The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-13

moned to Rome by telegraph had
turned back earlier in the day. be-
lieving the pontiff to be recovering.
The entire vatican was filed with
Swiss guards, the regular pontificial
troops, who permitted no to en-
ter the place and even the highest
dignitaries residing within It's walls
We're not allowed to approach the
pope's apartments.
Disobeyed the Doctor.
ROME, April 12-No attempt was
made at the vatican tonight to dis
euise the fact that Pope Plus is in a
very grave condition, following a sec
ond relapse, which came late this
afternoon.
His fever returned and his temper
ature for hours ranged around 103.
The heart weakness that alarmed his
physicians several days ago had re-
appeared and pulse and respiration
We're labored. The recurrence of in
fluenza was complicated by severe
attack of bronchitis. The kidney af-
fection also was more pronounced.
Professor Marchiafava, chief of the
vatican physicians, made an emphatic
statement in which lA said that the
pontiff's relapse was due entirely to
his refusal to obey the physicians
orders, when he received bishops in
audience last night and again today.
The second relapse OF Pope Plus
came shortly before four o'clock this
afternoon and his fever steadily
mounted until at six o'clock it reach
ed 1O3, where 1t remained through
the early night.
Professor Marchiafava and DR..
Amici issued a bulletin, stating that
the pope had suffered recurrence OF
influenza with fever, accompanied by
an attack of bronchitis, but that his
condition was not serious. Immed-
late action around the vassan did not
bear out the optimism of the doctors
statement. Guards we're doubled
about the sick room to see to it that
his holiness had no more unauthoriz-
ed visitors, and his sisters, Maria
and Anna Sarto, living square
away, were hastily summoned.
The Osservatore Romano, official
organ of the vatican, soon after the
relapse, said:
"On April Z, the pope fell i'll with a
relapse of influenza. with traces of
tracheal bronchitis. The fever stopped
three days ago, but returned today
with aggravation of catarrh in the
throax. There are no symptoms to
cause alarm.
(Signed) "Marchiafava, Amici.'
Tonight the pope was growing stead
lily worse according to the best in
formation obtainable at the vatican
and there was grave fear that Profes-
sor Marchiafava's angry warning to
the attendants may have come too
late.
IF you want to kill him, that is the
way to do it, stormed the papal
physician, when he learned that Pope
Plus had given fourteen minute
auQ1enCR TO dHOlDeT DlSuOp lOudS
while the doctors were away.
He roundly denounced all the sick
room attendants, not sparing Cardinal
Merry del Val, the vatican secretary
of state, and declared that he would
wash his hands" of the case and no
longer be responsible for the pom
tiff's life, if his orders regarding rest
and quiet were not obeyed.
The pcpe's relatives were the only
visitors allowed in his room tonight,
admission being denied to the highest
church dignitaries. The physicians
were in constant attendance.
Whatever the seriousness Of the
pope's condition, news OF his relapse
caused gravest concern In Rome.
Crowds of the curious collected
around the entrance to the vatican
and in ST Peters Plaza hundreds OF
Constantine year pilgrims who are in
Rome expecting to see the holy faith
or. stood about In solemn groups,
most of them praying.
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