The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-19

was the answer. "A bomb has explod
ed in he basilica. but fortunately.
there are no deaths to depiore, and no
one has been wounded
The pontiff asked anxiously if the
church had been damaged. Upon being
treasured, he fell upon his knees, say
ing he must implore mercy for the mis-
guided perpetrator of the deed.
Soon after this announcement was
made to him the pope went to the
throne room, where he admitted to pri-
vate audience Monsignor Kennedy. rec
tor of the American college, who pre-
sented to his holiness Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis ]. McClOSkey of Philadelphia and
Mr.. Paul S. King of New York. who
noticed that the pope was pale and la
bored under some emotion. After this
reception the pope proceeded to the
hall of the cOnsiStOry, where he received
about 200 persons. including twenty
11ve students of South American col
leSe, to whom he delivered a short
address. None of the persons knew
anything about the explosion.
Signor Massimini, Italian minister of
finance, was eating lunch at the Cafe
Aragno when he heard the news. He
Immediately took a cab and drove TO
st. Peters, where he met a number OF
the papal authorities. including Count
Camille Pecci. a nephew of Leo XIII,
and commandant of the Palatine guard.
The explosion produced no alarm out
side the basiica, the sound being taken
by every one for the MONDAY gun. but by
afternoon the news was known all over
the city and a stream of people went
through the church to view the result of
the explosion.
Nervousness in Rome.
There is certain nervousness in the
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events. This was exemDlified' this after
noon when the explosion of firecracker
IN the new tunnel. above which stands
the Quirinal. caused considerable excite
ment and alarm, people fearing another
Domb outrage. 1t was soon discovered.
however that the cracker had been set
off by boy as joke.
Every piece of the bomb that
could be found was gathered I'D by the
police ana carefully examined. The bomb
evidently consisted of a large tin box !
bound tightly together with wire of two
sizes. 1t must have contained more than
TWO pounds of gun9owdeT and three
pounds of nails. The nails were of three
sizes. some seven inches long and so
thrw them only short distance The
nails were enveloped in newspapers dated
Nov. 16 and Il. proving that the bomb
was prepared either yesterday or today
Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal sec
rotary of state, was in the Borgia apart-
ment busily at. work with his private
secretary at noon, and did not hear the
explosion.
Intended for Plus.
The rumor having spread abroad thai
the pope intended TO visit St Peters TO-
day TO pray before the tomb where the
outrage was committed. drew an excep-
uonaliy large crowd to the basilica. This
rumOr was unfOunded. for only Cardinal
Rampolla entered with the procession.
A three days service of PRAYER will he
celebrated IN ali the churches in expiration
of this offense to religion. This bomb
explosion makes the third anarchist ont
rage in Italy in four days, the other two
being the murder of Professor Rossi in
Naples yesterday. and the explosion of
bomb in front OF the Cafe A-acno in
this city on Nov. Il.
Universal Horror.
The attempt Of today has caused deep
seated and universal horror and indigna-
tlOn, on account of the locality selected
by the miscreants, and the resentment of
the people is very great.
ST. Peters is the greatest basilica in
ChrlStendOm- 1t took 80 years in the
building and stands today a result of the
efforts OF torty-three pOpes and the ge-
MUS of Michael Angelo. BTamante and
Raphael The commission of such an out
rage in such a place mas called forth nm
limited condemnation and is character
lied as proving that the perpetrators of
the crime were actuated by feelings
worse than those which moved the Van
dals and the SaFacens.
The theory Is held that this attempt
was not directed against the Dapacy. but
rather challenge to society in general
by attacking religion. the most sacred
institution of the people