead
by this time, the unexpected may
happen and there is still hope His
resisting so long and maintaining per-
fact luridity pf mind mans that nor
withstanding the pneumonia, the af-
lection Of the kidneys and the diff
Guilty OF breathing there is no poison
ing OF blood. Between being at the
point of death and returning to what
his holiness is today, there Is GER
tainly such a difference as to permit
the most optimistic views. To prop
erly understand the change which
has taken place it must be considered
that yesterday the conviction was SO
sure that he would die before the
night, notwithstanding the contrary
opinion of Dr.. Lapponi those sur,
rounding the pope insisted on having
extreme JUNCTION administered Evil
tongues even insinuate that some
members of Pope Leo's immediate cir
Gle counted on the bad effects that
the function was likely to produce
on a weakened organism. but the pope
resisted splendidly. Indeed, he seems
to have acquired fresh strength. |
don't dare to saything positive. 1t is
very easy to be deceived, especially
tn the presence of such marvellous re-
sistance. | merely venture the i'm.
preston that there is probability
that the pope will die but | DO not
believe this will occur yet
Much significance is attached to an
extended visit made by Cardinal Gotti
project OF the propaganda, to the sick
room, from which other conspicuous
members OF the sacred college are ex.
cluded by the doctors orders. Car.
dinal Gotti's interview lasted twenty
minutes, even the doctors and attend
ants withdrawing and leaving him
alone with the pope. This has nat.
urally opened wide field OF specula-
ton. 1t is even asserted. on the au,
thority of one cardinal, that Pope Leo
expressed the hope that in the event
of succession falling on Cardinal
Gotti he might have the strength to
take up and carry forward the great
work thus confded to him.