San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-06
THE CREATION OF CARDINALS.
Impressive Spectacle, With the
Pope as the Central Figure.

Impressive Spectacle, With the
Pope as the Central Figure.
Rome Cor. of the London Telegraph.
The College Of Cardinals had as
sembled in the SiXtine Chapel at
9:30, and shortly after 10 Pope Leo
NH, having been rObed in the
apartment known as the Sala del
Paramenti, was placed in the Sedia
GeStatOria, and borne alOft into
the Sala Ducale, adjoining the Sala
Regia, in which last-named apart
ment we could hear the distant
shouts and applause of a mighty
cOncOurse of, to us, invisible Specta-
tors. The coming of the Holy Father
was heralded by the marching
down the middle aisle Of a contin-
gent of the Guardia Mobile, very
distinguishing gentlemen in blue
uniform, with gold epaulets and
superb gilt helmets, who carried
their swords drawn. They took
up positions at the entrance to the
COnsistOrial Enclosure and on
either side of the throne. Then
the cheering in the next apart
ment grew nearer and louder,
and there swept in to the Sala
Regia a long procession
of prelates and officials of
the pontitical house Cardin
ais Camerlenghi prelateS sec
retarieS, assessors, curSOrS, adVO-
cates-in diversified raiments, in
which the secerdotal premominat-
ed and at last the Pope was Visi-
bic in his gestatorial chair over
the heads of the people, the chair
being tlanked by the two tlabelli,
wide spreading fans of snOW-white
Dlumes, with mounts of crimson
velvet and gold, set on poles a
little taller than the partiSanS Of
the Swiss Guards. The Pope did
not wear the triple crown, as | saw
him do at pOntitical high mass in
st. Peters last year. He wore in
stead a inter Of satin richly deco
rated with gold, and the bifurca-
ton of which was lined with Grim
son damaSk. The most cOnspicu-
Gus portion Of hiS-NCStmentS was Il
cope, which was one was one mass
of gold embroidery. lie also wore
mittens, and on the accustomed
finger a magnificent sapphire ring
Cncircled with brilliantS. Last
wear he wore the ring with Singl"
diamond, the gift Of the Sultan OF
Turkey. His Holiness blessing the
spectators to the right and left, was
borne to the center Of the CnClOS-
urc. There he allightrd from the
chair and was assisted to the throne,
which he assembled, remaining for
some moments after he had taken
his seat perfectly immObilc, as
though he were in kind Of trance.
Meanwhile the choir had burst
forth in a "mOtut' Of the trium-
plant welcome. The old Cardin-
ais successfully approached the
throne and made their ODE
stances to the Supreme Pom
tiff, and then rObCd perSOnag"
with a bald head, and described as
a COnsiStOrial advocate, bowed HIM
self low and proceeded to read a
lengthy document pleading for the
Qualification an canOniZatiOn Of Il
certain Canon Giuseppe CattolOn-
90, Turin, deceased. The "AVNOCa-
to del DiaVOlo" was standing by,
but he had nothing to say to the
prejudice of the venerable canon.
The reading Of the plaidOiric,
was. indeed, only a stOp-gap pro-
Vided for the purpose Of giving
time for the nOvelli PorpOrati, or
new Cardinals, to be fetched by
their sponsors, and, one by one,
each between two CardinalS-the
following entered the enclosure;
Gillespie Guarian, Marie MOcenni,
| IgnaeiO PelascO Amilicare Malaga
la, FilippO KrementZ-the last two
the prelate who was dispatched on
the mission to Ireland-Michael
LOgue, Herbert Vaughan, and
George KOpp-fOur Italians, two
Germans, one Englishman and one
| IriShman. The "neWly empurpled,"
vested in mantles of MORE, with
hoods, canes of ermine-which
from Easter to November will be
replaced by scarlet tippits-croch-
cts of lace, scarlet cassocks and
skull caps of the same color, and
as yet wearing no rings approached
the throne, bowed three times, as
cended the throne, knelt, and
kissed the cross embroidered on
the slipper of the POpe's extended
foot. Then, the nOvello corporate
having also kissed the POpe's hand,
and still kneeling, a prelate on