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Show UHlS Oeus-ue ul d O Cii'v v lt.vit .l- I ii tr. says un Kxchnir-e Telegraph dispatch dis-patch frum Koine, to London, lo recite t';e prayer for the living. Spreads to Right Lung. The last official bulletin on the condition con-dition of liis holiness read: "llis holiness has been four days with influenza bronchitis. It Is ascertained ascer-tained that inflammatory process has spread to the right lung- "The patient passed mi nutated night and had no sleep. This morning the dyspnoea is Intense. The temperature tempera-ture was 104, the pulse 102 and the respiration 5S. "BATTISTINI. "CllKKUlUNI, "lilGNAMI. "MAKCHIAFAVA." Takes Turn for Worse. It was about 4 o'clock In the morning that the change for the worse in the pope's condition occurred. It was especially espe-cially due to catarrh, which has spread to both lungs, to inability to expectorate expec-torate and to pulmonary Inflammation, it was stated. Professor Cherublul, who had been waiting at the Vatican, was Immediately summoned. Ho found the pope mentally depressed and panting pant-ing for breath. Realizing the patient's serious condition. con-dition. Dr. Cherubinl administered sedatives nnd expectorants, but the beneficial effects expected did not manifest man-ifest themselves. In view of the gravity grav-ity of the situation Dr. Cherubinl sent an urgent call to Professor Blgnnmi, a Vatican automobile being dispatched to bring hlra to the Vatican, his arrival ar-rival there following shortly. Consultation Is Held. Professor Blgnnmi the evening before be-fore had remarked upon the absence of a cough, checking expectoration, and consequently was not surprised by the development, It appeared. After ft brief inspection of the patient he left to bring Professor Machlafava, with whom he shortly afterward consulted In the Vatican, C :f Pope Benedict XV, two nun-dred nun-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. Hie reign waa shorter than that of any of the three popes Immediately Immedi-ately preceding him. Pope Pius X, his Immediate predecessor, served 11 years before he died in 1914. ) 0 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 n 1914 His Career Since Ordination Ordina-tion Marked With High Distinction Distinc-tion Was 68 Years Old. Rome. The death of Pope Benedict XV is announced. The end came with appalling suddenness, since his holiness holi-ness was believed to be suffering merely from a severe cold which was expected to yield to treatment. Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state, made public the fact of the death of the pope. Ills holiness had been suffering for some days, having contracted double pneumonia, and treatment began too late. During the early hours of the morning, morn-ing, toward 4 o'clock, there was a sudden sud-den change for the worse and the bronchial affection from which his holiness holi-ness had been suffering for severnl days, spread to his lungs. The pontiff asked for and received the last sacrament, insisting upon this, "if only to give a good example," he said, despite attempts by his attendants attend-ants to dissuade him. The pope's physicians were in consultation con-sultation at the Vatican at an early hour, and the morning bulletin issued afterward Indicated an extremely serious seri-ous condition. Dr. Battlstinl, however, stated then that while the condition of his holiness was grnve, It was not hopeless. Pope Given Oxygen. Soon thereafter, however, the pope's condition became aggravated and the administration of oxygen was begun. The sudden change for the worse In the pontiffs condition seemed to have come as a great surprise, even to those who had been observing him The Late Pope Benedict XV. most closely. Last evening he received gome strengthening Injections and the doctors then stated they were satis-fled satis-fled with his condition, expressing hope that danger of an extension of the Inflammation In-flammation to the lungs had passed and saying the crisis appeared to be overcome. Cardlnale Walt Word. Mgr. Zamplnl, sacristan of the apostolic apos-tolic palace. Mgr. Carlo Resplghl, the pontifical prefect of ceremonies, and Mgr. Mlgone, the private chamberlain, were at the pope's bedside. There was an air of deep anxiety and apprehension about the Vatican, where many of the cardinals were waiting In an antechamber, all the cardinals In Italy having assembled In Rome upon receiving word of the pope's serious illness. The doctors, after a consultation, did not conceal the gravity of the pontiff's condition, although Professor Marchlafara took a more hopeful view than his colleagues. col-leagues. Pope Hear Mat Celebrated. Mgr. Mlgone celebrated mass in an apartment adjoining the pope's bedroom. bed-room. The door to the slck-xoom remained re-mained open so that the pontiff might hear. Many diplomats visited the Vatican seeking news ; all of them were received re-ceived in the antechamber, none being be-ing permitted to disturb the patient. It is said that the pope contracted his present illness three days before his death, after he had celebruted mass In Matllde chapel. 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