Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-20
HALFOP ACENTURY
Leo XIII. Chants His Jubilee
Mass in St. Peters.
10000 PERSONS HEAR IT
tts Gave sas vsss. chssnax Asssmblsxs
h.s Blessing sad Bore shs Fsnxus
Win sn.1nx Fsc..

hosE, Feb. ls.-At dnybrsak the
toislox of bells announced the cs.ebrA-
toa ot tie Pop<'s jubilee. BY 4o'elsck
thousands OF pilgfias. priests aud ess-
zeus ~ers crowded esfore the door. of
-. Peters A. 5e'cloek tso n1tlAi.ons
Of lnfAntsy "a full aa.forns weredsawa
Up before the CstnsdIAl. 80 - TO te
reAdy - help the 200 OF more gsu-
asrmss "a preserving erder. The
crowd sseiiec steadily. Dat rsmsiaed
qalst. dssplt< the Tremendous prs ssurs
essissa ~ son1s Of the 5.toO ssoekncld-
era IA their hopeless siruggle TO get
lear tie doors
Al 8 O'Clock the cathedral doors we're
opened add the foremost OF the crowd
ssept In- wsshsa hsf an hour TIE
sress btnldsng va. packed 10 me steps.
thirty taoLsana pilgrims and -o,OcV or
~ 0oo catn0ilcs from this city gained
sdnl.ion. Not scser tnsa 1000 per-
sous. many OF then ticket nolders, we're
turned away ~ tie military. who
cleared the space sronnd the building
so a. 81 prevsas dlsoratr when tile
services ciO.ed.
Leo th2nf. fsis Jshties-
The Pore entered taAt cathedral At
s85. pale ia. sgn..ing. aud Apparently
IA soas~1Al Dettrr health tnAa usual.
The cstnstrzl rang Win tum ulgnons
cletrs a. tDs f0ye ss- n0fre toward
t1s zisar. HIS holiness otAcixted Al
tLo special latslse mass. intoning the
opsniag words of the fe Deum and
gls.ug n.s blessing IN a clear. penstr4.-
Irg voice.
The mass lasted until Las, but ap-
parsGtly did not fatigue nis holiness.
lie renamed IA tue cathedral forty
i've mlnutes afte- he celebration and
then Drocresed 20 rs apartments
The croeis dispersed slowly. Al
neon n4ost 0i lhem had gone and .
quarter Of a. nour later the military
Withdrew. 1as sfternoon the l1sh
pigrims attended service ~ the chufch
of - sylvester aad were blessed by
Cardinal Logus. The English pilgrims
a. =. George received tue blessing from
Cardinal Vaughan
The weather nss been magnificent al
day. I1e ar las been maid aud dry
aad the Sun IA. s1one uulntsrruptrdl "
ios evening" -. Peters and all the
other churCnes. all the converts AND
hundreds Of private houses are iilumi-
mated. Tao ssreet- are thronged AND
the square IA front OF ~. Peters almost
inlp4s<<hie. Hisnoat exception. the
p-uple have been perfectly orderly.
Not a. ssreet na- been reported King
HumDert sad queen Margaret took
their us1kl drive through the city
today and every ~here ~cEe saluted re
specially
a 3cese of spi-ecor
The scene a. ;ac Cathedral was brill
snt and impressive. Tie interior MAS
hung 10 CRIMSON. aud profus-ly dressed
wtn d0Ecrs. The Pope. n fnil canon
Gals. VAS borne on tne sedia gestAtoria
40 Toe nave 90 the altar. accompanied
" a gorgeous procession OF ricHly clad
add belewelied cardinals aud ofhcefs OF
the ~ ssgusrds. The igor of the fope's 8
movements durirs nlass and the energy
OF yoics and gesture "a he gave tnc
blessing sstonisned the people A
transparency before the Belgian col
isxs ~ Rome attracted group of hb-
erals. Who shouted. Long Live IsAly !"
10 -hlcn cstho ics replied. Long 1--we
The psDacy.
There vas little excitement and
gertsrmes removed the transparency.
otAsfsi-e notniDx occurred ~ MAJ tae
peace and pleasure OF the day.