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He went also to the island of Capri, where he attended a luncheon in his honor. But soon afterward unfavor- able symptoms. in the form of high fever, manifested themselves, and his wife telegraphed to Rome specialist to come to Sorrento. It was then discovered a new internal abcess had developed
 Carusos removal to Rome for an operation was advised, but he showed such weakness that 1t was impossible to transfer him further than Naples, where he arrived Sunday evening. Four physicians were called and their examination showed the presence of a subphrenic abscess, accompanied by severe peritonitis.
 An operation to be performed at noon today was decided on, but the patients condition became suddenly worse at 4:30 a. m. Heart stimula- tion had been resorted to hourly.
 In order that Caruso should not tire himself, the physicians ordered him not to speak, so during his last night he uttered no word. Of the members of his family present at the death bed the most pathetic was his old mother, who had always clung ob- stinately to her little home, despite her sons efforts to accustom her to the material comforts of life.
 Funeral Services Wednesday
 LONDON, Aug. S.-The burial of Caruso will take place Wednesday amid national mourning at the church of Santa Maria Gracia in Naples, ac- cording to the Daily Mail
 Death Wholly Unexpected
 AJlp F. c word received here from Naples was that Enrico Caruso was improving nicely and that his voice would not be permanently impaired by his illness.
 Caruso became i'll during last Christmas week. when he suffered an attack of pleurisy and was confined to his apartment in the Hotel Van derbilt. Three times he was operated on, first for pus in the pleural cav ity, then for a secondary abscess and again in the latter part of February for a small abscess.
 A corps of specialists attended him and in the. crises when the singer hovered between life and death oXy- gen was administered. Early in Feb ruary in one of the crises priests ad ministered extreme unction on the dying
 Messages of good wishes came to 1 the Caruso apartments from nearly all the capitals and principal cities as we'll as villages in all quarters of | the globe, some from persons un- known in the music world but who at some time had been among the great singers audiences during his 25 years | of operatic career.
 Wish Was Fulfilled l Caruso once during his illness de- l,A h@ | ferred to die in his native Italy. He rested at Atlantic City and on May 1 2S last sailed from New York, thou | sands of his admirers bidding him | farewell at the pier, and later 1t was reported he was rapidly recovering When Caruso left for Italy he ap- i peared confident that he would return | to America next fall and again take his place with the Metropolitan Opera company.
 Shortly, however, after the tenor had arrived in Italy reports began tc drift back to this country that ht
 would not sing again before tht American public in his old voice Caruso. however. immediately cablet denial of these reports, declarlns 1 that When I want to show 1 have
 not lost my voice I will do so at thu
 proper time and place"
 Early this month word came iron
 Italy that Caruso was not recover
 ing IS rapidly as had been expected
 and seemed depressed, but friends
 declared his voice was returning ant
 that he sang a short time each day
 Reports reaching Rome at this tim
 stated that Caruso would be able t sing by next winter, though friend
 reluctantly admitted it will neve
 be quite the same again.'
 Caruso was also reported to b l living a secluded life in hotel nea
 Naples. never mixing with the othe
 hotel guests. and taking his meals il
 private suite.
 : News of Caruso's death, on tn Q heels of continued reassurlng re c ports from Italy. came as stun r ming shock to the music loving worlo The breakdown in the tenor = health last winter followed serie q of mishaps to Caruso which culmin n ated on December Il in Brookly
 when he burst a blood vessel whll