Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-03
NO POPE YET NAMED
Thousands at st. Peters Wait
For tAe Decision.
TREMENDOUS INTEREST IS EVINCED
Princes, Princesses and ArchbishOpss
In Short, All Rome Talks of Moth
ing but LA Sfumata, the Smoke
of the Burning Ballots.

of the Burning Ballots.
ROME, Aug. 3.-No successor to Leo
XIII. has yet been chosen. From the
smoke which issued from the little
chimney on the Sistine chapel a vast
multitude gathered around st. Peters
learned that the second day of the con-
clave had been fruitless. The conclu-
sion is drawn that the strength of the
leading candidate remains unbroken
and that no compromise candidate has
yet appeared. And there is no indica-
ton Of how long this condition Of af-
fairs will continue. The prolongation
Of the contest has aroused tremendous
public interest, If indeed 1t cannot be
called excitement.
Every trace of that apathy which
followed the death of the late pope has
vanished, and instead there now exists
a burning interest in everything per-
tanning to the election of his successor.
This has eliminated in the appearance
of a great crowd which packed the
great square of St Peters and present
ed spectacle seldom seen even at the
site of so many historic ceremonies.
The impenetrable seclusion which
shrouds those engaged in determining
who shall be at the head Of the Catho-
lie church heightens the feverish curl
osity of those who await their decision.
Princes princesses, archbishops, bish-
ops, monsignors, priests, we'll to do
business people-in short, people from
every walk in life from that OF noble
man to street beggar-talk Of nothing
but la sfumata the smoke from the
burning ballots). This is the load
stone which is drawing tens Of thou
sands to the square of ST. Peters.
There for hours, with strained eyes and
craned necks, they wait In the hope of
seeing a tiny little stream of smoke so
insignificant that it is almost fnpos
sible to realize that great issue Is
involved In its feeting appearance.
The scene at st. Peters is, by far the
most impressive that has occurred in
Rome since the late pope became iii.
All roads, therefore, lead to the Vati-
can. Carriages and vehicles Of every
description rattle into the piazza of ST.
Peters. The streets eonverging into
st. Peters became black with the thou
sands who entered the square with the
ceaseless regularity Of an incoming
tide. From the barracks came large re-.
endorsements Of troops, who marched
across the piazza and lined up at the
foot of the steps of the basilfca, leav-
ing only small spaces between the COM
panies in order to prevent sudden
rush to get inside st. Peters to witness
the new pope give his blessing to the
Catholic world.
A strong force of cavalry was picket
ed near by in case Of riot, and over
1000 soldiers were posted in the square.
But the troops make only an insignih-
cant, thin, blue line compared with the
vast multitude around them. tits es-
timated that $4,000 people occupy the
vast amphitheater. From the steps Of
the basilica, which are black with
those standing or sitting, across to the
opposite side Of the square there
stretched far as the eye could see an
undulating sea of humanity, with every
| face riyeted on the Sistine chapel, wait
ing for the smoke of the ballots. Al
| most encircling this great audience
rose the stately pillars OF the colon
made, beneath which many rested and
waited.
| AS the hand of the clock on st. Pc
ter's approached the half hour rumor
that a selection had been made devel-
oped in the minds of many into GER
tainty and each one momentarily ex-
| pected some favored cardinal to be an
nounced as the new pontiff. The crowd
might almost have been one in some
American city awaiting the result OF g
presidential election, but with this
striking difference no solitary sign
had come as to how the vote had been
going at the polls. Another quarter Of
an hour passed. and the anxiety grew
more intense. Not breath Of air re-
lieved the sultry heat of the evening,
4 and scarcely sound came from the
vast multitude. Hundreds gathered be-
low the window from which the new
pontif is to bestow his FIRST blessing.
Suddenly sharp cry arose. tsEecoi
Eccow Instantly the cry was taken up
by $4,000 threats and grew and grew
until the immense piazza fairly reared
with "Ecco! Ecco! La sfumatav' Then
silence fell like spell, while the thou
sands watched from the tin smoke
stack of the Sistine chapel a tiny
stream of light gray smoke curl Iazily
upward. =
A great mass of provisions was intro
duced into the conclave through the
wicket gate. Three hundred chickens
went in, together with 800 freshly laid
eggs, a quantity of ice, many hters of
milk, which is assumed to mean ice
cream; baskets, salads, crates of fruit
etc. All this enormous quantity of
provisions was thoroughly examined
before being allowed to pass through
! the wicket
To member of the noble guard who
wished him success Cardinal Gottt
merely replied, |'Thank you, but shall
not be made pope"
Several attempts to establish com
4 muntcation with the conclave have
been discovered in time, and there have
4 hR0n some s1JSY1ipipT.S HoF,tS IN