Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Thousands Crowd Square of St. Peters
Inclement w e ath er
Adds to Danger of
Aged Pontif---Pneu-
monia Is Imminent.
V venerable Prelate
Jokes With Attend
ants---Obedience to
Physicians Is Urged.
Special Cable to Tn. Georgian.

Special Cable TO The Georgian.
ROME, April f4.-A sudden fell
Of temperature, accompanied by
heavy rain, this afternoon led the
physicians attending Pope Plus x
to fear untoward results upon the
patient. The chief cause for anN-
iety was that the raw air mienr
provoke fatal coughing spell or
agersvate the symptoms OF bron-
ehitis and ineipient pneumonia.
ROME. April 14.-At 1 o'clock
q a m. Atlanta time) this
afternoon IT was announced that the
condition Of Pope Plus X had re-
mained stationary throughout the
morning and at that hour showed no
change
$3.50 p. m. (tt:3o a. m. Atlanta
time within the last half
hour the Pope has suffered an
alarming increase Of temperature.
He has grown very restless and
shows signs Of being in great dis
tress, which has led to grave fear
that the tendencies toward pneu-
ronia are developing.
The Pope's fever rose to 1912
this AFTERNOON.
The crisis In the condition Of
the pontiH may come tonight.
Up. m. q. .. m. Atlanta tinre).-
The condition Of Pope Plus X at
this hour is reported very grave.
Or. MarchiafaVa has just been
summoned to the sick room for
consultation with his colleague,
Or. AUiei.
The Swiss guards around the VAT
lean, and especially those near the
Pope's bed chamber, have again been
doubled.
Urge Pope TO Obey Doctors.
Two beds have been placed in the
of the Pope's apartment
for additional night watchers.
Following the suggestion Of DR..
Marchiafava. all the cardinals in
Rome have written entreaties to the
Pope to follow the doctors orders, so
that he might recover.
The condition Of the Pope was so
grave early to-day as to cause the
utmost alarm to his family and the
Roman Catholic officers Of state I'm the
Vatican. yet the attending physicians
still hold hope that the present crisis
may be- passed safely
Danger Now From Pneumonia.
II was admitted that the greatest
danger now Is from a form Of pneu-
monia. At $3.50 this morning DR..
Marchiafava issued the following bui-
letin.
The Pope passed the night tram
gully. The bronchial symptoms
are reassurins. His temperature
IS 1924. The general condition Of
His Holiness is satisfactory.
This bulletin was issued after a
between DR.. Marchiafava
and Or. Amicf. the two Vatican ply
sicians who are attending the Pom
Tin
Al the consulta ton the two doctors
arrived At the conclusion that the
symptoms Of bronchitis were not any
more advanced and probably could DO
overcome.
Pope's Sisters at Bedside.
Hope was taken from the reduction
Of the Pontin's temperature TO sS.2A.
which was about normal
Shortly after midnight the Pope's
temperature reached 1902. buJ a little
later it began 10 go down
DR.. Amici and the Jwo sisters OF
the Pope remained at the bedside all
night Liece Sarto left early in tho
morning. but the other sister. Anna
Sarto. remained until 3 O'Clock. Her
face was drawn and hsggsrd from her
long vigil and grief
pom leaving the Vatican she vas
uesieged by ueUspap per CORE spond-
,utS she said that. while the Pope
lad spent good night MS sleep az
times Was broken by dimcuity 4
respiration. arising from tue catarrhal
q ff-etiuu-
Cardinals Are Reassured.
Al noon Jhe papal secretaries ana
the cardinals Of rbe Curia visited the
orfi. 90 Cardinal Merry De- Val
P1lsf Secretary of state, to receive
formally news of the Pope's condition.
They were Informed that Dcctors
tI8reh.afaNs ana Annie. were ,aiisned
fh t1e condition ~ the Pontin. and
believed .hat hs would eventually re-
slin his normal health unless he asala