The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-11

vatican and St. Peters is compare
lively quiet.
The vicar of Rome has issued a proc
I lamation asking for prayers for the
/ recovery Of his holiness and caused IL
/ 10 be posted on the front Of all the
churches. which throughout the day
! have been crowded with praying men
I and women.
The pope rose at o'clock this morn
/ ing. He said he thought the air or
/ his room was somewhat vitiated ana
wanted il changed. An attendant,
I Pho Contra. after having been author
/ lied to do so by DR.. Lapponi, opened
/ the windows OF the whole apartment
including that OF the sick room, The
/ pontim having previously been carefui-
] IL covered with extra blankets After
remaining o9en for short tune. the
/ windows were closed. with the eNcep-
ton Of the window in the sick ROOM
| DR.. Lapponi having decided that the
! balmy fresh air could only do the pa
/ tient good. The opening and the shut
! ting Of the windows was watched from
/ the piazza by the people who had gath
/ cred there to hear the latest news ana
some of them interpreted it as mean
] ing that the pOntim was dead. which
/ necessitated a prompt official denial.
] The pope prayed for Nalf an hour and
/ then hau breakfast, partaking of the
I yOlk Of an egg beaten up with sugar,
/ hot coffee and a light biscuit. The
/ DUAAll lllEM 0lltnQt4 70 his lOllEts DuL
he did not slave He then received his
1 private secretary. Mgr. Angel, who
I was again surprised at the pope's
! brightness OF mind and display Of en-
| ergy. On leaving the sick room, Mgr.
Angel remarked to those who sur
/ rounded him and asked for news, that
/ In his mind the pope was doing we'll
| from his appearance and would say he
was in his normal condition. The mon
! signor added that the pontir referred
| to several different matters. recalling
! especially the most minute details and
remembering facts. figures and dates
with marvellous prOmptness, and all
this to. the accompaniment Of snuff
| taking
! The same Impressions were formed
by Count Camille Pecci. who visited the
pope with Mgr. Angel.
Stood Another Operation.
The doctors visit and the operation
followed The operation this morning
was almost identical with that Tuesday
morning The pope lay on his couch
with his skin exposed. The affected
parts were washed with solution Of
alcohol, cocaine and hypodermically in
| 1ected and DR.. Mazzoni inserted a pra-
val needle, which by suction, drew out
the vitiated matter. The operation
was comparatively painless and was
I -AAN1 hANAADuN AGNDdA sc " EAlOIQ-
form.
The pontif questioned the doctors
about his condition, saying:
| DO not deceive me, doctors, moth
ing more can affect me-" He asked
| If the re-gathering of the serum in the
pleural cavity means that the disease
Is growing seriously worse, and the
doctors fenced, saying it was one of
| the phases which generally re-occurs
several times during an attack
Then" said the patient, "a new oper-
alton is necessary"
I'VE will see," answered L.apponi.
and Mazzoni added: Your holiness
knows that the operation is not dam
gerous in itself"
After the operation the pope felt so re-
lieved that he insisted on getting up and
took several steps towards his armchair
and seated himself for a few minutes. He
then rose, and, going to the book shelves
| where he keeps his favOrite authors took
down HOrace's AIRS POetica" returned
TO the armchair and began reading. hold
ing one leg over the other. He seemed
TO feel no in effects form the operation.
On the contrary he appeared to have de-
rived benefit from it.
ominous Pulmonary Sounds.
During the mornings examination of
the patient the doctors, after a thor
| ough sounding, found that a pulmonary
sound had reappeared in the obtuse zone,
| except ia the area limited to the. region
where the puncture was made for the ex-
j traction OF the liquid, which is on a line
drawn from the nipple OF the right breast
under the arm to the spinal column the
Obtuse sound thus being between the sixth
and eighth ribs. With his head against
the ribs DR.. Lapponi heard a murmur in
the vascular region. The murmur was
confused, with pleuric rumblngs, together
! with gurglings, as If of small to middle
| sized bubbles.
Later in the day the pope had lunch
and then took a long rest
] At g-ln m still enior-incr a
restful repOse and showing no IN ef-
fects from the operation. The neighbor-
hood of the vatican was tranquil.
DR.. Mazzoni had an examination made
by a microscopic Of the pope's pleura to
ascertain if it contained any specific mic
robe. Some doubt had arisen as TO
whether the original attack OF pneu-
monia had been provoked by some
spectre agency such as, for instance,
tuberculosis or cancer. The examination
| showed no such miCrObe and the cOnclus-
ion was inevitable that the pneumonia
was due, as originally stated, TO dynamic
circulation, proceeding from lack OF heart
( strength
Vitality Phenomenal.
Prof. Rossoni graphically described the
popes condition and surroundings TO the
Associated Press correspondent
1t might have been expected" he said.
that / would find weary old man with
exhausted body and spirit and ready to
enter eternity. SUI, on the contrary
when L approached the bedside. ! inn
mediately saw that I had been mis-
taken. In spite of all L had heard con-
corning his marvellous vitality. / was
/ amazed to find a man Of such great age.
| after so dangerous an illness, exhibiting
such versatility Of mind and such power
of mental Capitalization. As ap-
preached the bed. he pressed my hand
! with a slght effort and looked at me
iutently with his bright. black expressive
! eyes. He wore a calm dignified smile
and began asking me "A number of ques-
I lions. 1t seemed almost Incompetent
/ sible that this was man on the verge
OF death. Every power Of viii and in
tellect remained intact. showing COM
! plete consciousness of ego. Imagine an
| invalid. "a years OF age. anxious 20 make
| the acquaintance Of his new consulting
| doctor. asking suggestive questions anu
/ testing his opinion of clinical science.
/ THAT any dying man should be able
! to make such a prompt, decided effort
Of the will is certainly astonishing.
/ THE pope asked me If L had read GER
tain essays upon medical pathology. writ
| 1SZ4
e" I was very young. then said the
pope. smiling. but q remember many
circumstances of that happy period of
AFTER hearing his questioning nay
/ studies and scientific ability 4 assure
/ you I was almost ready 20 believe that
/ some miracle was being wrought cOn-
/ ceuine the pODes condition"
Condition Very Serious.
Professor Rossoni said that the state
Of the rontiff was very serious. There
4 was little danger Of an immediate CHI
max, although it was constantly pres