The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-20
LEO'S EPISCOPAL JUBILEE,

Special Mass In Which the Pope Offciated
Before 10000 People.
ROME, Feb. 19.-At day break the peslng
of church bells announced the celebration
of the Pope's episcopal jubilee. By 4
O'Clock thousands Of pilgrims, tourists and
citizens were crowded before the doors of
st. Peter'A At o'clock two 5attalions of
infantry in uniform were drawn up before
the cathedral 30 as to be ready to help the
two hundred or more gendarmes in preserv-
ing ORDER The crowd swelled steadily. but
remained quiet despite the tremendou pres
sure caused Dy some tive Thousand ticket
holders In their hopeless struggle TO get
near the doors. At6 o'clock the cathedral
doors were opened and the foremost of the
crowd swept in. Within half an hour the
great building was packed TO the steps.
Thirty Thousand pil grims and twenty-five
or thirty thousand Catholics from this city
gained admission. Not fewer than forty
thousand persons, many OF them ticket
holders. were turned away by the military.
who cleared the spaces round the buildings
so as to prevent disorder when the service
closed.
The Pope entered the cathedral at 9:s5.
pale. but smiling, and apparently in some
what 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 jubilee
mass, lntoning the opening words of the Te
Denm and giving his blessing In q clear.
penetrating voIce. The mass lasted un-
I'll lC45' but apparently did I not OF
in the cathedral forty-five minutes
after the celebration. and then
proceeded to his apartments. The crowds
dispersed slowly. At noon most of them
had gone and o quarter OF an hour later
the military withdrew. This afternoon tho
Irish pilgrims attended service in the
Church of st. Sylvester and were blessed
by Cardinal Logue. The English pilgrims,
at st. Georges. received the blessing from
Cardinal Vaughan.
The air was mild and dry and the sun
shone unlnterruptedly. This evening ST.
Peters and all the other churches all the
converts and hundreds OF private houses
were illuminated. The streets were
thronged and the square in front of st.
Pete was almost impassbale Without
exception. however. the people were per-
fectly orderly. Not an arrest was re-
ported. King humbert and Queen Mar.
garet took their usual drive through the
city to-day and everywhere were saluted
respectfully.
The scene at the Cathedral was brilliant
and impressive. The interior was hung in
crimson and profusely dressed with flow
ers. The Pope, in full canonicals. was
borne on the sedia gestatoria up the nave to
the altar, accompanied by gorgeous pro-
cession of richly clad and bejeweled cardi-
nails and officers of the Swiss Guards. The
vigor of the Pope's movements during
mass. and the energy of voice and gesture
as he gave the blessing. astonished the peo-
pie.
A transparency before the Belgian Col
lege. In Rome, attracted q group of Liberals
who shouted Long live Italy," TO which
Catholics replied: "Lona live the papacy."
There was little excitement. and gen.
darmes removed the transparency. Other.
wise nothing occurred to mar the peace
and pleasure of the day.
Sermon by Cardinal Gibbons.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.-Cardinal Gibbons,