The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-23
dral choir, still singing, to the lead OF
the now lengthy procession.

the now lengthy procession.
INTENSE SILENCE. II.
Intense silence. which prevailed, was
broken only by the chanting winch.
echoed and ro-echoed from the hnse do me
and deserted aEsles Of the chapels as the
body was borne down the nave TO the
chapel OF the sacrament. Their candles
burned brightly. In this chapelle Ar
dente the body was reVerently stret c ,s
behind the iron gates and two members
OF the noble guard took up posiuon on
either side Of the bier.
The procession then reformed and re-
turned to the Vatican. leaving the body
OF Leo XIII. in the greatest church IN
the world. alone except for the falth1ui
guard and penitentiaries, whose prayers
could be heard in the immediate vicinity
o. the chapel of the sacrament. I hrough-
out the remainder OF the vast 5pasiiiei
silence reigned.
While the remains of the Pope were be-
ing carried into St. Peters this evening
the private ceremony of depostting the
urn containing his viscera in the church
Of Saints Vincent and Asastius was tax.
Ing place.
a curious hitch occurred when the SOL
cmn procession arrived Mt the doorsof the
special depository in the crypt. 1t was
stopped, MS the key was not 10 be found.
The attendants hunted high and low.
and finally were obliged to break down
the door The depositors had not been
opened since 1876, as. contrary 10 GUS
Peters. The rector of the church of
Saints Vincent and Anastasius will ask
that the viscera of Plus ~ be trans.
ferred-4to his church also, In order to
make the sequence complete
SOLEMN PROCESSION,
< The first of the great ceremonies of
Pope I.eos funeral commenced to-day,
when the body lay In state in the throne
room of the tican from $3.50 "A. NJ.
until Z NJ AZ the diplem ma. aesTedlt
dukes, barons and other representatives
OF ancient families remaining faithful to
the papacy; all the high dignitaries of the
church, the archbishops, bishops. patri-
passed In solemn procession before the
bier Of the late Pontiff. The papal throne
had been removed. and in It's place, under
the famous red. silken canopy on small
bed was thrown "a red damask covering.
on which the body reposcd, ,robed in white
vestments, with the red rocht and canlan-
broidered with gold. The thin hands,
clasped over the chest, held tightly a
small Ivory cruelty Around this was
In gold. On the third finger OF the right
hand The huge emerald pontifical ring
sparkled. In striking contrast with the
ghastly face was the purple hood. drawn
down over the neau almost 10 rlHe eye
brows. and over the ears. The sunken
cheeks and Jaws brought the nose and
chin nearly together on the mouth, which
was reduced almost to nothing, though
no signs of agony were visible 1t was
the corpse of a man who might have hecn
dead fifty years.
ROYAL sPLENDoR,
The silence was only broken by the
solemn chanting of the six Franciscan
pcnteptiaries, who, kneeling or standing
at bench at the foot of the bier, cons
tinued their incessant supplication.
The only light thrown !, on I, - this solemn
body, and from the faint rays OF sun
light which altered through the two
windows curtalned with white silk and
rich green hangings.
The red damask tapestries with which
the room was hung gave 9 touch Of royal
splendor to the surroundings Otherwise
IL was an almost simple scene for the
death rites of a Pope. There was no car-
pet on the marble floor, and not flower
was to be seen, according to the strict
ritual Of the last honors of the church to
a Pontiff.
doris of the Vatican presented a brilliant