Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-23
LAST FAREWELL
People in Rome Will Be Allowed
to View the Body of the
Pope.
STRIKING CEREMONIAL
The Body Borne from the Throne
Room TO st. Peter's-The Cardi-
nails Planning for the COnclave
The Autopsy Showed No
Evidence of Cancer.

Rome, July 22.--To-night the body of
Leo XlII lies in state in the BasliCa of
st. Peters. Beginning tomorrow at
sunrise the people of Rome and those' If
| all nations now in the eternal city will be
admitted to pay their last farewell. Op-
portunity tor this solemn tribute will end
| Saturday.
Until five o'clock this afternoon the
! remains of the dead Pope lay in the
throne room of the Vatican. where the
I leaders of the diplomatic, clerical and
civil world were allowed to pass the bier
The ceremonial tonight, was one of the
most striking of all the obsequies. The
congregation of cardinals met and de-
cided to conclave under the directions
which obtained at the conclave which
elected Leo Nil.
Or. Lapponi in the course of the day
presented to Cardinal Oroslia a report of
the autopsy which was held which show
ed that there was no sign of cancer in
the Pope's body
Some hours before sundown st. Peters
was cleared of Idle crowds. The massive
doors were closed and the throng Of
| slghtSeers was pushed back to the foot
Of the great fight of stairs. Half "A hum
dred carpenters hastily constructed a
fence I'VE feet high to resist the en-
uroachments of the crowds which are eX-
pected during tomorrow and the two
following days.
THE DAYS CEREMONIES.
The first of the great ceremonies Of
Pope Leo's funeral commenced today
when the body lay in state in the throne
room of the Vatican from $50 a. IN. until
/ p. m. All the diplomats accredited to
the Vatican, the Roman princes, dukes
haronS and other representatives of an
cient families remaining faithful to the
papacv. all the high dignitaries of the
Church, archbshops bishops, patriarchs.
and heads of religious orders passed in
solemn procession before the bier of the
late Pontifl.
The pa pal throne had been removed and
in the place under the famous red silkon
canopy on a small bed lay the body of
Leo XIII. over the bed was thrown "A
red damask covering on which the body
reposed. robed in white vestments with a
red rorhet and camauro hood and on the
feet slippers embroidered with gold. Tho
thin hands clasped over the chest held
tightly a small ivory CrucitiX. Around
this was entwined rosary of mother of
pearl set in gold. On the third finger of
the right hand the huge emerald pontif-
cal ring sparkled. In striking contrast
with the Ghastly face was a purple hood
drawn down over the head, almost to the
eyebrows and over the ears. The sunken
checks and jaws brought the nose and
chin nearly together on the mouth which
was reduced almost to nothing though
no signs of agony were visible.
1t was the corpse of a man who might
= have been dead fifty years.
on either side near the shoulders stood
a member of the noble guard. erect and
motlnhleSS' "hIN Il lalIt PHlN'r OF draWrl
swords giving any lndlcatl"n mat they
We're not nl"i" statues u" orucdI on the
soldiers In the heated cnamhor lS SO IN
tense that they nave to be constantly
relieved.
At the four corners Of tn" bed stood
nrhtcd cahdl"s. ten teet hleh. TN the
right Of the body close To the bed was a
small table covered with white linen
cloth on which were two candles throw
tnS glimner Of light on tie cruCihX
between them. AT the foot OF the cross
WAS crystal bowl fllod with holy water
from which each cardinal whenever he
passed the body, sprlnkled 1t and said
the benedio tion. Beside this We're the
devotional books used by Pope Leo in
his lifetime.
Tho silence was only broken by the
solemn chanting OF siN Franciscan peni-
tentlar.eS, VINO knecllnE or standing ut
a bonch AT the root OF the pier, continued
noosSant supplcation.
To the left and right on the walls, two
great gold and marble brackets supported
MANY hranched candelahra but they werc
not lishted nor were the lamps on the
niarhle c"Nmhs AT eaCh corner of the
throne room. The only light on this
solemn scene came from candles beside
the nodN ana from the FAINT rays of
suhllS"t Wlhch Hltered through the two
WlnloWF' curtalhod win Whlte SILK. The
red damaSN tapestries with which the
room was huhS' gave a touch OF royal
splendor 10 the surroundings. Otherwise
VI was Almost simple scene Tor death
rites or iope' Ihere was no carpet
on lle lnarpie llo9r ana no. " n9Wer was