Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-20
HINES OF FEW DAYS TERM.
MATES FATALLY AND SOME
4. WHAT UNEXPECTEDLY.
GREW RAPIDLY WORSE IN
fs LATE HOURS OF WEDNESDAY
End Comes at 1:2o O'Clock This Morn
inu-Death Prematurely Announced
last Words Expressions Of Grief
Over Inability to Stop War-Pius
Son Of Peasant.

Rome Aug. 20--Pope Plus X died at
1:2O o'clock this morning. He had
been i'll for several days but alarming
symptoms did not develop until on
"Wednesday morning.
Truout the day Doctors Marchiafava
and Amici devoted their utmost ener-
gies to stimulating their patient and
keeping him alive The cardinals wers
notified Of the pope's grave condition
and some of them who entered the sick
room described the Impressive and
heartrending scenes especially when
the pontiff. rousing himself from time
TO time, spoke. Once ne said:
in ancient times the pope by a
word might have stayed the slaughter
but now he is impotent."
Prayers were said by thousands and
the bells of the churches sounded
when the sacrament was exposed up
on all the affairs. When the court
learned of the pope's condition there
was the deepest concern. King Victor
personally informed Queen Helena and
the news was com municated to the
queens mother.
Extreme JUNCTION was administered
by Monsignor Fam PM Sacristan TO His
Holiness. amid most touching scene
The sisters OF the pope and his niece
were overcome with grief Cardinal
Merry Del Val knelt by the side of his
bed where other cardinals joined him
the members of the household informing
prayers.
The dying pope. In a moment Of lu-
cidity. said:
Now I begin to think as the end is
approaching that the Almighty in His
inexhaustible goodness wishes to spare
me the horrors OF the war now going
on"
Grief over the war in Europe causes
the pope much depression from the
symptoms appeared Of the old bron-
had suffered In times past.
On Tuesday. Dr. Marchtafava an
nounced that the pope was sufferir &
lively would recover. The bronchial
condition spread. however, and on
Wednesday 1t was announced that the
At times during the day the pope
had much difficulty In breathing. He
suffered much from headaches and in
ability to rid himself of the accumula-
lions In the lungs. Stimulants were
injected and oxygen adm, Mustered. Sew
eral times the pontiff revived. He
would then speak to those about him
and insist that his desires be executed
In one OF these intervals he asked for
Monsignor Rosa, who was recently ap-
pointed secretary OF the Consistorial
congregation Monsignor Rosa had
been an intimate friend of the pope
since the pontiff was bishop Of Ire
viso
First Report Premature.
A report of the pope's death was cir
culated yesterday afternoon and gained
strength because of the ringing Of
church bells. The vatican explained the
bells were rung to call the faithful 70
pray for the pontiff-s recovery. 1t was
reported also that the holy sacrament
had been administered.
War Last Blow
The pope's late illness began almost
coincidentally with the great war in
Europe. Those close to him believe
that grief over the situation brought
on the final crisis and so overwhelmed
MN that he. was unable in his S0th
year to withstand still another attack
of his old enemy. equity catarrh.
III health had been the pontiffs lot
for many years and internationally the
attacks.ihave been so serious that the
world was prepared several times to
hear of his passing. During the sum-
mer there had been numerous denials
from the vatican that his indisposition
was serious. AS late as Aug. 10. last,
upon the occasion of the eleventh ami
versity Of his coronation, Pope Plus
granted. numerous audiences.
Born of Humble Patronage.
Giuseppe Me1chiorre Sarto. known to
the world as Pope Plus X, was elected
to the pontifcate on Aug. a. 1903, and
during his occupancy of his exalted Of
fee as head Of the Roman Catholic
church, he was confronted with some
of the most momentous problems, re-
ligious and governmental, with which
the holy see has had TO deal In modern
times.
Pope Plus was born on June 2, 1885.
at Riese, in the Venetian provinces,
the first child of Gian-Battista Sarto,
aPostman, and his wife Marguerite.
n S1laSeppe,S early career was 1nnuenCeQ
3 by the village priest, who took a liking
TO stIie boy, taught him to read and
write and drummed into the youthful
head the rudiments OF Latin. At the
age of II years he entered the semi
:. nary at Castelfranco, not far from his
birthplace, and for four years every
day he tramped to school. usually
barefooted. until he reached the out
+ skirts of the village, where he would
slip on his shoes to keep up appear
ances.
Ordained at Age of IS.
81 From Castalfranco he passed in 1850
10 the seminary at Padua, and in 1858.
g ut the age Of %, was ordained priest
and took up his studies at Tombolo. In
1857 he had his first parish Of import
ance, that Of Salzano, where he re-
4 manned for eleven years. In addition
to his ecclesiastical duties Father
Sarto contributed largely to the sup
port OF his mother and sisters, who
found life hard struggle, especially
In the winter.
His eloquence led to his being called
sAt the age OF 40 to Treyisos<as chan
Btellor Of the diocese, and shortly after
he was appointed professor Of theology
ssain. the seminary. Nine years of strenu-
Gus work followed, crowned, In 1884 by