Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-02-16
.CARHsO DYING:
SAYS GOODBYE
Oxygen Given World Famous
Tenor, Battling Against
Death After Heart Attack
SEVERAL AT BEDSIDE
Rallies Slightly This Morning,
But Little Hope is Held for
His Recovery.
SEVERAL AT BEDSIDE

NEW YORK. Feb. 16:-Oxygen
today was being administered to
Enrico Caruso,. world famous tenor.
who is waging a fight against death
after last night having been stricken
with a heart attack which caused
his physicians to fear he would sue
cumb before dawn.
Shortly before IL o'clock four
oxygen tanks were taken to the
singers apartments in the Hotel
Vanderbilt, where the tenor is lying
surrounded by relatives and COM
rades of the Metropolitan Opera
Company. A consultation of doctors
has been called.
Caruso's condition was admittedly
critical. but his physicians declared
he was holding his own after a slight
rally at ) o'clock this morning. Since
that hour. however. he had several
spells of semi-consciousness. At one
time he was able to recognize An
tonic Scotti. but he was too weak to
talk to him.
An official bulletin issued by Ca
ruso's physicians at 1880 o'clock,
said
"Caruso has rallied from a very
severe relapse. His condition is not
satisfactory. but there is some inn
provement."
The sacrament of extreme unc-
tion was administered to him at 1:25
o'clock this morning by Rev. z. Z.
Molinilli OF the Church of the Sa-
cred Heart of Jesus. Caruso at in
tervals throughout the night and
early morning hours lapsed into
semiconsciousness. but rallied at
administrations of oxygen and heart
stimulants.
Fully aware of his condition Ca
russo directed the sending of tel
egram to his son. Enrico. Jr., stu
dent at Culver Military Academy.
Culver. Ind. He then expressed to
his wife his desire to see his friends
and all the singers with whom he
had been associated with in the
Metropolitan Opera to tell them
! good d-bye." Antonio Scotti and his
aecompanist, NJ. Sucito. appeared
early at the Caruso apartment in
the Vanderbilt hotel. and remained
several hours. They were Joined
by Orville Harold. Florence East
man and others. members of the
opera company, who returned late
from Philadelphia. where they play
ed last night. All were deeply af-
fected. They reported Caruso in a
cheerful mood.
Caruso was first stricken early in
December while singing in the
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Wher
he ruptured a blood vessel in his
/ throat he sang until his audience
learned of the accident and protest
ed against his offer TO continue. He
was compelled as a result of this oc-
currence to cancel a date at the
| Metropolitan a short time afterward
but appeared on Christmas eve. His
apparent ease in the role led to the
belief that he had fully recovered
The audience at the metropolitan
that night were said to be the most
brilliant of the season. and the
golden voice received many plaud-
its. That was Caruso's last public
appearance.
Two days later he suffered an at
tack of pleurisy. This later became
complicated, necessitating two oper-
ations. Caruso showed marked inn
provement and several weeks later
sent word from his apartment that
he was ''warbling a few notes; his
voice was unimpaired and he expect
ed to return 10 the opera soon."
Shortly after $3.50 o'clock this
morning it was announced at Caru-
SOS apartment that he was holding
his own" He had rallied considera-
bly,, il was said. but his condition
was still very serious.