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Show BRONZE BOOBS BAR PUBLIC AT POPE'S FUNERHL . i i ' Three Coffins of Cypress, Lead and Oak Hold Pontiff (Clergy With Torches, Noble Guards in Dazzling Uniforms, Singers in Flowing Robes of Purple,! Damask-covered Bier Make Burial of Benedict' Striking Ceremonial Event. V ROME, Jan. 26. (B the Associated Press i Pope Benedict XV was entombed with solemn iin.l impressix ceremonies this afternoon. after-noon. His body, enclosed in three caskets, one of cypress, one of lead and tho other of polished hardwood, and dressed in the ponti-' jfifal robes, lies in a crypt under the great Basilica d St Peter's, to 1 1 he ripdit of the entrance. I The historic and beautiful ritual was witnessed only by mem-bers mem-bers of the sacred college, members of the pontifical household, and! the papal nobility- ami diplomats accredited t the Vatican. The great bronze doors of St. Peters had been closed at noon, cutting cut-ting off the stream of humanity which lor iuor than thre- days had bccn passing before tho bier. The ceremony began with the ir" moval of the body from the chapel of Holy Sacrament to the chapel of j the choir. It rented upon a bier; which was borne upon the shoulders of the red robed ushers, whose usual' functions are to carry the pope in the papal chair in pontifical proces-slons, proces-slons, J SINGERS IN PURPIil The funeral cortC&O a(s hoaded by the vatican clergy bearing torches and chanting tin anthem "Exalt ibunl DOmind." On the other sid- -f i..'' bier strode members of the Swiss guards. Palatine gu.irds and the papal pa-pal gendarmerie. As the procession moved the choir of the chapel Julia. In flowing robes of purple, sang the ' M isere're," Noble guards, in dazzling flltl dress uniforms, formed an escort of honor ' and the pontiffs bier was cpVcred with a tapestry of red damask upon which the body had rested while lying ly-ing 111 state In tie P.. .sili o DIGXITAR1E S t CORTEGE. Immediately behind the bud-, camel the major eleemosynary accompanied by Sacristan Zamplni. and following them was Prince Rusppll, grand mailer mai-ler of the apostolic household; the i Marquis Sachettl, major-forager; the .Marquis Francesco, and Colonel j Dlrschbuhl commander of the Swiss guards, a corps of the noble guards. Next on me the major prelates In robes of black and purple, then members mem-bers of tho ancient order of the Sword and Cape In quaint medieval COSi tUmes Ith ruffled collars. gaiters and buckled slippers, then the high officers of the armed forces of tfw vatican in the order of their precedence. prece-dence. Meanwhile the membera of the sa- ci-f il i-ulli-ge, bishops, aiehbishups and diplomats had entered the chapel of the choir, with Its high walls rising along both -ub s ul the altar. As they nl. -red they took Up their positions according to their lank DOD1 LRRIED IN. The strains of the "Miserere" were heart! as t ln proc ssioii approached the chapel and tho cardinal arch-priest! arch-priest! Merry Del Val, and the cardinal car-dinal camerlengo, Gasparrl, took their places near the casket which was to receive the body. ' As the strains of tho "Miserere" ended the pontiff's body was carried in. and the anthem. "Exaltabunt Domino" was again sung, followed by the chanting of ' In Paradlsum." Then the solemn ceremony of absolution ab-solution took place and the choir sang the anthem, "I ngredlar," followed fol-lowed by "Sicui Ccrvus.' While th last anthem was being sung," the body was deposited in the cypress coffin and the major domo of the vatican, MOnslgnor Bans de Samper, covered the face of tho pope with a veil of (Continued on Page Two.) oo THREE COFFINS OF CYPRESS, LEAD AND OAK HOLD PONTIFF (Continued from Page )ui while silk, and placed in the coffin the medals struck during tho pontificate ponti-ficate of Benedict and purses of coins In accordance with custom. COFFER is BE LLFjD. Cardinal Cagllero. archbishop of Frascatl and the first cardinal created cre-ated by Benedict, covered the body with .i lurK" n d veil fringed with gold, and placed at the feet a brass cylinder cylin-der upon which wus inscribed a sin - Inct history' of the life and pontificate ponti-ficate of the late pope. Finally, absolution was given and the coffin was sealed bv the Cardinal Camerlengo and the arch-priest wiih ribbons of lolct silk and the cover was screwed down. The burial act was then re.tl and formal transfer of the DOdj made bv the sacred college to the chapter of ;th- Basilica, this being duly registered. I'lhe coffin was thereupon sealed with j the apostolic palace seal, then those oi the 3aaillcan chapter, the arch-priest arch-priest and camerlengo, TWO MORE roi l INs The cypress coffin ln which the bod rested was placed In a Pud casket, cas-ket, the ends of which were Immed-latelj Immed-latelj soldered and both were deposited deposit-ed in t hardwood casket upon which the same seals were affixed as on the first. This was surmounted by a wooden icross, also by the pope s coat of arms. I w ith tiara ard the brief L.,un Inscription; Inscrip-tion; The body of Heindkt. tho fifteenth. fif-teenth. hupreriiH pontiff who lived slx-ty-sevon years, occupied the throne of Bt Peter seven years .and died January Janu-ary twenty-second, nineteen twenty-two." twenty-two." The casket va th. n transferred to the crypt in the left lateral nave near the entrance to St. Peter's, the last absolution was given and Benedict XV was left to his rest beneath tho flagstones flag-stones which are trod by thousands of pilgrims annually. |