Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22

ceremonies of Pope Leo's funeral com menced to-day, when the body lay in state in the throne room of the vat- can from 9:3O a. m. until l p. m. All the diplomats accredited to the vati- can, the Roman princes, dukes, barons, and other representatives of ancient families remaining faithful to the pa pacy, all the high ddgnitaries of the church, the archbishops, bishops, pa Tiarchs and heads of the religious or ders, passed in solemn procession be- fore the bier of the late pontiff. The papal throne had been removed and in its place, under the famous red silken canopy, on small bed lay the body of Leo XpII. Over the bed was thrown a red damask covering, on which the body reposed, robed in white vest ments, with the red rochet and ca mauro hood and on the. feet slippers embroidered with gold. The thin hands, clasped over the chest, held Tightly small ivory crucifix. Around this. was entwined a rosary of mother of-pearI set in gold. On the third finger of the right hand the huge emerald pontifcal ring sparkled.
 Tn striking contrast with the ghastly face was the purple hood, drawn down over the head, almost to the eyebrows and over the ears. The sunken cheeks and jaws brought the nose and chin nearly together on the mouth, which was reduced almost to nothing, though no signs of agony were visible
 It was the corpse of man who might have been dead fifty years.
 On either side. near the shoulders, stood a number of the noble guard. erect and motionless. only faint quiv- CT of the drawn swords giving any in- dicatfon that they were not mere sta tues. The ordeal of the soldiers, in the heated chamber. is so intense that Mey have to be constantly relieved.
 At the four corners of the bed stood lighted candles. ten feet high. On the dght of the body, close to the bed, was a small table covered with a white linen cloth, on which were two candles, throwing a glimmer of light on the crucif1x between them. At the foot of the cross was a crystal bowl, filled with holy water, from which each cardinal. whenever he passed the body, sprinkIed it and uttered a benediction. Beside this were the devotional books vsed by Pope Leo in his lifetime.
 The silence was only broken by the solemn chanting of six Franciscan penitentiaries who, kneeling or standr ing at.a bench at the foot of the bier, continued their incessant supplication.
 To the left and right, on the walls, two great gold and marble brackets supported many-branched candelabra, but they were not lighted nor were the lamps on the marble columns at each corner of the throne room. The only light on this solemn scene came from the candles beside the body and from the faint rays of sunlight which filtered through the two windows, curtained with white silk and rich green hang lngs
 The red damask tapestries with which the room was hung gave touch of royal splendor to the surroundings. Otherwise it was an almost simple scene for the death rites of a pope. There was no carpet on the marble floor, and not a flower to be seen, ac- cording to the strict ritual of the last honors of the church to pontiff.
 AS each lay or clerical dignitaryA en- tered the throne room he advanced slowly to the side of the bed, took one last look at the body and then with drew. Some persons knelt in momen- tary prayer and crossed themselves. It was the last tribute of devotion and af- lection rather than of more outward homage to the head of he great church.
 Outside the throne room the long corridors of the vatican presented a brilliant spectacle. At the entrance of the court of St Damaso pontif1cal gendarmes were drawn up and rem dered military honors as each carriage aho inIo +-v f171I mi form and the princes and others were dressed in deep black. From the St Damaso court they passed up the mar ble stairway into the Clementino hall, where the Swiss guard was ranged in double columns on either side. Next they entered the hall Of Palafremieri where twenty-five grooms in red livery led the way to the hall of the Swiss, where company of gendarmes. wear ing heavy black chapeaus, skin-tight white trousers and high cavalry boots, stood on guard at the threshold of the ante-chamber, containing a platoon Of the Palatine guard Further along they passed through the hall of tapes try and the chapel of the pope The noble guard, in full scarlet uniforms. giittering brass helmets and silver sashes, the latter covered with crape, kept the last watch at the door of the apartment of their dead master
 Outside the vatican an interested crowd including a number of Italian soldiers, watched the coming and going of the privileged mourners.
 Tn the meanwhile the congregation of cardinals met in the hall of the con- sistory. under the presidency of Car dinal Oreg1ia. It was determined to arrange for the accommodation of the conc1ave in exactly the same manner as-when Pope Leo was elected.
 Mgr Merry Del Val to-day took up the duties of secretary of the. con sistory.
 Rome, July 22.-Dr Lapponi this morning presented to Cardinal Oreglia the official report of the autopsy per formed yesterday on the body of Leo XIII, which was conducted so far as permissible In connection with the em-