South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-23

from tho porffcai chamber into
the ante room t.td tre Associated
Press ccr.es nondent the end was
approachiHE chat already his hands
and nose felt cold
Gle will i've only three or four
hours at fha maximum said the
physician
Ind Passed in Agony.
From that period ou the pope
ncared the end Of his lifc. Breath
ing became tragic. agonlzing task.
as the supreme DunUff who had re-
sisted tho severe lung and throat
congestion. was now finally too
weak 90 overcome the overwhelming
attack any longer.
His eyes were hair closed az he
fapsed into uuc0usclousncss while
the terrible mastery which Fneu-
monia had won over the holy
fathers dorEed resistance. a resist
ancc which staggered the members
~ the pontlflcal household and
made chem marvel AT the pope.s
nerve stamina now began IT'S rapid
memorable extinction ~ his slender
hold on life
His heart rapidly weakened and
at O'Clock ln the morning b. was
certain that the end was "a matter
90 moments. Accordingly. Cardinals
Gaspar-i Samher and Pizzar d0 and
all the ponufcaI household were
notified that the end was rapidly
approaching Cardinal Gasparri en-
terod the bed chamber az $50
O'Clock. passing through the ante
chamber wearing deep burrows on
the brow Of his bowed head and
walking with short, rapid steps 20
the bedside Of the dying pontff
lie had been there only nine min
utes before the pore breathed his
last.
Cardinal Ciorgi. grand peniten-
tary, attended the pope throughout
the whole night, saying first mass
for his holiness shortly after mid
night. He was assisted BY Monsig-
nor Resplghe. project OF ceremonies.
and by Mousignor Testini Piermotto
and MagnamentL
Extremities Become Numb.
Only half an hour before ne died
his holiness tried 10 lift himself up
and wished TO dress himself. but he
was so weak he sank back onto his
AAAtAOhH his lallAH lla4 AEEA alA Eius
were numb and it was plainly seen
that deaths cold grip had begun its
unreleasing grasp upon the holy
father. II was AT this moment that
u was decided 20 call all the pom
tifical family TO his bedside The
royal guards were sent out i'm due
sOlemnity TO notify the papaI secre-
tary OF state of the pope's HOPELESS
condition.
The correspondent was permitted
70 remain during the entire illness
or the pope in one or the adjoining
ante chambers, through which all
the cardinals passing TO and from
his holiness bedside could be seen.
Looking down the narrow passage
way leading from the ante chamber
to the pope's bed chamber. the royal
guards, standing at rigid attention.
we're observed at the entrance to the
sick room, while the cardinals pass
ing 10 and from were awaiting the
impending announcement
Resident Cardinals Present
Saturday evening virtually all the
cardinals resident in Rome were in
attendance at the Vatican. their ar
rival at the pontiical apartments he
ing occasiOncd by solemn reverence
on the part or those present. The
Ambassadors from Spain Argentina
and Portugal called al the apart
rneuts toward midnight for news
Eut nothing except imminent death
could Doe seen at that time
After midnight the crowd which
bad awaited many Ions hours around
tho rr-H al -rrr. "a,
few monsignori and attaches to tho
pontifcal court The Vatican now
was envelOped i'm deep silence and
foreboding darkness which the pom
3 derous dome i'm ST. Peters dominat-
Ing the pevading gloom. 70 one
vas allowed 10 enter tho Vatican.
and the spacious halls became almost
deserted with only an occasional
guard quietly pacing the corridors
and stair cases
Swiss guards were stationed at the
outer door TO the poutifcal apart
ment on the top floor and on the
inside OF the same door there were
two huge papaI gendarmes. Then az
the entrance Of the large ante cham
Der. at the other end OF a short cor
ridor. was stationed a corporal of
the Swiss guard dressed i'm the an
Client quaint PapheIain garb. who
permitted no one 90 pass unless he
furnished the proper credentials.
Physician Visits often.
From midnight until five o'clock
IN the mornine there was practically
no movement through tho apart
neuts and corridors. save am occa-
eionaI visit hy Dr BATHS tint. IL was