The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-08-28
CATHOLIC LEADER
Pope Plus X, DIES
POPE KEPT ALIVE MANY HOUHo
BEFORE DEATH eY OXYGEN.
RELAPSE CAME QUICKLY.
END FASTENED BY THE WAR
Aged Father, Never of Robust Conett.
tuition and Strength Initiated by
Disease, Seemed Unable to Re-
sist Shock Of War Horrors.

Rome.-Pope Piux X is dead. He
had been ill for several days, but
alarming symptoms did not develop
at once.
Throughout the day Drs. Marchia-
fava and Amici devoted their utmost
energies to stimulating their patient
and keeping him alive.
The cardinals were notified Of the
pope's grave condition and some OF
them who entered the sick room de-
scribed the scene as heart-rending. es-
pecially when the pontiff, rousing him
self from time to time, spoke. Once
he said, an ancient times the pope, by
a word, might have stayed the slaugh.
ter. but now he is impotent."
Prayers were said by thousands and
church bells sounded when the sacra-
ment was exposed upon all the affairs.
When the court learned Of the pope's
condition there was the deepest con-
Germ. King Victor Emmanuel person.
ally informed Queen Helena and the
news was communicated to the queen
mother.
E4Atlculo uuCtiOu Wdo dulliiiotOhCO
by Mgr. Z~abbpini, sacristan to his holi-
ness. amid a touching scene. The
pope's sister and his niece were over
come with grief. Cardinal Merry del
Val knelt by the side Of his bed. where
other cardinals joined him, members
Of the household informing prayers.
The dying pope. in a moment Of lu.
cidity. said:
Now | begin to think, as the end is
approaching, that the Almighty in His
i~nexhaustible goodness, wishes to
spare me the horrors Europe is under.
going"
1t was one Of the most anxious days
in the history Of the papacy. The whole
world knew that the pope was indis-
posed, but 1t was supposed he was suf-
fering from his usual ailment, the
govt. Up to noon even the members
of the household were naware Of the
seriousness of the developments. AL
most without warning came the word
that the pontiff was at deaths door.
All day his agony continued. Al
times he revived and was able to say
a few words, but hope Of saving hin
was finally abandoned. Several time:
throughout the city and at the palace
the rumor spread that the end haC
come, only to be denied later.
; Urgent kilograms we're tent to Car
dinal Farley, who is in Switzerland
and the holy see notified all the cal
! dinals living In Rome or other parts o
: Italy Of the situation. All the churche
q and clergy In Rome likewise were nc
titled.
Cardinal Della Volpe, chamberlail
of the church, who on the pope's deaf
9 assumes direction Of theh holy see dul
q ing the inter-regime, was summone
e from Imola and left Immediately TO
Q Rome.
l. The body Of Pope Plus X has bee
L laid out in state for thousands to view
d The day broke cloudy and heav.
"a after exquisitely clear skies. 1t SCENE
T, as though nature was in mourning fC
IS the pope, most beloved by the poop
le of Rome.
ir Around the vatican many gathere
c. The great doors were half closed an
lie those who mourned spoke in whisper
e. Within the vatican preparations wei
!. in progress for the simple funeral ce
oy emonies and for the holding of Il
OF conclave for the election of a ne
an pope.
ne 1t is expected that the conclave W
~ be held early in September. evt
VI though all the cardinals are not
tc Rome. The new pope will be the fir
re- pontiff elected without the veto pi
no viously accorded foreign powers,
as one OF the first acts Of Plus X was
us suppress this privilege Of centuries.
&c though he owed his own election to
er, -