The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-23
BORNE TO ST. PETERS
BY TORCHES LIGHT
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grOOInS carrying Hli5iitfd stofcheS. BE-
hind them were the aged mace bearers
and other >domestics kof ssthe papal
household The picket of the noble
guard and all the iclergy of the
Vatican wearing their surpices fol-
lowed. a.
Silver Cross Aioft.
Immediately in front-of the bier the
pontif1cal silver cross was held aloft.
Behind the bier came the three
nephews of the late pope, Counts Ri
cardo and Camille Pecci and Count
Canarli. Mgr. Thomas Kennedy, rec
tor of the American college, represent
ed the United States in the procession.
The air was heavy with incense from
censors swinging constantly beside the
body The Franciscan penitentiaries
still kept up the unceasing refrain Of
intercession.
AT the hall of .Palafraniereg the cor
tege 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 vio-
let robes which are only worn when
princes of the church-Sare in mourn
ing.
Once more the procession. with the
bier now flanked by the Swiss guards
moved on. After the cardinals came
the whole diplomatic body and the
representatives of the Knights of
Malta. The latter were followed by
the marshal of the conclave, Prince
Chigi, the master of the holy hospice,
Prince Ruspoli, and the commander of
the noble guards, Prince. Rospigliosi,
all in magnificent uniforms. Then
came the prelates of heschamber and
Knights of the Cape and Sword in their
medieval Spanish robes9b The noble
and Swiss palatine guards brought UP
the rear.
Array Most Imposing.
No monarch was ever followed to the
tomb by more imposing array. Led
by the cardinals and prelates, the
clergy recited prayers and psalms for
the dead as they slowly entered the
Sistine chapel where the chapter and
clergy of st. Peters awaited the pro-
cession. The latter formally received
and took possession of the body. The
torch, mace and cross bearers started
forward, giving an opportunity to the
chapter to take up position imme-
diately preceding the bier.
The final stage of bearing "the pris-
oner of the Vatican" to his resting
place then commenced.
From the Sistine chapel the process
sion wound out around the loggia i'm
mortalized by Raphael encircled the
court of San Damaso and descended
the private staircase, still chanting.
into the basilica.
The moment the faring torches,
which still led the cortege, entered ST.
Peters, the choir, which was waiting
there. commenced to sing in sorrowful
cadence Liberia me Domino" Mgr.
Carcani. the canon of ST. Peters,
sprinkled holy water over Leo's body
and pronounced absolution. AS it was
borne across the threshold the cathe-
dral choir, still singing, took the lead
of the procession. The intense silence
was broken only by the chanting which
echoed and re-echeed from the huge
dome and deserted aisles of the chap
els as the body was borne down the
nave to the chapel of the sacrament.
Behind Iron Gates.
There candles burned brightly. In
this crapelIe 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
returned and 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 re-
mainder of the vast ,basilica silence
reigned. -
The body of the dead pope rests to-
night 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 to-
morrow and the two following days.
Had to Break the Door Down.
While the remains of the pope were
being carried into st. Peters this
evening the private ceremony of de-
posting the urn containing his viscera
in the church of Saints. Vincent and
Anastius was taking place.
A curious hitch occurred when the
procession arrived at the door of the
special depository in the crypt. 1t was
stopped, as the key was 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 1916, as.
contrary to custom, the viscera of
Plus TX. are at ST. Peters. The rec
tor of the Church of Saints Vincent
and Anastius will ask that the viscera
of Plus TX. be transferred to his
church also in order to make the Sc
quence complete.
VIII Not Yet Opened.
That the will of the late pope is still
unopened is proved by the fact that
his apartment is sealed. Otherwise
the objects there would have been
distributed in accordance with the in
structions left by him. Leo's inti-
mates say, however, they know that
the testament begins with advice about
religion and morals and that it de-
clares his firm intention to leave all
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