The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-10

OF CIerke OF the camera, tne NlCo.SahoA
lenRo, the auditor, the Advocate General
the Procurator. G General, and the two secre
taries and Chancellors of the Camera, were
conducted within the private apartments
of his Holiness, in one of which they iouho
the dead body of his Holiness lying on the
bed on which he died.
CATER establishing the death of the
Holy Father, and recital of the proper
prayers for his soul, his Eminence request
ed Mgr. Maccbi, the Master of the Pope'e
chamber, to give up the Fisherman's King,
which was at once consigned by the afore
said Mgr. Macchi to his Eminence the
CamerlenRo, who received 1t in order to
present it to the first Cardinalital Congre-
CATION. A receipt for the King was gwen
to the Master of the Chamber.
"After this, at the request Of the Gamer
leugo, q eoiemn act of the proceedings,
drawn up by Mgr. Pericoli, Clerk of the
Camera, etc, was signed by the Gamer
lenCo, the officers of the Camera, and by
Mgrs. Casili del Drago and della foIpe,
two Private Chamberlsins of his Holl
Among those present at this ceremony
were Mgr. Fanutelli, Under secretary of
State the Princes Barberini and Alteiri,
Captains Commsnoant of the Noble yards;
and some twenty or more of the officers of
the same corps, dressed in their uniform
and wearing Grape mourning sashes.
Many persons of rank visited the remains
graphs were taken os-.tte Holy Father as
he lay on the bed, and a brother of Dr.
Petacci was permitted to take portrait of
his Holiness.
The em mbalming, which took place in the
room adjoining the bed chamber, COM
menced at about z p. n. on Friday evening.
DR.. Ceccarelli, Doctors Antonini, Petacci,
and TOPAZ, with the aid of Doctors BATHS
TIM, Melata Scisrrs, Capparoni, and Trina,
performed the operation with perfect sue
cess. The process of Injection was followed,
and the riscera were preserved separately.
All the organs of the body were sound and
healthy, excepting the heart. which seemed
to be somewhat out of order. The flesh
was fair and white, nor were there any
traces of emaciation. The operation of
embalming was not terminated until lou
A. NJ. on Saturday.
There was no formal lying in state, or
cappela ardente. AT about Iii A. NJ. on
Saturday the body was again exposed to
view, dressed in white, with the red moz-
breast, and his white hands clseped the
crucitix. Four lighted candles were placed
around tho bad. The Roman mobiles with
their wives and children, and a few other
persons OF rank, were permitted for come
hours to visit the remains OF his Holiness,
and breathe prayer for his soul. Hiany
of those admltted to this scene were unable
were forced from many, aad some of the
ladies tainted with emotion. Tho stream
of visitors lasted till late in the afternoon,
when all further irgrcas to the Pope's
apartments was vigorously denied, in order
to give time for resting the corpse and pre-
pa1iug it for removal to Saint Peters.
AT half-past five Y. NJ, 1t bad been
announced that the body would be con-
Quoted from the ante chamber of the Privy
Chamberlains to the chapel of the Sacra-
ment in the Basilica. The transport of
the corpse was intended to be strictly pri-
vate, and none but noble guards, Camarieri
Ssgretti, and the officers of the household
were allowed to be admitted. But as all
the best Roman houses have members who
hold rank at the Vatican, it happened that
the aseemblage in the ante chamber on
Saturday Included sOme hundreuS OF the
Roman aristocracy, besides many prelates
aud privileged peIsonages. The Senator OF
Rome, MARGINS Cavatletti. and Princes Rus
poll, AitieTI, Barberini, Antici Mattel were
prescnt All the Cardinals in Rome, and
the Marshal of the Canclave, Prince Chigi,
dressed in his rooes OF office, took part II
the procession. The cortege moved from
the Pope's apartments about 3 Z. NJ, the
| palafrenieri IN red damask livery carried
the bier, which WAS escorted by torch
| bearers and followed by the Cardinals
| The procession, the clergy chanting the
psslms, passed along the beautiful galleriet
and corridors through the sala ducale into
the chapel of the Holy Sacrament. where
it was met by the chapter of st Peters
and where a service was sung by the choir
All the galleries ard passages along which
the procession passed were lined will
ladies and gentlemen, who had obtained
permission to witness the solemn spectacle
In this chapel the body will remain OF
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Mass will
be sung daily.
} "The blow that has struck u.s." 80 wrot
the OSserratore Romano, "tbe .immeus
sorrow that has fallen on us takes ava
our powers of speech. Let us as Catholic
bow down before the inscrutible DEGREES {
> divine Providence. Let us invoke froI
the all l-pitying Saviour consolation an
t aid for the Church and for ourselves! LIZ
, us add to our prayers an invocation to hiE
: who placed on the brow Of the gres
d Mother of God new and immortal Crow
u Plus IN. will be an intercessOr for us net
to the Omnipotent, and to Mary lmmact
e late!"
a The journals announcing the death