Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-23
Congregation
OF Cardinals.
seeS and c4pponS Committee 10 Supervise All Arrange
menS in Connection WIN The Conclaue- remains Of
Leo SIN Lie m State Thousands and Thousands Of
People V,el0mg Them.

porary wooden structure which was
holding back the crowd,
At Ave minutes after the gate was
opened and the human tide began 10
flow in. The jam at the narrow en-
trance soon became terrific, threatening
serious results to the struggling mass
of -fainting women and children.
Although the crowd was not eXtraordi-
narily large the steady movement into
the funnelike enclosure made the pres
sure terrific Many women had their
dresses or wells torn off and some were
lifted. exhausted over the wooden en-
closure and out Of the crush. Fortu-
nately there We're no serious accidents
and the ambuances We're not SUM
moned.
Within the church temporary rail-
ngs had been erected to keep the peo-
pie IN a straight line leading to the
bier. This was the center TO which all
eyes turned The body lay on a cata-
falQue 10 FEN high so that all could see
II The body was slightly inclined with
the head raised and facing the passing
throng. The yisage had chalky
whiteness and appeared TO be un-
naturally shriveled.
II W an lOUfu liA ill' lhll N'NANlh'AfAt' Nff
the Roman public knew the pOnun In
life Around the bier burned Ia high
candles while on each side stood the
noble guards, motionless. Further back
were kneeling priests and acolytes, SOFT
~ lntoning invocations.
The crowd pushed against the iron
trellis, which separates the chape
from the main portion of the church,
hut tnose who expected 10 kisS the
sippered foot were disappointed az the
officials had adopted precautionary
measures 80 that the lower extremlues
of the body We're half yard back OF
the iron grating.
An ranks and stations In life were
represented IN the throng Many were
working people there were also groups
OF convent girls, under the care Of nuns
and OF school boys headed by priests
Crowds continued TO pass before the
bier throughout the morning.
At $3.50 a. m, D solemn pcntiiical re-
QUEEN mass was celebrated in st. Peters
for the repcse Of the soul Of Leo XIII
The crowd was kept constantly moving
within the wooden barbados but other
entrances We're provided for those de-
string 20 assist Of the mass on the
other side of the church Several
thousand people were present although
In SO vast a church, capable OF contain.
ing 10000 persons, they appeared TO be
q mere handful, especially as all were
standing
During the hot hours of the day the
crowd nj 81. Peters decreased and lit
tie difficulty was experienced in view
ing the body
An extraordinary significant ele-
ment was introduced later In the morn
Ing by Italian soldiers entering the
church, for the maintenance of order
in full uniform, wearing their caps and
sidc-arms. They lined the alsles Of the
hasllcl and stood two deep in front
of the body itself until the whole church
assumed an aspect almost more mill
tary than religious.
The event, which was Unprecedented
created widespread comment. The
presence of the soldiers was generally
interpreted TO mean another step to.
wards a rapprochcment between the
church and The state as heretofore
the vatican has always maintained that
| II had a sufficient force Of soldiers e
insure order within its own territory
| and The inference Is drawn that the
vatican and the government have come
! To- such an agreement that ItaliaT
| troops may. during the life time of thu
next pope, be employed IN and about
St Peters TO preserve order during
| great ceremonies.