The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-07-31

| eheir ieet as q last tribute and sigI
OF respect. When the body had bee,
carefully put in the coffin it was en-
tirely concealed with the red velve
covering which before had been on thu
bier. The majordomo put beside tn,
body two silk purses containing coins
OF silver and bronze metal struck dur
ing Leo's pontificate. A eulogy writ
ten in magnificent Latin, and settine
forth the great events of Pope Leo's
life and reign, enclosed in a meta
tube, was also inferred with the body
When all had been arranged the SUI
preme prayer was said and the last
benediction given, all present joining
in. Halt suppressed sobs were heard
on all sides.
Sealed Into Leaden Coffin.
The second coffin was of lead and
very heavy. On the cover, at the head,
was cross, just below which was a
skull and crossbones, while below
these were the arms of the dead pope,
with the triple crown, but without the
keys, as they signify living victory.
This coffin was sealed personally
with the arms of the camerlingo. The
majordomo of the chapter of the ba-
silica lighted brazier, which was
used in soldering the coffin, producing
sounds and sights strange to hear and
see In a church. These two collins
were closed in third casket of pol
shed walnut with decoration.
When the last supreme moment
came the heavy collins, weighing in all
1922 pounds, were rolled out of the
chapel, preceded by mace bearers and
choir, singing as they went and fol.
lowed by all the cardinals, among
which the bowed figure of Oreelia.
the strong upright Vannutelli broth
ers, the white haired Agliardi and the
immense black browed Svampa were
the most conspicuous. Pulleys were
attached to the coffin and soon, to the
strains of the "Benedictus Dominus
DEUS Israeli" it was raised into the
store sarcophagus above the door,
where it will remain until the grateful
cardinals created by the late pope
hall erect suitable tomb in the ba.
ll1ca OF st. John Lateran, which was
hosen by the pope himself as his last
esting place.
Thus was Pope Leo consigned to his
)ng rest.
The ring Of the fisherman, which
mould have been found on the hand of
ne pope, has disappeared. 1t is not so
luch question of it's intrinsic as it's
value, for the ring of the
sherman Is used to seal the papal
ulls and is the outward sign of au.
lor1ty OF the pope. When the car. I
lnal carmelingo certifies to the death {
the pope he takes the ring of the l
sherman from the chamberlain of his t
ollness. 1t is then destroyed in the t
resence OF all cardinals at the first I
eeting of the sacred college held af. Z
# the pope's death. But when Car t
NAL Oreglia, the present camerlingo, v
al certified to the death of Leo XIII. v
gr. B1sletti was prey OF the deepest u
espair and had to admit that the ring
al disappeared. Cardinal Oreglia. &
no had, as is the custom, brought t.
s declaration of having received the t,
ng from the papal chamberlain. an s
ritten out, had to put it back in his A
'cket. Mgr. Bisletti can give no in e
cation as to the robber. The theft tt
ust have taken place between the A
'ath of the pope and the morning of Il
e following day, when Cardinal Greg a
officially certified to his death. |,
lring this time large number of T
'rsons entered the death chamber. b
ne disappearance Of the ring has tt
used a tremendous sensation at the Il
tican, where it is the sole subject IL
conversation. In the meantime in ir
e certificate Of death of Pope Leo 81
III. all allusion to receiving the ring re
s been suppressed. ia
Friends Of Mgr. Bisletti hope that
len the seals are removed from the
binets of the late pope the ring will
found in one of them, but very lit ~
confidence is felt. 81