Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-22
COLD IN DEATH
The Pope's Remains Lie in Hall
of the Throne Room.
Diplomats, High Diguitaries and Pub
lie Will Pay Last Respects
And the lnterment Will Take Place,
Sunday Evening.

lies, tonight, in the hall of the throne
room. a few steps from the room in
which his death took place, surrounded
by lighted candles, the noble guard
and Franciscan penitentiaries. Tomor-
row morning, the diplomatic bodies, the
high dignitaries and the Roman aris-
tocracy will enter the hall to pay their
tributes of respect to all that remains of
the Pope. In the afternoon the body
will be arrayed in all the glory of the
pontiffical robes, the mitre replacing
the hood, and at sunset it will be taken
into the chapel of the Sacrament of St.
Feter's where for three days, the public
viii be given an opportunity of paying
a last farewell. The interment viii &C.
cur. Sunday evening.
Today was notable for the immpres-
sive ceremonial of the recognition of the
death of the Pope, which occurred in the
morning in the chamber in which he
died. Thereafter only those We're adj
mitted who We're concerned in the en-
balming of the body, an operation
| which occupied six hours. Meantime
the authorities of the Vatican proceed
cd with the preparations for the funeral
and the conclave and the Acknowledge
| ment of the condolences which had beep
received. Among the latter was not
| ed message from the German Emperor.
Throughout the day the Vatican was
surrounded by crowds which increased
toward night. Several thousand enter
| ed st. Peters at vespers and joined in
prayers for the departed. Among these
We're many Italian officers, whose troops
| shortly after sunset were marched from
the Vatican back to their barracks. At
| no time had their services been needed.
| 1t is not the custom in Italy to wear
the conventional emblems of mourn
ing and hence the crowd, which, in con-
sequence of the closing of many places
of business, wanders the streets, to-
night has more the appearance of an
aimless holiday making throng than
one sorrowing fer the death of the
Pope. Into nearly all the churches,
| however hundreds not often seen in
places of devotion, flocked to vespers
to say a hurried prayer. Afterwards
they loitered outside, reading the deep
black edged proclamations of Cardinal
| Respighi, the vicar of Rome, concern
ing the funeral arrangements, the
meeting of the conclave and the church
| ceremonials.
The quiet of the evening was broken
| by a chorus such as the world has sell
dom heard. On the stroke of s, all or
| Rome'S 400 churches commenced to toll
| bells for the passing of the soul of Leo
XIII. From the seven hills and from
| every quarter of the city which con-
| tanned churches came the constant
clang until all was one vast reverber-
alton. The harsh jingle of the smaller
chapel bells, striking quickly and more
often, was drowned by the solemn
strokes that came in mourning meas
ures from the great dome of St Peters.
1t was as if a great fire ragged and ev-
cry bell in Rome was vieing with every
other anxiety to warn the populace.
| Except in its common motives and
common sorrow it was an amazing
discord, which continued an hour and
which will recur nightly until the OBJ
sequies are over.
The program for the "novemdiales,"
the nine days ceremony, as far as es-
| tablished, but still open to possible
| change, is a follows: Wednesday
morning, the second meeting of the
congregation of cardinals will take
| place to discuss measures relating to
| the concave. The diplomatic body, the
| Roman aristocracy and the high dig
nitaries of the church will at this time
have an opportunity to take a last view
of the late Pontiff before he is laid in
! st. Peters. In the afternoon the body
will be arrayed in full Pontificai robes
and in the evening the remains will be
transported to the basilica of st. Pc
ter's, where they will be taken charge
of by the chapter of the basilica and
deposited in the chapel of the Sacra-
ment.
Thursday, the people of Rome will be
allowed to view the body of the Pontiff
while requiem masses will be celebrat-
ed in the different chapels. The same
morning the third meeting meeting of
the congregation will take place. The
congregation will also meet, Friday and
Saturday. Sunday night, the body of
the Pope will be sprinkled with holy
water by the chapter of st. Peters. 1t
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