New-York tribune., 1903-07-16
CHANGE FOR THE WORSE.
POPE PASSES Bad NIGHT.
Ghastly appearance of Pontif-Dr.
Mdz@Oni'S Statement.

--""uon' July 1O--A dispatch from Rome.
timed 6'5o a m. says the Pope passed n very
restless night. and his condition this morn
ing is considerably worse.
Rome, July I6. 3.O5 a. n-Fhe beaiunipp Of
the second part of the night was somewhat
restless and Dr. Lhpponi tried to assist the
patient with stimuIaEtS and nOurIShment.
1'10 a. m.-The Pope has slept during the
last hour. hut his sleep Is too profound TO he
quite natural
HidntSht-At this hour IL announced that
there has been no change in the Pope's con-
ditiOn since the issue CT the last medical
bulletin. Everything is quiet at the Vatican.
July 15.-One Of the doctors in attendance on
the PontiT gave graphic, but horrible. ac-
count of Pope Leo rs he appears to-day. The
smile which lighted up the Pontin's face. even
ii extreme age has disappeared. probably for
ever The skin is drawn tight over the bony
framework of his face leaving the once bright
eyes staring dimly from the deep sunken sock
cts grayish pallor overspreads his coun-
tenance, but the most noticeable ravage wrought
by his present disease is the dropping Of the
lower jaw, which has made the Pope's features
take on the fixed rigidity of death.
DR.. Mazzoni. in reply to the question Can
| the Pope recover?" gave tonight the following
| signed statement:
Rome. Q Via COndetti July Il.
At the present moment the disease of His
Holiness has lost it's character Of absolute grav-
/ ity which it had at its acute period It might
| be considered to have entered the period of a
/ possible solution This might occur I'm a man
/ OF strong fibre and young. but il is impossible
/ to entertain such a hope in the case Of a man
/ in his ninety-fourth year. With him the physi-
/ cal energy absolutely Indispensable for recov-
| cry Is lacking.
| Pope Leo's organism is perfect and as such
| maintains itself after ninety-three years OF
| never interrupted work. but his motor force IL
| no longer sufnclent Tor the complex functions
| essential to life In other words. the ninety
| three years Of Pope Leo Mi bring him into
| that category OF extraordinary longevity when
life is destined to flicker out independent Of the
action Of any pathological complication The
| only service that science and affection can rem
| der is that OF struggling TO have this precious
| existence preserved to us as long as possible.
GAETANO MAZZONL
Through the day the precincts OF the Vatican
were comparatively quiet. and the immediate
vicinity of the sickroom showed none of the
signs of agitation and alarm so apparent yester-
day. In marked contrast to previous days the
patient was kept in almost absolute secIusion.
only one person besides the physicians in i'm
mediate attendance gaining admission This one
was Monsignor Piffer the Pope's confessor.
Others came to the antechamber including Car
dnals SatolIi and Serafiuo vannuteu, but they
did not press for admission to the sickroom
being aware of the doctors earnest wish to at
ford to the patient every opportun:;y Of avoid
ing exertton and mental effort.
In the course Of the day the Pope took u
slight amount of nourishment. Through the
morning ne was restless, shifting uneasily on
his bed and complaining of being unable to
secure an easy position Later ne became
| drowsy and in the afternoon had some sleep
DOCTORS CAREFUL EXAMINATION.
The assembling of the doctors at $50 O'Clock
two hours before the usual time was not due
to any alarming turn in the Popes condition.
but through the wish to go over thoroughly
every detail of the situation The moderate
tone of the bulletin which was issued at 30
p. m gave an assurance that the patients con
dition was practically unchanged. while the ex-
preston that the depression OF his strength had
not increased afforded a slight note of relief
The text of the bulletin follows.
During the day no special phenomena were
/ noticed in the general condition OF the august
patient. The depression in his strength was ncC
! augmented. Respiration, pulse and temperature
/ about stationary Respiration, 20; temperature
! 364 centigrade C971a FahrenheiO; pulse. -
MAZZONI
! LAPPONL
This evening His Holiness complained OF a
slight uneasiness at the chest but that he has
not yet completely given up hope was indicated
by his remark that he expected the oppression
to pass off IN a few days
DRINKS WATER FROM LOURDEs SHRINE
The Pope to-day drank a few drops Of the
healing waters from the shrine at Lourdes. sew
| Cral bottles Of which were sent to the Vatican
by the French bishop in whose see Lourdes is
situated. A local paper gravely announces that
fIom the moment Pope Leo swallowed the water
an improvement in MS condition became ap-
| parent.
| The doctors are wellnigh exhausted with their
uneeasing cares. Dr. Lappont spends almost his
entire nights well days in the sickroom
Just before midnight his wife wishing TO see
him. went to the Vatican. She was taken to a
corridor near the sickroom. where she saw her
husband for a few minutes. An important case
now before the British Consular Court In Rome
| requires the presence Of DR.. Lapponi but this IS
impossible because of the Pope's condition and
also because the Vatican affords extraterritorial
| privileges TO all within it's precincts.
| MESSAGES POUR INTO VATICAN.
The total number of dispatches inquirins
| about the Pope's health received at the Vatican
| to-day reached twenty-six thousand. including
| some long cable dispatches The total cost OF
| these kilograms is estimated at $4,000. The
| great number OF messages taxes 10 the utmost
the resources OF the Vatican adm -stration. A
| large force Of priests and semnarians is tenn
porarily aiding the officials in making responses
which bear the signature of Cardinal RampoHa.
The Pope's condition at O'Clock this after