Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-05

ton and 60 touched by che un.ool5cd
fer confidence repoeed in h.ra cAat M
could no longer control Ais fccl:ngJ,
ard, to tho ourprisc Of all, 10 broke
Gown, declaring that 1sca rcspon-ibi.t,
~ aLd foacr were not for rim End
that he mutt re~LGc II If oIcre0. Tear,
r9-ed doV7a Sli1 ehoeizc, and n s4emed
airrl In his detcrn .nauon to rof tl2 III,
di8n+J. We wac % pel1Lkly si1,cr,
that CONFORMATION .airrld ~ tic con-
cia"c and tho cc-E tI'o fp~Lt !Lo whole
evening AID "a { no he Light n con-
viacing h;n sia: us 1lcc,.1n v-a7 the
will OF rrsrit1c-==.: 1ld TIA. Ii mast
accept. );
Several times h, almost fa.n..l and
had to be rcvtvcd by til u3o OF GALS.
He secmcd happy, bit boea down
even after all the other c-Ld.63 teJ had
retired, and Oh the final ballot he look
ed statue OF resignation. Cardinal
Casetta, al scrutineer was reading out
the vote. When forty-two vote1 had
been recorded for the patriarch Of
Venice the scrutineer arose, lifted his
red zucchetto, saying, "Habemus pom
tificem." But from many sides cardinals
cries out, "Cont.nuev' AS the vote ap-
prolGhed fifty, however, the cardintls,
as Of one accord, surrounded the new
pontiff and, according to tradition, de-
manded to know If he would accept the
pontificate. Cardinal Sarto's lips trem-
bled so that he could hardly articulate.
but after a visible effort he said, IF
this cup cannot pass from me- There
ne paused, but the cardinals around
him insisted that it was necessary for
him to answer Eyes or mo" There
upon he replied firmly, II accept"
Cardinal Gibbons said that the cleo
ton Of Cardinal Sarto had produced
the best impression in the entire sacred
college, being man Of such piety, tact
and culture that he was best fitted to
be the head of the church at the pres
emf time. Cardinal Gibbons hopes that
the coronation Of Plus X. will occur
soon in order that the foreign cardi-
nails may be able to assist.
Soon after the conclave dissolved one
of the cardinals said:
I'VE really were very, very well
treated, and feel better than when
went into the conclave. The perfect
rest was really treat. We had good
food, and the arrangements for look
ing after so many people could not
have been better. After mass every
morning we entered the Sistine chapel
and transacted our business. can
quite understand that those outside
grew IMPATIENT, but / scarcely think
we could have been expected to decide
SO weighty a matter by such lengthy
method Of procedure within shorter
time. No doubt the appearance of the
smoke was irritating to those who
looked for speedy conclusion, al
though personally I am surprised to
know that the smoke was seen at all.
Looking into the little stove in the Sis
tine chapel and seeing the diminutive
heap which the ballots made one could
scarcely think that they would form
when burned cloud as big as mans
hand. Today of course there was no
smoke. as all the ballots were sealed for
preservation. After each morning ses-
sion we had dinner. In the afternoon
most of us killed time by reading in
our rooms. I varied my literature with
Several American periodicals and
learned treatises on the conclave, all of
which latter disagreed and invariably
put me to sleep with a headache.
Through chink in the boards which
were placed over the window in my
cell could see the crowd in the piazza
of st. Peters. They indeed formed
wonderful sight.
81 am told he is devoted to Venice
and has frequently said that he could
never be happy elsewhere. Poor man!
Unless things change far more than we
expect Plus x. will never see his be-
loved Venice again unless, perhaps, aft
er his body lies beside that Of Leo
Kill, his spirit may be able to revisit
the place where he spent so many hap
by years"