Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-01-23
BURIAL
SERVICES FOR
DEAD PRELATE

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sance as the dead Pontiff lay for a
while in the Sacrament Chapel.
The actual interment OF the
Pope's body customarily takes place
within twenty-four hours after ii is
exposed 10 public view. but today
tEis was FASTENED because OF de-
composition.
About o'clock this morning. the
impressive ceremony of removing
the Pope's body from the Vatican
throne room to ST. Peters began.
Aside from those participating in
the removal and few foreign min
isters to the Vatican and distin-
gulshed Romans, few persons wit
messed the ceremony.
Outside the Vatican great crowds
had gathered for the word had
spread that the removal was to take
nlace early today, instead Of at 4
o'clock. as originally planned.
The doors Of the Vatican were
locked shortly after o'clock, in ac-
J cordance with the custom which
forhids any one not invited to wit
ness the first part OF the ceremony.
A procession formed in one OF the
large halls Of the Vatican headed
by detachment Of the Noble
Guards After the guards came Car
dinal Gaspsrri, Cardinal Gamer
lengo and the dean Members OF the
Sacred College followed walking
two by two. and after them Vatican
prelates.
Monsignor Resnighi papal master
OF ceremonies, gave the signal for
the procession TO start shortly before
/ . o'clock. n wound its way up 10
/ the Papal apartment and throne
room. The Sistine choir, which had
gathered early today al the top Of
the stairs sang the subvenite sancu
and took up its place at the end of
the procession.
Chair bearers Of the Pontiff car
ried out the body. which was dressed
I'm the white robes familiar TO all
who have received an audience at
the Vatican. The hodv lay on bier.
covered with a huge red silken
shroud which as the procession
started again was raised on poles
and carried as a canopy over the
bier.
An escort Of Swiss guards formed
about the bier and the order Of for
nation Of the procession was re-
versed so that the Pontiff's private
chaplains and secretaries could fol-
low Immediately afteR the body.
on its way to st. Peters the pro-
D and HtfR0N
halls. the raphael loge, the royal
s. airway and finally the sistine
chapel.
The canons OF ST. Peters were as
sembled at the chapel this morning
TO receive the body of the Pope from
the Vatican dignitarles. They al
once removed the white robe and
dressed the dead Pontim in the high
official robes which Pope Benedict
wore when officiating at the mos
solemn service.
Then. because Of Pope Benedict;
wish that his body should not h'
embalmed It was decided to eonsid
erably shorten the ceremony Of ~
ing in state. Ordinarily the body
/ placed on an ebony stand nea
enough TO the grilled gates OF tn
5 chapel TO allow the feet TO protrud
1 in order that they might be kisse'
E by the faithful. would have bee
5 left for "a or As hours.
o Meanwhile thousands who ha
3 crowded into the basilica OF tn
Sacrament Chapel filed past the bod
= OF the late Pontf which was guard
= ed by two Noble guards and nea
G which canons OF ST. Peters kept n
e an endless recital OF prayers for tn
z dead
n The burial this afternoon was
g the nature OF temporary intermer
a until a tomb shall have been pre-
n pared In the church chosen by POP
Is Henediet for his final resting place
r The Sacred College held the FRI
= OF its daily sessions this morninl
p These session will continue until al
y. ter the funeral Of the Pope and "a
until February until the conclaN
le for election OF new Pope will
ID held
"a owing TO numerous vacancies q
n account of recent deaths which PoT
"a Benedict had planned TO MI al n
r March consistory the sacred COLES
T. which vii meet on that date 10 ele
10 a new Pontiff is now composed
~ only 81 members. Thirty-one
he these are Italians. two American
d and one Canadian. The latt'
"a three we're not expected to reaC
W Rome in time for the opening OF a
ia conclave when the Cardinals w
rs he walled up. The wall may lat
he torn doun m admit than, ho.