The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-21

! FN'1 p'NhlHb tudl De nhn DeSyn OTtlgl
a y informed by telegraph firm
Rome .at Pope Benedict was dosd.
Rome, Jan. Il (By the .lssocGased
Pressj--A bullet issued. AZ $40
says The state Of the ll0 Father
became worse during the ~, Res
pration Is more and moe ,nipfuj
and difficult and heart art. 20.
tinues weaker
The bulletin was siglc3 s. ,oc
tors harchiafara, Ba;;~ii-i c-.I big.
nam
Rome Jan. q lBy tho a.. c.ated
Press Pope Benedict va appsY.
emily sinking into death this morn
ins. bulletins from the sick room
gave no hope t1at the Pontiff would
recover rom the sinking spells which
mark the progress OF pneumonia. II
'as feared the end might come si
almost any moment. s.
At eight thirty the physicians Is.
sued this bulletin too condition of
the Holy Father became worse dur.
Ing tho night which was agitated
and sleeDlesa. Tho pneumonia has
progressed as
The newspaper tempo says the last
I clearly intellgib,e words of Pope
| Benedict was request for q drink
Of water OF whit.l he took but fep
sips After $3.50 he began to mute.
unnieli slby and two more bottle
OF oxygen were taken 70 the sir
chamber. Professor cherubiui fou
that pneumonia had a, acked the IL
lung leaving very lite hope for b
1 life
DR.. Dattistini. one OF tho Pope's
physic ans said at ono o'clock t1a
the POpe's death was question OF
hours. IN bis slight dellrium during
the noon hour the Pontlff resisted
the efforts Of the physicians TO listen
90 Is heart act. and expressed
the desire 10 rise and perform his
usual duties. Tho belief that his life
might be prolonged until late sf.c-.
noon was expressed by the doctors.
Through all his suf erings tho
mind OF tie Pontiff remained bright.
and he was described as being ex
ceedingly cheerful aud unafraid o:
death. "lt It pleases the Lord that
shall work again for His church.
am ready; II He says Il is enough.
let His wtll be done. the Ponutf
said early Friday evening az the
Cardinals were Withdrawing from
the sick chamber after haying paid
him a visit
When the great specialist Dr
Marchiaiava proclaimed 10 tho eve
NJ that there stu was q thread Of
hope 'or the recovery Of tho Pope
an fumbls friar OF the DO Good
Brethren who has been attending
the Pope throughout his Illness, was
even more sanguinc, saying:
During my lifetime work among
the sick and poor have seen SO
many recover who looked worse than
does the .pOntiff. To mo be dtNs not
a1os the appearance of be.-g des-
perate case"
When DR.. Ntarchiafava let tho
he'd chamber lest evening he wished
the Pope goodnight Benedict
smiled and replied;
81 accept this as q happy augurY.'
The poutitf's voice. however. pBa
hoarse aud 1t was with difficulty that
be spoke.
Throughout the early hours of tho
evening BENEDICT was rcc rrted 10
have been fairly comfortable, but sS
the midnight hour approached : be-
became restless, Several times when
Cardinals entered the bedroom during
the day and knolt and kissed the hand
OF cle Poutiff as II lay on cushion
at his bedside. the Holy Father spoke
words of cheer to them, That the
members o. the Sacred ColluTr fuily
realized the gravity OF the s''vtion
was evident from The troub'el looks
upon Their tnces
NJ thn Cardinals conourrcl = the
opinion that there still was a ray on
hope hut that the condition Of tho
patient was most desperate. o. 'Nougt
his breathing continued dlffiCL =, toe
lact that he had been able 10 throw
Off eomc OF the congestion IN his lung
Frightened the spirits oi tho Ponti6'
cal court during tho evening.
There was an immense Greg OF
Vatican diplomats and mon -1or'
wi'niu that portion of The ~ iicaI
apartments on the far de trcm The
Pope's bedchamber, Among tho car.
d.uals Of tho Curia who remained n
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