The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-30
THE AMERICAN PILGRIMS.
Reception of the Transatlantic
Devotees.
HOW THE PoNTIFF APPEARED
Offerings, Speeches and
Benediction.
ROME, June Is, 1874

The American Pilgrims week In the Etc rnal city
IL approaching its conclusion, and the members
Of the pious caravan express great satisfaction at
having accomplished their object under the most
unexceptionably favorable circumstances. Per-
haps the only really unpleasant accompaniment
to their visit has been the great heat OF the
weather. thlrty-three degrees centigrade In the
shade which one Of the pilgrims told me that, al
though accustomed to the climate OF q Southern
State, that Of Tennessee, he had never found 80
oppressive in America, especially at this time Of
the year.
COMMENT By PORTION OF THE ITALIAN LIBERAL
PRESS.
Before the arrival OF the pilgrims in Rome sew
eral OF the leading liberal Italian journals COM
mented upon their mission in disparaging terms,
which called forth rejoinder from the OSSerp0tOre
Romano. That journal published leader on the
10th instant, in which 1t defended the pilgrims
from the accusation brought against many OF them
Of beng mere hirelIngs, paid to perform part in
the demonstration, and therefore not represent
ing any real devotional feeling" The writer gave
an extract from the Archbishop OF New York's
speech and quoted the NEW YORK HERALD Of May
II, describing the enthusiasm Of the spectators
who crowded to witness the departure OF the
Pereire with the first caravan OF American pill
Rrims aboard. He asserted that the caravan COM
prised a bishop, several vicarsgeneral many cler
gymen and distinguished professional men and
naval officers, all OF whom paid for their expenses
beforehand the sum OF $500, and that II some few
individuals whose personal means did not allow or
their paying Tor themselves were provided with
the necessary funds by richer and equally plous
Catholics, that circumstance did them Infinite
honor, inasmuch as 'poverty Is merit in the sight
Of Christn who chose, by preference. poor fisher
men to preach his gospel, leaving TO the Pharisees
the task Of opposing it. The OsserudtoTe stated
that its information on this subject was OF I'm.
doubted correctness as 1t mad been supplied by
Dr. Chatard, rector Of the American College IN
Rome.
THE CONDITION OF THE PoPEs HEALTH-cHEERING
FACTS
A favorable circumstance or, l ought to say,
the chief OF the many favorable circumstances
which have attended the Americans pilgrimage to
Rome, has been the Pope's recovery from the in
disposition which assailed him few days before
their arrival, and which was announced by tele-
grams and newspapers in q very alarming form.
This news reached the pilgrims at Paris, SO that
when they got here and were admitted to the
presence of his Holiness, they were greatly and
agreeably surprised to find him looking COM
paratlvely well. The fact is that the Pope was by
no means so Ill as was represented, for on the Atm
inst. the very day that the papers announced that
he was in a most dangerous state, he gave several
audiences and went up to the large hall above the
vestibule of st. Peters, where there windows
commanding view OF the interior OF the church,
and Witnessed from that position the procession Of
the Corpus DoDltnt, headed by Cardinal Borromeo
Some OF the pilgrims have informed me that the
impression made upon their minds by the benevo
lent appearance and manner OF Plus TX, by
the cearness OF MIS- voice. the power of his enunc
alton and the general display OF vig0r and vitality
In his person and demeanor far surpassed their
utmost expectations. They were also astontshed
to find that His Holiness had sufficient memory
and readiness to retain and reply ertenpoye the
principal points in the two addresses-one in Latin
and the other in French-read before his throne
by the Bishop OF Fort Wayne and Judge Theard.
As ] know that 1t is customary, and l may add
necessary, for the Pope to be made aware OF the
contents OF public addresses before their presenta-
ton, In order that HIS Holiness may be ready with
. suitable reply ventured to suggest that per-
haps Plus TX. did not answer so much on the spur
OF the moment as my interlocutors supposed; but
they told me that the contents of the addresses
were not previously known, or at any rate that of
Judge Theard had been Kept absolutely secret,
even from his fellow travellers. l am sure
that my informants in the present case
were perfectly bonnie Jot, but am obliged, as a
veracious correspondent, to repeat that the Gus
tom Of the Pontifca Court is to be in possession
vi Tue UtAJ VI Ill duuTcsscS w NC Tedu w his uO
ness before they actually SO read on public oc-
casions.
HOW THEY CAME.
The arrival OF the pilgrims was not entirely
simultaneous, some few having come by land, al
though the majority disembarked on Sunday eve
ming, the festival OF the Italian constitution, at
Civlta vecchia and came on to Rome on Monday
morning Those who came by rail were able to
witness the pyrotechnic display OF the grdndola
from the Castle OF st. Angelo, and were surprised
at the wonderful order with which an immense
crowd collected to enjoy that spectacle and dis
pereed at It's conclusion. There were, OF course
similar festivities on minor scale at Civita vec-
CHA, but the American pilgrims did not fall into
the ludcrous error OF the members of q German
Catholic deputation, who, arriving in Rome to re-
we're the Pope on the recurrence OF a national
italian festival took all the music, illuminatiops
and public festivities as demonstrations in honor
OF their own arrival.
RECEPTION ON THE PART OF THE HOLY SEE.
At the Roman railway station the pilgrims were
received by Mgr. Nardi, one OF the most energetic
preates OF the Pontncal court, editor OF the Voce
Della Ver'tta, speaking very good English, Judge
o the International exl Tribunal Of the Rota, and
altogether man OF considerable intellectual re.
sources and OF great merit as POntical partisan.
Mgr Mardi coached" the pilgrims and got them
lodged in the Hotel de Rome, the Hotel de la Min
erve and the English Pension in the Via Condott.
FUN FOR THE RAD.cALIsTs AND JEWELLERS.
Before proceeding to any more serious narra-
tion must beg to amuse your readers with an ex-
tract from the FdnntlIG Of the 9th lnst., entitled
'THE PILGRIMS AT THE VATICAN
The eighty lrish-Americans went TO bed last
night in bad humOr. They expected as soon as
they arrived to be able to 10 the Vatican with
the same freedom with which they ran to Aragnos
70 refresh themselves with brandy. But Mgr.
Nardi, who bothers them greatly, told them that
tne Pope could receive them yet TWO packets of
invitations arrived late at the Hotel de Rome and
tne Hotel de la Minerve, In the usual form-"His
Holness VIII deign to receive Mr.. SO-andso to-
morrow, NC, DC" This morning early all the
Irsn- Amerlcans prepared the cnaplets they wanted
20 De Dressed, counted over for the last time the
oonars SAFE and SOUND, and, with q great red
neart ~ tneir buttonhole, presented themselves
H ~ iae Va.can All the members OF the American
foreign prelates. You should have seen these pill.