The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-14
CONDITION OF POPE
CAUSES ANXIETY
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authority to prevent their patient from
talking. The pope rather resents this
prohibition, saying it is the only com
fort left him. He thought it very hard
to have that rule enforced. particularly
today, which had been fiXed for the
of his name day. That fell
this year on March 10, which Mas in
Easter week, but it was not cele-
brated on that occasion because of the
pope's illness, the celebration being
postponed until today.
The papal white and yellow flags,
however, We're hoisted over the bronze
doors Of the vatican and in the court
yard. All the military bodies We're in
full-dress uniforms. 1t was considered
a good indication that Cardinal Merry
Del Val, the papal secretary of state,
attended the great function at the
church of st. John Lateran.
Crisis Soon.
The crisis in the pope's illness win
come in the next "a hours, n in or
der to meet the decisive conditions, the
physicians have been regularly admin
istering heart stimulants. These have
had an effect not only of lowering the
pulse, but reducing the body heat. The
pope has been nourished with he
yolks of eggs and milk, to which has
been added a little wine.
After the examination this morning,
when Professor M~archiafaya vas Civ
ing his instructions, Pope Plus sudden
ly remarked:
my dear doctor, one thing your
cleverness cannot possibly remove is
my IS years"
Professor Marchiafava, in an inter-
view, declared that the condition of
the pope should not be called grave,
even if the fever, as it was very like
ly, should return during the night. 1t
, could not be said that the patient was
worse as the disease was merely fol
lowing it's course, and the pontiff was
| facing conditions with the greatest
! serenity.
On being asked whether the pope
would survive the present attack, DR.,
Marchiafava replied confidently:
Il firmly believe that he will re-
cover"
Heavy showers, falling almost con
stantly, discouraged the faithful and
curious alike from keeping watch UNI
der the windows of the palace. An I'M
broken current of visitors poured in
and out of st. Peters all day long,
This is usually the case when the CAPT
tai is filled with strangers, but only
a few today recognized the windows of
the pope's chamber with their closed
shutters and stopped to gaze on them,
Motors from the embassies to the
papal court drove up during the after
noon. The occupants made inquiries
as to the pope's condition and wrote
their names in the visitors book. Many
carriages stopped at the entrance,
seeking the latest news from the
guards.
kilograms of inquiry poured into
the vatican throughout the day from
every quarter of the world. The num-
Der was so great that individual an
sweres were impossible. The pope
showed the keenest interest In the
messages and told Cardinal Merry Del
Val to keep them all so that he could
read and answer them when his con
dition improved.
The messages included inquiries
from Emperor William of Germany,
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria :
Hungary and the kings of Spain and
SaXOny.
All the churches were crowded this
morning. Prayers were ntoned for
the suffering pontiff.