The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-28
CATHOLIC LEADER
POPEP|uS !, DIES
PORE KEPT ALIVE MANY HOURS
BEFORE logATH Nv oxyaEN.
RELAPSE CAVE QUICKLY.
END FASTENED BY THE WAR
Aged Father. Never Of Robust ccnstl-
tutiea and Strength Initiated by
Disease, Seemed unaAis 10 Re,
sist Shock es War herrers.

Rome, Pope paax X 10 dead, tic
had been III Tor several days, bat
alarming symptoms did not develop
at once
Throughout the day DSs. MArchia.
faya and Amiei devoted their almost
en9gies to stimulating their patient
and keepiaE him aiiyst
The cardinals were notified Of tho
pope's grave condition and some Of
them who entered the sick room de-
segibed the scene Is heart-rending. %.
pecially when the eontitf. roasing him.
self from time TO time, spoke Once
he said, an ancient times the pope. by
a word. Nigh, have stayed the slangh-
tor. but now he IL impoteal"
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'a
condition there was the deepest con-
cera, King Victor Emmanuel person
ally Informed Queen Helena and tho
news was communicated to the queen
mother.
Extreme JUNCTION was administered
by Mgr. zabbpini. sAcristan 20 his hol,.
meas, amid 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 intonlng prayers
The dying pope. In moment Of lu-
cidlty, said:
Now ! begin to think, as the end 10
approaching. that the Almighty In Hts
inexhaustible goodness. wishes to
spare the the horrors Europe Is under
going"
II was one of the most anxious days
In the history OF the pspacy The whole
world knew that the pope was indis-
posed. but Il was supposed he was suf-
fering from his usual ailment, the
govt Up TO noon even the members
Of the household were unaware Of tho
seriousness OF the developments. Al
most without warning came the word
that the pontiff was al deaths door.
All day his agony continued. Al
times he revived and was able to say
a few words. but hope OF saving him
was finally abandoned. Several times
throughout the city and at the palace
the rumor spread that the end had
come. only to be denied later.
Urgent kilograms were sent TO Car.
dinal Farley, who Is 10 Switzerland.
and the holy see notified ali the car.
dinals living In Rome or other parts OF
Italy OF the situation. All the churches
and clergy in Rome likewise were no
titled.
Cardinal Della Volpe. chamberlain
OF the church, who on the pope's death
assumes direction OF the holy see dur.
ing the inter regime, was summoned
from lmola and left Immediately for
Rome.
The body Of Pope Plus X has been
laid out In state for thGGsands to view.
The pa,hos OF his passing has been ac-
centuaied by the death OF his sister,
Anna Always she was a, the bed.
side In times OF sickness, and she was
kneeling near him when he brea,hed
his last
The sister was assisted from the
room and collapsed soon afterward.
DR. Amici attended her. but alarming
symptoms developed, with high fever,
from which she did not rally.
The day broke cloudy and heavy,
otter exquisitely clear skies IL seemed
az though nature was in mourning for
the pope most beloved by the peopls
Of Rome.
Around the vatican many gathered.
The great doors we're half closed and
taose who mourned spoke in whispers.
Within the vatican preparations were
In progress for the simple funeral GER
emonles and for the holding Of the
conclaye for the election Of q new
pope
II Ia expected that the conclave will
he held early In September. even
though all the cardinals are not I'm
Rome. The new pope viii be- the frat
pcn,iff elected without the veto pre-
y!ously accorded foreign powers, as
one OF the first acts OF Plus X was To
suppress this privilege Of centuries. A.
though he owed his Own election 70 n