The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-17
CONDITION SAID
TO BE STATIONARY
Though Stricken, Plus x,
So Always a Great Lover of
= Music, Asks for His Favor
ite Hymns and Chants,
Which Seem to Soothe
: His Restlessness and Pain
BULLETIN

o bt EAE4EEN
:: ROME, April 1.-THE pope'S condi-
tion is desperate and he may not live
till tOday's dawn. Doctor March
isfasa called at the home office and
recovery was practically impossible.
:. recovery was practically Impossible.
At the same time Mgr. CaccIa Domin-
tone, one of the pope's private cham
.berIainS, warned Cardinal OregeIia.
dean of the Sacred College, who ns-
~unfes the government of the church
during r vacancy in the Holy See, that
tho pope'x life WAS nearing its end.
SEonsiSnorc OregeIia, who, for the last
two years has been almost bedridden.
appeared rejuvenated. He arose and
ordered his coachman to harness
the horses and Keep the cerriage
ready in the courtyard. he
'Br. Amicf confden.IaIIy told friend
Tint the pope viii not see Thursday's
dawn, and this nnornins Cardinal Merry
dtl Vel wired the nuuci0 to inform, car
dInaIs that c0ncIaxe was imminent.
: (Saeclal Cabse to The cam
=: ROME. April 16-rhe bulletins is
sued by tie physicians today indicated
that the condition of the pope praeti-.
,ea11y is stationary. The evening bull
,.lletin was of a more optimistic tone as
It indicated that the temperature was
normal and that there had been no
recurrence Of the usual. night fever
Topights bulletin on the condition
-'of Pope Plus X says:
~fIis holiness passed a quiet day
without fever. This evening his. tenn
perature was 9S4a. Tie catarrhal and
bronchial affection is in the same con-
dstion as this morning.
:COUGHING TAXES STRENGTH
=. The fact, how ever, that the bronchial
affection has not been. overcome de-
'.tracts somewhat from the hopeful
Character Of the report as the occa-
sional par6xysms of coughing are tax
: ing the strength of the patient, who
already has been under a great strain.
ss The condition of albuminura has re-
appeared. and to relieve the kidneys
DR.. Andrea Amiei paid visit to the
Vatican at II o'clock tonight. and.Ac-
cordfng to his announcement found
only a slight elevation in the tem-
perature and other conditions satfs
Factory. lie reported to Cardinal
Merry del Val, who personally watched
at sthe popes bedside most of the day
-
Night, and laters telephoned his OBJ
servations to Professor Marchiafava.
who has been connected with the Vat
Jean by special wire in order to avoid
indiscre1ons.
FURTHER IMPROVEMENT SHOWN
Farther improvement in the pope's
condition was shown by the fact that
he was able to retain a quantity of
chicken jelly and that he slept peace
fully for a considerable time. Early
IN the evening he ackpowIedge that
he was feeling the benefit Of the abso-
Lutte rest imposed upon him, and that
he felt more tnelined.to sleep naturally
-han at any time since his illnesss.
The pope is extremely concerned at
. him, often expressing to them his deep
gratitude, especially. those who assist
him at night, repeatedly urging. them
10 80 to bed. Sometimes his insist
ence. is. so marked. that, in order to
satisfy him, they leave the room.
All his fife. the pope has been
great lover of music. The composer.
Mgr. Lorenzo Perosi. owes him much,
as the pope aided him to attain sue
cess. The two were great friends when
the psntin was patriarch of Venice
CoMP0sER NOT FORGOTTEN
Once raised tdstne pontifical chair,
lie did not forget the young composer,
whom he took 10 Rome with him and
allowed him, contrary to the tradition
.1of the papacy, to share his meals. With
the aid of Perosi he accomplished those
reforms in chuEch music which were
amYhg the. first manifestations of his
papal activity, and restored the Gre
gorian chant to its original character
and place in the church. His love for
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