The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-23
ARE IN ST. PETERS
:. sTATE THE REMAINS OF POPE
LEO XIII REST.
BEFORE THE BODY WILL PASS
.,1N ROME WHO DESIRE TO PAY
A LAST TRIBUTE.

x.ban an Opportunity Was offered
v,,uotnrfes to Pass the Bier.
Tr,iI saturday the Public May
,ook Upon the Remains in St.
peter's-COncIRve to BE Held Under
tho same Regulations as the Last.
pon,a Julv 22.-To-night the body of
% XIII lies in state in the Basilica
nj 81 Peters. Beginning tomorrow at
sunr,se the people of Rome and those
of all nations now in the Eternal City
will be admitted to pay their last fare
we'll Opportunity for this solemn
tribute will end Saturday.
Until ) o'clock this afternoon the re-
mains of the dead Pope lay in the
throne room of the Vatican, where the
leaders of the diplomatic, clerical and
civil world were allowed to pass the
bier. The ceremonial tonight, when
the body was conveyed from the throne
room to ST Peters. was one of the most
striking of all the obsequies.
During the day the congregation of
cardinals met and decided to hold the
conclave under the identical regula-
lions which obtained at the conclave
which elected Leo.
DR.. Lapponi in the course of the
day. presented to Cardinal Oreglia a
report of the autopsy which was held,
which showed that there was no sign
of cancer in the Pope's body.
Some hours before shutdown ST. Pc
ters was cleared and the throng of
sightseers was pushed back to the foot
of the great flight of circular stone
steps Half a hundred carpenters had
constructed a steel fence five feet
high to resist the encroachments of
the crowds, which are expected dur
ing tomorrow and the two following
days The fence extends directly
across the colonnade, and in it are two
narrow entrances which will give
ready means of controlling the ingress
and egress of the throngs.
Procession to ST. Peters.
AT s o'clock this evening all was in
readiness to take the body of the Pope
from the Vatican to the Basilica 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 Sedia Gestatoria.
The dead Pontiff was now clad in all
the pomp of his holy office. About MN
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 consistory when he
confirmed the appointments of Arch
bishops Farley of New York and Quig-
ley of Chicago, June rs last. The gold
en- mitre, the gilded stone, the white
cope. the red chauble, the pontihcal
pallium and the Papal tunic all were
there
Nothing which was emblematic of
the power welded by the dead man for
more than a quarter OF century ana
4 for centuries by his predecessors had
been omitted.
Leading the procession as it passed
out of the throne room came the
grooms, carrying lighted torches. Be
& hind them, walking with measured
4 tread. were the aged mace bearers and
other domestics of the Pope's house
& hold The picket of the Noble Guaru
and all the clergy of the Vatican wear
& ing their surplices, followed.
Immediately in front of the pier tne
8 pontifical silver cross was held aloiI
Behind the bier came the three neph-
ews of the late Pope, Counts Ricardo
& and Camille Pecci and Count Canarh
Chanting IntercessiOns.
The air was heavy with incense from
q the censors swinging constantly De
side the body. The Franciscan penn
tenuaries still kept up the INCREASING
refrain of intercession.
At the Hall of Palafraniere the cor
Il tege came to a standstill. There the
cardinals, who had been waiting IN
the hall of the consistory took theli
places Immediately behind the nep-
hews Their scarlet had been put
aside for the violet robes which are
only worn when princes of the church
8 are in mourning.
once more the procession with the
bier tlanked with the Swiss GUARDS
moved on. After the cardinals came
the Whole diplomatic body accredited
10 the Vatican and the representatives
OF the Knights of Malta. The latter
We're followed by the marshal of the
conclave, Prince Chigi, the master OF
Inc Holy Hospice, Prince Ruspoli. anc
me commander of the Noble Guards
Frince Rospigliosi, all in magnificent
uniforms. Bhen came the prelates OF
Tue chamber and knights of the Cape
o ool sword in their medieval Spanish
Irooes The Noble and Swiss Palatint
Guards brought up the rear.
&, ne United States were represented
- me Procession by Monsignor Thomas
lege
no monarch was ever followed to the
tUIQD nv nf
'He cardinals and prelateS, the
GtLefgy recited prayers and psalms fol
Sic. uead as they slowly entered thu
cIoslue chapel, where the chapter anC
c,sS oil st. Peters awaited the pro
as 'oh' The latter formally received
to 1,u TOOK possession of the body. Thu
n sen' mace and cross bearers started
i"aru' giving an opportunity to thu
ioPDer TO take up a position immed
y preceding the bier.
Then Came the Final Stage.
ors ne nnal stage of bearing the pris
M OF the Vatican" to his resting
pqCe then commenced.
81 sia olA the Sistine chapel the process
M wound out around the Loggia i'm
co.. CON- .oIlzed by Raphael, encircled tn
IN OF San Damazo and descende
into btb.INate staircase, still chanting
''1 ~, the Basilica.
VIII moment the haring torches
pa,eIii sun led the cortege, entered ST
M $ the choir. which was waitin
tuI commenced to sing in sorrow
More;auehce. Liberia, Me Domino
Petitenor Carcan, the canon of St
over = solemnly sprinkled holy waite
solutidS body, and pronounced ah
thrssbnn,, As it was borne across tn
the cathedral choir, sti