The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
FEET EXPOSED TO BE KISSED.
TODAY. Tomorrow and Saturday
People of Rome and of All
Nations May Pay Their
Last Fareweils.


! tunity for this solemn tribute Will end
Saturday.
Until o'clock this afternoon the remains
OF the dead Pope lay In the thronerocm OF
the Vatican. where the leaders OF the dip
lomatic. clerical and civil world We're al
lowed to pass the bier. The ceremonial TO-
night. when the body was conveyed from
the throneroom TO St. Peters. was one OF
the most striking of all the o5sequ:e9
During the day the Congregation Of Car
dinals met and decided TO hold the conc!ave
under the identical regulations which OBJ
tained at the conclaye which elected Leo.
+ Doctor Laponi. In the course Of the day,
presented 10 Cardinal orelia a report OF the
autopsy, which was held. which showed
that there was no sign OF cancer in the
Pope's body.
FENCE TO KEEP BACK CROWD.
Some hours before shutdown, st. Peters
was cleared OF idle crowds. The massive
doors were closed end the throng Of sight
seers was pushed back to the foot Of the
great flight of circular stone steps. Half a
hundred carpenters hastily constructed a
stout fence Ave feet high TO resist the en-
croachments OF the crowds. which are ex-
pected during tomorrow and the two fol-
lOWlllR days ILe ltIiCc CACTUS NiiVNtAS
across the colonnade. and IN It are two
narrow entrances which Will give ready
means of controlling the ingress and egress
Of the throngs.
At o'clock this evening all was In read
mess to take the body of the Pope from
the Vatican to the baslica Of ST Peters.
The mournful procession gathered around
the bier. which was gently lifted by the
Sediari who In the lifetime of Leo XIII
had carried him in the Sedla Gestatoria.
The dead Pontifr was now clad in all the
pornp of his holy office. About him had
been placed the sacerdotal robes. used only
when he celebrated a grand mass. The
vestments were those which he wore for
the last time In life In the hall Of the con-
sistory, when he confirmed the appoint
ments OF Archbishop Farley of New York
and Quigly of Chicago June . last. The
Golden Mitre, the giided steel, the white
cope. the red chasuble. the pontifcal pal
lium and the papal tunic all was there.
Nothing which was emblematic Of the pow
er welded by the dead man for moro than
a quarter of a century and for centuries
by bis predecessors had been omitted.
AN IMPOSING PROCESSION.
Leading the procession as It passed out OF
the throne room. came the grooms carry
ing lighted torches. Behind them. walking
with measured tread. were the aged mace
bearers and other domestics Of the Papal
, household. The picket OF the Noble Guard
and all the clergy Of the Vatican. wearing
their SUPPLIES. followed. Immediately in
front OF the bier the pontihcal silver cross
was held aloft. Behind the bier came the
three nephews of the late Pope. Counts
Ricardo and Camille Pecci and Count
Canarli.
The United States was represented In the
procession by Mgr. Thomas Kennedy, rector
of the American college.
The air was heavy with incense from the
censor's swinging constantly beside the
body. The franciscan penitentiaries still
kept up the unceasing refrain Of interces-
sion.
At the Hall Of Palfraniere the cortege
came to standstill. There the Cardinals,
who had been waiting in the hail Of the
consistory. took the places Immediately be-
hind the nephews. Their scarlet had been
put aside for the violet robes, which are
only worn when princes of the church are
in mourning.
Once more the procession, with the bier
now thanked by the Swiss Guards. moved on
After the cardinals came the whole d!plo-
matte body accredited to the Vatican and
the representatives OF the knights of Malta
The latter Were followed by the marshal
of the conclave, Prince Chigi. the master
of the holy hospice; Prince Ruspoli and the
Commander Of the Noble Guards, Prince
Rospigliosi all in magnificent uniforms
Then came the prelates of the chamber and
knights OF the cape and sword in their
mediaevel Spanish robes. The noble and
Swiss Palatine Guards brought UP the rear.
No monarch was ever followed to the
tomb by more imposing array, led by the
Cardinals and prelates and clergy reciting
prayers and psalms for the dead. as they
slowly entered the S!stine Chapel, where
the chapter and clergy of st. Peters await
ed the procession. The latter formally re-
ce,ved and took possession of the body. The
torch, mace and cross bearers started for
ward, giving an opportunity to the chapter
to take up a position Immediately proceed
ing the bier.
FEET LEFT EXPOSED TO BE KISSED.
The final stage of bearing the prisoner
of the Vatican" to his resting place then
commenced.
From the Sistine Chapel the procession
wound out around the loggia, immortalized
by Raphael, encircled the court of San Da-
maso and descended the private staircase,
still chanting. into the baSilica.
The moment the tarlng torches, which
still led the cortese, enle:ed St Peters
the choir. which was waiting there. com
menced to sing in sorrowtul cadance, Lii
bera Me Domino.
MIR CarcanI the canon OF St Peters,
solemnly sprinkled holy water over Leo's
body and pronounced absolutlon. AS Il was
horne across the threshold the cathedral
choir. still singing, took the lead OF the
now lengthy procession The intense silence
which prevailed was broken only by the
chanting which echoed and re-echoed from
the huge dome and deserted alsles of the
chapels as the body was borne down the
nave 10 the chapel of the sacrament There
candles burned brightly.
In this Chapelle Arcente the body was
reverently stretched behind the iron gates
and two members OF the Noble Guard took
up positions on either side Of the bier. The
procession then reformed and returned 10
the Vatican, leaving the body of Leo AlIl
in the greatest church in the void, alone,
except for the faithful guard and peniIen-
tiaries whose prayers could be heard in the
immediate vicinity of the chapel OF the
Throughout the remainder of the vast
basi;ica silence reigned.
The body of the dead Pope tonight rests
on the high catafaique with his slippered
kissed by the faithful when they will be
admitted to the chapel Tomorrow and the
two following days.
pected to arrive here from Paris early this
morning. but he did not come, having de-
cided TO defer his arrival until Saturday.
The Reverend William G. Murphy of New
York recently appointed vice rector of the
american College at Rome, arrived to-day.
be was met by the rector, Mgr Kennedy.
who immediately took him to the Vatican