Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
New POPE GOES in
Plus Tenth Now Wears tie Famous
Triple lara
THOUSANDS WITNESS CEREMONIES
riu!tituces Stood For Ten Hours on
Their Feet to Get Glimpse of tile
New Pontff

| lHc coronation or POPE PluS y IOOk
place in the hasilica C: st. Peters. in
The presence OF the princes and high
Gignitarios OF the Church. diplomats
ana Roman mobiles. and with all the
5oicmnity ana sD.cndoS associated with
this. tho most magnificent rite in the
Roman Catholic Church. A. Cardinal
NaccAi. the deal of the cardinal dea-
cons. placed the triple crown on the
mead of the venerable Pontir.thc throng
OF 10000 persons eethered within the
cathedral hurst into unrcstrainod ac-
carnations. the choir into a hymn of
triumph ana the bells OF Rome rang
out a joyful peal
Ii is - years since the Romans and
Europe assisted ut such a function in
St Peters. The great basi!ira. pcpu-
larly supposed never to have been quite
full. was overlooking. bcwldcring
mixture of gold. red and silver was
| erected in front of each altar Contrary
To custom ON these ccremonious Ccca-
s!ons there were no galleries and the
| b2silica bore more Of its normal asnect.
| white. stood the famous silver Gilt can
! dicsti"ks and a magnificent crurifx. All
/ the available standing space within the
! cathedral was divided into sections by
! wooden b2" erS. which, to certain
] extent. kept the vast crowd in order
thick ioS ovcrhunS Roac in the
! carly hours. but tnc san cs.nc ont later
end il was Unbcarahlely hot. At t. a. m.
the ringing OF bells announced the i'm
minent opening of the church doors
| and CommOtioH ut once began among
inc crowd. But ten minutes had To
eiaDSC he.orc the doors opened aud
each seemed n century to tho waiting
crowd which for hours had been stand
M before the closed portals. The po-
! ice and Italian soldiers had Z GiificuIt
| task 10 maintain order. When tho
| CoorS were opened the rush in was ter
rifle. Many who started from the. bot
| tom OF the steps outside were lifted OFF
their feet and carried into the cathe-
dral. 1t was great human torrent
| let loose. The compactness of the
| crowd proved to be the safety OF those
| who were caught in it, Women faint
e' IN comparatively large numbers and
even men were overcome b. the heat.
but no serious accidents were reported.
fortunately. there were few children
| present. After their entrance the peo-
pie had further long hours OF waiting
and it IS computed that the majority
were on their feet together ten hours.
| hvc before the ceremony and another
five while it lasted
Those who had received special invi-
tations including the high eccleslastics
VINO were not participating in the pro-
ossion. the diplomats and the Roman
aristocracy. had reserved entrance
| - 70 sfr.A,
Prince Massino arrived accompanied by
his daughter-in-law, Princess Beatrice.
the daughter of Don Carlos. and they
were given prominent seats. Duka
Robert OF Parma was the only other
member OF the royal family to attend.
Among the ariStocracy there was "A
great mixture OF those Roman mobiles
who remain faithful to the papacy and
those adhcring to the Quirinal. Sir
homas Esmonde, representing the
IRISH parliamentary party. was re-
celYed by two Knights OF the Cape and
Sword, one +. McNutt, an American.
ana conducted to the diplomatic IN
! closure.
| After the preliminary ceremonies.
which were grand beyond description.
the triple tiara was carried before the
new Pope with apr opriate remarks in
latln. Cardinal Deacon Segna then
raised the Pontiffs mitre and Senior
Cardinal Deason Macchi p,ccci on the
venerable white head the triple crown.
Al this moment the church was filled
with the ringing of bells, the blowing
OF silver trumpets. the triumphant
strains of the choir and the acciama-
tons of the multitude. which no longer
could be repressed.
When comparative silence had been
! restored. Cardinal Macchi addressed
, the Pope in Latin as follows: Receive
the tiara ornamentcd with three
crowns. Remember thou art the father
of Princes and Kings. the rector OF the
world, the vicar On earth of our Sivior,
Jesus Christ, who is the honor and
glory of all centuries"
Amen! Amet;as again burst forth
| from the concourse. slSS.
Pope Plus was quite overcome and
had scarcely strength left to impart
the apostolic bcnediction. Cardinals
| Macchi and Sagna granted a plenary
| indulgence to all present and the pro-
| cossion then reformed and left the
basilica in the same form as it came
The Pope was visibly fatigued.
| Strong as the Pope is physically he
| supported the ordeal OF his coronation
| today perhaps with less fortitude Than
| did Leo XIII when he was crowned. al
| though the latter was merely a shadow
| OF a man. This evening when the Pom
| tiff received the Duke OF Parma he
said to him: Not counting the cleo
ton, today was the most tremendous
1 experience OF my life. l must find a
way to stop the noise in the Church.
! 1t is an offense against religion"