The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-20
LIGHTED CANDLE
TO PROVE POPE DEAD
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With tho death Of the pontin there
BEGAN ct once tho elaborate funeral
ceremonies that have followed the
death OF each pope for centuries past.
These ceremonies continue for
period Of nIne days. They arc the
most solemn, most impressive ana
most picturesque obsequies In the
christian world. On the tenth day.
tho body Of the pope having been
Inferred, the cardinals Of the sacred
COLLEGE enter tho concIave. .nere
they are sealed up until q new pope
Is elected.
The body Of the pope will remain
In charge of the "penitenserl" until
removed to St. Peters. When the
physIeians pronounced tho pontiff
dead, tho noble guard was Immediate
" summoned and took stations about
the death bed and the death chamber.
Tho "penIte nseri" began the recltIng
of Psalms and the funeral offices OF
the dead. This was kept up until the
arrival Of Cardinal Della volpe.
Dressed In tho violet surpiIee and
cape of his office and accompanied
by other prelates and clergy OF the
apostolic chamber, tho cardinal cam
erIenqo entered the death chamber.
He dropped for moment TO his
knees on q violet cushion while he
offered up q silent prayer. Then no
approached tho death bed Of the Iato
pope. Drawing back the veil which
covered tho face and head Of tho pom
tiff, the cardinal struck three times
upon tho forehead with tho silver NAL.
let of his office. After each blow ne
called the baptismai name Of the
pope "Giuseppe sarto." Receiving no
response, he then turned to the others
In the room and In the prescribed
manner announced: 1.-THE pope 10
truly dead"
Then followed the transfer Of au-
thorIty to Cardinal Della Vo'pe. A.
ter receiving tho ring Of st. Peter
the seals Of tho late pontlff were
turned over to him and he became At
once tho fully empowered head OF the
church. Cardinal Della voipe will 70
side In the vatican until the new pope
Is elected.
Under the arrangements for tho
funeral services, the body Of Pope
Plus will remain In the vatican tvten-
ty-four hours. At the end OF that
time the pontthcaI surgeons Will re-
move the Wscera. This, In accord
ance with the customs Of centuries.
Will later be enclosed In a terra GOTTA
urn and olven Anal interment IN the
crypt Of ST. Peters under the high
altar and close to the place where re-
pose the rem aims Of st. Peter himself.
The body will then be enoalmed
and be turned over to the "penitsn-
seri" for the nnai preparation for In
terment.
The body Will first be dressed In
white lace eassook With . white sash.
Over this will be placed q red cape
trimmed Will, ermine. On the feer
will be placed the red paPaI shoes and
on tho head the rcd papaI cap trim
med viii, ernIne. Later before the
body 10 finally exposed to view before
the public, It will be attIred In all the
pontIfeal robes and emblen,s OF Of
fee, including gloves, ring and misre
Of gold.
Under tho old relgns, tho body was
70 be exposed to Wow on the second
day In tho sIstlne chapel Inside the
vatican and on the third day taken to
the basiIIea Of St. Peters. Owing to
the fact that the SIstIne chapel can
accommodate only a few 81 the
thousands who wish to pay homage.
II 10 likely that the body Of Plus will
be taken direct to st. Peters. The
transfer will not be until the third
day. Tho raIIlnas and gates Of the
Chapel Of tho Sacrament Will be
closed, but the feet Of the dead pope
will extend outside SO they may be
kissed by thousands who Will gather
to pay final homage. The body will
remain In the Chapel Of the Saera'
ment for three days to be viewed by
the public, the last day bringing to =
close the first six days Of the eere.
monies.
Through tho elk days, solemn
masses will be constantly celebrated
by the cardinals who Will have
reached Rome. Beginning with the
seventh day, the ceremonies will In
crease In solennIty and grandeur and
continue throughout the last three
days. It 10 during this time that tbs
five solemn absolutIons take place.
On the ninth and final day Of the
ceremonies a funeral euIosy Will be
delivered by one Of the cardinals &C.
Iected by tho members Of the sacred
college.
All Rome was draped In mourning
today. Bells toled constantly anc
the crowds moved through the street,
silently and sorrowfuIIy. The wal
was entirely forgotten. The newspa
pers heavily edged In black, printed
no news of the great conflict which
crushed the heart Of the pontff. Ital
Ian troops were guarding the vatican
and St. Peters, but little work wa
necessary to control the silent, weep
In1 erovyds which gathered