The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-23
BODY
LAID TO REST
AS SUN SINKS I'M THE WEST,
FUNERAL SERVICES
ARE HELD
. SAD PROCESSION
Last Rites Were Impressive and
Witnessed BY About 1000
Who Were Especially Invited
(By Associated Press.)

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Rome. August 22.-The entomb
ment OF the late Pope Plus X tooH
place thir evening at sunset. The
great tasilica of st. Peters was II
| semi-darkness. A Pickering light
| came from the perIetralir our
tapers about the shrine II Tie apos. &C
and the candles IN the rhapei. where
the catafalque stood.
ThOge who witneY3ed the ceremony
numbering about 1000. came by spec.
ial invitation and included diplomatic
| representatives, accredited to tht
Holy See. the prelates and members
of the Roman arlstocracy
The procession formed In the chap.
ell OF the Blessed Sacrament wher.
for hours the body Of Plus y lay IN
| etate. The catafalque wau suc
body Of the pope was clad in the pen.
tiacial robes and surrounded by the
emblems OF his sacred Office. During
the course of the day many thousands
passed by the bier.
.1ipressive Scene.
The bier tonight was removed anG
At the gates Of tie chapel the arch.
priest OF the basiiica, In violet robes
and surrounded by the chapter join.
ed the procession. First came n lew.
teted sTS5s held aloft. then the cardin.
ais and high. pre!ates, each carrytnn
ta: candle In 1tSs esStsEf 81 t ofs Ill M .pIoi s
censfnn wac, the bier. the c6rtega nasb.
Ting amid the KneeIing crowd. while
| through the vast and silent church
was heard the Mlserere. sung by the
Sistine choir.
The solemn .cortege marched into
the crypt where the Eody Of Plus \
will have it's final resting place. Here
! the roof Ia low and the MIserere hao
a peculiarly wetrd and melancholy
effect.
Tho tomb, of the late pontiff ia on
the right Of the entrance to the sub.
terannean chapel, close to that ol
yeveral other popes. At this poIn,
several ancient marble tablets were
removed to make room for the tomn
OF Plus. which, while partly within
the wall, also projects into the pass.
age.
The body OF the ,pohtiff lies in cy
press wood coffin on which rests q
gold crogs. This is ENGAGED In zinc
and finally In an oak caaket. On the
casket Is the inscriptions:
Here lies the body OF Plus x
Born June 2. 1885; died August 90
1914" ~
The. coffia was placed within the
fomb. while Cardinal Della volpe
recited prayers fbr the dead, accom-
panied. by all present, kneeling. A
monument 70 Pope Plus * Will be
erected in the crypt. -.
The CONGREGATION OF cardinals met
for the second time this morning. Car
Vnal Della Voipe pfesidsu. .AnnOax
other matters dealt with wac the
Question OF the. holding OF the cen
ciave for the election OF the new oope,
Two opinions, dramatically oppoa-
! CO, were offered One was that. ow-
lug to the perturbed condition OF the
world, the election must be hastened
and that the ,cunciave should begin ats
work August 81. The other advised
delaying the conclave that all the
cardinals might reach Epme.
Imposing Mass. q. 81
An imposing funeral mnse was cel-
ebrated In st. ). Peters In S siies chanel
facing that IA which the body az fhe
late pope Hes In. state. The mass war
celebrated by Mbnstgnor CeppeteIIi.
patriarch OF ConstantinopiaI This
was tho, first Of. a. series OF massas TO
beS celebrated at st. Peters Idai,y on
August "a. fas u. Is e. 81 n :
Cardinal Merry del Val, papal sec- I.
retary or htate, $isa grief-stricken over
the death OF the pope and he scarcely
can attend 10 his official buSineasI
The aprrec3ative praise os him if, 9the
ropes testament has BEEN q great con.
g1iatton ,fy ss 81 81