Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-11
A PopE's DEATH.
Csrsneaiss AstsndinE shs Disselu.
tion, Embalmmens, and Burial.

The death OF the Pope Of Rome Is tho
most exciting event in the annals OF the
Church. A o as the Ponif brsathss
his last. the Cardinal Chamberlain.
dressed in his paonazzo robes. with the
chisrisi OF the reverend chamber. clothed
In black, without lace, enter the room
and cover the face Of the dead Pope
with q white handkerchief. The Car
dinal, after making a brief prayer. rises,
the face OF the Pope il uncovered. and,
approaching the bed. he strikes three
times with q silver hammer on the fore
head Of the corpse. calling him as many
times by name to answe Az the
corpse remains ~speechlsss, he turns to
his companions and formally announces
that : al papa q redlmenis morto." The
psalm De frofmdis Is then chantsd. and
the corpse sprinklsd with blesssd water.
The Monsignore Maestro di Camera
then consigns to the Cardinal Chamber.
lain the isherman's ring. and imnedi-
ately the notary Of the Pontifca Cham.
bers reads an instrument setting forth
the death Of the Pope and transferencs
OF the ring. The Cardinal, before leev-
ing tho Chamber. also informs the Sem
ate by writing OF the death Of the Pope.
and orders the great bell Of the Csmpid-
Rolia to toll. When the boom Of this
deep sound il heard over Rome. the
world knows that the Pope 10 no moro ;
and. as II tells its sad news, all the other
bells in Rome take up the strain. The
peniiouieri rdiioani now wash the body
with warm perfumed water ; and. after
tw~enty-four hours have passed. the OPP
sration Of ombalming takes place. This
IL done under the supsrintendence OF
the surgeon Of the Pope and OF one OF
the Apostolic Chamber. in the presence
Of q physician Of the same Chamber. OF
the Archiatro and Of the Speziale Pala-
tino.
The washing and embalming being
over, the body Ia dressed In its usual
rsbes Of q white cassock. sash with tas-
sells, surplice. bishops gown. red papal
cap aud stole. and exposed 10 public
view on the funeral couch. under q bal.
dacchina covered with q red covsrlet.
brocadsd in gold, and stationed in one
Of the pontihcal ante-chambers, gsnsr.
ally In that were the consistory meet.
-Four wax candles are lighted around II.
and there. guarded by the Swiss and the
psnitenzieri Vatican. II remains until
the third day after the death. when II Is
carried TO the Sistins Chapel. The pro-
cession which bears II to this second
resting-place is very imposing. The
corpse Is then conveyed up the Scala
Resia, where IL Is removed from the let.
tiga to o costly bier. on which II Ia car.
RED into the Capella Sistina. Here II Ia
undresssd and invested with full pontih.
cal robes Of red. with shoes. sandals.
amitto, canise, c~incture. girdle. cross.
stole, fanene. under tunic, dalmstico,
gloves, cape. mantle. nitro Of silver.
plates and ring.
Here prayers arc recitsd until the fol-
lowing morning. when the Sacred Col
lego Of Cardinals assemblies. in violet
robes and cappe. accompanied by the
chapter OF the Vatican and the ponti-
fical choir. who chant the Salvenite
Sancti Del. The canon deacon OF tho
chapter. in black piviais. then gives alb
solution to tho corpse with the usual
genufisctions. and the body Is placed OH
a fsretro and carried by eight mansionari
through the Scala Regia into the basilica
VI st. Peters surrounded by the noble
and Swiss guard, the canons holding up
the hem OF the covsrlet. The chapter
itself precedss the train with lighted
torches, and the Cardinals follow re-
citing the Misersre and De Profundis.
When It has arrived in tho center Of the
great nave. the feretro Is placed on q
high bod. absolution IL again given. and
II is then transported into the Chapel OF
the Holy Sacrament, where the Cardi-
nails leave IL and return home. For
three days. the corpse. In its full ponti-
ticals, with q cruciix ON its breast and
two papal hats ut its feet, Is exposed
with its feet reaching beyond the grating.
80 that tho faithful may kiss them. and
on the evening Of the third day the
burial takes places. r. Buletin.