Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-07
THE POPE CELEBRATES.
Magnificent Ceremonial at St. Pc
ter's in Honor of His Coronation
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
ONE THOUSAND AMERICANS PRESENT.
siOns of LOyalty-Stands the Ordeal
Well and Declares 1t Did Him Good
Vast AssemblaEe In Deeply Inn
pressed.

Rome, March 4-From sunrise Tues
day all Rome was on the. alert and
showing most unusual animation and
| interest in the cele bra ton of the twen-
ty-ffth anniversary of the coronation
of Pope Leo XIII. This movement was
especially noticeable at the large ho-
tells, which were illumina ted as though
for a ball.
| The immense crowds which gathered
before the first Gordon of troops were
Impatient as they stood dripping I'M
der the persistent rain. When, finally,
! the doors of St. Peters were opened
an almost indescribable struggle oc-
Cured.
A period of comparative calm sue
ceeded this great rush and the atten-
ton of the people was attracted to the
gilded throne near the high altar and
to the immense pillars of the basilica,
hung with red silken draperies.
After an hour of very fatiguing wait
ing majestic procession began to ap-
pear. 1t was composed of the great
dlgnitaries of the church, the As car
dinals present, gorgeous in their red
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characteristic and picturesque group.
Bells Announce Approach of Pope.
At II o'clock precisely the great bell
of st. Peters rang out signal, which
was followed by the changing of the
bells of about 500 churches in Rome as
they sounded the announcement that
the pontif was on his way to the
! hoc ho 70 of ~ ~
seemed to pause for a moment, hats
were raised and the sign of the cross
was made. Shortly afterwards, inside
St. Peters, silver trumpets blared out
their message and the pontiff appeared.
The people held their breath for
moment and then all the pent-up en-
, thusiasm burst forth in a tremendous
roar of welcome.
| Appearance of the Pope.
! From his elevation on the new sedia
gestato ria. carried by - men in cos
tunes of! red brocade, thanked by the
famous flabeli spreading feath
fans) and surmounted by white and
gold canopy. the pope appeared to be
more than human being. He seemed
to be white spirit, this impression be-
ing added to by the pontiff's white
robes and white mitre, delicate fea-
lures, face white as alabaster and his
thin hand moving slowly in benedic-
ton.
AS the sweet toned, we'll trained
| voices of the Sistine choir sang ''Tu es
Petrus," thousands of voices shouted
Long live Pope Leo" handkerchiefs
fluttered in the air, the banners of the
various societies represented were
waved, and many of those present,
overcome with emotion. sobbed loudly
while others tainted from excess of
feeling or fatigue.
Meanwhile the pope proceeded slow
~ on what seemed carpet of heads,
absorbing the entire attention of the
vast throng.
| Celebration OF Mass.
| When the pope arrived at the throne
the ceremony proceeded rapidly
Leaving the sedia gestatoria, the pom
tiff knelt and prayed, and then rose
without assistance, donned the falda
and the new triple crown, and the cele-
; bration of the mass began.
At the moment of the elevat ton of
the Host profound silence fell on the
assemblage, the guards presented
arms. the people knelt, where it was
possible for them to do so. and from
the cupola came the clear, thin sounds
of silver trumpets, giving the idea of
heavenly music.
Touched by Evidence of Loyalty.
The pope then administered the
papal benediction and retired to a
room for restoratives, prepared on
purpose every time he goes to St. Pc
ter's. There, addressing DR.. Lapponi,
his private physician, the pontiff said:
"You see, that after all your warn
ings, the ceremony did me good. What
touching loyalty"
| One Thousand Americans Present.
| It was calculated that there Hwere
about $4,000 people present. There
were about 1000 Americans in the
tribunes and the body of the church.
The transatlantic visitors present in
cluded Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the
American college at Rome, with IS
American students; Mgr. Seton, of St.
Joseph's church, Jersey City; Mgr.
O'Connen, the new rector of the Cath
Ole university at Washington; Mgr.
Farrelly, of Nashville, Tenn; Very
Rev. John A. Zahn, provincial of the
Congregation of the Holy Cross, of
Fort Wayne, Ind; Very Rev Plus Ru-
dolf Mayer, general of the Carmelite
| order; Rev. William Kieran, rector of
St. Patrick's church, Philadelphia; Mr..
| McLant and family, of Lancaster, Pa. !;
Miss Troth, Mrs. Mel aughlin and Miss
Holmes. of Philadel pha; Gen. and, Mrs.
! Clous, Col. and Mrs. Tillman, of West
! Point; Charles Bristed Astor, Of New
York, and Prof. Toy, of Harvard: 7z
BOY Injured While Ice Boating.
Detroit, Mich, March IA Free
Press special from Musl<egon says:
Frank McNutt, aged Il wasprobably IA.
! tally injured while Ice -boatin on Mus.
kegon lake Sunday in = heaSy.gsle.
His boat became unmanageable-a and
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