Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-22
A GLOBE TROTTER.
A DOCTOR IN TOWN wEO has NIT AND
TALKED WITH TIN POPE
III. "R.gistsr" Reporter Has an Entertaining Chat
With Dr.. ]. Charles Hsrrison-SOms Of
the Scenes Of the Old World.
Incidents Of Travel.

DR.. J. Chas. Harrison, the well known
lecturer who will give the first OF Sc
ries of lectures at the Opera House to-
night, has been great traveller, having
visited almost every portion OF the
world, and. unlike most travellers the
Doctor is able to describe much that he
has seen, and this be does in most in
teresting manner.
A REGISTER reporter who called on
the Doctor last night found him to be a
man this side of LIES prime, with pleas
ant blue eyes, an erect and well-built
figure, and an intellectual face, which
bears the imprint of deep SHADY. His
hand clasp was warm and cordial, and
voice unsteady sonorous.
"You would like a few of my expert
ences in foreign countries for publica-
ton? Is not that purloining certain
portion of my thunder which l expect to
unload on the good people OF Wheel
ingP" the Doctor laughingly replied to
request for information regarding the
scenes visited by him.
"That's just what l want, Doctor"
"Well, If anything lean say is worthy
of publication in the REGISTER you are
more than welcome, and you question
and will do the rest"
"What foreign city interested you
most, doctor?"
There you are asking me very hard
question. Every city has some par
ticular charm not possessed by any
other. Yet l believe l like Rome best.
The Eternal City has charm impossible
to describe. Being a correspondent OF
the San Francisco Chronicle, obtained
an audience with the Pope. Everything
is conducted with much pomp and SOL
emnity. One must wait in the ante
chamber until the Holy Father is at
liberty, when the tapestries are drawn
aside and Cardinal announces you.
The Pope, seated in a large arm chair,
makes motion with his hand, and you
kneel for the first time. Then rising,
you advance, but In the centre Of the
room you kneel second time, then
when you draw near the Pope you kneel
third time and kiss the large gold
cross on his slipper, and then the mag
nificent sapphire ring on his right
hand"
"How does the Pope APPEAR"
"His Holiness, responded the doc
tor" is dressed simply and one OF the
first things that would impress you is
his slightness o: figure. He is
not, properly speaking, emaciated in
appearance, but so slight and ethereal
that it would seem as If breath Of air
would blow him away"
"Was that the only time you saw the
Pope, doctor?"
mo, that was private and special
audience. l witnessed mass when
Pope Leo officiated. 1t is estimated
that fully 1000 people, by special invi-
tations, found places within st. Peters
on that day, while surging, swaying
crowd outside blackened the whole
piazza. 1t was necessary for gentlemen
to wear full dress while ladies appeared
in black silk gowns, no bonnets, but
black lack scarfs arranged a-la-spanish
over their hair"
Ibid you also see the Papal process
sion?"
Eyes, and / never saw more picture
esque affair. The vatican court is the
only one in which great splendor Is kept
up, and the dresses, uniforms, furnish
ings and the entire ceremonial is ORR
entail in its magnifcence. But / am
forgetting the Papal procession. Prompt
~ at O'clock blast Of music from
silver trumpets, stationed over the main
entrance, announced the approach OF
the papal procession. First came the
Swiss Guard, then throng OF ecclesi-
astics In trailing robes and ermine, the
white plumes and glittering helmets OF
the Guard de Nobel, the pages and
chamberlains in scarlet or black velvet
and ruffs, thirty-six Cardinals in violet
robes, with high silk hats like mitre,
crucifxes and blazoned banner here
and there, and last Of all the Pope him
self in his gold chair, borne on the
shoulders of church dignitaries,
resplendsnt In jeweled mitre and
gold clothe robes. White silk
mits were upon his jeweled
hands, which he feebly raised as be was
carried along, and with two fingers be-
slowed the papal benediction. The en-
thusiasm of the people was great, and
long and loud were the huzzas and ex-
carnations, Long live the Pope
s'No organ pealed forth its notes dur
Ing this great ceremony in this grand
est of all churches, but silver trumpets
sound from the vast dome above like
blast from heaven itself. The church
within has its own atmosphere, which
scarcely knows the seasons OF the year
without, and when the pageant and the
pompt of the Catholic hierarchy passes
along its nave, and the sunlight builds
its golden slanting bridge OF light from
the lantern to the high altar, and the
fumes of incense rise from the clinking
censors at high mass, and the solemn
thrill OF the silver trumpets sounds and
sweils and resernses through ths dlrn
mosaical dome. where the saints are
pictured above. cold must be his heart
and dull his senses who is not touched
10 reverence"
DIR. Harrison related many interesting
anecdotes Of bic travels In Australia and