The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-19
Anniversary Service $
 Interrupted. PEOPLE THROWN INTO PANIC Make Mad Rush for Doors of
 Sacred Edifice.
Explosive, Which was Placed Nsae TUmb of Pope Cfenmems xux Ha crudeIy Prepared and Does
 Small Damage.

Rome. Nov. ls.--A bomb was sxnIoa- ed in Set Peters today. he edlfioa was crowded. and an indssersbabie scene of confusion followed. rhare were no fatalities.
 As soon as the echoes of the tro. mendous roar had ceased. a canon sought, by reassurins words. to quiet the people. but In vain They fled in all directions, and number os wan- en fainted. Women and children screamed and men tried to protect their families in the crush. The church Is so large. however. there was ample room for the crowd to scatter, and uo one was injured. No trace of the par- petrator of the deed has been found.
 Since Saint Anaeletus. who was or dained by Peter himself .srsnssd an oratoFy in 90 A. D.. on the site of tho peasant basilioa to mark the spot where the remains of St. Peter are buried. no such dastardly occurrence is notad fn the annals of the church.
 Three days services of prayer win De celebrated in all the churches in ex- piation of this offense to religion. This bomb explosion makes the third ans aFchist outrage in Italy In four days. the other two being the murder of Professor Rossi, In Naples yesaerdav. and the explosion of a bomb in front sf the Cafe Aragno In this city Nos vember 14.
 The attempt of today has cauaaa deep seated and universal horror and indignation on account of the locality selected by the miscreants, and the re- sentiment of the people 10 vers great. St Peter s tlsH gssats8f baailfca fn EhristendoHa. It took three hundred and fifty yeara in the building. end stands today result of efforts of for ty-three popes and the genius ok Michael Angelo, Bramante and Ra- phael.
 The commission of such an outrage in such Ia place has called forth an limited condemnation, and is charac- terized as proving that the perpetrators of the crime were aotuated by feel- ings worse than those which moved the Yandals and the Saracens
 Today was the anniversary of the
  and it was beautifully decorated for the occasion. Holy relics were expos ed, and largo number Of the faithful attended the services Cardinal Ram pOlla, formerly papal secretary of state. was among those present He took part In the service in the choir chapel
 The last mass had just been c0n- cluded when the explosion occurred and only one canons who had not quite finished. remained at the altar of st. Petronila. This altar 10 ct the end of the right aisle, and 1t was near here that the bomb had been placed.
 Roar Like Thunder Clnp.
 As the canon turned 70 lless the Communicants, there was trernen- dous roar which echoed through the lofty arches of tine immense dome like a thunder clap. At the same time. a dense smoke spread throughout this portion of the basilica, and a strong odor of gunpowder filled the air. Con fusion and panic at once seized the to stem the tide of fear. He shouted out Do not be afraid 1t is nothing, merely the monday gun"
 His words, however, had little ek- feet They were refuted by the smoke and the pungent smell of powder, and the people continued their headlong flight Chairs were overthrown. mak-
  and women hed. stumbling in all directions. Screams of children and cries of terror were heard on ali sides. and for a few minutes it seemed ae If nothing could prevent grave dis aster.
 The vast size of the church. how ever. gave room for the crowd to scatter, and at the end of few mo- ments the people were surging to- wSLrd the doors. excited and nervous but orderly. As soon as the smoke cleared away, nasty examination showed that nobody had been hurt .n the crush, and no one had been wound ed by the explosion. Calm was grad ualiy restored and people returned 70 view the extent of the damage
 Clement XIII. Tomb UnhuRt.
 It was discovered that the bomb had been placed under a seafgolding winch had been erected to- facilitate repairs 70 the roof exactly over the celebrated tomb of Clement XIII, by Canova, which consists of a figure of the Pope and two Hons, and which was the most remarkable piece of sculpture in the basillca. This tomb ranks among the finest efforts of modern sculpture, and by It's execution Chnova estab- lished Its reputation.
 When the first gendarmes reached the spot the scanolding was found to be smouldering. but this fire was easily extinguished. The tomb was found to be absolutely uniniured, and even the pavement shows scarcely any signs of explosion.
 An examination of the remains of thu bomb led to the supposition that un- less 1t was crudely prepared on pur- pose to mislead. that 1t was manufac- tured in the country and brought into Rome. It is believed the bomb had fVH 1sy fr bI nal to gain the plaza before the ex- ploslon. It has been impossible to trace him, and no one has any recol- lection of seeing a man who by his movements might have aroused suspl, cion.
 The Pope was engaged in his regu- lar noon hour devotions when the bomb went off. HQ heard @ muffled sound which surprised, but did not alarm him Mnnalannr hflaeiatalIi .ner.