The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-12
POPE HAS
ANOTHER
RELAPSE
Fever Reported to Have
Reached 1O3 In Early :
Hour of Evening

Rome, April 12-The Pope has suf-
fered another relapse. Tracheal bron-
ch1tis has developed
The hope is entertained by the ply
| stcfans in attendance that the tracheal
] bronchitis is due to uraemic acids
settling in the upper part Of the ira
| cheal tube inseead of to infectious
| Inflammation.
The sisters of the Pope who had
| believed him entirely out of danger
| were deeply impressed by the relapse
and gave way to their feelings They
then resumed their nursing of the
Pontiff.
Pope Plus x slept TRANQUILITY all
| night Early today, before his re-
lapse the Pope received Archbishop
Keppes of LuXemb ourg in private au-
dience. The archbishop was obliged
to leave Rome, today, and as he had
urgent matters to discuss with the
Pontiff, the audience was arranged
notwithstanding the vigorous protests
of Prof. Marchiafava, the papal ply
s1cian, against exposing the patient
to any fatigue. The audience lasted
for "a minutes. Although the Pope
was very weak he showed a remark
able c1earness and keenness Of mind
At 6:1O p. m.-The Pope's fever had
reached 1O3.
steps of ST. Peters gazing at the win
dows of the Pope's apartment, noticed
that the blinds of his bedroom were
closed, this afternoon.
Cardinal Merry Del VAL the papal
secretary of state, said shortly after
was unsatisfactory; that he looked
more haggard and weaker and the
difficulty in his breathing had in
creased.
The Osservatore Romano, the vati-
can official newspaper, publishes, this
evening, the following bulletin:
"On April Z, the Pope fell i'll with
a relapse of influenza, with symptoms
of tracheal bronchitis. The fever
stopped three days ago but returned.
today, with aggravation of catarrh of
the thorax. There are no symptoms
to cause alarm (Stgned) Marchiafava,
The condition of the Pope is re-
garded as grave and especially on ac-
count Of his weakness. The relapse
is not yet generally known even among
the vatican officials. Only the sisters
and a niece OF the Pope were ntified.
They drove hurriedIy to the vatican
from their apartment in the vicinity
where they reside.
Prot Marchiafava, this morning,
predicted a relapse when he heard
that, contrary to his instructions, the |
Pope had been allowed to grant pri-
vate audiences. He said:
eff you want to kill him, this is the |
way to do it, |
The early amelforation in the condition |
Of the health of Pope Plus x was be-
ing maintained SO well that Prof. !
Ettore Marchiafava considered the ad- |
Of ceasing to visit the Pom
tiff twice dialy in company with Dr.
Andrea Annici, as he has been doing
for some time. and of resuIning his
bi-weekIy visit alone.
The Pope rose from bed today and
went to the window overlooking the
Piazza.
Luxembourg, after his reception by the
Pope, early this morning, and before
the relapse, said he found the PontiR
worn and showing the suffer
ng he had gone through, but that he
displayed a STRONG spirit and was full
Of confidence in his recovery. The
Pope expressed the belief that God
would give him sufficient strength to
accomplish the task he had begun, to
restore everything in Christ
Archbishop Koppes added that the
Pope's voice was full and his eyes vi
Jacious and his expression as beneNo-
ent as usual
Cardinals Agliardi, Bisletti, Ram
oo1Ia. Fa1coni and Vincenzo Vanute11i
with many other high ecclesiastical
1ignitaries and members of the Ro-
nan aristocracy, called, today, at the
vatican and signed the visitors book
N the Popes ante-chamber to con-
Pope Plus on what was then
supposed to be his recovery from his
lfness.
A sister and niece of the Pope who
listed him, early today, remained
onger than usual, and said that the ,
in his condition was
yery marked and that he seems to
ave a greater disposition to take