The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-09
May Be Unable to With
stand Drain on His
Strength.
DE P r ESSION is
ONE OF SYMPTOMS
Heart Shows Weakness, and
There Are Evidences of Kid
ney Remains in Bed
All Day, and Receives No
Visitors Except Merry
Del Val and His Sisters.
sIirh, Misc in Temperature.


London, April o. dispatch re-
ccivcd from Rome carly this morning
SnyS the physician In attendance upon
Pope Plus reported slight risc In the
patients temperature at midnight.
In spite Of this, however. the PontiH
succeeded I'm getting n fair amount of
sleep UP TO that hour.
Rome. April s.-Pope Plus Y has
suffered n relapse. and. as is usual in
rclapses. his condition is considered
graver than that occasioned by his
illness of last month. The present at
tack began with fainting nt and
Professor MaTchiafava, the papal ply
siciar, was summoned late last night.
He visited the rontiff again early this
morn * and several times during the
day.
The official statement given out at
the Vatican simply says:
The Pope is suffering from a re-
lapse OF the influenza
The Osservatore Romano. the Vatican
organ. published the following official
statement this evening:
since yesterday evening tho Holy
Father has been indisposcd with "A re-
causing no anxiety, but he requires
much rcs:.
The truth is that the Popc's relapse
is causing great anxiety, because il
was not expected, and for the further
season that at his advanced age there
is the ever present danger of his be-
ing unable to Withstand tn, drain on
his strength. During his recent ILL
ness the Pope was much depressed. but
as he regaincd hts health this distress
ing symptom disappeared.
With the return of the influenza. de-
preston is one of the symptoms that
has again been manifested.
J~,rt SI,,xs
To- -day the temperature reached a
little over 100 Fahrenheit. which in IL
self is not at all alarming, but the
heart showed weakness. and there was
evidences Of kidney trouble. The con-
dition known as albuminuria, which
frequently accompanies Influenza. is
present, indicating ncphritis or innan1-
ma ton OF the kidneys.
AT a late hour to- might the Pope's
condition was said To have materially
improved. partly because he had re
maincd in bed ALI day, and, with the
exception OF Cardinal Merry del Val,
the papal secretary OF state. his sis
visitors.
Al o'clock Monday evening tho
Pope retired to his study. He had
complained OF feeling over-tircd At
just what hour he WAS overcome by
fainting spell has not been learned,
rushing TO his assistance realized that
his condition was serious and became
greatly alarmed, as no physician was
present. Father Presdocimo. the
Vatican chemist. was called, and ad-
ministercd stlmulants, which revived
the Pontiff.
Or. Andre AMOR was hastily sum
moned. and was followed by Profcs-
sor Marchiafava. They found the Pope
already had been put TO bed, but still
was suffering from recurrence OF
faintness. Finding that the action OF
the heart was weak. they injected
strophantus which restored him
The sisters and niece of the Pontiff
were notified Immediately and went
at once to the Vatican. They re-
NAMED. however. al the bedside for
only a few minutes.
All Audience. Suspended.
BY order of the physicians. ali audi
ences We're suspended, and the Pope
remained i'll bed throughout the day.
with the result that Il steady improve
ment was noted. on his last visit to-
night Dr.. Marchiafava found conditions
satisfactory, although the Pontiff was
extremely weak
Cardinal Merry del Val. in reply to
question concerning the exact condi
ton of the Pope. asserted that the
official statement was absolutely cor
rect He said the Pope was suffering
only from q fresh slight attack of in
fluenza. which had caused an insgnif-
cant rise in temperature. This con
dition, he added. needed greater care
than the former attack and q more pro-
longed rest. II indicated that the con-
stitution of the Pontin. which he con
sidered strong, vas easily affected by
cny excessive fatigue or atmospheric
changes which are especially notice
able in these days, when the vagaries
of the weather bring summer heat one
day anG cold and rain the next.
81 feel sure said the papal secre-
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