The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-10
ST. PETERS FOUNDERS WITH APpLAUss
The Pope Cheered 10 the Echo on the CeIe.
bration OF Low Mass.

From, u. Loadon TYmo
RoME, Sept, 2n.-The celebration OF low mass
by Pope Leo KILL at IT. Peters this morning
was the most elaborate and imposing public
Secupation '" of tRs tie capital by The italians IN
1870. In tho enormous number OF people as
ccssion. and in the interest occasioncd by the
a q the Countries Of Europe. tho occasion was
public V es ssRpasd st aRis Sg s
BY q dense crowd Behind the cathedral nc
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nsSs S xsvIns Brilliantly II the morning
s cold fS1 'P Be ds ssyred T's shortly rSsS:
fore s O'Clock the pilgrims entered the
basilica As they began The march they also
cs THs 1t sIh niRrms had already TAKEN
their places. and the cross nisles Of the church
French pilgrims came first. with \. HARMED at
Austria bavaria Bosnia; Hnngs5y and Spain
the chant was taken UP bv multitude OF voices.
and In sweeping and impressive solemnity the
strains echoed from end to end Of the stretch
* ". o'clock the great basilica was packed
WsG an oh enormous gathering Every inch
served space, before. the Papal altar was
equally crowded, aud glittcrod with many
present. tho Fronch, Spanish, and Austrian
n nh ana tim s b. sISs s %G VIZ ssS
Which RSoSsi naSesna Sei to sseo%msas is
bright soiors siylns q brilliant effect against
tGe ,t darkRsss Of the high spaces and the gloom
Along the. middle Of the church. from tho
Chapel Of thu Sacrament at tho bottoms, was
procession was to enter, and THE long stretch
81 gfby t1ms the only all the
Promptly at az tie 'e Papal procession ap.
IEeared. As the great curtains which close the
burst forth from the gathered throng. which
cScnra storm Of welcome The
minutes, beginning with the 'I nppcsrancc u 81
Peared, and continuing without dimlnStisona as
s ssf The %sde 81 hs
raised IS, by thousands upon thousands Of voices
81 aaaGpe san
n The famous silver, trumpets announced the
PGpe e SCI entranse and upon the echoing Of their
session vas led by the bearers Of the cross.
Behind this group came Cardinals Rampolla:
Hsars fhsr esod1s aneh and
mont oi the Swiss Guard. Next came the Pope
himself. seated upon the sedid QestdtOrd, cloth
cd In white. and wearing the triple crown upon
his, head. The fans Of ostrich piumos.
which are only used on occasions Of tho great
est ceremonial waved on either side OF him
His escort consisted OF Italian noblemen in
court dress. his private chamberlains In their
picturesque Nth century costumes. and tho
military guard
Tho procession stopped before the altar and
the Pope descended and began tho mass tho
choir singing the Ave Maria" the "Credo.''
and the 'Benedi ctus."
A second Thanksgiving mass followed i'm
mediatey the services being conducted by
the Pope's. private chaplain. and al! the pill
grims reciting the rosary. Then tho Pope
again took HIS seat in the sedin. and. amid sec
ond storm Of cheers and Vivss," WINS carriedto
the high altar, where he read the blessing. He
blessed France. Spain, and all the other coun-
tries Of tho international pilgrimage. After
the blessing he was carried in procession
round the altar. amid thunders OF applause
from the concourse. The procession then left
the church as 1t entered
His Holiness was assisted at the altar by the
Chapter Of st. Peters The foreign Ambassa-
doris were received at the Vatican after the
ceremony, which ended at II o'clock.