The record-union., 1893-02-20
CATHOLICS CELEBRATE THE EVENT
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
An Immense rhrong of People Attend
High Mass at st. Peters, Rome
Thousands Unable to Gain Admis-
sion-The Scene at the Cathedral
Brilliant and TmpressIve-Service
Elsewhere.
Special to the REooRD-Ux1or.


III full uniform were drawn up before the
| cathedral ready to help the gendarmes in
preserving order. The crowd swelled
steadily, but remained quiet, despite the
tremendous pressure caused by some
1900 ticketholders in hopeless struggle
to get near the doors, At O'Clock the
cathedral doors were opened, and the
foremost of the crowd swept in. Within
halt an hour the great building was packed
to the steps. Thirty thousand pilgrims
and $4,000 or $4,000 Catholics of this city
gained admission. No fewer than 10000
persons were turned away by the mill
tary.
The Pope entered the cathedral at 945,
pale but smiling, and apparently in some
what better health than usual. The
| cathedral rang with tumultuous cheer
ing, as the Pope was borne toward the
| altar. His holiness ofliciated at the
special jubilee mass, intoning the OPEN
ing words, "Te Deum," and giving his
olesslng In clear, penetrating voice.
The mass lasted until 1918, but appa-
rently did not fatigue his holiness. He
| remained in the Cathedral forty-five
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| proceeded to his apartment. The crowds
dispersed slowly.
This afternoon the Irish pilgrims at
tended services in the Church of st. Sill
vester, and were blessed by Cardinal
Logue. The English pilgrims at st.
Georges received blessing from Cardi-
nal Vaughan.
This evening st. Peters and all other
churches, all converts and a hundred
private houses were illuminated. The
streets were thronged and the square in
front of st. Peters was almost impas-
sable. Without exception, however, the
people were perfectly orderly. No ar
| rests are reported. King Humbert and
Queen Margaret took their usual drive
through the city to-day, and were every
where saluted respectfully.
SOLEMN HIGH MASS AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE Md. Feb. 19.-Cardinal
Gibbons and all the priests attached to
the cathedral, Rev. Magnine and all
Sulpician fathers and seminarians in the
Seminary of st. Mary of st. Sulpice. to-
gether with an immense congregation.
united to-day in!the cathedral in the sery-
/ ice of solemn high mass, the occasion
being to unite with the Holy Father him
self in Rome in celebrating his elevation
to the episcopate fifty years ago. Cardi-
nal Gibbons preached the sermon, dwell
ing principally upon the supremacy of
the Pope.
JUBILEE CONCERT IN JERSEY CITY.
JERSEY CITY On. j., Feb. 10. - The
Pope's jubilee concert took place at the
Academy of Music in this city this after
noon, and was attended by many promi-
nent priests and laymen from all Catholic
parishes in the diocese.
The scene at the Cathedral was brilliant
and impressive. The interior was hung
in crimson and profusely dressed with
flowers. The Pope, in full canonicals.
was borne on a sedangestatoria up to the
altar, accompanied by gorgeous pro-
cession of richly clad and bejeweled Car
dinals and officers of the Swiss Guards.
The vigor of the Pope's movements dur
ing the mass, and the energy of his voice
and gestures as he gave the blessing,
astonished the people.
A transparency before the Belgian Col
lege in Rome attracted a group of Hber-
ais, who shouted: Long live Italy ~
to which the Catholics replied: "I,onp
live Papacy ~ There was little excite
ment, and the gendarmes removed the
transparency. Otherwise nothing oc-
Cured to mar the peace and pleasure of
the day.
SERVICES AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-The golden
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by high mass at the Cathedral to-day and
in all Catholic churches in the diocese.
AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The fiftieth an
niversary of the consecration of Leo
XIII. as Bishop of the Roman Catholic
Church was celebrated by members of
the Catholic Club tonight. incidentally.
or perhaps by design, the restoration of
his holiness to temporal power was made
the keynote of the addresses and was en-
bodied in a resolution expressing con-
cer;ed views of the club on this rather
important question. Archbishop Corri-
gan was the principal speaker of the
evening. a resolution adopted contained
this paragraph: "In union with all low
ing children of your holiness of every
nation, we desire to express the hope that
the work of your long and glorious pom
tificate may yet be crowned with a res
toration of that temporal power of inde-
pendence which belongs to the Holy See
by right, as essential to justice, humanity
and religion, and which earned for it
again by mighty achievements of your
holiness in the cause of the people,
IN AUSTRIA.
| VIENNA, Feb. 19.-The Papal Jubilee
was celebrated in all the large Austrian
cities to-day.
AT ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 19.-The jubilee of Pope
Leo XIII. was properly observed in this
city at the Cathedral, where Archbishop
Ireland delivered an eloquent sermon
appropriate to the occasion.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
/ NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l9.-The Episcopal
jubilee of his holiness, Pope Leo Kill.
was commemorated in every Catholic
church in this city to-day.
AT CINCINNATI.
| CINCINNATI, Feb. lo.-The Episcopal
jubilee of Pope Leo XIII. was observed