The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
ROME IS READY TO
RECEIVE KNIGHTS
Pope Will Grant Pilgrims Spe-
ciaI Audience and Bestow
Special Benediction.
BY CLEMENT j. BARRETT.

CpGCldl SdDle 10 Inc
ROME. Aug. 6.-All is in readiness for
the reception of the pilgrimage OF che
knights OF Columbus due here next week.
II was just a year ago today that the
pope bestowed his blessing on the Amer
ican knights and it was hoped that the
pilgrimage would be here for this ami
yersary, but they are celebrating the
day OF the great explorer at Genoa. his
place Of birth, and will not arrive IN
Rome until next week. The pope will
grant the. pilgrims special audience
benediction. After leaving Rome the pill
grnls will visit Florence, Venice, Milan,
Pompeii. Capri Sorrento, Lucerne, the
Rigikulm- Munich, OberammerSau and
Paris. four days In London and two
weeks in Ireland The return sailing will
be at Queenstown on September Is.
Leaning Tower of Pisa.
In 1929 the leaning tower of Pisa was 4
meters, ass millimeters out OF verti-
the commission affirms that the tower
leans an additional 80 millimeters for
every meter OF its fifty-four meters In
altitude. The reasons given for this
base OF the tower has already been i'm
mersed in water, and that deep cistern
dug quite near seventy years ago Win
the Unsuccessful object of draining a
matters worse. The tower has already
been considerably weakened by earlier
excavation for basin for mensuration
purposes. Later. in 1884, the SeVerest
shock of an earthquake ever felt at Pisa
left the leaning tower some thirteen
| ccntimeters more out of the straight.
Another main source OF responsibility is
undoubtedly the oscillation from its mag
| nficent peal OF seven bells.
To Preserve This Wonder.
Cardinal Maffi, archbishop of Pisa, him
self an iIustrious mathematician, has
straightway offered TO cooperate with
! the Italian government in every possible
way for the preservation OF this fitth
among the seven wonders OF the world
| The cardinal has already given orders TO
suspend the ringing OF the TWO bisgest
bells called the Assumption and the
Crucified Christ which, though fixed on
| the non-inciined side OF the campanlie
weigh over 10000 pounds. AS for the
smaller bells, they are TO be forthwith
| beaten simply with the hammer. The
leaning tower OF Pisa was begun in 117O
| and took nearly couple OF centuries tc
complete, II is 179 feet high. and 6l feet
inches in diameter, Gyinorieai iiT nS ,i.,iin N
marble and the interior OF Ferruca stone
Kept Family Prisoners.
According to Naples messages appear
ing the newspapers today. wine mer-
chant named Rea, who appears &c
be out Of his mind nis has e,eesn been keSSR eSII.
shut up for the last five years In
twelve different rooms in country
house near Naples, He seems TO have
watched over his prisoners With the ut,
most vigilance, feeding them with small
portions of maze, potatoes, eggs anc
Sometimes OF fowl. he recently al
lowed the two eldest sons to take short
walks In the neghborhood OF the house
Although under close supervision. they
managed to make their plight known tc
some neighbors, who informed the ponce
with the result that the father was ar
rested. The release OF the prisoners ar
| forded n very touching spectacle, the
moctina, between the mother and her sons
after five years separation beins mos'
affecting.
Sectarian Riots Occur.
Sectarian riots have occurred at Blsac-
cia in the province OF AveHino, ltaly
| the trouble arising out OF the return ol
! Italians who. while in the United states
have been converted TO the BapAs'
branch of Professionalism