Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-23
REMAINS LIEN lei STATE
BODY OF LEO REPosEs IN ST.
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Ceremony Attending the
Do :
Removal From the Throne Room
Of the Vatican.

| A dispatch from Rdnl last night says:
Tonight the body of IfdKHI lies in state
| in the hasilica Of stAPater's. Beginning
| tomorrow at sunrise the people OF Rome
| and those of all nations now in the eternal
city will be admitted to rtay their last fare
we'll. Opportunity for this solemn tribute
| will end Saturday.
| Until 5 o'clock this afternoon the remains
| Of the dead pope lay In the throne room
| of the Vatican. where the leaders of the
| diplomatic, clerical aud civil world were al
| lowed to pass the bier. The ceremonial
| tonight when the body was conveyed from
| the throne room to ST. Peters, was one of
the most striking Of all the obseauies.
During the day the congregation of car
dinals met and decided to hold the conclaye
| under the Identical regulations which OBJ
| tanned at the conclave which elected Leo
Some hours before shutdown St. Peters
| was cleared Of idle crowds. The massive
| doors were closed and the throng Of sight
| seers was pushed back to the foot of the
| great flight of circular stone steps Half
| a hundred carpenters hastily constructed
| a stout fence five feet high to resist the
encroachments Of the crowds which are
| expected during tomorrow and the two fol-
| lowing days.
| At 8 o'clock this evening all was in readi-
| ness to take the body Of the pope from
| the Vatican to the basilfca of St. Peters.
| The mournful procession gathered around
|
sediari who in the lifetime of Leo XIII had
| carried him in the sedia gestatoria. The
dead pontin was now clad in all the pomp
| of his holy o..ice. About him had been
placed the sacerdotal robes used only when
| he celebrated a grand mass.
| The vestments were those which he wore
for the last time in life in the hall Of the
| cOnsistOry. when he confirmed the appoint
| ments of Archbishops Farley Of New York
and Quigley Of Chicago, June % last. The
golden inter, the gilded stole, the white
lium and the papal tunic all were there.
Nothing which was embematic Of the
| power welded by the dead man for more
than quarter OF century and for CEN
| turtles by his predecessors had been omit ted.
| Leading the procession 1t passed out
of the throne room came the grooms carry
ing lighted torches. Behind them, walking
| with measured tread were the aged mace
bearers and other domestics of the papal
household. The picket of the Noble Guard
and all the clergy of the Vatican. wearing
their surplices. followed. Immediat ely in
| front of the bier the pontifcal silver cross
was held aloft. Behind the bier came the
three nephews of the late pope, Counts
| Ricardo, Pecci and Canarli
| The air was heavy with incense from the
censors swinging constantly beside the
| Dody. The Franciscan penitentia ries still
kept up the unceasing refrain Of interces-
| sion.
AT the hall of Palafranere the cortege
came to a standstill There the cardinals
who had been waiting in the hall of the
consistory. took their places Immediately
| behind the nephews. Their scarlet had
| been put aside for the violet robes. which
| are only worn when princes Of the church
| are I'm mourning. ~
| once more the procession. with the bier
| thanked with the Swiss guards moved on
After the cardinals came the whole diplo-
| matte body accredited to the Vatican and
| the representatives of the knights of
Malta. The latter were followed by the
marshal of the conclaye. Prince Chisi the
master OF the holy hOspice, Prince Rus
poll. and the commander Of the noble
GUARDS, Prince Rospigliosi. all in magnifi-
cent uniforms The United States was rep
resented in the procession by Mgr Thomas
Kennedy, rector Of the American College.
Then came the prelates of the chamber
and the Knights Of the Cape and Sword
In their medieval Spanish robes The noble
and Swiss Palatine guards brought up the
rear. SD
No monarch was ever followed to the
tomb by a more imposing array Led by
the cardinals and prelates the clergy re-
cited prayers and psalms for the dead as
they slowly entered the Sistine Chapel
where the chapter and clergy of ST. Peters
awaited the procession. The latter formal
ly received and took possession of the BODY
The TORCH mace and cross bearers started
forward, giving an opportunity to the chap
ter to take up position Immediately pre-
ceding the bier.
The final stage of bearing 1.-The prisoner
OF the Vatican to his resting place then
commenced.
From the Sistine Chapel the procession
wound out around the loggia immortalized
by Raphael. encircled the court of San
Damaso. and descended the private stair
case. still chanting, into the ba silica
The moment the haring torches which
sun led the cortege, entered St. Peters
the choir which was waiting there com
nienced to sing in sorrowful cadence. Lib
era me domino" Monsgnor Carcant the
canon of ST. Peters solemnly sprinkled
holy water over Leo's body and pronounced
absolution- AS 1t was borne across the
threshold. the cathedral choir, still singing,
went to the head of the now lengthy pro-
cession. The intense silence which prevail
ed was broken only by the chanting. which
echoed and re-echoed from the huge dome
and deserted aisles of the chapels as the
body borne down the nave to the
chapel of the sacrament. There candles
burned brightly. In this Chapelle Ardente
the body was reverently stretched behind
the iron. gates and two members Of the
Noble Guard took up positions on either
side of the bier.
The procession then reformed and re-
turned to the Vatican, leaving the body Of
Leo XIII in the greatest church in the
world. alone, except for the faithful guard
and penitentiaries, whose prayers could be
heard In the immediate vicinity of the
Chapel Of the Sacrament Throughout the
remainder OF the vast. baSilica silence
reigned
The body Of the dead pope lies tonight
on the high catafalque. with his slippered
feet protruding through the gates. to be
kissed by the faithful when they will be
admitted to the chapel tomorrow and the
two following days.
While the remains Of the pope were be-
ing carried into ST Peters this evening
the private ceremony of depositing the urn
containing his vscera in the Church Of
Saints Vincent and Anastasius was taking
place.
A curious hitch occurred when the SOL
emn procession arrived at the door OF the
special depository In the crypt. 1t was stop
ped. the key not to be found The
attendants hunted high and low. and finally
were obliged to break down the door The
depository had not been opened since 1S48,
as, contrary to custom. the viscera Of Plus
TX at st. Peters The rector of the
Church Of Saints Vincent and Anastasius
will ask that the viscera OF Plus TX be
transferred to his church also in order to
make the sequence complete.
FELL 100 FEET AND LIVES.