The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-21

Rome, August 20.The body of Pope Plus X. who died this morning. has been laid out in state for thousands to view The pathos of his passing has been ae- centuated by the death of his sister. | Anna Always she was at his bedside in times of sickness and she was kneel- ing near him when he oreathed his last | The sister was assisted from the room and collapsed soon afterwards. Dr. Amici attended her. but alarming symp- l toms developed. with high fever from which she did not rally.
 l The day broke cloudy md heavy after l cxquisitely clear skies It seemed as though nature was in mourning for the pope most beloved by the people of Rome. | Around the Vatican many gathered
 The great doors were half closed and
 those who mourned spoke in whispers. i Within the Vatican preparations were i'll progress for the simple funeral eere- monies, and for the holding of the con clave for the election of u new pope. 1t Is expected that the conclave will l be held early in September, even thought all the cardinals are not in Rome. The I new pope will be the first pontiff elected without the veto previous d corded foreig., | powers, as one Of the first acts of Plus l X was to suppress the privilege of ecn- | t'iries, although he owed lds own eleetion l to 1t.
 l The cardinals mt at the Vatican this afternoon. All wore violet capes, t sign of mourning. Cardinals Della Nolpe and Merry Del Val went to the pope5s apart ment to affx seals on the late pontiffs 1 private papers and belongings 1 Cardinal Della Nolpe installed himself in
 the Vatican. occupying the apartment of | the papal secretary of state, who has removed to the Sancta Maria house behind
 the Vatican, where Cardinal Rampolla
 lived and died.
 l The cardinals visited the death cham
 Der, where they viewed the body of the 1 pope, which lay on q soping bier, eov-
 cred with d white cloth, under a rich red canopy. The body was clothed in a white 1 robe and red cape. Red silk gloves cov- cred the hands, on the fingers of which
 slittered the rings of his office hitter
 of cloth of gold was on his head. | The face of the late pontiff was start
 lingly waxen. In profile il was quite
 recognizable, but changed
 Kiss His Feet
 | All knet and after prayer some of the | cardinals handed to the monsignors stand i ing on each side of body, their crucifixes and medals which the monsgnors laid
 for moment on the popes fingers. Some
 of those privileged themselves placed the
 crucfixes on the hands, and also kissed 1 the feet. clad in red slippers. Not few | wept silently and when they left the
 chamber 1t was with the prayer that Inc
 would have eternal rest.
 From to o'clock this evening, the | body lay in state in the throne room to 1 which all classes were admitted. A great crowd clad in black entered the throne l room, reverently praying and many weep l ing The solemnity was rendered more l pronounced by the majesty oS the hall, i the medlaeval uniforms of the guards and the dress of the court dignitaries.
 The body will be exposed again tomor- row morning from to s o'clock. 1t then will be taken to St. Peters for the people to view it.
 Interest in Successor
 Much interest centers in the successor I of Pope Pux x. There is marked diff ference between the conclaye after the | death of Pope Leo and the one now to be held Then the sacred college was d- vided into two factions, one for and the ! other against Cardinal Rampola. Since 1 Cardinal Rampollas death there seem to 1 be no factions and it is thought that for | the first time in many years the cardinals will enter the conclave with entirely open minds.
 Monsignor Tecchi, secretary of the con l sstora congregation having been ap- | pointed cardinal, will be replaced by l Monsignor Boggiano. former nunco in | Mexico, who thus will become the secre- | tafy or the conclaNe instead or MonSlSnOf | Rosa. This position is of great impor- i tance as Monsignor Merry Del Val from that position became cardinal and papal | secretary of state.
 | It is reported that the pope left nothing to ohis family, but shortly before his death he arranged for 5000 life insurance in l favor of his sisters. Nothing else goes | to his family. The win was read today in the presence of Cardinal Merry Del Val. but it has not been officially made public.
 The death of the pontiff has been the cause of intense grief to the papal tcontInued on Page Eighp