The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-20
JUBILEE OF The POPE.
fiftieth Anniversary Of Conservation
Leo XIII.
GRAND RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
~. Peters. Rome. Contained thousands
An Immense Audience Present mt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In the Austrian
Cities-Arohishop Corrigan Speaks.

ROME, Feb. 20.-At daybreak the peal
ing OF church bells announced the cele-
bration of the Pope's Episcopal jubilee.
BY four o'clock thousands of pilgrims,
tourists and citizens were crowded before
the doors of st. Peters Church. At 5
O'Clock two battalions OF infantry in full
uniform were drawn up before the cathe
dral 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 five thousand ticket hold
ers in their hopeless struggle to get near
the doors.
At six 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 pilgrims and 5000 or 10000
Catholics from this city gained admission.
Not fewer than 10000 persons, many OF
them ticket holders, were turned away by
the military, who cleared the spaces
round the building so as to prevent dsor-
der when the service closed.
The Pope entered the cathedral at 9.45,
pale but smiling, and apparently in some
what better health than usual. The ca
thedral rang with tumultuous cheering,
as the Pope was borne toward the altar.
His holiness officiated at the special iubi-
the "Te Deum" and giving his blessing in
clear, penetrating voice. The mass lasted
until 1913, but apparently did not fatigue
his holiness. He remained in the cathe-
dral 45 minutes after the celebration 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.
In the afternoon the Irish pilgrims at
tended service in the Church OF st. Syl-
vester, ana were blessed by Cardinal
Logue. The English pilgrims, at St.
Georges, received the blessing from Car
dinal Vaughan.
The weather was magnificent all day.
In the evening st. Peters and all the 9TH
er churches, all the converts and hun
dreds OF priva,e houses illuminated. The
streets were thronged and the square in
front OF St. Peters was almost impossible.
Without exception, however, the people
were perfectly orderly. Not an arrest is
reported.
King Humbert and Queen Margaret
took their usual drive through the city,
and everywhere were ssluted respectfully.
The scene at the cathedral was brilliant
and impressive. The interior was hung
In crimson and profusely dressed with
flowers. The Pope was borne on the sedia
gestatoria up the nave TO the altar, ac-
companied by gorgeous procession OF
richly clad and bejewelled cardinals and
officers OF the Swiss Guards. The vigo
of the Pope's movements during mass,
and the energy of voice and gesture "a he
gave the blessing, astonished the people.
transparency before the Belgian col
lege in Rome attracted group OF Liber-
ais, who shouted "Long live Italy," to
which Catholics replied. "Long live the
Papacy." There was little excitement,
and gendarmes removed the transparency.
Otherwise nothing occurred to mar the
peace and pleasure OF the day.