Evening journal., 1914-08-20

will fall. Although the conflict has re-
duced the income of the Vatican until
it is not sufficient to meet current eX-
penses, the last act of His Holiness was
to order the payment of all pensions
and undertake several large enterprises
which would give employment to those
out of work because Of the war.
Cardinal Merry del Val, Papal Sec
retary of State, despatched messages
to the sixty-six cardinals of the Sa
cred College. summoning them to
Rome for the Conclave at which the
successor of the late Pontiff will be
elected. Every detail Of the ceremon-
les following the death of the Pope is
covered in century-old precedents.
were followed in the demise of Plus
x.
Defer the announcement.
Late yesterday when convinced that
the Pope was dead, the attending ply
sicians called to attendants awaiting
in an adjoining room for a candle. In
accordance with the prescribed cere.
mony the lighted candle was held
close 10 the nostrils of the late Pom
tiff. The flame being undisturbed by
the slightest exhalatiOn of breath,
life was pronounced extinct. Cardinal
Della Volpe. the present Cardinal
CamerlengO. or Lord Chamberlain of
the Pope's household, was then sum-
moned. It was he who several hours
later officially announced the Pope
dead. The crimson purse containing
the Ring of ST. Peter was then turned
over to Cardinal Della Volpe. This
signified the transfer of authority of
the Church The ring was given first
by Christ to St Peter, and has been
handed down to each succeeding Pope.
With the death of the Pontiff. there
began at once the elaborate funeral
ceremonies that have followed the
death of each Pope for centuriees
past. These ceremonies continue for
period of nine days. They are the
most solemn, most impressive and
most picturesque obsequies in the
Christian world. On the tenth day,
the body of the Pope, having been in
TERED, the Cardinals of the Sacred
College, enter the conclave They
they are sealed up until new Pope is
elected.
Cardinal Della volpa Gets Authority.
/ The body OF the Pope will remain in
charge of the "penitenzieri' until re
moved to St. Peters When the physi.
clans pronounced the PontiT dead, tn,
noble guard was Immediately summon.
ed and took stations about the death
bed and the death chamber. The "pcni
/ tenzieri" began the reciting of psalms
and the funeral offices of the dead Thu,
was kept up until the arrival of Cardinal
Della Volpe.
Dressed in the violet surplice and cap,
of his Office and accompanied by Othel
prelates and clergy of the Apostolic
chamber. the Cardinal Camerlcngo enter
ed the death chamber He dropped for :
moment to his knees on violet cushion
while he offered up a silent prayer. TheI
he approached the dcathbed of the lat,
Pope. Drawing back the veil which GOV
cred the face and head OF the Pontih
the Cardinal struck three times upon tn
forehead with the silver mallet of hi
Office After each blow he called tn,
baptismal name of the Pope, "Giusepp'
Sarto" Receiving no response ne thei
turned to the others in the room, ant
in the prescribed manner, announced
"The Pope is truly dead!"
lity to Cardinal Della Nolpe. After re
cciving the ring of st. Peter the seal
of the late Pontif were turned owe
to him aud he became at once the full,
empowered head of the church. Cardina
Della Volpe will reside in the Natical
until the new Pope is elected.
Ceremonies For Burial.
Under the regulations for tho
funeral ceremonies. the body of Pop
Plus will remain in the Vatican 3
hours. AT the end of that time tn
Pontifcal surgeons will remove tn
viscera. This. in accordance will
the custom of centuries. will later b.
enclosed in a terra Gotta urn ant
given final interment in the Crypt o
st Peters under the high altar ant
close to the place where repose tn
remains of st. Peter himself Tn
body will then be embalmed an
again turned over to the "peniten
zieri" for the final preparation 70
irterment
The body will first be dressed il
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