The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-23
Infection Which Followed Double Op-
GRAFTON Reaches Walls Of Heart
End Comes Without Pain.
PRIEST COMFORTS LAST HOURS
Screens Most Famous Lover Thought
He Would Live-Planned to Fish.


0' NEW YORK Aug 23-Rudolph Valentino who to
country immigrant gardener and to the height
of actor died the Poycnc hospital here today
Humbly the of farmer Italy he died with four
skilled physicians his bedside and with the country waiting
each from his ckroom almost it waits for word from
the sick chamber of a President.
Death at II 10 p ~.
DR.. Harold Meeker of the attending physicians who
with the throughout the night and morning said he
believed the last conscious were spoken at 330
Talks of Going Fishing
At that time Valentino still thinking he to
from operation for appendicitis and gastric ulcers spoke
the day would spend ecuperaton asked the
about trout fishing.
you plenty rods and hooks the actor Dr.
Meeker y,
At Valentino became irrational and talked mostly
in Italian.
Dies Without Pain
Two hours later he semconscous and lapsed into a
From then he occasionally opened his eyes when
his called.
He died without pain.
The of death, in medical parlance, 'septc
pneumonia and septic-endocardis."
The scientists considered blood TRANSMISSION and Edward
Day. engineer at the hospital volunteered pint of his blood
decided however that the
stand the extra strain his heart.
Heart Walls Poisoned
The corps of physicians then ordered X-Ray 1t was
found that the peursy which brought relapse Saturday
when Valentino seemed the road recovery
lowed by epoendocards posoning of the hearth
The last official bulletin issued shortly before noon
when 1t was admitted that the rapidy failing
His temperature had mounted to 1O5 His pulse was ham
mering at the rate of 40 strokes the
was 30 to the minute.
Priest Attends Him
In few minutes the actor was dead.
Father Congodo administered the of the Catholic
church to the dying shortly after 10 Just before Val
enno died Father Bennon of the Church Malachi known
the actors church. in St. arrived in the sick
room.
Valentino died clasping in his hand silver crucifx
given hm to soae his dying hours The said bv
Father Lennon to contain relic of the true cross
The body will be the undertaking parors nos
sibly this afternoon
Both Are Frustrated
Plans for burial will be in the of joseph Schenck
head of United Artists Corporation which was to release Val
enho forthcoming picture Schenck Uman were at the
beside when death and both Later hev
cabled his brother Alberto and sister Marie in Italy
Schenck announced Valentines death. Ee came down
stairs at l25 and read the brief bulletin signed by Drs
raul e. Durham, Randolph Manning Howard D. Meeker
Inc relapse came Saturday. Valentino still showed re-
markaoIe constitution and physicians hope from his
courage However the disease travelled slowly certainly to-
ward the heart and death could not be denied.
After news OF his death today, the telephone girls
were Immediately besieged more.
One OF the operators Lucille Vanderbilt was in tears She
sobbed the to her callers
BY Thursday of last week Valentino was in better SHIRTS
ana hopes were high that his recovery would be comne He
even consented to interview the United Press tbb
george Ulman, his personal managers