The New York herald., 1921-02-18

and, taking red carnation from his
buttonhole and handing II 10 Caruso.
said
z II bring you with this flower the hearts
sand good wishes of the King, the Cabinet
sand the people OF Italy. In their name
] wish you the best OF health"
Caruso kissed the flower and smiled
feebly.
Il want TO die--I want TO die" he
began.
=: .'Nol No! Not in a hundred years."
said the Ambassador. startled
II want to die In Italy finished Ca
russo, feebly.
Memory Better Than Visitors.
II remember twenty-four years ago"
recalled the Ambassador. when we were
both younger men than we are now,
heard you sing in the Politea4na The
atre In Genoa"
mo. MOI 1t was not the Politeama;
it was the Carlo Felice.'
"Your memory is better than mine,
said Signor Riccl.
The Carlo Feiice Theatre is much
larger than the PolIteama.
Caruso thought minute. his memory
travelling back over the glories Of
generation ago
Didn't you sing in The fearl
Fishers" asked signor Ricci.
Yes. De Lpca, tho barytone. was
there. I also sang Ia vally.' That was
the season we sang The CID OF Mas
senet"
At this point Bruno Zirato, Carusos
secretary. came into the room with En-
rico, Jr Caruso introduced them TO the
Ambassador and reminded Zirato to let
him know when Signor Ricci returns
from Washington. where he is going to-
day or tomorrow. Caruso seemed
pleased when the Ambassador, In leav-
Ing, remarked that Enrico, Jr., was "a
fine looking boy and would make good
soldier"
At o'clock Glullo Gatti-Casazza gen.
eral manager of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, visited the sick room just as
Caruso was waking from a short sleep
"Ah, padrone mio Tmy bossl," ex-
claimed Caruso.
"Why. you are looking much better
than ! expected" said Gatti-Casazza. as
he pinned the medal OF st. Anthony OF
Padua on the tenors pillow. The medal
Z Is that of small church in Padua.
Italy.
Gattl-Casazza said after leaving the
apartment that Caruso had not changed
much in the last three weeks. and that
his total loss OF weight did not appear
ITO be more than twenty-five or thirty
pounds,
Cheered by Sons Arrival.
Enrico, ..r., arrived at the Pennsyl-
vania Station at 80 o'clock yesterday
morning. He was met by Zirato and
taken to the Vanderbilt in Caruso's au-
tomobi!e. AS the boy went through the
lobby he was weeping but as he entered
o a
Mimi ! Mimi. Figlio mlo!' whispered
Caruso as he caught sight Of the boy.
mimi" is his pet name for his son.
Then he and the boy looked at each
other for Time and the boy, to relieve
the tension. told how Culver had lost
a basketball game the night before he
learned CT his fathers illness.
Although Caruso could not speak
above a whisper AT the time and was
very weak. the arrival of his son
cheered iilm perceptiniy.
! Calvin II. Cnild, general manager of
the Victor Phonograph Company and a
frienu Of Caruso's for eighteen years,
called during the afternoon. He said
he thought Caruso was gaining
ground Father L. t. Molinelli of the
Church OF the Sacred Heart Of Mary
and Jesus and Father Maltese of st.
Antbony's Church also visited the apart
ment.
1t became known that the Caruso
Family had been thinking of taking a
long vacation In Italy before the singer
suffered his relapse. His apparent con-
yalescence from the attack of pleurisy
seemed to warrant an early departure
Tor Italy.
At Z O'Clock last night Park Benja-
snin. Jr., said he thought there had been
q noticeable Improvement during the
dav.
4 A bulletin at 30 O'CLOCK in the morn
ing satd that Caruso's condition re-
.naincd Unsatisfactory and critical"
AT IL 40 o'clock the following was
given out:
"M-. Caruso is severely Ill. There is
mo material change for the better or the
worse"
Among the messages received at the
Caruso suite was one from Joseph p.
Tunlulty. secretary to President Wilson.
Mayor Hylan called In person and left
his card.
No word has been received from Clio
vanni caruso. the singers brother. and
Rudolpho Caruso, his son, who are In
Florence, Italy. A cabled message that
Caruso was near death was sent to
them.
AT the end OF her song. when the To-
morrows Begin" which closes the first
act ,of Her Family Tree" Miss Nora
Bayes stepped out Of her character In
the play and asked the audience at the
Lyric last night TO joint her In a nninue's
thought and prayer for the recovery of
Enrico Caruso.
II think ALI OF us here have some
religious convictions" she said, "and
whatever they may be let's use them TO
the end that this great artist, whom /
have the pleasure of knowing, be not
lost to the world"
The spectators. representing probably
every shade of religious belief. received
the suggestion in sympathy and silence.
Not a single person left seat for a
full minute. when the curtain slowly
descended with the star and her entire
company grouped on the stage behind
her