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Show WORLD'S FAMOUS TENQR REPORTED VERYJLL NEW YOItK. Fob. 16. The last rites havo boon administered to En-ilco En-ilco Caruso, It was announced this morning. J ThcV were given by the Rev Father E. It. Molonelll of the Church ' f the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary. I The physicians la Atteadaaee de-' elore Uthat It the tenor lasted until, S;20 o'clock, be may last through the1 adeilK. NEW TOUK, Teb. lt-Enrleo Caruso lapsed loot sight and to dre-peratcly dre-peratcly ill. The Metropolitan op-em op-em company's world tnmona tenor, who has been sick' with pleurisy slnco December 6 last, took a sudden turn for tho worso at 10:30 last night, when he suffered an attack of heart failure. Two priests visited the apartment and ono still was there ot 1:30 this morning. At that hour Brunl Zlrato tho tenor's secretary, admitted that Caruso was In cxtrcmo straits. Thrco doctors was nt his bedside and his life was bring maintained by their constant mlnlstratlona with oxygen and heart stimulation. Caruso Car-uso was conscious and waa 'not suffering suf-fering at all, occordlng to Mr. Zlrato. Mrs. Caruso was at her husband's bedstdo In their apartments mt the Hotel Vandcrbllt and a telegrom had been sent to tho'tenore' younger so Enrico Jr., Vetter known as "Mlml", to make all speed from Culver; Tnd.7 whore ho had returned some days ago whon his fathor ecomed to be rallying rally-ing favorably from tho eevere Illness which causodolarm for blm In Do-cember Do-cember and January. Communication with the Caruso apartment on thcclghtcenth floor wan out off at 1:30 this morning after tho relnpso and the seriousness of his condition had been admitted, and thoso within bent themselves to the task of solacing the singer as best they might whllo be fought gallantly against the overwhelming feebleness that eeemqd every moment about to engulf him. It was learned that, although thv physicians for a week er more had been having a more serious time with their patient than had leen admitted ad-mitted publicly the relapse waa sudden sud-den and unforeseen. |