The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

l
the pleura, and thus. they said, allowing th
| oisease TO assume a gravity which other
| wise might perhaps have been avoided.
DOCTOR Lapponi. who is supported by Doc
tor Mazzoni. Indignantly repudiated the
| idea. Both Of the doctors declared thai
| barely 1--WE days have elapsed since the Pops
became i'll. and they claim that three days
ago they detected water in the pleura. ant
ADDED that 1t was impossible when the
''quid was just gathering. nor was it pru-
oeht considering the age and weakness of
! ne fontif to risk test puncture before
having almost certainly detected the pres
| ence of serum
however. the crticising Cardinals not
only maintained their view, but succeeded
III reaching the ear Of Cardinal RampolII
hesi"es this. the Pope's relatives proposed
mat n consultation be held with the most
INDUSTRIOUS physicians. naming Doctor An
'oiio ardar"lli and Doctor Guido BacceIli.
foi'i ilCAL OBJECTIONS TO
PHYSICIANS MENTIONED
h"', apart from the question of hurting
Doctor i.apponis feelings. further difficulty
ihereup0n arose. owing TO the existing raln
'io''S between church and state.
Doctor tardarcIi was member of tho
'hamber of Deputies for sixteen years and
Is now IL Senator: that IS to say. he fills a
position which has necessltated not only
TAKING The oath of allegiance 10 tho King
10 support the Constitution. but he has also
sworn 10 obey Italian laws Including the
papal guarantees. which regulate the posi-
ton of the papacy in regard to the Italian
state thus making him obnoxious TO the
papal party.
Doctor Bacceli's position is even more diff
hcnIt. In addition to his having been a
member of the Chamber Of Deputies for
thifty years he is actually Minister Of the
crown of Italy, ben Minister OF Com
rierce. Industry and Agriculture. Doctor
t'acctii occupies such high position in
iheulcai science that, notwithstanding his
political principles. he has often been called
10 the deathbed of prominent ecclesiastjcs
ana was even consulted during the last Ill
ness OF Pope Plus IN. but then he was not
Minister and had never been one
The Vatican finally rejected the idea of
a consultation with Doctor Baccell because
OF MS position as a member of the Italian
cabinet, although Doctor Mazzonl preferred
him.
several other physicians have brsn pro-
posec. but ii Is probabl tina. Doctor Car
dareili VIII be chosen. Doctor BacceIii
ridicules the statement attributed To bir,
by the Petit Parisien that the Pope is az
lected with malaria. Malaria he saws. en-
1lreE disappeared from Rome years ago.
tOPE PHYSICIANS SPEAK
IN THEIR OWN DEFENSE.
The newspapers this evenin. pdbIisb a
history CT the Pores illness. ev.,ertIv In
spired by Doctors Lapooni and Nagzoni
VINO wish to defend themselves s;1n Ia,
attacks on Their diagnosis of the "ase b,,t i,
Is interesting as the first document giving
exact data from medical point of view
me account runs as follows
on the morning OF Tuesday, June 40
% 70,
gardens. On returning he declared that he
had greatly benefited by the fresh air and
wished to repeat the drive The Pope said
ne felt no need of medical visit and in
formed Doctor Lapponi that he need not
come to see him.
During the night OF Wednesday. july /.
Pope Leo complained of intestinal disturb
ance which he attributed to constipation.
he went into the Vatican
saroens and returned to his apartments
again feeling benefited from his drive |
oh thursday he declared he felt we'll
put Doctor Lapponi. wishing to know per |
scnaliy the nature of the disturbance COM
plalLed or. spent the night at the Vatican. |
During the night the Pope was sleepless |
and restless
on Friday Doctor Lapponi examined the !
rope and found pulmonary Inflammation in |
me right OF the thorax between the in |
lerior and middle lobes. He informed Car
mia naHipoiid ana began the treatment |
which he thought right on Saturday. Dur |
ing the day the inflammation spread Doc
tor Lapponi, worried desired to have Pone |
Leo seen by Doctor Mazzoni, who since the |
operation Of 1899 has visited the Pontirr &C /
rasionallr. replacing Doctor Lapponi dur
ing his illness with appendicitis.
"On Saturday Doctor Mazzoni went to the
Vatican and examined the patient with
Doctor Lapponi. confirming the ,latter's d.
agnosiS. viz: an infammatofy process In |
the lung. which was defined in the medical
bulletin as pulmonary hepatization The
original treatment was continued consist
ng of supporting the strength of the heart
md general condition of the patient
NO noticeable change was observed until |
Monday evening. 1t was then found that
ne lowest part of the right of the thorlX, |
which previously was pervious to respirl-
ion had become impervious. affecting the
unction of the lung. The presence OF liquid
vas suspected. The Pontiff spent an gil
ated and sleepless night
On Tuesday many symptoms confirmed
he presence of liquid. Its increase was
considered to account for the Popes gen.
eral condition growing worse After test
500 grams of bloody liquid was
the condition of the patient i'm
proved immedia tcly. .reviving hopes slight
II some persons and exaggerated in others.
THE amelroraiion in the patient was
lot continued during Tuesday. Indeed, the
pa fba hon