New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Hope Given Up at Noon

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Hope Given Up at Noon
ROME Jan. II BY The Associated
Fress).- Hope Of the Popc's recovery
wos abandoned at noon. according to an
announcement made by Cardinal Gas
parri. Papal Secretary of State His
Holincss's condition grew worse in the
afternoon and at 5:ls O'Clock Cardinal
Gasparri said: "'rhe catastrophe is i'm
rinent, indicating the Pope's end was
near
A bulletin issued at $3.50 said
Tho state of the Holy Father be-
osme worse during the day. The res
pirltion is more and more painful and
difficult and the heart continuously
weaker
Tho bulletin was signed bv Drs.
Marchiafava, Battistini ard Bignami.
At 1855 p. m. THE hpocha" had
lssued an edition stating the Pope had
lapsed into a state Of coma. The news
paper said q fresh consultation Of the
physicians was to have been held at
noon, but that after seeing His Holi-
ross Or. Machafava declared further
consultations were useless and that he
did not intend to make another visit
1t had been stated at 1910 .. m. that
ihe Pontin was delir:o Gus and uncon-
Scious.
DR.. Battstn said as early as /
o'clock that the end was approaching
being only question of hours.
Wishes TO Perform Duties
In his Slight delirium during the
noon hour the Pontiff resisted the
efforts of the physicians to listen to
his heart action, and expressed a de-
sire to rise and perform his usual
duties. At that time belief that the
Pontif's life might ba prolonged sew
crai hours was expressed by the at
tending doctors
Earlier in the day the Pope, to the
qualification of his physicians, passed
tors indicated they would not abandon
nil hope if the sleep continued three
or four hours. This wish was not, how
ever, realized, and hopefulness was
soon replaced by pessimsm. As noon
approached he became weaker. His
general condition had become worse
and he scented to be slowly expiring.
About II O'Clock the Pope, on seeing
Monsignor Nasall Rocca. the new
Archbishop Of Bologna, where the Pope
formerly was Archbishop. had entered
into conversation with HIM. and also
with Bishop Menzani Of Plaisance
speaking just as if giving a regular
audience
Prince Chigi-Albani entered the
fope's apartment at 1880 o'clock. 1t
is his duty to take possession Of the
apartment in case Of death of the
Pontif and to act as marshal of the
conclavc
Professor Battistini examined the
Pope again at 1896 p m.. and on leav
IN, the room declared the situation the
said, being hopeless.
Human Aid Exhausted
The only hope remaining. said Mon
signor Pizzardo. Under Secretary o.
state. in the presence of a company O.
pfelates and dip'omatists, lay in thu
prayers that we and all the faithful
throughout the world offer for the re
covery Of the Holy Father"
AS TO human science" he added a
has exhausted its rcsources.v
me Italian royal family has beer
following ahXiously the phases of Pop,
Noncdict'S illness as the news wa,
brought TO them ny Monsignor Bee
sars. the Court Cnaplain. When tn,
\ church bells Of Rome summoned tn,
eNthful to prayer for His Holiness tn,
4 Henhers Of the royal family met fo
lrayers in their private chapel.
Q day Of alternate hope and pessimsm
At O'Clock in the morning a bulletin
stated the PontiH's condition continued
grave. but tho area affected bv the
pneumonia had not extended His TEN
pe-ature was given at that time as 3S.s
centicrade 1about l0l Fahrenheit)
pulse. 104; respiration, GO.
A short time before then DR. Bat
tistin reported the Pope was dying
~.
quietly" His heart action was com
mencing to become irregular, and hi
pulse intermittent
1t $3.50 O'Clock the Pontifs phy
si,iars issued "A bulletin saying:
Tho condition of the Hcly Tathc'
became worse during the night, which
was agitatod and sleepless. The rneu
mona has progressed.
"Temperature 3S.4 igra lie Trough
ly l01 Fahrenhcit>; pulse l22; respira
tion 60"
Crowds Before st. Peters
Since early this morning crowd
which was at first composed largely Of
newspaper men had been gathering be-
fore St. Peters. Carriages and auto
mobiles bearing cardinals and diplo
mats soon began to arrive aud strici
watch was being kept on the Vaticar
doors Few were permitted to ap
proach the Pore's apartment besides
the cardinals and certain other digni-
taries and only two newspaper men
the representatives Of the Stofani
Agency and The "Osservatore Romano
were permitted in the ante-chamber
The Pope's nephew, the Marquis
della Chiesa, who arose from his sick
bed yesterday to visit his uncle. re-
turned to the SICK chamber NJ T. II
o'clock. and Cardinal Gasparri. Papal