The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-28
ePFMONiEG FOLLOWING DEATH
rIectoa q i New Pope by the Card-
nails Described in Detail.


nails Described in Detail.
Uher the docl0,s certify His Holt
nc. 10 have ceased TO live in this
rorr4 The cardinal camerlengO, robed
s..r violet. and the clerks Of the cham
ber ROBBED in black. will approach the
.,rns4 and. tapping him three times
~ -ha forehead with a silver mallet
thev viii invoke the dead pope three
tnes by the name which his mother
= led him in his boyhood.
@Gf no sign Of life is given after this
8rrange summons, the apostolic pro-
#tboI0taries draw up the act OF death.
From the lifeless finger the chamber
lain draws the Fisherman's ring Of
massive gold, worth a hundred gold
en- crowns, and, having broken it up,
divides the fragments among the six
masters of ceremonies.
The apostolic datary and his secre-
tart, carry all the other seals to the
cardinal camerlengo. who breaks them
als0 Il the presence of the auditor.
i IT, treasurer and the apos Ollie clerk
n other cardinals may assist al this
function.
Some Must Leave.
The rontifcial nepaews and the
cardinal patron mus Quit the palace
-r0w The carnerlengO takes posses
SION in the name Of the apostolic cham
Der. making an inventory of what fur
nJme has survived the spolation
Twelve penitentiaries of ST. Peters
church, with chaplains. see the body
Shaved and embalmeJ with new per
fumes, They vest it in the pontificia
hab :. crown it with mitre and place
chaice in the hands.
After four and twenty hours the pen
itentaries and the ChapIains bear the
corpse upon an open bier to St. Peters
church. CanOns meet them. The
ordinary prayers for one dead are
chanted.
The dead pope lies in state on q
lofty catafalque. where many tapers
tgrn in the chapel Of the Holy Trinity
Through the griIls the faithful kis:
/ he feet.
Tapped in Lead.
ii After three days the corpse is lap
b Cthe hopes creation will put in gOlJ
a1l. .,>er medals. having the effigy
O. Wei dead benefactCr on one side
and 4 ne notable act of his on the
other
The .eaden coffin is placed inside a
casG-r covered with cypress wood and
walled up in some part of the basilica
uthg Holy Father shall have chosen
BIS place of sepuIchre. either when
living or by his WILL the translation
Of bis remains must not take place I'm.
Il ar least one year shall have elapsed
except a vast sum Of money be paid
10 the chaplain Of St. Peters church.
Sometimes the cost is more than a
million. especially in the case of a
pope who, having departed this life
n the odor of sanctity. may one day
te canOnized.
The expenses of the ObseQuies will
be borne by the apostolic chamber.
On the first and ninth days after
. death POO masses of requiem g. -
. !ered the first and last being chanc-
- a cardinal bishop assisted =
~ mitred cardinals. On the seco-
70 the eighth days. inclusive, 100
masses are said daily.
Administration of Affairs.
During the vacancy of the Holy See
affairs are administered by the car
una. camerlengO, assisted by the
1'sc cardinal bishop, the first cardi-
nal priest and by the first cardinal
deacon.
IT,. cC- o1o1o of +Io c0l1ouo Of cor
-la.s must assemble ten days after
lie death Of the pope. First the mass
Q. the Holy Ghost is chanted in the
chapel Of St Gregory. Then the
cardinals 60 in procession, two and
mo. according to their rank, surround
by the Swiss guard and singing
(em Creator Spiritus," TO take pos
session Of the cells, assigned to each
by lot.
Having viewed their quarters. the
card mails so to the Pauline chapel
Where bulls concerning the election
U pope are read To these the
la .tn8I dean eXhOrts the cOnclave to
l.--Crm.
Then all may go to dine at home
II comfort. for the last time until a
Kew pope begins to reign. but their
tll0ences are bound to return to The
vatican before p. N. on pain of en-
rance being barred. Three hours af
Ter sunset doors are shut and walled
up on the inside with masonry
Guards on the outside watch every
avenue. The cardinal camerlengC
@la The cardinal dean attend TO this
Inc apostolic pronotaries write it as
al act of the conclave.
One door is not walled up, in case
some cardinal or conclavist must
Feeds retire on account Of illness
~ may not return. The outside
>te