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Show POPE'S ILLNESS PROVES FATAL Illustrious Head of Roman Catholic Cath-olic Church Called From His Labors. SHORT TERM IN HIGH OFFICE Benedict XV Elevated to Papal Throne In 1914 His Career Since Ordlna-' Ordlna-' tlon Marked With High Dlstlnc tlon Was 68 Years Old. II mi Rome. The denth of Pope Benedict XV is announced. The end came with appalling suddenness, slnco his holiness holi-ness was believed to bo suffering merely from a severe cold which wan expected to yield to treatment. Cardlnnl Oasparrl, papal secretary of stfo rnde public the fact of the df'tith " ' pm. Ills KouiKbo i:.d been suffering for Borne days, having contracted double pneumonia, and treatment began oo late. During the enrly hours of tho morning, morn-ing, towurd -1 o'clock, there was . ' i-den i-den . change for the worse nr toe bronchial affection from which his holiness holi-ness had been suffering for several days, spread to his lungs. The pontiff asked for and received tho Inst sacrament, Insisting ipon this, "If only to give it good exnmple," he said, despite attempts by his attendants attend-ants to dissuade him. The polio's physicians were In consultation con-sultation nt the Vatican at an enrly hour, and the morning bulletin Issued afterward Indicated an extremely serious seri-ous condition. Dr. Bnttlstlnl, however, stilted then that while the condition of Ids holiness wns grave, it was not hopeless. Pope Given Oxygen. Soon thereafter, however, the pope's condition became aggravated and the administration of oxygen was begun. Tho sudden change for the worse In the pontiff's condition seemed to hnve como as a great surprise, even to those who hnd been observing him The Late Pope Benedict XV. most closely. Lust evening he received some strengthening Injections and the doctors then stated they were satis-lied satis-lied with lils condition, expressing hopo thnt danger of an extension of tho Inflammation In-flammation to the lungs hud passed and saying the crisis appeured to be overcome. Cardinals Walt Word. Mgr. Zamplnl, sacristan of the apostolic apos-tolic palace, Mgr. Carlo Rcsplghl, the pontifical prefect of ceremonies, and Mgr. Mlgone, the private chamberlain, were nt the pope's bedside. There was tin air of deep anxiety nnd npprehenslon nbout the Vatican, whero many of the cardinals were waiting In an nntechnmber, all tho cardinals in Italy having assembled in ltomo upon receiving word o tho pope's serious illness. The doctors, after n consultation, did not coucenl the gravity of the pontiff's condition, although Professor Marchlafara took a more hopeful view than his col-tongues. col-tongues. Pope Hears Mass Celebrated. Mgr. Mlgone celebrated mass In an apartment adjoining the pope's bedroom. bed-room. The door to the sick-room remained re-mained open so Unit the pontiff might henr. Many diplomats visited the Vatican becking news; all of them were received re-ceived In tho antechamber, none being be-ing permitted to disturb tho patient. It Is said that tho pope contracted his present Illness three days before his death, after he had celebrated mass In Mntllde chapel. He received vlsl-tors vlsl-tors and attended to his usual pontifical pontifi-cal duties until u comparatively few hours before ho passed away. Cardlnnl Glorgi, the apostle pentten-tlnr'y, pentten-tlnr'y, was summoned to Popo Bene- diet's bedside nt 8 o'clock this morn Ing, says tin Kxchnngo Telegraph dispatch dis-patch from Borne, to London, to rcclto tho prayer for tho dying. Spreads to Right Lurg. Tho lnst official bulletin on tho condition con-dition of his holiness rend : "Ills holiness bus been four days with Influenza bronchitis. It Is ascertained ascer-tained that Intlnmmatory process hns spread to tho right lung. "The patient passed an agitated night nnd hud no sleep. This morning tho dyspnoea Is intense. The temperature tempera-ture was 101, the pulse 102 and tho respiration 58. "BATTIST1NI, "CHKUUBINI, "BIQNAMI, "MARCHIAFAVA." Takes Turn for Worse. It was uboiit A o'clock In the morning that the chiingo for tho worse in tho pope's condition occurred. It was especially espe-cially due to catarrh, which has spread to both lungs, to Inublllty to expectorate expec-torate and to pulmonary Kflammntion, it wns stated. Professor Cherublnl, who had been waiting at tho Vatican, wns immediately summoned, lie found the pope mentally depressed and punting punt-ing for brenth. Realizing tho patient's serious condition, con-dition, Dr. Cherublnl administered sedntlvcB nnd expectorants, but the beneficial effects expected did not manifest man-ifest themselves. In view of the gravity grav-ity of the situation Dr. Cherublnl sent an urgent call to Professor Blgnnml, n Vatican automobile being dispatched to bring him to the Vntlenn, his arrival ar-rival there following shortly. Consultation lo Held. Professor Blgnnml tho evening bo-fore bo-fore hnd remnrked upon tho nbsenco of n cough, checking expectoration, and consequently wns not surprised by tho development, It appeared. After ,n brief Inspection of tho patient he left to bring Professor Mnchliifava, with whom he shortly uftcrwnrO consulted In the Vatican. O Q Pope Benedict XV, two hundred hun-dred and sixtieth In the list of Roman pontiffs, served as pope for about seven years and five months, having been crowned at the Vatican Sept. 6, 1914. His reign was shorter than that of any of the three popes Immediately Immedi-ately preceding him. Pope Plus X, his Immediate predecessor, served 11 years before he died In 1914. i - ' "" |
