Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-30
FUNERAL OF POPE LEO.

nome, july LO.-SedleQ III us Triple
coffin, at the conclusion Of the funeral
services of grandeur, dignity and So
lemnity, the body Of Leo XIII, vicar Of
Christ and sovereign pontiff of the
church of Rome, lies tonight entomb-
cd.
Over the majestic bronze doors of
the left wing of the greatest cathedral
in the world is the niche which holds
Leo's body in it's eternal rest
Two hundred thousand and more
nen, women and children had passed
in sorrow through the high walled
corridors, the great columns swathed
n artistic, rich draperies of purple
and black and gold, to the glistening
grating where Leo lay on his bier of
state, his small body clad in all the
| august white and gold robes OF his
great station.
On the strike of mid day, when the
great cannon of the castle of st. An
selo sent out loud report, Cardinal
Orgelia, acting chieftain of the church
of Rome, made sign and the Italian
soldiery and the papal guards proceed
ed to clear the chapel of all but the
cardinals, then, a few minutes after
| wards took their leaves. The great
| doors of the chapel were swung closed,
meeting in a solemn, sounding clang
and the end of Leo in the eyes of all
men, save those who were near to him
IN his life time, had closed. The final
knell was the melodious singing of
the basilica bells as they told the
hour of midday.
In the great hall of the consistory
| Cardinal Oreglia, and all of his col
leagues of the Sacred college held d
reception in honor of the entire dip
lomatic force accredited to the vatican.
The cardinals were seated in large arm
chairs and then the diplomats passed
in single file. They were headed by
Senior R. Martins D'Antas, ambassador
from Portugal and dean of the diplo-
matte corps.
Bowling to the cardinals and especi-
| ally addressing himself to Cardinal
Orgelia, the aged diplomat said:
THE diplomatic body accredited to
the holy see wish to present to the
sacred college their profound con-
dolence on the occasion of the SORROW
full and irreparable loss it has sus-
tanned and which puts all Christianity
in mourning. The virtue and high wis
tom of the sovereign pontiff, Leo XIII,
will leave a luminous track in the
history of the world The diplomatic
body beg your eminences TO accept
their coincidence while we express the
hope that God in his divine wisdom
and great bounty will inspire the
sacred college in choosing sovereign
pontiff destined to maintain the pres
tige of the church"
Cardinal Oreglia in reply said:
Your excellency, as dean of the
diplomatic body, accorded to the holy
see, has nobly interpreted the feeling
of all your colleagues in the sorrowful
circumstances of the death of the
venerable pontiff, his holiness, Leo
MIL of glorious memory. The whole
world weeps with us at such an ire
parable loss. The sacred college,
feeling in special manner this terri
BILE circumstance which has struck the
I apostolic holy see and the Catholic
| world, highly esteems the coincidence
received from the sovereigns and rul-
eTs of states, and this new proof of
| sympathy which the diplomatic corps
has offered to us is profoundly appreci-
aIeu.
Believe me, Mr.. Ambassador, that
we are extremely grateful to your
eXcellency and to each of your worthy
colleagues, for your warm and sim
Core participation in our sorrow, while
the condolences, expressed with so
much delicacy through the intermedi
airy of your excelleucy in the name of
the diplomatic body, are true conso-
lation for our afflicted hearts. The
/ sacred college is preparing to exercise
the highest among its prerogatives in
tine election of him who will govern
the church as vicar of Jesus Christ.
In such a grave and solemn moment
God will certainly grant us the speci-
ri help and grace necessary to accom-
plish the heavy task imposed upon us.
With these sentiments the sacred col
lege, on the eve of the conclave,
takes leave Of the diplomatic body,
renewing to them the expression of
its warmest gratitude" "-.
Rome. July 20.-Pope Leo XIII. is
dead. The last flicker of life expir-
ed at four minutes past four o'clock
this afternoon and the pontiff now lies
at rest.
Rome, July 21-The body Of Leo
XIII lies tonight in the hall of the
throne room, few steps from the
room in which his death took place.
Today was notable for the impress
sive ceremonial of the recognition of
the death Of the pope, which occurred
in the NOR g in the chamber 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. Mean
time the authorities of the vatican pro-
ceeded with the preparations for the
funeral and the conclave. 1t is now
stated the latter will begin August 1.
Rome, July 22.-Tonight the body of
Leo XIII lies in state in the basilica of
St Peters. Beginning tomorrow at
sunrise the people of Rome and those
OF all nations now in the eternal city
will be admitted to pay their last fare
well. Opportunity for this solemn
tribute will end Saturday.
Until o'clock this afternoon the re-
mains of the dead pope lay in the
throne room of the vatican, where the
leaders of the diplomatic, clerical and
civil world were allowed 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 obsequies.
During the day the congregation of
cardinals met and decided to hold the
conclave under the identical regula-
tons which obtained at the conclave
which elected Leo.
The man who wins a ha1f-mile dash
sta'sS aHt afoot and comes out ehead.