Mountain advocate., 1914-08-28
POPE Plus x is
BURIED AT SUNSET
GREAT eAslLlcA AT ST. PETERS
WAS IN sEmi-DARkNsss DUR.
ING SERVICE.
POOR OF ROME TO BENEFIT
Mioersre, Sung at Services, Hss q
Melancholy Effect on the Thou
sands In Attendance.

Rome.--The entombmcnt o: Pope
Plus X. took place at sunset. The
great basilica OF st. Peters was in
scmi-darkness. A pickering light came
from the perpetually burning tapers
about the Shrine OF the Apostles and
the candles in the chapel where the
catafalque stood. Those who witness
ed the cermony. numbering about
1000. came by special invitation. and
included the diplomats Representatives
accredited to the Holy See, the pre-
lates and members Of the Roman arts.
tocracy.
The procession formed in the Chapel
OF the Blessed Sacrament, where for
hours the body OF Pous X. lay in state.
The catafalque was surmounted by the
triple crown and the body of the Pope
was clad in the pontifcal robes and
surrounded by the cmblems OF his sa-
cred Office. Daring the course of the
day many thousands OF persons passed
by the bier.
The bier was removed and placed on
n low platform on wheels At the gates
Of che chapel the archpriest of the
basilica, in violet robes and surround.
ed BY the chapter, joined the process
sion. First came a jeweIed cross held
a'oft. Their the cardinals and high pre-
iates, each carrying a candle. In the
tenjer o. the procession was the bier,
the curtage passing amid the kneeling
crowd, while through the vast and
silent church was heard the Misercre,
sung by the Sistine choir.
The solemn cortege marched into the
crypt. where thc body OF Plus y. will
have its final resting place. Here the
roof is very low, and TIE Miserere had
a peculiarly weird and melancholy
effect. The tomb OF the late pontiff
Is on the right at the entrance 20 the
subterranean chapel, close to that OF
several other popes. At this point sew
| e-al ancient marble tablets were re-
moved 10 make room for the tomb OF
Plus, which, while partly within the
! wall, also projects into the passage.
The body of the pontilf lies in a
| cypress wooden coffin, on which rests
a gold cross. This is incased in zinc
/ and finally in an oak casEet. On the
casket is the inscription; Here Lies
the Body of Plus y. Born June ., 1885
| Died August 90, 1914"
The coffin was Placed within the
tomb, while Cardinal Della Volpe re-
cited prayers for the dead, accom-
, panied by all present, kneelinS. A
monument to Plus X. will be erected
in the crypt.
The congregation Of the cardinals
met for the second time. Cardina
Della Volpe presided. Among othe
matters dealt with was the question o
the holding Of the conclave for the sc
lection Of the new pope.
Two opinions, Numerically opposed
were offered. One was that owing t
the perturbed condition OF the world
the election must be FASTENED and tina
the conclaye should begin its worl
August 81. The other maintained tn,
ACCESSIBILITY OF delaying the copclav'
in order that all the cardinals Nigh
have an opportunity to reach Rome.
Cardinal Merry Del Val, papal secrc
tary OF state, is so grief-stricken owe
tie death OF the Pope that he scarcel
eGn attend to his official business. TIL
appreciative praise Of him in tn
Pope's testament has been a great cor
ISOLATION. Cardinal Della Volpe has IN
structed the commanders Of the papa
and other armed bodies TO guard ever
corner CT the vatican TO prevent an
Incident which might disturb the wor
OF the cardinals. especially during tn
, conclave.
Mors!gnor CALI director of the ger
era vatican museums, took a deaf
mask Of Plus Y The congregation G
! cardinals has decided to issue a sp'
cal medal commemorative Of the IL
tetregnum. The cardinals also hav
selected Honsignor Call 10 deliver IN
funeral grafton, eulogiz,ng the lat
Pope before the Sacred college. 1t
announced that the Pope left col
5 .iderable sum OF money IT, be distril
r u,ed among the poor of Rome. Til
I. sisters Of the Pope will leave Rom
= nd i've hereafter AZ REESE They an
}. % re-. Give $50 q month, which WAS IN
, s.rys's wish, and this viii be suiiicieT
t.r their needs 81 REESE,
ELIMINATION OF CARDINAL