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On the altar. which was dressed in
white, stood the famous silver gilt can
dlesticks and magnificent cruciix. All
the available standing space within the
cathedral was divided into sections by
wooden barriers which, to a certain ex-
tent, kept the vast crowd in order.
Day Begins With Fog.
In the early hours after sunrise a
thick fog. hung over Rome, and one
bank of the Tiber could not be seen
from the other, while from the ST. An
gelo bridge one seemed to look into a
fathomless abyss instead of into the
river. The effect was especially mag
nificent on entering the piazza of ST.
Peters. At times Michael Angeles
great dome disappeared completely
from view, while at others it appeared
through the flowing golden mist. AS
the morning wore on the fog dispersed
and the sun shown with all its south
ern intensity until it became unbear-
ably hot, and the stones, columns and
statues seemed to radiate the heat on
the thousands waiting to enter the
church. At a. m. the ringing of bells
announced the imminent opening of the
doors and commotion at once began
among the crowd. But ten minutes
had to elapse before the doors were
opened and each seemed a century to
the waiting crowd which for hours al
ready had been standing before the
closed portals. The police and Italian
soldiers had a difficult task to maintain
order as the crushing and fatigue had
begun to tell on the patience of the
people.
it Was a Human Torrent.
When the doors were opened the in
rush was terrific; many who started
from the bottom of the steps outside
were lifted off their feet and carried
into the cathedral 1t was a great hui
man torrent let loose, thousands of
people rushing and squeezing amid
screams, protests; gesticulations and
cries for help. But once in the whirl-
pool, there was no escape and the COM
pactness of the crowd proved to be the
safety of those caught in it. Many
women tainted, and even men were
overcome by the heat, but no serious
accidents were reported. Fortunately,
there were very few children present
After their entrance the people had fur
Their long hours of waiting, and it is
computed that the majority were on
their feet altogether ten hours, five be-;
fore the ceremony and another five
hours while it lasted.
Those who had received special in
yitations, including the high ecclesias-
tics, who were not participating in the
procession, the diplomats and the Ro
man ariStocracy, had a reserved en-
trance through the sacristy of st. Pet
er's. Prince Massimo arrived accom-
panied by his daughter lin law Princess
Beatrice, the daughter of Don Carlos,
and they were given prominent seats.
Duke Rober of Parma was the only
other member of royal family to at
tend. Among the aristocracy there was
great mixture of those Roman mobiles
who remain faithful to the papacy and
those adhering to the quirinal. Sir
Thomas Esmonde, representing the
Irish parliamentary party, was received
by two Knights of the Cape and Sword
one, F. McNutt, an American, and con-
Quoted to the diplomatic Enclosure.
Activity in the Vatican.
Inside the Vatican palace there was
no less movement and hustle as the
papal procession, composed of about
500 persons, all of whom had gathered
early in the apostolic palace, was
formed The pope seemed to be the
only tranquil one among them all. He
rose unusually early and took stroll
in the Vatican garden. Then he al
lowed himself to be dressed by the
cardinals. He evinced no nervousness,
and even said jokingly to the master
of ceremonies, who the other day sug-
gested that he should use the plural
form in speaking of himself: 1--WE feel
very well this morning, but we may be
different on returning from our coro-
nation"
Just before entering the sedia ges-
tatoria he asked for his spectacles,
and when the master of ceremonies
discreetly limited that his holiness
would look better without them, he
said: Il have no desire to appear what
I am not" and he, in fact, wore them
during the entire ceremony
The procession was a long time in
getting under way, but afterward as 1t
moved through the magnificent halls
and corridors of the Vatican it re-
called former days when all was color
and picturesqueness within the palace
Pope Is Central Figure.
The central figure in the long cor
tege was Plus x, borne in the sedia
gestatoria. His heavy white robes and
the red and gold inter were worn with
| out an effort making a vivid contrast
| to those memorable occasions on which
Pope Leo XIII. wore them, for Lee
seemed always unable to support their
weight. Over the pontiff's head a can
! opy was held by eight men, while the
| historic ostrich feather fans with pea
| cock tips gave touch of barbarie
| splendor to Western eyes.
Surrounding Pope Plus were the no.
| BILE guard in neW-red uniforms ano
| cleaning helmets and carrying drawn
swords, while in front marched the car
dinals, a gorgeous bit of color with
many handsome faces among them
| the cardinal bishops in their capes, the
/ cardinal priests wearing chausables
| and the cardinal deacons in their del
MATES. Another figure which evoked
murmurs of admiration and craning OF
necks was the chaplain in his Grim
son cope, proudly bearing the cushion
on which reposed the famous triple
crown so soon to rest on the head OF
Plus. He was accompanied by the
! pontif1cial jeweler and by a specia
guard composed of Swiss, and was fol
lowed by the choir of the Sistine
chapel, which sang as it went along.
Pope Prays Privately.
Before leaving the Vatican the pope
went to the Sistine chapel to worship
| before the sacrament exposed therein
thence passing through the Sala Regis
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