Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-14

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 during the day the pope was partially
 overcome by the accumulattons In his throat which interfered seriously with
 breathing. Then he experienced a
 sense of suffocation and nervous tre- mors shook his whole body while
 precipitation gathered on his face; The doctors are exercising all their authority to prevent their patient from talking, but the pope rather resenls this prohibition, saying that it is the only comfort left him. He thinks it very hard to have that rule enforced
 particularly today, which mad been fixed for the celebration of his name day. That fell this year on March 1S,
 which was in Easter week, but it was not celebrated on that occasion be- cause of the pope's illness, the cele- bration being postponed until today Crisis Within 24 Hours.
 The papal white and yellow flags, | however. were hotsted over the bronze doors of the Vatican and in the court 1 yard AM the military bodies wore full 1 dress uniform. It was considered a. i good indication that Cardinal Merry
 del Val, the papaI secretary of state. ! attended the great function at the l Church of St. John LateTan- ! The crisis in the pope's Illness will | come in the next twenty-fOur hours 1 and in order to meet the decisive con | ditions the physicians have been reg ularIy administering heart st1nulants, l including strophanthus and dtgttalis. ] These have had the effect of not only l lOW6II IIl6 pul5S DuL LEOuCAA45 L4-0 ! body heat. The pope has been nour- | ished with the yOlks of eggs and milk ] to which has been added little wine ! These are administered in small quan- ] titles so as to have a continuous eL- 1 feet.
 1 Disease Merely Following Its Course. 1 After the examination this morning | when Professor Marchiafava. was giv- | ing his instructions for the relief of
 his patient, Pope Plus suddenly re-
 marked:
 My Dear Doctor. one thing your i cleverness cannot possibly remove 18 | my seventy eight years | Professor Narchiafava declared in an interview that the condition of the pope should not be called grayOs even l if the fever. as was very likely Ghould [ return during the evening or night l hours. It could not be said that the l patient was worse, as the disease was | merely following its course, and the 1 pontiff was facing conditions with the
 greatest serenity. On being asked as | to whether the pope would survive the l present attack, pr. Marchiafava- re- l piled confidently: T firmly believe i that he will recover"
 | Sisters Living in Hope. The sisters and niece of the pope 1 are pathetic in their grief. Their sim pie devotion has attracted the sym | pathy of all of them and they have l been borne up only by great faith. i One Of them said today: Our brother is better than yester- | day. It is that his illness af1icts him. The doctors assure us that there ia
 no danger and we live in hope, pray ing that he may recover" A peasant from Riese Giuseppe Pal-s 1aro. who came to Rome with tha Venetian pilgrimage. and who wan con f1rmed by the pope and bears his name on coming out of the house of the pope's sisters today. expressed the greatest indignation at the pessimtsttc reports. His devotion was touching.
 Devotion of Peasant.
 Tt is not true" he cried, that the
 pope is in danger. He was up for five hours yesterday and seven hours the day before. His sisters have just told Someone said: f1All Rome knows
 that the condition of the pontiR is | serious" to which the peasant shout
 ed: Tt is not true. You wish to kill our beloved pontiff. We want him to | live, even if it is necessary to take him back to Riece."
 The great plaza before St. Peters, i where the Roman crowds are accus- | toned to gather when historic events 1 are occurring within the Vatican walls. furnished no indication today that Plus X was lying on what might be his deathbed-
 Stream of Callers at St. Petsr's- ! Heavy showers, falling almost con stantIy, discouraged the faithful and
 
 signs under the windows of the pal ace. An unbroken current of visitors poured in and out of St. Peters all day. This is usually the case when the capital is filled with strangers, but only a few today recognized the win doWs of the pope's chamber, with their closed shutters and stopped to gaze upon them.
 Motors from the embassies to the pa.paI court drove up during the af- ternoon. The occupants made in quiries as to the pontiff's condition
 and wrote their names in the visitors book. Many carriages stopped ct the entrance, seeking the latest news from ! the guards.
 Many Telegrams of Inquiry Telegrams of inquiry poured into the Vatican today from every quarter of the world. The number was SO
 great that individual answers wore impossible. The pope showed the keenest interest in the messages, and | told his secretary. Cardinal Merry del l 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
 and Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
 tria-Hungary and the kings of Spain ! and 5axony.
 All the churches were crowded this morning, Prayers were intoned for | the suffering ponfiff, Many women
 wept as they prayed and the congre- 1 gations showed great emotion. The heavy rain continues tonight,
 windows there are no signs about the 1 Vatican,
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