The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
TOOK TWO BALLOTS
But CARDINALS DID NOT AGREE
UPON A POPE.
GREAT CROWDS ExPECTANT
BUT THEY WAITED IN VAIN FOR
AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

dhce as Inat OF PreSIuentlNl
Election News Places.
Rome, Aug. 2.-No successor to Leo
XIII has yet been chosen. From the
smoke, which issued from the little
chimney on the Sistine chapel to-
night, a vast multitude gathered
around st. Peters learned that the
second day of the conclave had been
fruitless.
The conclusion is drawn that the
strength of the leading candidate re-
mains unbroken, and that no COM
promise candidate has yet appeared
And there is no indication of how
long this condition of affairs will con-
tinue. The prolongation of the con-
test has aroused tremendous public in
terest, if indeed it cannot be called
excitement. Every trace of that
apathy which followed the death of
the late Pope has vanished, and in
stead there now exists a burning in
terest in everything pertaining to the
election of his successor.
Tonight this eliminated in the APP
pearance of a great crowd, which
packed the great square of st. Peters
and presented a spectacle seldom seen
even in the sight of so many historic
ceremonies. Princes, princesses, arch
bishops, bishops. monsignors, priests,
well-to-do business people-in short
people from every walk in life, from
that of nobleman to street beggar, talk
of nothing but la sfumata (the smoke
from the burning ballots. Both this
morning and this evening this was
the lodestone which drew tens of thous-
ands to the square of st. Peters.
Crowds About st. Peters.
The scene at st. Peters tonight was
by far the most impressive that has
occurred in Rome since the late Pope
became ill. After the fruitless morn
ing ballot, a belief spread that new
Pontiff would surely be elected this
evening. All, roads during the after
noon. therefore, led to the Vatican.
The streets converging into St. Peters
became black with the thousands.
From the barracks came large rein
forcements of troops, who marched
across, the piazza- and--lined up at the
foot of the steps of the Basilica, leav-
ing only small spaces between the
companies in order to prevent sudden
rush to get inside st. Peters to wit
ness the new Pope give his blessing
to the Catholic world.
A strong force of cavalry was pick
eted near by in case of riot, and over
1000 soldiers were posted in the square.
From the steps of the Basilica. which
were black with those standing or
sitting, across to the opposite side OF
the square there stretched, as far as
COZ IIndIIIofinp
of humanity, with every face riveted
on the Sistine chapel. waiting for the
smoke of the ballots.
Stretching away for over a quarter
of a mile. a distance from which 1t
would have been absolutely impossible
to see the smoke, were other thousands
waiting to know the result.
The rays of the setting sun, glanc-
ing from the dome of st. Peters, lit
up the housetops at the opposite end
of the square, and these also were
crowded with anxious watchers.
Multitude Was Expectant.
When the hour of six struck tremor
of expectancy ran through the multi
tude, because, according to yesterdays
programme. the burning of the ballots
or the announcement of an election
would come within few minutes.
The crowd might almost have been
one in some American city, Awaiting
the result of presidential election, but
with this striking difference-no soli-
tary sign had come as to how the
vote had been going at the polls. 1t
was not until $40 o'clock that a sharp
cry rose, "Ecco, ecco."
Instantly the cry was taken up by
$4,000 throats, and the immense piazza
fairly roared with "Ecco, ecco la STU
mata." Then silence fell like a spell,
while the thousands watched from the
tin smokesrack of the Sistine Chapel
tiny stream of light gray smoke curl
lazily downward. With no wind to
carry it away, the smoke hung heavily
in the hot air, and then gradually dis
appeared.
Thought 1t Meant an Election.
For a moment the crowd believed
that the signal meant an election. for
there is a tradition that the cardinals
are allowed to send up a little smoke
as a notification of an election, and
much smoke in the case of a disagree
ment. Any such hopes, however, were
almost Immediately dissipated. when a
cloud of very thick smoke emerged and
continued for five minutes.
With many ejacula tions of disap-
pointment the populace watched the
last trace of the ballots disappear and
then dispersed.
The signal, showing that the morn
ing ballot had been fruitless, was seen
ut IL 20 o'clock in the morning by many
thousands also.
During the day Austrian and French
ambassadors called at the Vatican and
were received by Prince Chigi marshal
of the conclave. Cardinals Cretoni and
Vaszary continue to receive their meals
from the outside. The other cardinals
who are indisposed are reported to be
slightly better.
Looked for Contra band.
There are thousands of rumors and
unverified statements afoat as to what
happened in the conclave to-day, but
the only thing which seems to be re-
iiably known is that the entire Sacred
College assisted at mass, which was
conducted by Father Palmieri, their
confessor, and that the Veni Creator
was sung.
A great quantity of provisions was
sent in to the conclave to-day, through
the wicket gate. Forty Of the 300
chickens sent in were cut open TO see
that they did not contain contraband
matter.
Letters and kilograms for the car
dinals were sent In to the Gamer
lingo, who does as he thinks best about
delivering them. Some OF the Catho-
lie newspapers also were sent IN, but
no non-clerical papers.
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