Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
POPE Plus RALLIES
DURING The NIGHT.
Considerable Anxiety, How
ever is Shown Over His
Condition.
PASSES QUIET NIGHT.
Preparing For Eyentualities-Nun-
GIGS, Cardinals and Apostolic Dele
gates Ready For Conclaye.
PASSES QUIET NIGHT.

Rome, April 17.-Dysentery caused
last nights crisis in the Pope's condi-
ton, and it continued today. DR.. An
drea Amici today said that the ply
sicians feared the exhaustion would
kill the Pontitf, but admitted that he
might possibly live week.
Pope Plus Y, after several hours of
tranquil and refreshing sleep, was
considerably improved today. Though
the grayest anxiety prevailed in and
about the Vatican, his physicians held
that in view of the late developments
the time to abandon hope had not yet
come.
After t:.eir first thorough examina-
ton today, the doctors issued the
following bulletin:
''The Holy Father passed a quiet
night and his condition is improved.
He has no fever and the bronchial af-
fec;;on is amelorated."
The night, which at its beginning
was perhaps the most alarming since
the Pope fell i'll, gradually took on a
tinge of hopefulness, until by morning
it vas believed that the Pontiff, could
he nut hold out several days longer,
might have a chance for recovery
The Pope at midnight was unusu-
lily restless and was greatly tormented
by his cough He was allowed to 81:
UP in bed, and this, to certain de-
gree. alleviated the throat and lung
discOmforts. But His Holiness was
takative and paid no heed to the doc
tors orders to be quiet His loquacl-
GuSness caused his temperature to
mount.
After severe fit of coughing in
the early morning hours, the Pope fell
into deep sleep, from which he APP
parcnt!y derived much benefit. The
SLEEP came a little after 2 o'clock, and
at GAVIN the Pontiff was still sleeping.
He appeared to be so comfortable that
his attendant did not wake him to
take nourishment. the physicians say
ing that rest would do him more good
than the food. His sleep early today
was undisturbed by coughing.
Early last night the Vatican made
every preliminary preparation for the
Popc's dissolution. Mgr. Caccia Do
chamberlain. notified Cardinal
Oreglia, dean Of Sacred College, that
the ned was near Cardinal Oreglia,
who has been an invalid for months,
suddenly was rejuvenated, and ordered
his coachman to have hi: carriage in
constant readiness. The dean is the
acting head of he church during the
vacancy of the Holy See. He is eighty
five years old.
It was said that Cardinal Merry del
Val telegraphed and cabled all papal
unions and apostolic delegates to no.
tify foreign cardinals to be in readl-
ness for a conclave Of the Sacred Col
legc. and rumor spread among the cor
respondents hat the Italian govern
ment had made an unofficial agree
merit with the Vatican to hold up all
Geographic and cable communications
in the event. of the Pope' death in or
der 20 give precedence to messages to
cardinals and other church dignitaries-
Washington, April 1.-THE reports
of the Holy Fathers illness during
the past week have occasloned much
concern to Catholics here and abroad.
Should the Holy Father succumb to.
this present illness the College Of
Cardinals, which is really the most
cosmopolitan and democratic body in
the world, will at, once assemble in
Rome and begin the vote for the sue
cessor Of Plus Y. Who the successor
is likely to he no. one can conjecture.
The College of Cardinals which is
generally limited to seventy-two, at
present is composed of sixty cardinals,
only two of whom are seniors Of Card
inal5 Gibbons; namely Cardinal Oreglia
who was made Cardinal in 1873, and
Cardinal Neto, who was made Cardinal
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