The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-16
DEATH OF POPE
rs EXPECTED
nchIal tronble is infectior,s
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bronchial trouble is infectious.
The greatest activity prevailed al
the vatican all night Doctors Amici
and cagiati remained al the bedside
all the time and Professor March
iafava was there much OF the time
When he left in the early hours after
midnight, ne was besieged by cores
pondents, whom he assured that the
pope's condition was not alarming
AS an evidence of this, he pointed out
that he was going home. saving he
certainly would not hare left had
there been danger. But the CORES
pondents watched the physicians
house Mgr. Caccia Dominini, private
chamberlain to the holy father, using
Cardinal Merry del Walls automo-
bile, went early in the night TO Card
inal vincenze Vaniutelli, the pope's
ccnfesser, TO warn him to be in readi-
ness for quick trip to the vatican
He also gave warning to Cardinal
Serafno yannutelli, the sub-dean, As
a courtesy he also called on Cardinal
Oreglia, dean OF the college of card
inals, who is tick The dean could
not possibly get to the vatican and will
be unable to attend the conclaye,
should the college of cardinals be
called upon To name a successor to
Pope Plus x. The sub-dean last night
officially notified Cardinal Merry del
Val, papal secretary of state, that he
would act for Cardinal Oreglia.
The gloomiest rumors sped about
Rome through the night. One was
that his holiness was at the point OF
death and that Father Agostino Pif-
iferi. an Augustinian monk. was con
stantly in readiness to take the pope
| his last communion. It also was
said that Mgr. Parolic, the pope's
nephew from Venice, urged Cardinal
Merry del Val to hasten the admin
Iistration of the last sacrament ano
THAT the physicians forbade it, because
the proceeding would have depress
ing effect on the patient. These re
iports were regarded as exaggerations
Angelo Sarto, postmaster of a LITTLE
village near Venice. the pope's aget
brother, arrived last night and re
NAMED until morning at the pontiffl
bedside Immediately 1t was rumoret
that the brothers coming certainl.
; indicated the approach of the mol.
fathers death, but the gossips over
looked the fact that Angelo mus
have left his village long before tn
pope suffered the relapse. The brotf
Ier was joyously welcomed by Ann
: and Maria Sarto. his sisters, and thei
niece, who in their great grief an
anxiety apparently feel that the NOR
, relatives by whom the pope is SUI
. rounded, the better are his chances c
recovery.
e Another rumor, unverifed, was ths
a Pope Plus remarked. to his siste
D Maria that he would soon see her.
). meaning their sister Rosa who died
[. February and grief for whose deaf
e lis mainly responsible for the pope
{ apathy and depression.
n The pope slept through part Of tt
r be almost coma When awake /
e was very restless, but it was sa
IS that he was cheerful and talked affab
u with doctors. attendants and rel
d tives He realizes the gravity of h
/ condition, in the opinion of the do
n tors.
The only bulletin issued by Marc
n iafava and Amici last night was Il
Q following:
8, The popes temperature tonight
y above 100 degrees. The bronchial ;
y lection is somewhat worse. The go
d. general condition Of the patient &C
tinues."
The relapse of the pope came aft
e day Of improvement, which great
encouraged his sisters and physician
n The setback, according to March
faya, was due, as before to the pr
.