The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-22
A Roma CT SlamO Ci ResteremO,
VlttoIiO Emanuele, XXVI. NOvembre,
MDCCCLXXI.


with the Loyalty OF King, with Fathers
| Anection."-Carl Albert March 4, ls4s. {
| 1--WE Are. at Rome. and Here We Win Re-
| This design Illuminated produced an exquisite
enect, which was further heightened by the firing
simultaneously at the commencement of the ex-
| hibition, of 1000 rockets, and at the close a
bouquet OF 1880 baguettes This display, together
| with the roar OF cannon the firing OF rockets like
the discharge OF mitrallleuses the music OF seven
or eight regimental bands, the clapplng OF hands
hundred tn thousand a1s people produced noise
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seated, in high arm chair, the venerable Pontir
surrounded by prelates and watched by the three
no serious results. In fact, His Holiness is now
much improved. He said mass on Pentecost Sun
before attended mass, but had not said 1t himself.
/ VICTOR EMMANUEL.
| The rest OF the festivities were tame enough
Early Sunday morning the King held review of the
Roman National Guard and of the regular regi-
ments in Rome, consisting in all of five or six
thousand men. His Majesty looked well, and on
| the clapping of hands and the waving Of handker-
chiefs by iair sghtseers. curious incident oc-
Of gala representation at the Apollo
The King had forgotten that the representation
| ordinary dress Of gray stun. Immediately on his
! arrival the performance was stopped, and the
band struck up the national hymn While the
| Emmanuel, becoming aware Of the ungala charac-
ter OF his dress attempted to remedy the defecu OF
his appearance. He, by retiring moment, Dor
I rowed an evening dress coat from OF his aides
and white cravat from one OF the lackeys, and in
ments to the people. HIS appearance, however,
was anything but kingly since the coat he had
procured was too small for his burly form,
bow with the grace and dignity OF royalty. BY his
side stood the unfortunate aid.de-camp, clad in the
audible smile spread over the faces OF the audience.
/ ITALIAN FIRES AND FIREMEN.
the second days s c9nssted de ~ planting ing
and efficiency, Of the Roman Fire Brigade; For
never perhaps assembled. The vast square Of
the Popolo, the xigzag drive leading up TO-
were crowded with the people, and beauty
OF the city, who bore the heat of the
n Sun win Of great patience
sisting in the capping of hands, rewarded the
skillful men who succeeded in planting the Italian
nag on the slender monolith on the square. For
the display OF the skill supposed to be possessed by
the Roman Fire Brigade three or four thousand
the erection OF q high wooden frame house on the
great square, together with q rough, shed-like
exhibited with house was this First it was to be
set on fire. and then the fire brigade with its hose
TG e az and ne emen @
already laid down the water pipes, commenced
playing on the danes, extingushing them and
| drenching the house before they had time to take
hold. Several attempts were made to set the
house on fire again, but without success. Once
indeed, terrorstricken people were seen at the
third story OF the edice, gestculating and crying
out for assistance according to the programme,
and they were Immediately rescued. At last the
| fremen gave up the affair in disgust swearing
that they wanted nobler duty. So their attention
was directed to the little straw-rooed house or
| shed close by, from which the
| FLAMES BEGAN TO ISSUE
in pretty large volumes. then learned that the
qualities OF the Fire Brigade had placed a lamb in
| the structure, and the great feat to be accom-
This time the flames proved too much Tor the two
| or three fire engines pumped by the guardians OF
the public peace, alias policemen; the little lamb
| and the straw-roofed shed were both destroyed.
1t was very fortunate circumstance that the
Piazza del Popolo is distance of over a
mile from the Vatican, otherwise I am afraid
that the noise created by the fremen and
policemen over that abortive fire.. the creaking
and screaming of the two old hand engines that
never having been used since the last fire half a
decade ago. needed oiling the screams OF the
people of the house crying out for delverance from
the flames, and the terrible din created by the
music corps OF the Roman police would have gwen
shock to the nerves OF the sick Pontif from
can comfort himself with one thing, however, that
as long as he had to give the people fireworks and
! amusements. he gave them on grand scale, and
sent home natives and foreigners pleased with the
brilliant show.
IRELAND IN ROME.
.'Call that a fire, indade, and thin squrts fire
engynesW exclaimed a Hibernian citizen OF New
York to me. Il rather;guess that my ould COON
pany and meself would have put out the fire and
| got out the lamb widout the aid OF thin squirting
apparatus at a.' And continuing the train OF
thought suggested by the incident he gave vent to
his ideas OF Rome and the Roman people in
amusing strains, the more amusing to me since,
although he has been in America twenty years, he
returns when wrathlul to the language OF the
Green Isle. ITO tell We the plain, honest truth"
he said "and have bane here week, thase
| Italians are quare people. WHARF are the great
| Romans of ould Look at the buildings about US
the Pantheon the Coliseum, the arches and forums
and the big water aqueducts and the baths and all
the old ruins. They were built by men. These
people are pgmies. They talk about the patrclansl
Bedad, methinks they are all plaabeians, and the
only gintlemen in Rome are the poor, begging
praists, who have nothing IN the world to live on
and the way they trate the Popel ! am Catholic
| meself, and good American, and think not even
the Turks would trate him worse than these sons
OF Italians Although not subject OF His Holt
ness, could not help agreeing with the remarks
OF my friend, and consequently feel justified in CIV
ing them here faithfully as my memory serves
had almost forgotten to describe the illumina-
ton the Captoine Hill on the eve OF the les
tiva when the square OF the Capitol and the stair
and on the tower OF the Capto itself was exhibited
or the Star of Italy, while two bands OF music dis
| coursed to the crowds OF people assembled. The
ancient square has seen many brilliant gatherings
and festivities, and If the bronze statue of Marcus
| Aurelius could speak for once he would say that
ne mad never been treated to such tame ceremonies
as on this special occasion. Had he not and the
bronze horse beneath him taken an important
part IN all those. festivities connected
| with the raising OF Cola de RienN TO
! the dignity OF Roman TribuneS True, they were
stationed in front Of st. John Lateran on that
memorable occasion when wine made to flow
out OF one nosril and water out of the other. But
away with regrets for the past. am afraid am
becoming imbued with the spirit of hostility
towards the Italian government which animates
the clerical breast. cannot, OF course, share their
prayers Tor the downfall OF United Italy the
establishment OF the Papal temporal power and
the hopes again revived in the Vatican that France
may interfere in favor Of securing Rome to the
Holy Father. Let us to-day join in the enthu-
siasm OF national Italy II we can. she
| has great cause for rejoicing. "A period OF
| twenty-five years" says our Roman contemporary,
| "has elapsed since Carlo Alberto gave constitution
| TO his subjects, and during that period Italy has
undergone some OF the greatest changes recorded
| in her history. Freed from the Austrian yoke in
! her northern provinces, from the temporal SOW
ereignty OF the Pope IN the Romagna, and from the
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