The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-11
ANOTHER OPERATION
Pontiff Stood Ordeal Well and Sat Up
After II Was Over.


Pontiff Stood Ordeal Well ana Sa' Up
After It Was Over
ROME. July 1n-rhe Pope's marvellous
vitality still permits him TO MAINTAIN Ills
struggle against death, although poi
tio, ~ tho night was passed IN sleepless
waiting ne greeted his doctors this
morning with hopeful expressions. 1t was
decided TO perform another operation,
which was executed by DR.. Mazzonl, as
sisted by Dr. Lapponi. The patient was
yisibly relieved and soon after rest sat
IN his arm chair and read his 1avorlte
Latin roet. Horace. The usual light
nourishnent was taken at noon and the
Pope then lay down for long rest.
Although there Is intense public Anxiety,
the neighborhood Of the Vatican and ST.
Peters is comparatively quiet.
The Pope rose at 6 o'clock this morn
Ing. He said he thought the air OF his
room was somewhat vitiated and wanted
It changed. An attendant. Pho Contra. af-
ter having been authorized to do so by
DR.. Lapponi. opened the windows of the
whole apartment, including that of the
sick room, the Pontiff having previously
been carefully covered with extra blank
cts. After remaining open for short
tims the windows were closed, with the
exception OF the window Of the sick room.
Dir. Lapponi decided that the balmy. fresh
air could only do the patient good.
The Pope prayed for half an hour. and
then had breakfast, partaking Of the yolk
of an egg beaten up with suga:, in rot
coffee and a light biscuit The D,ntff
then attended to his toilet but he did nc:
shave He then received his private sec
rotary, Monsignor Angel. who was again
surprised at the Popes brightness Of
mind and display Of energy On leaving
the sick room Monsgnor Angel said that
the Pontiff referred to several different
matters, recalling exactly tho most min
ute details and remembering facts, fig
nres and dates with marvellous prompt
ness. and all this to the accompaniment
OF snuff taking.
ANOTHER OPERATION.
The doctors visit and operation follow
ed The doctors found the condition of
the Pope not much changed. His temper
aturc was little above SO degrees crnti-
grade, and his pulse was oscilYting be-
tween S. and So The Pontiff questioned
the doctors about his condition, saying:
DO not deceive me, doctors. nothing
more can affect me-
He asked If the rcgathering of the serum
In the pleural cavity means that the dis
ease is growing seriously worse, and the
Doctors fenced, saying that 1t was one
al the phases which generally reoccurs
several times during an attack.
Then said the patient, "a new oper-
alton Is necessary"
'We will Sec" answered Lapponi and
Mazaoni added "Your Holiness knows
that the operation is not dangerous In
Itself"
During the examination of the patient
the doctors. after thorough sounding,
found that pulmonary sound had re-
appeared in the obtuse zone. except In
The area limited to the region where the
puncture was made for the extraction OF
tho liquid, which Is on a line drawn from
the nipple of the right breast. under the
hrm TO the spinal column. the obtuse
sound thus being between tho sixth and
eighth ribs. With his head against the
ribs. DR.. Lapponi heard murmur in the
vascular region. The murmur was con-
fused with pleuric rumblings, together
with gurglings as If Of a small to middle
sized bubbles.
Bulletin Issued.
After the operation had been performed
tue following bulletin was posted at 1880
o'clock:
THE august patient passed the first
part Of the night fairly peacefully. but
afterwards the difficulty In his breathing
became maEe' marked coupled with dis
comfort and.an Increase OF the feeling
OF oppression. The pulse Is small and
weak, AZ Inc Thlc OF W. ADyrcSli WIS
complete and there was n little diuresis
flow Of endopleuritc matter, being Oh.
served, a second operation was decided
mon and Immediately performed by Dir
Alazzoni About a thousand grammes OF
oloody serum, was extracted. Tho Pontin
bore the second operation very well. ant
IN consequence of it both the respiration
and the power of the heart at once i'm
proved
tsigned, 'RossoNI,
"LAPPONI,
"AIAZZONI."
DR., Mazzoni's operation to-day was nj
most Identical with that of Tuesday af-
tornoon. The patient lay on his couch
with his side exposed The skin above
the affected parts was washed with a
solution Of alcohol, cocaine was hypo-
dermlcally injected and DR.. Mazzoni IN
serted a prayaz needle, which, by sue
ton. drew off the vtiated matter The
operation was comparatively painless.
md was performed without recourse 10
chloroform or other anacsthetcs.
READ HORACE
After the operation The Pope felt SO
relieved that he insisted on getting mn
and took several steps toward his arm,
chair and seated himself for few min
rtes. He then arose, and going 10 III,
Dook-shelves, where he keeps his favor
tic authors. took down Uorace's Ar,
Poetica. returned. to the armchair an,
hogan reading, holding one leg over th
other lie seemed TO feel no III effect
from the operations; on tile contrary, h
appeared TO lave derived benefit from II
Later in the day the Pope had lunc
and then took 4 long rest. At 81
o'clock he was still enjoying {, restfu
repose, and showing no III effects fror
the operation, The neghborhood of tn
Vatican was TRANQUIL
Al An all was still quiet al the Vat