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At BIER O /,
Ceremonies of o#e;,,
Of Mourning Begin : r''a
the Vatican "'
FOR COM,
Cardinals Meet to Civ.
Consideration TO Arrana,] r's.ni't
Gathering Which W." ii
'ect New Pope.

Rome, July 22.-rhis mor,,.
the hrst of those grandia" ''!Ag la,
ceremonies which follow ths and !, uai,s
pope, and although priva, asaAs
conducted with great pom r's It Vi
most impressive. p''"p and Va
oerlng twenty-nine, assem ~ seas
ehe apostolic palace to viss s'noed
MAINS of the late Leo YIN, The u
oras, pronounce him dead SDG .es
ana aean OF the sacroS SaNQaa
cathoiin eliengo of the HOLY e eolss
u.nonf church, had to put Hons
ma,,rn $ robes, as a sign @ a b
iiing, and was gowned owl WI da5
violet, The other cardinals ss,lFast
son ropes with Violet colla rote Gin
tive of mourning. N''afs' indie.
Within the death ch~amh.
Jay, with a white veil over ,so me kA
u ped surrounded by tha I NJ lace
Penltent1aries, While OUTSIDE .aacsas
guards maintained a solemn ,s las
profound silence was onlv hh,s,N III
Ine chanting of prayers for o.UAel
INTO th1s solemn presence .e csl
mourning procession of cardiu lame IL
kneeilng, silently prayed. Than Ehas
lates r~eVerently looked on wt ue ls,
uinai oreglia approached tb ansss ca.
Recognition of Death A'AS
for this mornings func,i,.
pope.s bedroom was transfornooas Tie
a KIND OF mortuary chanal n ,!lsa INTO
altar at one end, having in tb WIN y
crucffx surrounded nv civ; ~ eents
candles. -Four candles stood ashta
ped corners. The white Veil no a. Na
removed from the dead mans % 20. 'sa
veailng the cameo-like features .a,e' n
departed pope, rendered sharnov us
more transparent by death. 81 p I,s ana
was the body that those nreson utsaks
expected Leo to raise hi1 hand !. 4at
familiar gesture of BLESSING III le
A moment of GREATNESS clio.
;ued then the Cardinal C s"etss en-
takihs the aspercorium, sprinkled =,
ate pontiff with holy water, and ~, ~
m a firm voice, "Gioacchino SI Mt asa
tlan name of the deceased holy f ss%s,
"hen there was no answer ina COW,
"ord was repeated three ti,nAr u
touuer and louder tones. After wSi,S =
turning to the kneeling cardinals ~
~amerlengo solemnly announced, Dps
pa-Nere-M ortuus est" (The none rail-.
$ dead.) P '"H'
AS the words were uttered ta.,,
frose from the kneeling cardinals >
Hsh like that of wind in the trees 81
aight, the tribute paid to the late Don.
MI by these princely heads Of tba
.hurch. After this, in voices trembling
With emotion, the ranking cardinals
:eclted the De Profundis. gave abso.
!utlon and sprinkled the body with holy
water.
Removal of the Ring.
Following the ceremony OF recognl.
uon of the death of the pope by the
Sacred college, came another, Shorter
but no less significant and symbolic.
On Leo's finger was the famous fish.
erman's ring, which the camerlengo,.
with a whispered prayer, drew gently
off, and which later will be broken in
the presence of the cardinals, reset and
presented to the new pope, when he is
elected. The ring is of very great an.
eiquity. It is even said to have be-
longed to ST. Peter himself. 1t is a
stone Of little value cut with scenes Of
st. Peter drawing in the fishing nets
1t was first used about the year l2N,
but for secret documents it was only
used later. Officially it was one Of the
symbols of the Office most priced BY
the church. Although lost two Or
three times it has always been recoV
cred.
HundredC OF offers have come from
Italy and abroad from doctors, drug
gists and specialists, for embalmlag
the remains of Pope Leo, but natuEaI!
none has been accepted.
Cardinal Rampolla intended to leavs
the vatican last night Immediately a.
ter the death Of the pope when, haWnE
officially announced the demise OF un
pontiff to the diplomatic body accitu
tied to the vatican, and to the papa
%nuncios, with instructions to nave !I
news communicated to the various III.
eign powers, he considered his du's
as papal secretary of state ended. 81
OresIia Assumes Post.
Rampolla was on the point of leav!a ~
when Cardinal Oreglia lnslsleAu
begged him to remain in the aparlhea
he had occupied over sixteen YEA.
and the secretary of state acceoeu .
the request. The vicar OF Rome, "a !.
dinal Pietro Respighi, has caused ~ =
attached to the doors of the chui0.s
the announcement of the death OIL ivy
Leo, with instructions regarding pc!
ers to be offered, also giving liiloi"'
ton about the funeral services: .,u
The government of the Cala'hh
church has been officially assumed =
Cardinal Oreglia as dean OF the sa ..
college and as dean Of the caiu ~
bishops. He will be assisted W cs
deans of the other two orders VI ~,
dinals, Cardinal Macchi OF tne mi
dinal deacons, and Cardinal l.o" pov
for the cardinal priests; the iasl, "a
ever, merely as a substitute III vi
dinal Metto, patriarch of Llsp9 III, ~
when he arrives will take oVer h' ~
duties.
ConcIave Will Elect Early ;,
The Tribuna today published ai ,s
terview with Cardinal Svan1pa, @ ~,
bishop Of Bologna, who, the papel ~
has quite recovered from his sllon'
paralysis. The cardinal is quo'eu
saying: -.i,
Il believe that the conclaVe w"
very short. as were the last wa W. a
the utmost, / think It may lai IN I
week, as there does not exist IL Al
sacred college the marked polite" q
ferences of other times. Ihele 'nde
will be possible to arrive at an ~
standing more easily and quickly
The interviewer asked the cai.1
what he thought of the policy u i
future pope in regard to the SUI"
Roman question:
Svampa replied: mo n tou hayt
say with certainty anything apo WI
But it must not be forgotten Una. tbi
ever iS alacfad will bring SOlHel..