The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-12
POPE To ST. PETERS
First Time Since His Corona
ton Plus Is There.
SPECTACLE WAS GRAND
Arrivals of His Holiness An
nounced by Trumpets

Rome, April 11.-For the first time since
his coronation, August 9, 1893 the pope
went this morning to ST. Peters to say
mass in celebration of the thirteenth CEN
tennial of ST. Gregory the Great (who
died 6A a. d..
The immense bassilica of St Peters
was filed. more than 5000 persons being
present. The pope appeared in the Sedia
Gestatoria although the motion of his
chair, carried on the shoulders of bearers,
makes him i'll. on his express recommen-
dation the audience refrained from APP
plause or crying out, con.enting them
selves with the waving of handkerchiefs.
The inside of ST Petersburg offered as
usual a grand sight, which once seen is
never forgotten
There were only three tribunes. four
members of the aristocracy, diplomatic
corps. and royal families respectively.
There was also a special reserved place
for the popes family, which was occu-
pied by his three sisters
The Sstine choir, directed by Able Pc
rosi, who together with Maestro Rella
has been its organizer and instructor for
box near the bronze while grouped about
it were 1900 youth of practically every
nationality rank and color, belonging to
the ecclesiastical colleges at Rome. The
Benediotine monks who formed the choir
were also located here. The arrival OF
Pope Plus was heralded by bare of sill
yer trumpets Although the procession
was as gorgeous as ever the bright red
of the cardinal gowns, mingled with the
brown robes of the monks and the white
gowns of the choir the benignant figure
of the pope under the gorgeous canopy
the picturesque ostrich fans and the gilt
tering helmets of the guadrs, its reception
seemed cold after the frantic applause
permitted by Pope Leo. This, however,
heightened the effect of the choir, which
greeted him with music as he came in.
After a brief halt nthe chapel of the
sacrament the pope proceeded to the
throne The triple crown was placed on
his head by Cardinal Machi. Immediately
after the browning the pontif celebrated
mass to the accompaniment of the Grego-
rian chant. which echoed solemniy
throughout the vast Basilica.
America was represented j nthe papal
procession by the Most Rev. Robert Sc
ton. titular archbishop of HeliXopols'
formerly of Jersey City, N. j.; Mgr
Thomas F. Kennedy. rector of the college
at Rome; Very Rev j. p. Farreliy, for
merly of Nashville, Tenn, spiritual di-
rector Of the American college at Rome;
Mgr. J. A. Stafford and Father {. T.
Carroll of Newkirk, n. ].
The simple Gregorian chant, forming an
immense volume in voice with monody
produced remarkable effect in st. Pc
tiers which it is considered difficult to at
tain in small churches. The merit OF the
success goes to Able Perosia, the prime
mover in the introduction of the GRECO
rian chant. At noon the pope reehtered
his apartment, the procession being form
ed in the same manner as on entering
the church. There was no applause and
a lack of incident except that several
persons tainted especially women and
soldiers who had been in the piazza since
4 clock this morning.