Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-18
TOlstOi LiVeS==
Condition Critical,

Astapova, Russia, Nov. 17.-Although
hope has not yet been given up, the at
PENDANTS of Count Tolstoi recognize that
his life is in the balance and that al
though the strong constitution of the
great Russian has carried HON through
ether grave struggles against disease, his
system has become 50 weakened and his
heart has responded so feebly to restor
atives that it will be next to a miracle
if he RECEIVERS from his present attack.
During the early stages of the inflam-
nation of the lungs from which he is
suffering, it was the temperature which
gave cause for anxiety; now it is the
heart. The patients temperature was
not particularly high today, but the heart
action was extremely bad. Tolsto alter
seriousness and delirium.
Early this evening it was announced
that the Inflammation had been confined
to comparatively small section of the
lung and that expectoration was free.
The heart, however, caused constant
anxiety Strophauthus a powerful slim
ulant, was administered Oxygen was
not resorted to.
The physicians have issued frequent
bulletins, in which they refer to the per
SlStent temperature. A clyster was ad-
mnistered as a means of relieving this.
and as an immediate result the patients
temperature fell from 1015 to 1OO less,
however, than was expected Temporal
rily there was easier breathing and the
pulse dropped slightly. The patient faced
a critical night.
An eXhortatory telegram addressed to
TolStoi by Antonius, Metropolitan of st.
Petersburg. presiding over the Synod,
and the departure of Bishop Cyril for
AStapova, marked the extreme solicitude
of the church to bring Tolstoi within its
fold. At the time of the writer's serious
illness at Crimea in 1890 a similar ex-
hortation was sent to him and secret or
derS We're dispatched to Crimea to allow
only the representatives of the church to
the hedchamber during his dying min
utes. since the Synod determined at any
cost to bury him. On that occasion,
when he reganed consciousness Tolstoi
directed this answer to the clericals:
Even in the face of DEATH twice two
makes four"
liz ttAl vi tIt ItltSTdln from me
metropolitan AntoniuS is as follows.
Since the very first moment Of your
rupture with the church / necessarily
prayed and ] pray now that God may
restore you to the church Possibly He
is soon to summon you to the judgment
seat. | implore YOU in your sickness
now to reconcile yourself with the
church and the orthodox Russian peo-
pie. May GOO bless you"
Count Tchertkoff and the other at
PENDANTS decided that it was unthink
able to submit the telegram 70 Tolstoi
in his present condition.
Tolstci was sleeping quietly at a
late hour tonight
st. Petersburg. Nov. lit is reported
that Count TolStoi desires a reconcilia-
ton with the Greek church from which
ne was communicated following the
publication of his work RESURRECTION
in 1901. According to today's papers the
holy synod held special session YES
terday ut which the relations of the |
count and the church were discussed |
blshop Parthenius of lula, who visited |
the novelist last summer, participated in |
the deliberations and later told repre-
sentative of the press that in his opinion
there was no doubt that Count Tolstoi |
wished the withdrawal of the church's
A press dispatch received this after
noon from Astapova quotes the physi-
clans as saying that a slight change for
the better in the condition of the count
has been noted. Two friends from Mos
low were admitted to the sickroom for a
mament.
London. Nov. 1S.-A dispatch from
t. Petersburg to the Times says that
he Holy Synod has been discussing
he question of resembling the decree
# accommodation against Tolstoi.
PREMIER Stolypin asks the synod to
ose no time in deciding the question.
lie points out the consequence of re-
using burial in some form. The re-
of his error on Tolstois rart. .
HW"Ncr Is absolutely rn~eSsarv before
no S'n"' "an 90 2Ca;rct .hn canon ,
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