Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-21

dlnals and high occlesiastics TO the vat,
| lean passed continuously.
! Hundreds Of visitors made inquiry re-
| Earding the popcs condition and so many
/ telegroms arrived that 1t was impossible
/ TO open half Of them This work viii be
! completed by a now staff tomorrow
The Giornalc pltslia. discussing the
difficulties Of holding a conclaye FOR the
/ election OF pope white tho world Is at
war; says that even Il Italy were among
/ the bcllieercnts every facility would be
! given the sacred college TO meet II en-
/ presses the belief that new pope might
! he chosen from among the foreign car
/ dinals, for instance, Cardinal william
I Van Rossum of the archdiocese OF
/ Utrecht the Netherlands who would be
! representative Of a neutral power
! Tho Tribuna says; Tho pope was the
victim OF war. In these latter days he
dictated great number Of dispatches
and tried to avoid the horrors Of an
European war. Tho rupture OF peace
broke down the last remains Of his
strength"
That the pope was growing deeply over
the state Of war In Europe, even to the
last, was evidenced by his words during
one of his lucid intervals in the after
| noon.
Now I am forced to sec ." he whispered.
the spectacle Of my own children even
those who yesterday worked here with
/ me weave Tor the war abandon the cas-
sock and the cowl for tho soldiers uni
form. Yesterday, although they were "
different nationality, they were here
studying Inv sympathetic .ompanionship,
now in different fields they are armed
against each other, ready to take each
others lives"
GrIcvcd over NRr.
| Grief over the war in Europe caused
the pope much depression from tho first
outbreak and several days ago symptoms
appeared of the old bronchial affection.
from which the pontiff had suffered in
times past
Tuesday DR. Marchia Tava announced
that the popc was suffering from a simple
cold and that possibly complete rest for
week would restore him to his usual
health, The bronchial conditions spread,
however, and on Wednesday it was an
nounced that the popes conditions was
serious.
\ bulletin issued at o'clock wednes-
Gay afternoon. signed by fire Marchia
Fava and Amici gave the following ex~
PLANTATION:
THE pope's condition grew worse dur
ing the night. This was due to the DIFF
fusion OF bronchitis to the lower lobe Of
the left lung. symptoms OF heart weak
ness became so threatening at 1880 o clock
this morning that It was believed the
pontiffs life was endangered At 1880
o'clock the symptoms were slightly i'm
proved. but still grave. The temperature
is now 1881. pulse uneven at $50, respira.
ton fifty"
CRISIS Comes Suddenly.
| Dr. Marchia Fava was able TO leave the
!, vatican for a time owing to the ameliora-
ton OF symptoms. lie said that nothing
early in the morning had indicated the
grave crisis, which had come on rapidly.
Shortly after he left, Or. Amici examined
the patient,
He explained that the sudden collapse
was due to the pontiffs age and the
equity affection which always accom-
panys bronchial catarrh OF an acute
nature.
Or. Amc further explained that the
pontiffs dimished vitality caused by old
age might render his illness fatal,
The practice Of living In heated rooms
and breathing tho vitiated atmosphere az
the result OF large assemblagcs in the
rapal apartments, was against him and,
I've added the people would now under
stand why the attending physicians were
strongly opposed to the resumption by the
rope OF collective audiences.
Difficulty In Breathing.
At times during the day the pope had
much difficulty In breathing. lie suf-
fered much from headaches and inability
to rid himself of the accommodations In the
lungs. Stimulants were injected and
oxygen administered. Several times the
rontiff revived and seemed much better.
He would then speak TO those about him
and insist that his DEGREES be executed.
In one of these interviews he asked for
Monsignor Rosa, who was recently ap-
pointed secretary of the consstoral con-
Eregation. Monsisnor Rosa had been an
intimate friend of the pope since the
pontlff was bishop of Trevs.
As soon as he was notified he rushed
to the vatican and was admitted immedi
ately to the department where the pope
was lying. Monsgnor Rosa remained
with the pope and the incident was con
sidered significant as owing to the
present position Monsgnor Rosa would
be secretary of the conclave In case OF