The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
BETTER AND WORSE
TELLS THE STORY OF THE DAY
WITH THE POPE.
FIRST HE RALLIED BRAVELY
AND THEN CAME a CHANGE DOC
TORS DEPLORED.

In the Morning the Pope Insisted
Upon Rising without Assistance.
Dressed Himself and Was ShaVen.
After "a Time His Inirmities Grew
Upon Him-AnOther Physician
Called in for COnsuItatiOn-An-
other Operation May BE Per-
formed.
Rome, July 10, a. m.-Another day
of alternate hopes and fears has pass
ed, and Pope Leos life still hangs in
the balance. Beginning with renewed
hopes, the day closed with the scales
tending slowly, but surely, downwards.
How long this agonizing period of sus-
pense will last not even the attending
doctors dare to say.
No night bulletin was issued, but
at 1915 o'clock this morning it was
learned from DR.. Mazzoni that the con-
dition of the Pontiff had not changed
since the issue of the evening bulletin
at 1870 o'clock, which announced that
the patients state was grave, and at
which hour DR.. Lapponi had declared
his fear that there was no hope, but
that the end might not come during the
night.
At midnight q report, coming from
the Vatican itself. gained currency that
DR.. Mazzoni had again operated on
the Pope and extracted serum which
had again gathered in the pleural cav
ity The representative of the Asso-
70
the illustrious surgeon and found him
at his home at 1870 o'clock this morn
ing. DR.. Mazzoni said:
But the One Operation.
ut is untrue that another operation
has been performed. 1 was with the
Pope from IL p. m. and until midnight
and found his general condition sta
tionary, no change having taken place
since this afternoon when the consul
tation with DR.. Rossoni was held. To
strengthen the patients heart and help
the circulation of the blood l injected
camphor and caffeine, after which this
Pope, who seemed somewhat relieved,
said he remembered being treated with
water on a camphor basis when he
was nuncio at Brussels, sixty years
ago.
In reply to a question, DR.. Mazzoni
replied;
Il really cannot say whether the Sc
rum in the pleural cavity has increased
since the consultation this afternoon. as
I did oct examine His Holiness for such
a purpose. 1t must be understood
that the Pope is too frail to be handled
like other people. Besides, his thorax,
through old age, has become bent in
| such a way that the right side, where
pneumonia was first detected, curves
out in a very pronounced manner,
while the left side curves in.
I'm te-morrows visit attention will
be especially centered on the progress
in the secretion of serum. Then de-
cision will be taken as to whether a
new operation is necessary"
New Secretary Needed.
The tragis death of Mgr. volpini was
carefully kept from the Pope through
out the day. 1t was at first feared
it would be necessary to inform the
Pontiff in order that Mgr. Volpini's
the consiatory might be nominated, but
after discussion by the Vatican author
tiles it was decided that the precedsnts
admitted of the nomination of a secre-
tary without the Intervention of the
Pope.
The Chief Importance of the position
is felt at the time of conclave, so
that if it is considered essential to
fill Mgr. Volpini's place the cardinal
camerlingo will designate a secretary
of the consistory This procedure will
permit of the news of Mgr. Volpini's
death being withheld from the Pope
indefinitely.
When the amelioration in the condi-
ton of the Pope presented such fav-
orable symptoms this morning. Pope
Leo decided after receiving Cardinal
RampoIla to receive all the other car
dinals living in Rome, to the number
of about twenty-five, as a special mark
of his qualification at the part they
took in his illness. A special notice
was sent calling them to the Vatican.
In fact Cardinals Oreglia, Dellavolpe
and Gotti were received and had
short conversation with His Holiness
but soon after the dangerous condi-
ton of the patient developed, COMPEL
ing DIR. Lapponi to stop the other re-
ceptions.
ROssOni Called In.
When a consultation was decided
upon DR.. Rossoni being already in the
ante-chamber, DIR. Lapponi cautiously
informed the Pope that he had thought
it better to ask the opinion and adj
vice of another physician in view of
the phases of the disease being so va
riable. He added that nothing grave
was the matter, but that DR.. Mazzoni
and he, through conscientious scruples,
wished to interrogate their colleague,
DR.. Rossoni. The Pope, who by that
time had again fallen into a state of
prostra ton from which he had been
free for thirty-six hours, but whose in
telect remained perfectly lucid, under
stood, but received the news with
calmness and serenity. saying that he
would be glad to see DR.. Rossoni. The
latter. on entering the bedroom, bowed
to the Pontiff, saying he was highly
honored to visit him. and tried to en-
courage the sick man. The Pope an
swered him. but in a weak voice.
Found Him Praying.
Rome. July 10. $40 a. NIT is re-
ported that when shortly after sunrise
this morning DR.. Lapponi went to see
the Pope he found him with his hands
together in the attitude of prayer. On
the doctor inquirng whether he want
ed anything the Pope replied:
To-day finishes a week since / was
taken ill., / am thanking God for hav-
ing given me strength to still pray TO
him"