The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-13
TIE SPANISH PILGRIMAGE.
TIE POPE'S FIRST APPE4R1NCE IN
PUBLIC SINCE 1870
Grand Display Under the Dome Of ~. Pc
ters-rwelve Thousand Persons Receive
Ing the supreme P0nttn's Bcnediction.


ters-Twelve Thousand Persons Receive
ing the supreme P0nttn's Bcnediction.
Prom ne Boston Daiiy Advertiser.
ROME. oct. 1G-Noarly 1900 Spanish nil
grims arc in Rome at present for the purpose Of
paving their respects to trc Pope. SPANISH Of
every class and condition, and from every prov
ince Of SPAN. have united to make this pil9rim-
nge, and trains during all the past week have
been loaded with these straneers, who have
joutneved hither In bands Of seven and eight
hundred each. The piprims are beaded by three
bishops. the Bishop " Grenada being the chief /;
but besides the priests. who are In a majority,
there are Spanish rAh,emen and their wives,
wealthy merchants with their families, trades
men, laoortrs, q hermen, and peasants. IL Is
emphaticaliy gathering Of all, from prince to
peasant. and all come with one common object
to see Rome and do homage to Pope Plus X.
During the week the pilgr Ia have made good
use Of their time sightseeing. and on foot In
omnibuse-, ana in cabs, one meets them every
whee In Rome aud IN the euvirons. Yesterday
Sunday they all attended service and took
communion IN st. Peters. their leader, the
Bishop OF Grenada, ON iating. IL was sight
worth seeing, the Immense body of nj crims all
crowuiug around the nigh altar. and at certain
moments simultaneously falling upon their
knees. A largo number OF Italians and stran-
gers took occasion to GO also to st. Peters, and
the number II people I'm the church ut "A certain
time during the morning WAS vefv lirge, being
vTlously estimated at between nine aud ten
thousand.
but the great event Of all, tho Official recep-
ton Nv the Pope, took place this morning in
81. Peters itself. IL was found that there was
no room IN the Waite IN large enough to accom-
modtte all the pilgrims, and so 1t WIS ultimate
Nv DECIDED that the ceremony should take place
IN the great cathedral As soon as 1t was noised
about that the Pope for the first time siuco
1870 was to enter St Peters, pubIc curiosity
WIS ere Itly excited. and a. WIS anticipated that
an Immense crowd would I'LL the church. How
ever, the Papal authorities we're determined
that the reception srould be Tor the filgritns,
their iiirnus, and that branch OF Roman society
winch favors the Vatican, and for them only,
gates Of 81 Peters were closed against the
general public.
The vil.rms all entered by the bronze door Of
the Waite n. and thence by the connecting door
INTO ST. Peters. Etcn Presented a pass, printed
In Suanlsh, and specially prepared for the ucca-
sion. Va ious unbclievers had managed TO OBJ
tam possession of these passes. tut the OH 'ias
on duiy were too IN irp for them. ana being
recognized "a pilgrims for the occasion only,
they were politely SHOWN the way out. At the
sacristy entrance were ststl ned several gentle
men splendidy attired aud whom | recognized
as chdmuerl,ins OF the Pope. by them our per-
mits we're carefully examined. after which we
were free to pass into the church.
BS II o'clock at least II 00O persons were In st.
Peters. iuciuding the pilgrims, their friends,
and others specially invited. those present Ia
cudcd nearly every member of the Roman
art-tO crazy favor ole to the papal party. tue
heads Of the urincipil religious orders. aud
many other prominent Ca hoiics. Several npta.
uiiities 81 I e artist cause we're pointed out 10
me. inCiuiing Gen. lz rragt one of the abiest
OF tnt utlicels devoted TO Don Cafios CD. Macs
tfe, chici OF the Carlist artllrlv IN IN. late war
- Nor N0cid /, a prnminenl CariIst editor. and
one other, whose name nave forgotten. he
atOvc-tnen toned all came 20 Rome ~ the same
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IN the pilgrimlge Itself.
A. al noon : heard the sound Of chant
Tax f. .ch Yir stationed ne the chapel Il
tue 10 y olctarent. II ann 1uneed the arrival
Il e fupr. whO. rs the choir sang " Tres Pc
trls' Anew cnaut composed In MS honor. en-
tered the cnurcl through the chapel Just
named, and kueit IA pr yer. Then, LEANING on
the arm Of Cardinal liorrom-o, the rope walked
slowly down tue broad aisle Of ST. Peters
had trod the pavement of that clurcn since the
less Il his temporal power, ANA ne was visiOly
"a. cd AZ tue enthusiastic reception which
greeted his 'Appetlance ieiore "a" Pope
iked members Of the Gudrttd Mobile in
undress uniform, detachment oi the swiss
Guard. the chamuerlalnS. ma other member, Of
tue Val au hnusenulI. Ga the II fht 81 the
Pop was Mun-eisneur g. iiueri. Are bisnop Of
Pans, no had Jus. ari wed Ia ltOaip, aud on his
left were the three sDauisa pteiatcs VINO con-
Quoted the pilgrimage. Brntud came tho tol-
lee Il Cardinals. q n. h tuZ err cnieI of the late
uuu.ihrh army, aud ,ther uitramontAne per
sOn.g 3, lOns array 81 hi-nups. and nn4lly
mother deHcnment OF swiss Guards. VINO
Ledocnowsky, tue POLISH prelate WHO UNDER
took t. igut Prince bismarck, attr cted much
attention, aud Antoneili w.s conspicuous by bis
A. the Pope passed slowly down the church,
across Dv the hign altar. and entered tue tran
sept luc az plture ana cut -l'iSm 81 the Pill
guns knew no hounds. Aitnou-h orders had
been CIV 10 Keep silent, IL wa Impossible u
have them eufUrref. Tor. al tuc fra. -ight of the
Pope, the ullrim~ one and ail Used D.. uuiVcr-
~ | shout Of VIVA PiO Nono!" whicn re-
echucd finm the mai site dome a. the yr0css-
sion PISSED beneath 10. Again. as tie Poo.
mounted ris tnroue toe cheering WIS renewed.
ANA thous mis- ot uats and hAndkercEieis were
waved Ia toe AR.
Al length. Silence being restored. tho Bishop
OF Grcndu stauGinc on he STEPS Of the throne,
read the address ores tuted uy the pii-ri as I'M
der his charge. IL nad tue fault OF beng too
long. twenty ave minutes being occupied in it,
dehy nv. the Pope, whp undt rslands and
speaks Snunir n nueutN, listened atteniiveiY,
aud urCasi IuailY h. at forward ~ his chair aud
smiled ipur Nvney, "a % cer.ain poriIuns TAR.
tcularly pea ed nim. Finished tho address.
the lnlo Stuuu up ana. IN "a clear. strong voice.