Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-15
PREPARING FOR
P0PE'S DEATH
Although Pontiff Was a Lit
lie Better Today His End
is Believed Near.
GATHERING AT VATICAN
Pathetic Meeting With Mgr.
ParoIin, Pops's Favorlts Ne
phew, Causes Fever TO Rise
Special By United Press Wire.

Paris, April 15.-In the face of
the promising bulletins by Pope's
physicians the Paris correspondent of
the Paris Excelsior at noon told his
paper by long distance telephone that
the Pope's end Is believed to be near
Pope Reported Slightly Better.
Special BY United Press Wire.
Rome, April 15.-The Pope con-
tinued to mend this afternoon with
lowering temperature and decreas-
ing bronchitis. In spite of the opti-
mistic bulletins put out by Drs. Mar
chiafava and Amici, through Car
dinal Merry del Val, the Vatican S
preparations for the death of the
Pontiff went steadily on. Following
the custom of centuries, & new Noble
Guard was formed today to whom 1t
shall fall to guard the body should
His Holiness die.
Professor .,4.,> niafava says that II
the pontiff's condition does not change
within four or five days 1t Is probable
that he will recover. He promised to
warn the pope's nephew when 1t would
be time to administer the last sacra-
h
can have not been changed.
Cardinal Kopp Of Brealau is here.
and 1t Is likely that some other foreign
cardinals will soon arrive, as they prob
| ably expect their presence will be nee
essary at eonclavs TO elect sue
cessor to Plus X.
SksptIo Of Bulletins.
| Skepticism In regard to the official
statements continues. 1t Is believed
the pope's illness is not following a
| favorable course The patient suffers
from suffocating paroxysms Of what
are called bronchial asthma, to allay
which antiseptic inhalations are fire.
qHently used. The announcement In
the official bulletin that the improve
ment In the bronchial symptoms con
tinues Is based on Il decrease in the
unfavorable sounds III the stethoscope.
The abatement of the fever is due to
the medicine which has been given the
patient to promote perspiration, but his
respiration is still labored and rapid.
and the danger of the infammatio ton
spreading to the ramifications of the
| bronchial tubes is still considerable.
The pope's weakness continues and
remains serious matter. Stimulants
and tonics have failed to counteract
/ his debility. This causes pitiable de-
preston and uncomfortable fits Of
weeping. Mgr. Parolin. his favorite
nephew, arriv ed and has not left the
ponttf's bedside ever since. He Is the
son of an tnnkeeper, and Plus X.
practically brought him up and paid
for his education. He watched him
In his studies, and when he WIS or
dained to the priesthood procured q
parish for him.
Meeting Very Pathetic.
Mgr. Parolin is deeply attached to
his uncle. whose affection for him is
Of a paternal nature Their meeting
was very pathetic. They embraced
and both wept, and 1t WAS the excite
ment OF this meeting that caused the
rise In the patients temperature and
the consequent alarm.
| After the evening bulletin had been
issued the pope's temperature went up
again to 1904 The pontlfr's sisters
and niece left late In the evening, but
Mgr. Parolin spent the night in an
easy chair at the pope's bedside.
| After leaving the pope's bedside
Professor Ettore Marchiafava said, al
now really trust hat the popes illness
will have q favorable solution II 1t Is
possible to induce the patient to Jake
proper care Of himself" Optimists
seem to think that they find corrobo-
ration of this In the fact that the
tombstone OF Pope Sylvester II. In the
basilica of St JOHN Of Lateran q still
dry. The marble slab On the tomb,
which bears prophetic epitaph is
reputed to be always bedewed when
pope Is dying, 1t is declared that
this has never failed for ten centuries
to give premonitIon of the dertb of
the 116 pontiffs who have pacsed away
In that period. The phenomenon oc-
Cured as usual on the day that Pope
Leo XIII. died. From that day to this
1t has been dry.
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