Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-21
POPE Plus DEAD
IN ROME; THE END
COMES QUIETLY

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but depression over the clash of arms
in Europe initiated against another
recovery.
At 10 o'clock last night the pom
tiff experienced an attack of cough
ing that greatly distressed him. He
could not move in bed without as
sistance and the struggle he made to
breathe was painful to witness. AS
the supreme moment approached the
coughing ceased and the restlessness
which the doctors had been unable
to relieve, disappeared. The features
of the patient, which had given evil
dence of his pain, resumed normal
expression except for the pallor,
which increased.
The papal secretary OF state, Car
dinal Merry Del Val, Cardinals Fer
rata, Cagiano and Bisleti, the pope's
two sisters, and physicians, who were
at the bedside, recognized the calm
preceding death. DR.. Marchiafava,
his hand on the pontiff's pulse,
turned toward the papal secretary,
who was kneeling, and shook his
head.
Cardinal Merry Del Val understood and
covered his face with his hands. Mean
time Cardinal Vannutell, the pope's niece
Gilda Psrolin; his major dono, Monsignor
Bianch Monsignor Misciateli, and his
secretaries. Monsignors Bressan and Pes
cini, had Joined the group In the cham
Der.
Ponttff's Last Words.
Two sisters and the pope's secretaries
could not restrain their sobs and their
voices seemed to bring back the pontiff
from the state of coma into which he had
lapsed. His eyes opened and his lips
| moved and II was plain that he WAS maxi
ing an effort to impart a final blessing.
For a moment It seemed that dissolution
had taken place and then the lips moved
again. Together in one, all things in
Christ" he whispered.
DR.. Marchiafava released the wrist,
which dropped pulseless on the pontiff 3
breast. The physician bent over the bed,
listening for a heart that was stilled.
1T is all over" he said and reverently
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others did the same after which they IN
toned prayers for the dead.
Immediately after, candle lights flick
cred in all the windows of the vatican and
the whole personnel OF the apostolic
palace with the permission OF tho papal
secretary, passed by the body. kissing
the hand of the pontlff as they paSscl.
Throughout the night messages had been
received from the heads of many states
inquiring the condition of his holiness.
All were Immediately notified of his
death by Cardinal Merry Del Val
Il The italian premier, Signor Salandra al
once ordered that the necessary measures
be taken to guarantee the complete lib
erty of the provisional government OF
the church and of the sacred college of
cardinals, which is the temporary Gus
tcdian of the supreme power Of :he church
during the interegnum pendins an cleo
ton Of a pope.
Matter of Successor.
The matter of a conclave was discussed
| today. 1t is said a majority of the car
d.nals are in favor of holding 1t in Rvme
as is usual and further because OF the
neutrality of Italy n the present war.
Others, however, suggested that It would
be better to meet in Holland a country
which they regarded as even more neu-
trail than Italy.
Among the candidates already men
toned are Cardinals Maffi, De l.ai, Fer
rata, Agliardi, Pompili and Serhfni. the
last named eX-nuncio OF Mexico
There is much interest in the matter Of
where the body of the pope will find its
final resting place. 1t Is recalled that
carrying the body Of Plus TX, from st.
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For this reason the body Of Pope Leo.
although he had expressed wish to be
buried in St. John I.ateran, where his
tomb was erected, Is still in St geter' 8
as the late pope feared that the trans
portation might cause disorders II is
believed that Plus X chose 81. Peter s
for his tomb in order 10 avoid the pos
sibility of unpleasantness.
Veto of Foreign Powers Removed.
The Giornale D'Italia today says that
the pope recently drew up new rules ia
govern future conclaves and that these
abolished the right OF the veto of for.
eign powers thus freeing the cardinals
!. of temporal influence in spiritual mat.
tiers. The new rules. also, the paper says
modified some Of the formalities concern.
ing the duration OF the conclave.
The arrival OF Cardinal Della Volpa
chamberlain of the church. from Imola
today was anxiously awaited. As cham.
, berlain he will direct the Holy See tenn.
porarily and will conduct the traditional
) ceremony in which the pontiff is Off,
I cially pronounced dead.
In this ceremony the chamberlain lifts
} the covering from the face of the dead
5 and with a silver hammer touches tn,
forehead three times, saying each time
''Giuseppi Sarto" When there is no re
ply he announces:
The pope IL really dead" This is don,
! in the presence of the cardinals, a few
E intimates of the dead and the peniten
tiaries of st. Peters, who will prepar,
\ the body for the tomb.
Later the body will be removed I,
. another room, where it will be embalmed
= The sacred college will decide on the day
on which it will be transported to 81
. Peters for the three days chapel sacra
Y ment before burial. The funeral servic
I will be held in the Sistine chapel.
A Those interested in condolences poin
n out that the pope died on August 20. ex
!, actly eleven years and one month afte
10 the death of Pope Leo. on Juiv n Iq03