New-York tribune., 1922-01-23
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ROME, Jan. - The body rc
Pope Benedict Ky, Who died at t.
O'Clock this morning. lies ta night .a
the throne room OF the Natcar.
Cardinals. priests and many othcr-.
among thcm some American vcat
to tho bier to-day 10 touch Their
rosarics to the cold Gugors in fafc-
We'll
Removed from the death chamber
this morning for cmbalming ard
preparation for final rites. the body
"as dressed by monks IN white
lace cassoci1- red cape trimmed III,
crnlne and the Papal cap Beg. D.
nng tomorrow 1t VIII lie In state
FOR nine day ia The basilica Of s..
Peters. On the tenth day burial
services viii be hold and the cor.
claVc Of cardinals viii tbea gather
to name the nov head of Tho Roman
Catholic Church.
Until the election Cardinal Gas.
parri will be in ful charge Of the
administration OF Vatican affair.
Blow to EathoIic Y orld
The death Of the Pope. after fYe
days Of anxious watching since he
became i'll with influenza. came a. a
sore blow to Italy and to the Catn-
olic world.
In Rome for the first time in his
tory flags few at half staff in re
spect for the dead.
As the bronze doors OF the Vati,
can swung closed ten minutes after
the official announcement Of the end
the crowd that had filed the square
before the Vatican for more than
two days and nights melted quickly
away.
Until O'Clock this morning there
remained flicker of hope that the
Pope might recover The last fifteen
minutes before death were the sad
dcst, for the pontiif insisted upon
rising from MS bed and getting readv
for his days duties. 1t was neccs-
sary for physicians and monks a; the
bedside to force him gently back 70
his couch bat he protested and con
tinucd to humble In his dellrum until
the very moment that tho hear.
stopped.
For hours he had been KEPT alive
with oxygen and. although his breath
ing was frghtfulls iabored. hi
physicians said that he was not con
scious Of any pain. Once he seemed
to recognize his secretary and made
q motion as if he were choking but
moment later he dropped off 60
sleep.
Epidemic in Vatican
It is understood that ere nd b.c.i
an epidemic of influenza among guards
at the Vatican and ihe Pope is thought
TO have caught the disease from tbcla.
The Italian royal family was among
the first to send its condolences. hur
as the day wore Oh messages OF so,
row poured into the Vatican from ali
parts of the world. The many false
premature rumors Of death some OF
them originating outside of Rome and
flashed back here. only to be sup
pressed by the police had kept up a
tension fer many hours throughout the
world
The choice of a successor to Pope
Benedict will be complicated because
for the tirst time there arc as many
foreign members of the College OF
Cardinals as there arc Italian Most
prominently mentioned for the place
is Cardinal Gasparri. who has long
been responsible for the Va.ican's
foreign policy and whose ability is
in general recognized. Cardina, Van
Rossum, of Holland and Cardinal
Dougherty of America, are others suc-
gested as possible successors 10 the
Pontitf. The Vatican authorities, how
ever, are confident that the choice will
fail on an Italian.
ROME, Jan. % BY The Associated
Press -Arrayed in full canonical-,
III golden miter. gloves and ring, the
BODY of Benedict XV lies IN state in the
throne room. on the floor immediately
below the apartment in which he died.
Body Solemnly TRANSPORTED
For many hours to-day to the room
where the Pontitf had made his fight
for life came continuous stream OF
officials, the representatives Of foreign
nations, high prelates and others. Then,
late in the afternoon, in gorgeous pro-
cession, composed of Palatine Guards,
gendarmes, the Swiss Guard, secret
chamberlains and honorary chamber
lains. the body was solemnly trans
ported down the royal staircase.
through Clementinc Hall into the
throne room. where it was placed on a
raised catafalque, before which the
whole diplomatic corps paid devout rev.
ereNcc.
The Sacristan Zampini gave absclu-
tion and the cardinals sprinkled hol.
water, while the penitentiaries unceas-
ingly chanted prayers, answered by Tho
kneeling onlookers. Immediately af.
terward the doors were opened to tho
dos Ia,