St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-20
Jubilee Commemorative Of
Leo's Advancement to
the Episeopate.
At Least $4,000 Catholics
Succeed in Gaining Admis-
sion to st. Peters.
Forty Thousand More Are
Turned Away by Battal-
ions Of Infantry.
Celebration Of the Event in
All the Large Cities Of
America.

ROME, Fec. 19.-At daybreak the
pealing of church bells announced the
celebration Of the pope's episcopal jubi-
lee. By o'clock thousands of pilgrims,
tourists and citizens were crowded be-
fore the doors Of st. Peters. At 5
o'clock two battalions of infantry in fnll
uniform were drawn up before the
cathedral so as to be ready to help the
200 or more gendarmes in preserving
order. The crowd swelled steadily, but
remained quiet, despite the tremendous
pressure caused by some 5000 ticket
holders in their hopeless struggle to get
near the doors. At o'clock the cathe.
dral doors were opened, and the fore
most of the crowd swept in. Within half
an hour the great building was packed
to the steps. Two thousand pill
grims aud 10000 or $4,000 Catholics from
this city gained admission. Not fewer
than 10000 persons, many of them
tlcket5holders. were turned away by the
military, who cleared the spaces around
the building so as to prevent disorder
when the service closed. The pope
neared the cathedral at 9:45, pale but
smiling. and apparently in somewhat
better health than usual. The cathe-
dral rang with tumultuous cheering as
the pope was borne toward the altar.
His holiness officiated at the special jul
bilee mass, informing the opening words
of the TIE Deum and giving his
blessing in a clear, penetrating
voice. The mass lasted until 1910,
but apparently did not fatigue his
holiness. He remained in the cathe-
dral forty-five minutes after the cele-
bration, and then proceeded to his
apartments. The crowds dispersed
slowly. At noon most of them had
gone, and quarter of an hour later the
military withdrew. This afternoon the
Irish pilgrims attended service in the
Church of Saint Sylvester, and were
blessed by Cardinal Logue. The Eng
fish pilgrims, at st. Georges. received
the blessing from Cardinal Vaughan.
The weather has been magnificent all
day. The air has been mild and dry,
and the sun has shone uninterru ptedly.
This evening st. Peters and all the
other churches, all the converts and
hundreds Of private houses are illumi-
mated. The streets are thronged, and
the square in front of st. Peters is al
most impossible. Without exception,
however. the people have been perfectly
orderly. Not an arrest has been re-
ported. King Humbert and Q ueen Mar
garet took their usual drive through the
city today, and everywhere were saluted
respectfully.
The scene at the cathedral was brilli-
ant and impressive. The interior was
hung in crimson, and profusely dressed
with flowers. The pope. in full canon
icals, was borne on the sedia gestatoria
up to the nave to the altar, accompanied
by gorgeous procession of
richly-clad and beieWeled cardi-
nails and officers of the Swiss
Guards. The vigor of the pope's move
ments during mass, and the energy of
voice and gesture as he gave the bless
ing, astOnished the people. A trans
parency before the Belgian college in
Rome attracted a group of Liberals.
who shouted Long live Italy," to
which the Catholics replied: Long
live tine papacy." There was little eX-
citement, and gendarmes removed the
transparency. Otherwise nothing oc-
Cured to mar the peace and pleasure of
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