Evening star., 1903-07-22
Noble Guard Present.

Noble Guard Present.
on either side, near the shoulders. stood
member of the noble guard. erect and mo-
tonless, only a faint Quiver of the drawn
swords giving any indication that they
Were not mere statues. The ordeal of the
soldiers. in the heated chamber, is so in
tense that they have to be constantly re-
leved.
At the four corners of the bed stood
lighted candles. ten feet high. On the
right of the body, close to the bed, was
small table. covered with white linen
clntn. on which We're two candles. throwing
glimmer of light on the crucitlx between
them At the foot of the cross was a crys-
tai bowl. filled with holy water. from which
each cardinal, whenever he passed the
body. sprinkled it and uttered a benedic-
ton Beside this We're the devotional books
used by Pope Leo in his lifetime.
The silence was only broken by the SOL
emn chanting of six Franciscan peniten-
tiarios who. kncel!ng standing at a
bench at the foot of the bier, continued
their inCcSSant SuppliCation
To the lefu and right. on the walls two
great gold aad marble brackets supported
many branched candelabra. hut they We're
not lighted nor were the lamps the
marble columns at each corner of the
throne room. The only light thrown on
this solemn scene came from the candles
beside the body and from the faint rays
of sunlight which Uttered through the two
windows. curtaincd with white silk and
rich green hduSingS
The red damask tapestries with which the
room was hung gave touch of royal
splendur To the surroundings. Otherwise il
was an almost simple scene for the death
rites of pope. There WAS no G lrlct on
The marble floor. and not a flower WIS to
De seen. according to the strict ritual of the
last honors of the church to a pontif.
Last Tributes of Devotion
AS each lay or clerical dienitary entered
the throne room he advanced slowly to
the side of the bed. took last look at
the body and then Withdrew. Some per
sons knet in momentary prayer and cross
fd themselves. 1t was the last tribute of
devotion and affection rather than of mere
outward hom.. sc to the head of the great
thurch.
outside the throne room the long cor
ridors of tie Vatican presented "A brilliant
Spectacle. At the entrance of the court
OF ST. lpamaSO pontiiiCIl gendarmeS We're
drawn up ard rendered military honors as
each carriage drove in The diplomats
wore fun uniforms and the princes and
Others were dressed in deep black
From the 81 bimas" court they passed
NJ the marble staircase into Clementino
Hall, where the Swiss guard was ranged
In double columns on either SIDE Next
they entered the hall of P,lafremieri. where
twenty-five gruOms in red livery led the
way To the hall of the Swiss where Il
company Of gendarmes. wearing Ee;tvy
black chapcaus. skin-tight white trousers
and hEh cavalry boots. stood ON guard
at the threshold of the ante chamber. con
tanning platoon of the Paltne guard.
Further along they passed through the
Hall of Tapestry and the chapel of the
pope. The noble guard in fun scarlet uni
forms, glitterng brass helmets and silver
sashes. the latter covered with Grape, kept
the last watch at the door OF the apart
mont Of their dead master.
Outside the Vatican an Interested crowd
Including number of Italian soldiers
watched the coming and going of the privi-
leGed mourners
In the meanwhile the congregation of
cardinals met in the hall of the conss
tory. under the presidency of Cardinal
Orceli;, 1t WIS determined to arrange
for the accommodation of the cardinals
during their enforced seclusion at the con
Clave IN cxHCtly th" same manner as when
Pope Leo was elected.
Mgr. Merry del Val today took up the
duties of secretary of the consistorial con-
gregation.
Cardinal Gibbons Plans
Cardinal Gibbons was expected to arrive
here from Parts early this morning. but he
did not come. having decided to defer his
arrival until SATURDAY.
Rev. VIM G. Murphy of New York, re-
Gently appointed vice rector of the Ameri-
can College at Rome. arrived today. He
was met by the rector. Monsignor Kennedy.
who Immediately took him to the Vatican
10 view the body of the dead pontin.
pr I.apponi this morning presented to
Cardinal Oreglia, dean of the Sacred Col
lClc. l.. onICIdl report of the autopsy per-
formed Yesterday the body of Leo XIII.
which was conducted, so far permissible.
III connection with the embalming. The re-
port is chiefly important in disprovtng the
presence of cancer or nephrtis. The text
of the report follows:
ROME. July %. 1903.
Yesterday evening. from o'clock to s
O'Clock. the embalming of the body of his
holiness Leo XIII occurred"
After giving the names of those who as
sisted and those who were present at the
autopsy the report continues:
I'VE began by injecting into the thigh
over five litres of special preserving fluid.
Having opened the abdomen, the lower vis-
cera were extracted, and were found to be
perfectly healthy. The spleen and kidneys
were also absolutely normal In the latter
the cortical substance was well preserved
and of pale pink color. After opening the
thorax II was found that the heart the