Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-25
THE POPE DIES
AFTER BOLD FIGHT
lead Of The Catholic Church Passes
To His Reward
LIFE OF YEARS AND HONORS
The End Came Monday Afternoon
Leo XIII Died Surrounded BY MS
Relatives and the Cardinals - The
Immediate Cause of Death.

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Rome. BY Cable.-Popc Leo XIII is
dead The last flicker OF life expired
81 four minutes past 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon and the Ponu0 now lies al
rest. The period OF over two weeks
that Pope Leo passed In the shade"
o. death Was no less wonderful 'Aan
bis life His splendid battle against
disease was watched the world over
with sympathetic admiration and end
ca only after q series OF tremendous
efforts 90 conquer the weakness OF his
AGED frame by the marvellous VIII pow
cr OF his mind. The plcuro-pncamoni@
With which HIS Holiness has been SUE /
fering was scarcely as responsible for /
his death as that in evitahle decay OF /
tissue which ensues upon 80 years Of /
life. The tested steel which had bent ,
SO often before human ills was bo1nd /
/ 20 break az last. Today the emaciated
/ end litelcss frame which held so brave
q spirit lies on the bed in the Vatican
beside which almost an the world has
/ prayed. The red damask cOverlet rests
lightly over the body. the cardinal S
scarlet cape is about the shoulders.
while on his head has been placed the
papai. hood OF velvet bordered with
ermine. a white silk handkerchief is
bound about his chin and in his hands.
which have blessed 50 many ;hous-
ands. has been placed a crucihx-
Pope Leo's final moments were
marked by that same devotion. and
when he was conscious. that calm IN
teligence which is associated with his
81 wears ponufcate. HIS was no easy
death. Al hour before he died. turn
!nr 10 Dr Lapponi and his devoted
valet. Pic Contra De murmured- The
pain suffer Is most terrible Yet his
parting words were not oi the physical
B anguish that De suffered but yere
g whispered bencdicuons upon Che car-
p d.nals and bis uc7hews. who kneit a,
/. tho bedside. ana The last look 20 MS
e almost slehticss eyes was towards th,
r. great ivory crucidX hanging in tae
death chamber. Practically AN th'
. rarl.nais in Rome. knceiine at CHE
bedside. watched thc passage 40 D.
soul. Earlier Ia - day Ca-liua
scufern1 Vannu,eH hal imrrcssiFel
o pronounced the ats1,ction in articui,
norris. The condition OF H-s Holucs
% varied lr-m agony O. coma Wiahin.
IS to relieve him. ID. Nazzoli suegeste.
g. that morphine should oo Administered
ls but Dr Lapponi dil not agree. isarin
s. mat tho end might Dr. Quickenci- @
"a thl~ supreme moment d. LaDpor
III, gives I'D imprc-e.re description. u
IT, said.
Pr Death occurrei throueh exhaustion
E, although iu the iast two hours POP
Leo made q supreme enort to sall'
2. together an his energies. He snccee
'N 90 In recognizing those about him 9
the sound 90 their voices. as his se-
was almost lost. SIN he made a ma
velous display % hts energy and cNe
.a- Ills death was really grand To was q
Id signed calm and serene. Very few e.
Dr. amples can be given % a man o. su'
ne advanced age after so exhaustive 90
IA ease The Porun's last breath 81
ne taken 90 four minutes past {. a
re- preached lighted candle 90 his mcu
fo~ three dimes arrDtl Lag &c tle ira.
'nr tional ceremonial ana afterwa-d q
clared the Pope go Doe no more "a
went 90 inform the sacred COLES
Cardinal Oreelia. who Immediately
Humed FUN power and gave orders th
G.. the Vatican De cleared OF all -curio
ue-s0ns having 30 right 20 be there
: Contemporaneously the cardinal
pee structcd Ngr. Riehi. master OF ce'
ana monies. to send the Swiss Guards ir'
cnt the CleEnentine Hail % close all
the entrances 20 the Vatican and dism
In ali persons from the death chamb
5 az the BODY being entrusted 20 tie Evi
1rse ciscan ponitentiaries."
P-rpetulty OF Rule
Meantime. events of moment
more importance TO Catholics "
we're occurring. The death of Pope
oFtn meant the passing Of the supre
'ssle power into the hands OF the sac
D 10 college Of cardinals as it's temper
tne custodian during the interregn
tuck The perfect administrative machin
ding OF the Church provided against
SUI. slightest interruption Of the gov
.,..-. ing authority As the senior men
Of the sacred college. Cardinal
a. gila. 70 whom the Pope solemnly