The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-29
YANKEETARSSEETHE POPE.
CHEERED LEO XIII. AND WAVED
GLORY IN TITS HONOR.
A Reception Unlike Any Other In the sistne
Chapel Notable visit to Rome Of Blue
Jackets From the Dixie Other Greetings
to the Holy Father His Appearance.

Rour. Anril ls-About a hundred tackles
from the crow OF tho United states ship Dixie
had n sneci,l audience with Pope Leo XIII.
ves,srdav Morning Il would be hard 70 say
who enioyed II more, the Pope or the sailor
boys The how. made more noise, but the
uolv Father locke ouite AS pleased as they
did The Sis,ins Chanel has bean tho scene
OF a uood MANY Interesting audiences since
tina beginning 81 tho ;utjlee wear. but yester-
davis recention ~ tho American tars was dif-
ferent from ANYTHING else those famous old
wills have ever seen or heard.
The Di,ie has he.n AZ Naples on her way
ho,ne from the philippines. and the boys came
mn IN Rom. nv train. The audience was fixed
for ti>2o A NJ and nj about 4, the tars went
into ,he Vatican with n eood-sized American
nnu et their head About six hundred tickets
had been issued to other persons. but the boys
had one section set apart for their special occu-
nancy. EVERYBODY who has been in the Sistne
Chapel will rernsmber that there |. a marble
bench running nlong the sides. II was a rare
sight TO see n dado OF American sailors above
the bench, for the bows who were nearest the
wall promptly climbed up there, while the man
with the flag stationed himself ut the end near
est the altar, where his Holiness couldn't fail
to have n good view OF the Stars and Stripes.
When the Pore came In, the man actually
waved tho fag in the air and Old Glory looked
its best in it, novel surroundings.
The tickets which ars issued for these semi
public audiences state that il possible women
must wear black gowns, with a black veil or
scarf in place Of n hat, while men are requested
10 wear evening clothes. Naturally this did
not apply to the jackies, who looked as trim
and sailor-like as if they were dressing ship to
receive the President. The rest Of the crowd
was much more motley. Nearest to the altar
were two groups OF chairs, one on each side
Of the aisle. These were for the more dis
tinguished visitors, women In handsome black
gowns with a dozen ~rosaries dangling from their
belts-rosaries brought 10 receive the Holy
Fathers blessing, men with n half dozen dec
o~rations blazing on their ~efulgent breasts.
When they came in they were escorted TO the
chairs at the lett of the aisle facing the altar.
The rest Of the chapel was crowded with
men and women Of al nationalities and OF
ali classes Of s~ociety-pilgrims from Moravia.
in their picturesque national costumes, stu
dents in the Catholic colleges which different
nationalities support here in Rome; Italian
women in black. with becoming black man
tl,as under which they look strangely pale;
men in ill-ftti ng dress suits. evidently hired
for the occasion: and q good many tourists
who hal not observed the Official Instructions
in regard to ralment. OF course everybody
was not only on time, but ahead OF time-eveEy-
body except the Pope. who did not appear unt1
after n. In the meantime a number OF women
tainted and were carried out. There were
no seats. except chairs for privileged persons,
and the crowd made the place hot and op-
pressiye. The different sections were en-
closed by a stout board balustrade covered
with green cloth. At all the openings into the
enclosure were the picturesque Swiss guards,
in the pieba!d costume designed by Michael
Angelo when something was the matter with
him. A delegation Of carabinieri was also
present "a a reinforcement. The guards and
the carahin!eri took a deep interest in the
sailors. who returned the compliment.
After more than three-uuarters OF an hour
OF standing on one foot and then on the other
the small doors at the entrance TO the Sistine
were opened and then the great doors were
thrown wide and he Pope was carried in sur
rounded by his suite. He was looking we'll
An American ply sician. who regarded him
with a critical. professional eye. said that tho
Holy Father was looking better by far than
he had expected to find him. The Pope has
long boom remarkable for the waxen color Of
his face. but Yesterday this was not noticeable.
He did NOT seem bloodles.. button the contrary,
had n GOOD color, and later, W o. he chanted q
mart % the service. his voice was remark ably
clear and strong
The Pops's chair was carried bv four men
In scarlet knee breaches and coats the latter
of an eoclesiastical cut buttoning snngly TO the
neck. on either side and in front and behind
walked Swiss guards There were in addition.
quite a retinue OF priests of various degrees
and in varied costumes. SO that the PROCESSION.
dominated as it WAS bv the figure of the Pope
in his white robes. was exceedingly interesting
rs well az beautiful. As the chair was carried
into the chapel tn, people burs, into r,ras,
acclaiming the pope rs king waving their
handkorchiefs and crying aloud MANY OF
the women looked up at him with faces streams
ing with tears while they murmured inco-
herent PRAYERS. apparently not knowing what
they were saving or doing, The Popo bent
10 right and left. blessing with hs unified
fingers. the crowd hat knelt and acclaimed him.
Then the enthusiasm mounted also To tina
heads Of the Dixie boys They did not shed
,,srs nor faint because they are MT built TINT
WAY And they did not cry rir, 4, Pane yo,y
because thev didn't know how 10 saw it-evon
~ they wanted 10. But one Of Thorn c,Ilsd
for three cheers and light there in the Slstins
Chanel below the frescoes OF Michael Angelo
there went up a mighty
Hin hin. hooravl hoorav, hoora-,-vi"
Hin. hin. hooray, hooray, hoora-s-v'- and
then
"Ti-gcr-r-r,"
The attendants In red did not drop the Pone
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