Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-17
FAMOUS OPERA STAR now FIGHT.
GRIM BATTLE AGAINST
DEATH.
VISITORS TURNED AWAY
Thousands Visit Iic,ci or Send In
asiries Concerning Condition Of
Sick Man; Wife AZ Bed
Sidc.
~ Ass@lasd Pre-.


NEW YORK. Feb. iC.--Caruso met
ropolitan opern star. whose voice d
known around the world. tonight was
lighting grim hattie against death.
Stricken last night with heart nj.
tack. following plourlsy. tho tenor
ioss',i on his ted In tho Vanderbilt 10
Tel ail day, large oxygen tanks stand.
Ing IN thu sick room. the laI dcfonses
against death. The doctors expressed
the belief that the crisis would come
late tonight. TIL. last rites of the
church already have b.en administered
All day the lobby ~ the hotel pre-.
ssnted an atmosphere of anxiety. At
tendants bearing floral tributes and
tclegrama slipped quietly through the
crowds. Even the orchestra down
stairs which gave q number of operate
selections made famous by Caruso's
mellow voice. played In mufflcd toned.
although the sick man WAS far beyond
the sound-on the eighth floor.
During the day s-ccral II his closest
friends fr,m the metropolitan and
Chicngo opera company. with keen
solieitude plainly worn on their faces.
vainly sought admission to caruso's
chambers
Antonio Scott and Enrico Scognamn
IL were allowed Ia visit his bed slds
when u was thought he might not rally
His physicians turned hack all callers
when their patient appeared % have
passed TINT s'riais. The only exception
to this rule WAS made for Park Benja-
min. Jr.. brother III Mrs, Caruso, who
vas allowed to make two brief CALI
during the day. -
The universal anxiety over the Mr.
car,is0's condition was obvious mol
only from newspaper readers every.
WHEREIN the hotel lobby. on the
streets In the subway-blit also from
questions from Ithlian labofers who
shyly requested of th" doUr attendant
4 hc had heard from the singers apart
mCni. IN and out of the Metropolitan
opera house passed continual stream
u persons asking the one question. rs
Caruso atlll slive?"
Tn. t-nscness was somewhat relieved
late today when Bruno Zirato. Caruso's
private secretary. came downstairs for
the first time since his chiefs relapse
and announced that he now had great
hopes"
This latter was supplemented by an
. unofficial bulletin from the hotel physi
ian. who said:
"Mr Caruso In still holding his own
His heart action IN fully as good ns II
was this morning"
Mt. CaruAo awoN" late IN the after
noon after comfortable sleep aud TOOK
a few sips of coffee Father Morlnelli.
who administered extreme uncilon last
night during thS singers slnking spell.
aud Father Melli of Patterson. y. j..
a personal friend. were allowed 20 pay
short call while Mr.. Caruso was
propped M for his slight nourlshmont.
rpon leaving his room. Father Morl
nolll said the tenor'a morale was ex
tremely satisfactory. After they had
left. Caruso remarked.
III the priest doesn't cmnc again,
am not a, ell worried have feel
lng tlst have made my peace with
my God"
The only members of the immediate
family who haye been with Mr. Carua
since he vas stricken. he said. are Mrs
Caruso and their II months old daugh.
tcf. Clori" Enrico Enrico. Jr. a stu.
dent IN culver Military Academy. In
diana. n cSpootcd To- reach New York
nj 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
Rudol:o. - years cid. the other son
II In Florence. Italy. and viii make nc
effort tu cent, because Il was realized
he could not arrive before the crisis
had passed