The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

illness, burst into tears.
 The pope's hands were crossed on his breast. folded over Q crucifix. From the one painting in the room, st. Theresa of the Child Jesus looked down upon the Pope's face. The Pope had specially venerated St. Theresa, and prayed to her for health. A white veil was laid over his face.
 Death Is Pronounced
 Cardinal Pacelli left the room and returned in his vestments of deep violet red, the color of mourning. He approached the bed and ender- ly removed the veil. An attendant handed him a silver mallet. He lean- ed over and tapped the Pope's fore- head with the mallet.
 "Achilleil" he called sofly-the Pope's baptismal name.
 Twice he repeated 1t, each time the Pope's forehead. Then he stepped back and said;
 "Veriiy, the Pope is dead"
 Achille Ratti Passes
 Thus passed Achille Ratti, born at Desio, Italy, May 3l, 1857, made of Milan and Cardinal June 16, 1921; elected Pope Feb. 6, 1922, as successor to Benedict XIV: crowned Feb. i2, 1922, who became His Holiness the Pope, bishop of Rome and vicar of Jesus Christ, successor of St. Peter, prince of the apostles, supreme pontitf of the Uni- versal church, patriarch of the west, primate of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan of the Roman province, sovereign of Vatican City.
 As Cardinal Pacelli, now acting head of the church, pronounced his fateful words those in the inner bedroom and the outer chamber knelt an joined in reciting the de pro- fundis.
 The papal chamberlain removed the ring of Peter the Fisherman from the Pope's hand and gave 1t to Cardinal Pacelli, who put it in Q red bag for safekeeping until the first session of the College of Car dinals, when 1t will be broken up to signify the cessation of the tenn poral power of the dead Pope.
 The cardinal chief of the chan celery took the matrix with which the Pope's official pronouncements, or bulls, are sealed and destroyed 1t as e sign of his death.
 Dressed In His Robes
 The penitentiaries fo St. Peters the bed room and with the singing of psalms prepared to dress the Pope's body in ceremonial robes.
 The apostolic protonotary ad- vanced to the center of the room and read the official act attesting the Pope's death and the identifica- ton of the body.
 A detachment of the Swiss Guards, wearing the uniforms which designed, advanced and presented arms to Cardinal Pacelli as acting head of the church until the election of the new Pope.
 The two guards before the Popes private apartment stood at atten- ton with their swords pointed down In sign of mouwaing.
 Relatives and groups of prelates held vigil at the bedside. Others were sent to the papal gendarmerie to forbid entrance to the Vatican of any but authorized persons.
 By $50 the visiting cardinals were beginning to arrive. They entered the bedroom singly, knelt, crossed kissed the pope's hands and withdrew, walking backwards.
 King, Premier Are Told
 The police commissioner of the of St. Peters was notified formally of the death. He notified police headquarters of Rome, who sent news of the Pope's passing to King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Benito Mussolini.
 Carabiniers and police drew . cor- don and isolated St. Peters Square all traffic. .
 Four tall candles were placed ct the corners of the Pope's bed. :.
 At 7:i5 e. Il., Cardinal Canal celebrated first mass ct c small altar erected in the bedroom.
 It was Cardinal Pacelli's first duty to summon the Sacred College for its meeting.
 As he and others left, embalmers began to prepare the body for the throne room, to lie in state before e limited number of high person. ages until 1t Is placed in St. Pc. ter's Cathedral.
 Members of the diplomatic corps began to arrive to offer their con. dolences. First was Count Picnatti Morano al Custoza, Italian ambas- sador.
 The bells of St. Peters and the 400 churches of Rome began to toll and Rome today awoke to mourning for c beloved Pope.
 By Q Q. m. thousands Of people hao gathered tn front Of st. Peters basilica to show their sorrow.
 It was not surprising that the Pope was mourned by many people He had succeeded Dendict XIV ir 1929 at c time when the new trou. blous Europe of the rascist-Nasl era was just beginning to emerge He had seen countries torn by wal particularly Catholic Spain, where in his closing years, Cathode lad fought Catholic in the most tragic civil war of the times. where churches had been desecrated ano burned and people whom he regard cd as his children had died by hur' dreds of thousands or had beer driven homeless to wander over tho country.
 Strong In His Youth
 He was e strong man In his youth and he refused to admit oven in hi last years that he had to give way to age. While his mountain climb ing of his early years, when he wal . famous Alpinist, helped him E fight illness, his own indomitable de- termination to do his work had a the same time weakened him. atit again and again threatened his He Even SO late as yesterday, t hat '. A. k.Aa a.Ea