The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-22
Body of Pope Leo XII Will Be AIraysd in His POR-
 tifcaI Robes Today
CHARMS OF BELLS BREAKS
 THE QUIETUDE OF ROME
Remains of the Holy Father Emhalmed and viscera Placed in Great and Taken to St. Vim
 cent AnastasIus.

cent Anastaslus.
 Rome, July 2.lThe body of Leo XIII lies tonight in the hall of the throne room, a few steps from the room in which his death took place. The same vestments' the comauro hood, the rochet and the white gown which were put on yesterday cover the form, which rests in semi-state. surrounded by titled candidates, noble guard and Franciscan penitentiaries.
 Tomorrow morning the diplomatic body. the highest dgnitaries and the Roman aristocracy will enter the hall to pay tribute to all that remains of the pope, who won the respect and affection of the world
 In the afternoon the body will be ar rayed in the pontifical robes, the mitre placed on the head and at sunset 1t will be taken into the chapel of sacrament of St. Peters where for three days com mencing Friday, the public will be given an opportunity of paying last farewell. The interment will take place Sunday evening.
 Impressive Ceremonies.
 Today was notable for the impressive ceremonial of the recognition of the death of the pope, which occurred in the cham ber in which he died. Thereafter only those were admitted who were concerned in the embalming of the body, an opera ton which occupied six hours Meantime, the authorities of the vatican proceeded with the preparations for the funeral and the -conelaye made acknowledgement. of the condolences which had been received. Among the latter was notable one from the German emperor.
 Throughout the day the vatican was surrounded by crowds which increased towards night. Several thousand entered St. Peters at vespers and joined in prayers for the departed. Among these were many Italian officers whose troops shortly after sunset were marched from the vat ican back to their barracks. At no time had their service been needed
 Mourning Not Worn.
 It is not the custom in Italy to wear the conventional emblems of mourning. and hence the crowd has more the ap- pearance of an aimless holiday making than sorrow for the death of the pope. In nearly all the churches. however, people not often seen in places of devotion focked to- yespers to say hurried prayer. Afterwards they loitered outside, reading the deep black bulletin of Cardinal Res pghi, the vicar of Rome. concerning the funeral arrangements, the meeting of the conclave and the church ceremonies.
 Great Noise of Bells.
 The quiet of the evening was broken by chorus such as the whole world has seldom heard. At the stroke of all of Rome's 400 churches commenced to toll bells for the passing soul of Leo XIII. From the seven hills and from every quarter of the city which contained churches came the constant clang until all was one reverbration.
 The harsh jingle of the smaller chapel bells striking quickly and more often was not drowned by the solemn strokes that came in mourning measure from the great dome of St. Peters. It was as if great fire ragged and every bell in Rome was wing with one another to warn the populace. Except in it's common motive
 
 discord. which continued an hour. and which will recur nightly until the obse- quies are over.
 The Body Embalmed.
 The embaming of the pope's body be- gan at 4:45 D. m in the Tronette hall Qittle throne room). and was performed by Dr. Lapponi assisted by his son. Dr. Guido, and the four physicians of the apostolic palace besides the doctors of the Swiss guard.
 The body was carefully washed and then the doctors proceeded with the ana tonic search for the arteries into which is injected a special disinfectant for pre- venting decomposition. They then pro- ceeded to make an injection in the pa- renchyma, waiting afterwards some time for the diffusion of the disnfecting fluid throughout the body.
 Then began the dissection of the corpse with an incision made In the chest bone, beginning in the center but little to the left, so as to end at the external left margin of the chest bone, thus laying bare the thorax, which was afterwards iodined
 Viscera Taken Out.
 This was followed by laying open all the arteries which in that part of the body are in communication with the re- mander of the organism, and extracting
 
 then made prolonged cut down lower. extracting the abdominal viscera, which was washed, disinfected and put Into an enameled earthen to be deposited in the crypt of St. Peters. instead of in the Church of St. Vincent Anastasius, as was done before 1870 when the transpor- tation of the urn was public ceremony, the procession passing through the streets.
 Urn Taken to Church.
 The viscera of Pope Leo, which today was placed in an earthen urn end pro- visionally deposited in the crypt of St. Peters was removed at midnight to magnificent urn, which, carried by Mon- sgnors Marsolloni and Angel. was taken Tn vatican carriage to the Church of St Vincent Anastasius. The mysterious picturesqueness of the scene was such as Is only possible in Rome. The carriage was met at the door of the church by priests. carrying torches which iared Tn the breeze, the fickering light having a