The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
College Of Cardinals
 Meets In Daily Talks
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tried yainly to lmeel and to cross herself. The tourist tried to lift his camera but failed. We could no no- thing but move slowly on. People cried and wept. They could not raise their hands to wipe their eyes and the tears trickled down their cheeks. The poor woman, the husband and wife, the ffonk, even the American tourist who told mo afterward he was not a Catholic, were crying, overcome by the scene.
 We could see clearly the Pope's body, from Q distance of l6 feet, as 1t resposed on 0 bier tilted up at the head, to give the people Q better view.
 An iron grille separated the people from the catafalque. On our side of the grille, were 10 tall gendarmes in their uniforms designed in Ma poleonic times. Six feet on the oth- CT side of the grille was the Pope's body.
 I saw for myself that the ex- precision on the face was one of utter serenity. People murmured, "he sleeps" as they passed by. The only other sounds were the soft keep moving" of Gendarmes, the shuffling of feet, and the weeping.
 On the Popes head was his gold mitre. He wore white woolen robe with & red hood. over which was a gold bordered red cape, reaching slightly below the knees. Crimson slippers, the soles un- scratched, showed just beneath the long white robe. The Pope wore red gloves. His hands held silver crucifix. On one finger was his emerald Episcopal ring, which will be taken from the body and given to his relatives. Four noble guards in fraggon helmets stood beside with bier withdrawn sabres. Two Swiss guards in purple and yellow uniform with balloon like brooches and lace collars, and carrying hal- berds, sood between the bier and the altar. The chapel was lighted with six foot candles.
 Field Glasses In Use
 On the way out the press of the crowd lessened, because people got to one side to kneel and pray. I saw some people standing l50 feet away on the other side of the cathedral, looking at the body through field glasses over the heads of the incoming columns as 1t moved toward the bier between lines of Vatican guards i'll bearskin hats and carrying carbineS on their shoulders.
 Soon after the new Pope is elect- ed, Cardinal Pacelli, as camerlengo of the church and secretary of state to Pope Plus, will hand him in 6 solemn ceremony coffer contain ing the apostolic briefs or papal letters which Plus during his life sealed with his ring. The coffer was sealed in Cardinal Pacelli's presence Saturday.
 It will be for the new Pope to decide whether to. publish the docu- ments, which are secret and con- cern church and state affairs, encyclicals. papal letters and speech- es. The new Pope will use them as guide, especially during the first days of his reign.
 Messages Are Read
 Escorted by 13 knights of the order, Prince Chigi Albani read messages of the order offering con- dolences on the pope's death. Car dinal Granite Pignatelli di Belmon- te, as dean of the Sacred college, thanked the prince and asked mem- bers of his order to unite their prayers with those of the church "so that the almighty may facili- tate the work of finding a Holy person to succeed Plus X1, which Is even more important because of the grave necessities of the mo- ment."
 The cardinals received Monsignor Pietro Borgia, of the apostolic chamber, who delivered the lead mold of the stamp of the apostolic chancellery, bearing the name of the late pope. The mold was brok- en with e heavy hammer in the presence of the congregation of cardinals.