The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-21

done He then left for Rome with his son-in-law.
 Formal ceremonies in connection with the death of the pope occurred at m early hour in the morning on the arrival of Cardinal Della Volpe, who was received at the vatican by the papal secretary.
 Part of the ceremonies consisted of official recognition of the pope's death Amid deep silence the cham berlain sprinhed the body with holy water. thrice calling the pope by Giuseppe Sarto"-then, turn ing to those who knelt by the bed side. ne announced solemly, the pope
 is really dead"
 At 4 o'clock in the morning the celebration of masses began in the death chamber for the repose of the soul of the Plus K
 About the same time the pope's pri- vate chapel masses were celebrated by Monsignor Bressan and Cardinal Bsleti, the latter the only cardinal beside Merry Del Val who never left the vatican.
 The chamberlain took possession of the fisherman's ring, which was renewed when Pope Leo died the old fishermans ring having been lost at that time. Cardinal Della Volpe in- sta led himself in the vaticon, oecu- pying the apartment of the papal sec retary of state, who was removed to the sanctamaria house, behind the vatican. where Cardinal RampolIa lived and died.
 The cardinals visited the death chamber. where they viewed the body of the pope which lay on sloping bier covered with a white cloth under rich red canopy. The body was clothed in white robe and red cape IRed silk gloves covered the hands, on the fingers of which glittered the rings of his office. A miter of cloth of gold was on his head. The face of the late pontiff was strikingly waXen. In profile it was quite recognizable but changed. All knelt and after prayer some of the cardinals handed to the monsig nors standing on each side of the body their crucifixes and medals. which the monsignors laid for q mo- ment on the popes fingers. Some of those privileged themselves placed the crucifiXes on the hands and also kissed the feet clad in red slippers. Not few wept silently and when prayer that he would have eternal rest
 | From to : o'clock this evening the body lay in state in the throne room to which al classes were admitted A great crowd clad in black entered | the throne room, reyerently praying and many weeping The solemnity
 was rendered more pronounced by
 the majesty of the pail. the mediae val uniforms of the guards and the | dress of the court dignitares. The body will he exposed again to-
 morrow morning from to & o'clock.
 It will then be taken to St. Peters
 for the people to view it.
 l Much interest centers in the suc-
 eessor of Pns X. There is a marked
 difference between the conclave after | the death of Pope Leo and the one
 now to he held. Then the sacred
 college was divided into two factions,
 one for and the other against Car.
 dinal Rampola. Since Cardinal Ram
 poila's death there seems to be no
 factions and it is thought that for the first time in many years the cardi-
 nals will enter the conclave with en- | tirely open minds.
 Monsignor Tecchi. secretary of the | eonsistorial congregatioa, having
 been appointed a cardinal, will be re- placed by Monsignor Boggiano, for.
 mer nuncio in Mexico, who thus will
 become the secretary of the oonelave
 instead of Monsgnor Rosa. This po-
 sition is of great importance as Mon l sienor Merry Del Val from that po-
 sition became cardinal and papal see | retary of state.