The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-06
SAToLLI DONS THE SCARLET
An IMPOSING CEREMONIAL IN BAI-
TIMORE'S CATHEDRAL.


ing PrOcessiOn-Ad Addresses DeIiv-
cred by Mgr. Sbnrretti. Cardinal
Gibbons and Cardinal SatoIIi.
Baltimore, Jan. 5.-Under the great
dome Of that classic edihce. the Baltimore
cathedral-the mother church Of America
where so many memorable and impos-
ing ceremonies have taken place, Francis
Satoili, titular archbishop of Lepanto. and
papal ablegate 10 the United States. was
to-day elevated TO the cardinalate and
formally vested with the scarlet. which
marks the rank of cardinal. History will
say i'm all the records OF America that the
first envoy from Rome to Washington re-
ceived the peerless aureole, the princes
purple.
1t was an event Of extraordinary interest
in the world of religion and an unusually
grand and picturesque ceremony even in
Baltimore. where SO many elaborate ec-
clesiastical events have been celebrated.
Archbishops. bishops. monsignors and
divinces OF various grades, statesmen high
in the affairs Of the nation; diplomats
representing foreign countries and hun
dreds Of the great and lowly, Catholics
and non-Catholics. witnessed the services
dltFuNlNb the creation OF a cdfhlndl-tN-
ercises which We're held to-day for the
second time in Baltimore and for the
third time ia the United States.
Prominent prelates from every section
of the country took part in the proceed
ings, and the splendor of the Vestments.
the grandeur OF the music and the pomp
of the ritual combined TO afford spec
taclo of rare impressiYeness and bril-
liancy. Almost every Catholic diocese OF
the American continent was represented.
1t was the most imposing ecclesiastical
ceremony that has been held in Baltimore
since the elevation of Cardinal Gibbons,
ten years ago.
The ceremonies OF the day were inau-
gurated with an imposing procession,
which moved shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning 1t was made up Of members
of the hierarchy, clergy and seminarlans
TO the number of several hundred AT
an early hour the prelates began to ar
rive at the archepiscopal residence on
Charles street, where they donned their
vestments; the clergy robed at the Ca
thedral school on West Mulberry street
and the Seminarians attired themselves
at Calvert hall, corner of Cathedral and
Mulberry streets 1t was with possibly
one exception the greatest ecclesiastical
event ever witnessed in the city, the
cradle of American Catholicism"
Al an early hour in the morning, pre-
ceding the public functions OF the day,
Mr.. Sbarretti of Cardinal Satollis house
hold called on his eminence, Cardinal
Gibbons, at the archepiscopal residence
and presented to him the holy orders
known as the papal briefs. In deliver
ing the papers 10 his eminence Mgr; Shar-
retti made an address In Latin, felicitat-
ing Cardinal Gibbons upon the high Of
flee now entrusted to him.
In a few we'll chosen words, his eminence
thanked Mgr. Sbarrettl for his kind and
complimentary expressions and added that
he felt highly honored in accepting the
proffered documents.
of 10 o'clock the students of st. Marys
Seminary, to the number of 400, emerged
from Calvert hall, where they had robed,
and moved eastward on Mulberry street.
Midway of the block the line entered the
side gate to the Cathedral grounds As
the last of the seminarians passed the
Cathedral school three hundred vested
priests, monks and Christian brothers
Joined the procession, taking their posi-
tions i'm the immediate rear of the stu
dents
MES, Rev +. c. Thomas, rector of the
Cathedral ordered the doors to be thrown
open and the students, in their cassocks
and surplices, two by two. preceded by
the cross bearer and acolytes, passed
through the spacious corridor out or the
front entrance to North Charles street.
Slowly the line proceeded to Mulberry
street en- route TO the main entrance OF
the Cathedral. AS the rear guard OF
priests passed through the corridors or
Cardinal Gibbons residence twenty-slX
members of the faculty of the Catholic
university, vested in their handsome black
silk robes with blue, scarlet, purple ana
white silk trimmings, symbolical OF phi
losophy divinity, Law and art, took up
their positions in the line. They were FOL
lowed by thirty-four bishops from all parts
of the United States by states led by the
junior bishop, John Donahue. OF Wheel
ing, w. Va.
Fourteen archblshops were next to APP
pear They were the most ltevs John J.
Williams Of Boston, T3;y,,Iia RaITiek A Feehsh El
der der Of Cincinnati. Frederick xav-
Ter Katzer of Milwaukee, Fran,
els Janssens of New Orleans, Michael
Corrigan of New York, william Il; Gross
of Oregon, p. J. Ryan of Philadelphia, j.
J. Kim of st. Louis, John ireland or st.
Paul, p l.. Chappelle of Santa Fe, Cor
nelious O'Brien Of Halifax, n. s., ana
Louis Nazaire Begine, coadjutor to Car
dinal Taschereau of quebec. Each of the
archbishops was supported by his vicar
general Archbishop Kain of st. Louis
headed this part of the procession
The venerable Archbishop Williams, who
conferred the zuchetto upon Cardinal Glib
hons ten years ago was the center of at
traction. He was followed by Rev. A. l..
Magnien, president of St. Marys Semin-
AIRY. His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons with
brought up the rear OF the long ana SLOW
ly moving procession.
Before IL o'clock had been toled the en-
tire procession had passed within the por-
tails Of the venerable fame. AS the semin-
arians clergy and prelates moved down
the center aisle Hamericks 'Marche So
lennelle" was rendered by orchestra, cho-
Great disappointment was expressed by
the hundreds, who could not obtain admis-
sion to the cathedral, because of the alb
sence of Cardinal-Elect Satolli from the
procession. It was expected until the
last moment that he, in whose honor
the magnificent ceremony was given, was
to accompany Cardinal Gibbons in the line
of march but for some unknown reason
the new cardinal decided to enter the ca
thedral through the sacristy. Disappoint-
ment was also felt because Of the absence
from the line of the noble guard Mgr.
sacripanti. He, too. entered the cathe-
dral through the sacristy.
The sidewalks were filled with persons
and every window facing the cathedral
an North Charles street, Mulberry and
Cathedral streets was full Of heads view
ing the preliminary activities attendant
on the vestiture of Cardinal-elect Satolli
with the berretta. Those who viewed the
pageant from the sidewalks suffered great
~ from the extreme cold weather and
penetrating wind.
There was but little special adornment
within the cathedral. The altar was or
famented with twining smilax and flow
ers which softened the effect of the hum
dreds OF wax tapers. Aside from this lit
tie display no attempt was made at dec
oration.
when all the chief digntaries had taken
their places in the sanctuary. the cere-
rnony of comforting the zuchetto was be-
gun Cardinal Gibbons, who was special
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