The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25
POPE Plus X is
BURIED AT SUNSET
GREAT BASiLIcA AT ST. PETERS
WAS IN sEMI-DARkNEss DUR
ING SERVICE.
POOR OF ROME TO BENEFIT
Miserere, Sung at Services, Has q
Melancholy Effect on the Thou
sands in Attendance.

Rome.-The entombment of Pope
Plus x. took place at sunset. The
great basilica of ST. Peters was in
semi-darkness. A Pickering light came
from the perpetually burning tapers
about the Shrine of the Apostles and
the candles in the chapel where the
catafalque stood. Those who witness
ed the cermony, numbering about
1000, came by special invitation, and
included the diplomatic representatives
accredited to the Holy See, the pre-
lates and members of the Roman aris.
tocracy.
The procession formed in the Chapel
of the Blessed Sacrament, where for
hours the body of Pous X. lay in state
The catafalque was surmounted by the
triple crown and the body, of the Pope
was clad in the pontif1cal robes and
surrounded by the emblems of his sa,
cred office. During the course of the
day many thousands of persons passed
by the bier
The bier was removed and placed on
low platform on wheels. At the gates
of the chapel the archpriest of the
basilica, in violet robes and surround
ed by the chapter, joined the process
sion. First came jeweled cross held
aloft, then the cardinals and high pre-
lates, each carrying candle. In the
center of the procession was the bier
the cortage passing amid the kneelins
crowd, while through. the vast and
silent church was heard the Miserere
sung by the Sistine choir.
| The solemn cortege marched into the
crypt, where the body of Plus x. will
have its final resting place. Here the
] roof is very low, and the Miserere had
peculiarly weird and melancholy
effect. The tomb of the late pontin
! is on the right at the entrance to the
subterranean chapel. close to that OF
several other popes. At this point sew
eral ancient marble tablets were re
moved 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
cypress wooden coffin, on which resti
a gold cross. This is incased in zinc
and finally in an oak casket. On the
casket is the inscription: Here Liei
| M. W
Died August 20, 1914"
The coffin was placed within the
tomb, while Cardinal Della Volpe re
cited prayers for the dead, accom-
panied by all present, kneeling. A
monument to Plus x. will be erected
in the crypt.
The congregation of the cardinals
Della Volpe presided. Among other
matters dealt with was the question o.
the holding of the conclave for the SO
lection of the new pope.
Two opinions, Numerically opposed
were offered. One was that owing te
the perturbed condition of the world
the election must be fastened and thai
the conclave should begin its worl
| August 81. The other maintained the
advisability of delaying the conclayt
in order that all the cardinals might
have an opportunity to reach Rome.
Cardinal Merry Del Val, papal secre
tary of state, is so grief-stricken over
the death of the Pope that he scarcely
can attend to his official business. The
appreciative praise of him in the
Pope's testament has been great con
ISOLATION Cardinal Della Volpe has in
structed the commanders of the papa
and other armed bodies to guard every
corner of the vatican to prevent any
incident which might disturb the work
of the cardinals, especially during the
conclave.
i Monsignor Cali, director of the gen.
eral vatican museums, took a death
mask of Plus X. The congregation OF
cardinals has decided to issue spe
cial medal commemorative of the in,
terregnum. The cardinals also have
i selected Monsignor CALI to deliver the
!, funeral grafton, eulogizing the late
Pope before the Sacred college 1t is
announced that the Pope Left con.
siderable sum of money to be distrib,
uted among the poor of Rome. The
sisters of the Pope will leave Rome
| and live hereafter at Riese. They are
!, to receive $50 month, which was the
Pope's wish, and this will be sufficient
for their needs at Riese.