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Cardinals View
Pope's Remains
Cardinal Oreghia Spriakhd His BODY WIN Holy Waef'
And Sad "Gioacchmo = Repeated The Name Three
Times, Then Solemnly Announced: "7Re Pope IS Really
Dead"-Dean Of Sacred College in Charge OF Chusch

Rome. July 2l--ThIs morning began
the hrst Of those grandoso and unique
ceremonies which follow the demise OF
pope. and. although private, It was
conducted with great pomp and was
most impressive. All the cardinals
present IN Rome, numbering %, assem-
blei at the apostolic palace TO view the
remains of the late Leo XIII, and to
officially pronounce him dead. Car
dinal Oreglia, dean of the sacred college,
and camerlingo Of the holy Roman
Catholic church, had to put aside his
Curd'Lal,- robes as Sign Of deep
mourning, and was gowned entirely In
violet The other cardinals wore GRIM
son robes with violet collars, indicative
OF mourning
IN DEATH CHAMBER.
Within the death chamber the body
lay with a white veil over The face, on
the bed, surrounded by Franciscan pen
iteMiarlcs while outside the noble guard
lnaiatalned solemn vigil. The pro-
found silence was only broken by the
chanting OF prayers Tor the dead into
this solemn presence came the mourn
ing procession Of cardinals who, kneel-
Ing silenCy prayed, Then The prelates
leNerently looked on while Cardinal
Aorglla approached the remains For
this mornings function the pOpe's bed
room had been transformed into kind
OF mortuary chapel with the altar at
Quo end, having M the center a cruel
~ surrounded by six lighted candles.
-Four candles stood at the bed corners.
The white Veil was then removed from
/ the dsid man's face, revealing the ca
tmec.llke features Of the departed pope,
trendored sharper and more transparent
kby death SO life-llke was the body
that those present half expected Leo
10 raise his hand in the familiar ges-
ture Of blessing
"GIOACCIINO."
moment OF GREATNESS silence en-
sued and then the cardinal cameyingo,
taking the aspersorium, sprinkled the
late pOntin with holy water and said
IN a firm voice "Gloacchino,' (the
Christian name OF the deceased holy
father. When there was no answer
the same word was repeated three
times, louder and louder after which,
durning TO the kneeling cardinals, the
Camerlngo solemnly announced
Papa we're mortus est" (the pope Is
really deadl
As the words were uttered there
arose from the kneeling cardinals a
sigh, a tribute paid TO the late pontitf
by these princely heads of the church.
After this In voices trembling with
emotion, the ranking cardinals recited
the DE Profundis gave absolution and
sprlnkled the body with holy water.
Following the ceremony Of the recog
milton OF the death OF the pope by the
sacred college came another shorter,
but no less significant and symbolic.
FAMOUS FIsHERMAN's RING.
On Leo's finger was the famous fish
ermans ring, which the camerlingo,
with a whispered prayer. drew gently
off and which. later, will be broken IN
the presence of the cardinals, ret set and
presented TO the new pope when he is
elected
The ring Is Of very great antiquity.
II Is even said TO have belonged to st.
Peter himself II is a stone Of little
value, cut with the scene of ST. Peter
drawing In fishing nets. II was first
used about the year 1865. but for secret
documents Il was only used later. Of
flcially II is one Of the symbols Of Office.
most priced by the church. Although
lost two or three times, 1t has always
been recovered.
Hundreds Of offers have come from
Italy and abroad from doctors drug
gists and specialists for the embalming
OF the remains OF Pope Leo. but, nat
urally not one OF them has been ac-
cepted.
CARDINAL RAMpOLLA.
Cardinal Rampolla intended to leave
the vatican last night, Immediately
after the death Of the pope, when, hav-
Ing officially announced the demise OF
the pOptiff TO the diplomatic body ac-
credited to the vatican and 10 the papal
nuncios, with instructions TO have the
news communicated to the Various for
elgn rulers. he considered his duties as
papal secretary OF state to have been
ended, Rampulla was on the point Of
leaving when Cardinal Oreglia insist
emily begged him TO remain In the
apartment he had occupied for over IS
years. and the secretary OF state ac-
ceded 20 the request.
The vicar of Rome, Cardinal Pietro
Respighi has caused to be attached to
the doors OF the churches an announce
ment Of the death Of Pope Leo, with
instructions regarding the prayers to be
offered and also giving Information
about the funeral services.
OREGLIA TAKES CHARGE.
The government OF the Catholic
church has been officially assumed by