Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-23
BY HEM YWOOD
ited Press Staff Correspondent

paid homage to Pope Benedict Nv,
whose body lay in the sacrament
chapel of St. Peters,
The Pope's burial will take place
at 5 o'clock this Afternoon.
An endless line of worshippers
passed by the grilled door of the
chapel, kissing the foot of the dead
Pontiff which protruded through the
chancelle.
The body of the Pope was removed
TO the sacrament chapel from the
throne room of the Vatican at a. n.
II had lain in state, visited by special
dignitaries Of the churcl. and govern
ment, since its removal from the bed
chamber where the Pope died at
O'Clock yesterday morning.
Much Of the aCe-old ceremonies il
j connection with the death of the
supreme Pontiff Of the Catholic
church had to be abandoned today in
accordance with Pope Benedict's last
wishes.
The Pope's hody was not embalmei
and the ceremonies of lying in state
IN the Vatican throne room and in the
sacrament chapel had to be consider
ably curtailed.
Two DAYS mourning, with flags
Throughout Italy at half mast and
all amusement places closed, ordered
for the first time in the history Of
federated Italian government, began
today.
Nine days official mourning for
Pope Benedict begins today and the
conclave of cardinals, which will elees
= successor has been summoned for
February ?.
Pope Benedict's request that his
Eody be not embalmed, upset much of
the traditional ceremony connected
with the death of a Pontiff.
Originally the body would have beer
permitted to lie in state today at the
Vatican until o'clock this afternoon,
Il hours after its removal from tha
death chamber.
Early today it was on private view,
cnly the highest officials admitted tc
pay homage to the dead Pontiff's
body. Because of tire necessity for
hasty burial, however, the body was
removed this morning and a brief ly.
ing in state ceremony at St. Peters
permitted
Thousands who might have taken
part in the customary ceremony OF
kissing the Pope's feet were disap-
! pointed, although thousands were en-
abied to make their obeisance as the
dead Pontiff lay for a while in the
sacrament charel.
The actual interment of the Pope's
body customarily takes rlace within
"A hours after it is first exposed to
public view, but today this was hast
ened.
About 9 o'clock this morning, the
impressive ceremony Of removing the
Pope's body from the Vatican throne
room to st. Peters began.
Outside the Vatican, great crowds
had gathered, for The word spread
tnat the removal was TO take PLACE
early today instead OF at 4 o'clock a..
originally planned.
a procession formed in one of the
large halls of the Vatican headed by
detachment Of the noble guards
After the guards came Cardinal Gas.
ralri, Cardinal Camerlcngo and the
dean. Members Of the sacred col
iegc following, walking two by two
and after them came the Vatican
Frelatc, Private Chamberlain Of Pope
Benedict, chamoerlains f the cape
and sword, heads Of various religious
orders and functionaries of the Vati,
can generally.
Monsignor Respighi, Papal master
Gf ceremonies, gave the signal for the
procession to start shortly before 9
o'clock. 1t wound its way up to the
papel apartment and throne room.
The systinc choir, which had gather
ed early today at the top of the
stairs, sang the Subvenite Sancti, and
took up its place at the end of the
procession.
Chair bearers Of the PVntiff carried
Lout the body which was dressed in
the white robes familiar to all WIN
have received an audience at the Va
tican. The body lay on bier, cover
td with huge, red silken shroud
which, as the procession started
ogain, was raised on poles and carried
as canopy over the bier
An escort Of Swiss guards formed
about the bier and the order of forma
-. e