Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-27
BURIAL Of POPE
WITNESSED BY
ONE THOUSAND

Rome, Aug. 23.-The entombment Of
Pope Plus X. took place last evening
at sunset The great basllica of st,
Peters was in semi darkness. A
hickering light came from the per-
petually burning tapers about the
shrines of the apostles and the candles
In the chapel where the catafalque
stood
Those who witnessed the ceremony,
numbering about one thousand, came
by special invitation and included the
diplomatic representatives accredited
to the Holy See. the prelates and men,
bers of the Roman aristocracy
The procession formed in the chapel
of the blessed sacrament, where for
hours the body Of Plus X. lay in state
The catafalque was surmounted by
tho triple crown and the body Of the
Pope was clad in the pontihcal robes
and surrounded by the emblems Of his
sacred office. During the course of
the day many thousands of persons
CARDINALS ESCORT BODY.
Last evening the bier was removed and
placed on a low platform on wheels. At
the gates Of the chap-i the archprest of
the Basilica. In violet robes and surround
ed by the chapter Joined the professor.
First came a iewclled cross held aloft
then the cardinals and high prelates each
carrying a candle In the center Of the
procession was the bier. the cortcge pass
ling amid the kneelng crowd while
through the vast and silent church was
heard the NTiscrere, sung by the Sistine
choir.
| The solemn cortege marched into the
| crypt where the body of Plus Y Will have
It's final resting place. Here the roof Is
very low and the Miserere had a pecu-
liarly weird and melancholy effect. The
! tomb of the late Pontiff is on the right at
! the entrance to the subterranean chapel,
| close to those of several other Pope5. At
| this place several ancient marble tablets
were removed to make room for the tomb
Of Plus, which, while partly within the
wall, also projects into the passage.
The body of the Pontiff lies in a cypress
wood coffin, on which rests gold cross.
| This is encascd in zinc and finally in an
! oak casket. on the Casl1ot is the nscrio-
| ton:
Here lies the body of Plus ", born
June ? 1895; died August 20, 1914"
The coffin was placed within the tomb,
while Cardinal Della Volpa recited pray
ers for the dead, ACCOMPANIED by all
| present kneeling.
| A monument to Plus Y. will he erected
| in the crypt.
FUNERAL MASS IN ST. PETERS.
An imposing funeral mass was cele-
| brated yesterday morning at ST. Peters
In the chapel facing that where the body
! g ~, lo,
was celebrated by Mgr Cappertelli
patriarch of Constantinope This was
the first of a series of masses to bt
celebrated at St. Peters daily unit
August q
Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secre-
tary of state, is SO grief stricken ovtr
the death of the Pope that he can scarce
I ~ attend to his official business. The ap.
precative praise of him in the Pope's
testament has been a great consolation.
Cardinal Della VOlpe has instructed thu
commanders of the papal guard and arm
ed bodies to guard every corner oe thu
Vatican to prevent any incident which
might disturb the work of the cardinals
especially during the conclave
Mgr, CALI director of the general Nati
can museums. took a death mask of PIN!
X Yesterday The Congregation of Car
dnals has decided to issue a spc'ai media
commemorative OF the interrregnum. Tit
cardinals have also selected Mgr. Gall
to deliver the funeral Grafton, eulucizinl
the late Pope, before the Sacred College.
1t is announced that the Pope left a con
siderable sum Of money to be distributed
among the poor of Rome.
Rome, SaturdaY-The Cardinal Gamer