The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-27
HONORS
TO THE POPE
Body Of Leo XIX. Deposited In It's
Temporary Tomb.
WILL REMAIN SOME TIME.
Last Resting Place Of the Late Pom
tin VIII be the church of St.
John Lateran-stately Ger
emonies observed.

Rome, July 27-The body of Pope
Leo has been Inferred ia St Peters,
its temporary resting place, where i'll
will remain until removed to the Church
of st. John Lateran, chosen By the dead
pontiff as the final repository Of his re-
mains. About 1000 persons received
invitations to attend the ceremonies.
The cardinals. who met earlier in the
Vatican. entered the chapel choir wait
ing there for the arrival Of the process
sion, Cardinal 0reglia, the ealneriengo,
holding the keys Of command
Cardinal Rampolla rs archpriest Of
the basilica was waiting outside the
gates of the Chapel OF the Sacrament
IN his violet robes surrounded by the
chapter of the cathedral Drs, Lapp0ni
and Mazzoni directed the work of the
removal Of the bier which was per
formed by eight sediari, or pope's ear.
riers. They at first tried to raise the
bier, but finding it too heavy they
slowly slid 1t on to a low ear with
noiseless wheels.
Then to the strains of the ''Miserere,
which walled through the lofty church,
and preceded by a glitterlng cross held
aloft the procession, carrying candles
and torches, slowly left the chapel and
went into the church, passing the bronze
statue and beyond the shrine Of st.
Peter Those gathered fell to their
knees.
Entered Chapel Head First.
After a slow progress around the
| church the cortege arrived at the
chapel choir, the bier being SO carried
that the dead pope entered head tlrst,
4 according to the ceremonial. The
1 chapel from semiobscurity flashed into
the brilliancy Of the suddenly turned on
/ electric light
The bier bearing the body Of the pom
tiff was received by Cardinal 0reglia.
1t was placed in the center, backed BY
nm altar with beautiful image Of the
Madonna, before which were burning
four immense candles in silver shafts.
Around the two sides Of the chapel in
the choir seats We're thirty-six cardi,
nails wearing violet robes except Cardi.
mails Gott and Pierott, who wore the
white nantes Of their orders; Cardinal
AIartinelli In black as an Augustiniar
and Cardinal Wives y Tuto in Francis
can brown Ia the middle, on the righl
side Of the chapel, among the cardinals
sat Prince Mercantonio Colonna, assist
ant TO the pontifieal throne, with AZ
! empty seat next him owing TO the fac
that Prince Orsini, who held q similai
position. had resigned.
Foot kissed For Last Time.
The body vas sprinkled with holy
water abs0luton was given, ana ~
foot of Leo XIII. was kissed for th'
last time by Maiordomo Cagiano ant
! Count Camille pecei The matordom'
then covered tie venerable features AM
hands with white silk ven bordere'
with gold. over this the project Of cen
emonies spread q large red silk vel
which covered the whole person. Fir
was lighted IN a brasier and blown b,
a bellows, the sparks rising almost +
the ceiling. while Mgr Bartolini rea
for about twenty minutes the oratl
brevis. euiogizing the dead pontiff an
Notary Poponi, eighty-four years OH
/ read out the burial record.
The body was then inelosed in til
three cof1ins Of lead, cypress and ms
hogany and deposited in the stone SAL
cophagus.