Rock Island Argus., 1914-08-20
End Came at 1:20 O'clock
This Morning After Rally
of Yesterday Evening.
CARDINALS ARE CALLED
Merry del Val Summons. Mem
bers of College Who Were
Away From Vatican.
Rome. Aug. 20, a. m.-Pope Plus

Rome, Aug. 20, a. m.-Pope Plus
is dead.
Already suffering from bronchitis
and a weak heart, the worry occa-
stoned by the war involving all Europe
brought on bronchial pneumonia, and
he is a war victim as truly as If he had !,
been struck down on the field of bat
tle
Death came shortly after I o'clock
this. morning e p. m. Rock Island
time) after night spent in fruitless
effort by his physicians, who had kept
him alive for many hours with oxygen
and hypodermic heart stimulants.
Rally In the Evening.
His Holiness had lain unconscious
most of the afternoon, but rallied in
the evening, became conscious for a
time, and gave the physicians hope
that he might recover. But his
strenth was gone, he soon relapsed
into coma and gradually grew weaker
until the end. He died while sleeping
peacefully.
Cardinal Merry del Val, who wss
called in, left after a few minutes and
issued a summons for the cardinals
who have left the city for their vaca-
tions.
Rome, Aug. 20.-"Together in one,
all things in Christ"
These words which Pope Plus X.
adopted as his motto in an encyclical
issued Aug. 10, 1908, six days after he
was elevated to the pontificate, were
on his lips as he entered the valley of
death. The end, which came at 1920
this morning, was peaceful. a few
moments before he had been reused
from a state of semi-consciousness and
he attempted to bestow blessing up
on those gathered in the chamber but
strength failed him. After pause hs
murmured the scriptural text and did
not speak again.
Was 80 Years Old.
The death of the pontiff came in the
eighty-first year of his life and twelfth
year of his pontificate and, while long
anticipated because of ailments incl
dent to advanced age. nevertheless
came as a shock even to those near
him. For several days he had been
suffering from gouty catarrh but on
Tuesday his physicians declared the
trouble of no great importance and
yesterday reassuring reports concern
ing the patient were current.
The change came suddenly during
the forenoon yesterday and early in
the afternoon those in attendance an
nounced that death was imminent.
Similar attacks had been resisted with
the aid of the pope's will power, but
the depression over the clash of arms
recovery.
The Closing Scene.
At 10 o'clock last night the pontiff
experienced an attack of coughing
which greatly distrel sed him. He
couldn't move in bed without assist
ance and the struggle he made to
breathe was painful to witness. AS
the supreme moment approached the
coughing ceased and the restlesness
The features of the pa
tient, which had given evidence OF
pain, resumed a normal expression exs
cept for the pallor, which increased.
His two sisters and the popes secre-
taries could not restrain their sobs and
their voices seemed to bring back the
pontiff from the state of coma into
which he had lapsed. His eyes open,
ed, his lips moved and 1t was plain he
was making an effort to impart a final
blessing. For moment it seemed
that dissolution had taken place.
Then his lips moved again. Together
in one, all things in Christ" he whis-
pered. DR.. Marchiafava bent over the
bed. listening for the beating of the
heart that was stilled,
1T is all over" he said.
Burial Place a Problem.
Much interest is shown in the mat
ter as to where the body will find it's
final resting place. 1t is recalled that
the carrying OF the body OF Plus TX
from 81. Peters 10 st. Lawrence's
caused riot. For this reason the body
of Pope Leo. although he expressed
a wish 10 be buried in st. John Lat.
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