Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-01
Two of the Cardinals Too HI to 4<s
 Join the Others
BOX TAKEN TO THEM FOR VOTE

First It Was Locked and the Key
 Placed on the Altar By Cardinal
 Oreglia- -Ba1Ioting To-Day With
 out Result Curious Crowd Outside
 Watched Smoke Ascending From
 the Burning Ballots.
 Rome, August 1.-The car dinals all awoke at an early hour this morning, to the ringing of loud bell, to recall the solemn business before } them. Mass was said in the Pauline chapel by Cardinal oreglia, the Gamer lengo, who afterwards administered communion to each cardinal. The scene was really most majestic, when the members of the sacred college, as humble communicants, advanced to receive the communion from the hands of the camerlengo, who gave subse- quently a short address on the solemn nature of the occasion. After this ; each cardinal celebrated another mass, either at an altar in the Sala Ducale or in his own rooms at a movable altar prepared for the purpose. Breakfast, . consisting of a cup of coffee and rolls, followed. This was taken privately. by the cardinals in their cells.
 Then the great business of the day was at hand. At 10 o'clock. all the car dinals assembled in the Sistine chapel @or the first ballot.
 Many were the grumblings at the uncomfortable beds, the heat, the odors and other discomforts endured, one cardinal declaring he had not slept wink because of the mosquitoes
 The chapel presented picture of much animation and beauty. Violet was the leading note of color. Six candles on the altar gave a peculiar light, in conjunction with the daylight streaming through the windows and gleaming on the empty throne, soon to be filled. and on the long line of seats, with their baldachinos (eanopies) oc- cupied by the cardinals intent upon the business in hand.
 Everything in the Catholic church is symbolic. Even the baldachinos which are now raised over the cardinals chairs in the Sistine chapel are sigS that each member of the sacred college has a personal part in the sovereignty, of the vacant apostolic see, but when a pope is elected they are removed, the new pontfff alone remaining with this symbol of power.
 The cardinals went to the Sistine chapel accompanied by their conclav- ists carrying portfolios and papers Then Cardinal Oreglia was seated, all the others following his example; prayers were offered, after which Monsignor Cagiano, the governor of the conclave, called "exit omnes;" this announcing to the conclavists and pre- lates that they must retire and leave the cardinals alone. The voting pa- pers used by their eminnences are somewhat different from those of 1878. being a little longer and narrower, but the printed inscriptions are the same, the blank spaces being filed in, at the moment. of voting, with the name of the voter at the top and that of the cardinal voted for in the center and a Latin quotation at the bolton. Some of the cardinals did not know how to fold their paper, which caused consid- eraible confusion. Cardinal OregIia the cameTdengo, demon nstrated the fold ing Of a ballot to those near him, and they in turn showed others how it must be folded. Each ballot was sealed with no distinguishing mark The next ballot will proceed much more smoothly and quickly, as the car ddnats will have learned the procedure
 Each cardinal, in turn, holding his ballot between his first finger and thumb so that every one present could see it, advanced slowly to the altar. where a large chalice was standing knelt and prayed briefly for guidance, and then, rising, took the following oath:
 'F call God to witness, He who shall judge me, that elect him who I think should be elected according to God. This l promise to do also in the access sit yote'
 50 saying the cardinal dropped his ballot in the chalice, bowed before the altar and returned to his place. The balloting took a very long time. as many of the cardinals, owing to their advanced age and illness. moved slowly and were obliged to have the assistance of their colleagues.
 After the balloting was finished the chalice was covered, well shaken, and rne ballots were publicly counted.
 Then passing them into a receptacle placed on the table in the center of the chapel the two cardinal scrutiniz- CTS opeSed the first ballot and then passed H to a third cardinal who read 1t out in loud voice. and the other cardinals noted the votes on a print ed list of names with which each was < provided
 As no cardinal received the pre- scribed two-thirds of the votes a s11p- plementary ballot was taken, with no better result. Consequently, at Ii 20 a. m., all the ballots were burned. the smoke being seen from the left side of the piazza of St Peter's, where a few curious people. mostly newspaper men, had gathered to record this mute message
 It was said on good authority that Cardinals Herrero and Langenieux 2 5sr1r. sFrrY1