The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-01
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Rome, Nov. 0.-The concluding and
most impressive ceremony connected
with the creation of the new cardln-
ais occurred this morning at the great
public consIstory at the vatican, when
nineteen princes of the church, in
Guiding the three American prelates.
Cardinals alconio, Farley and OCon-
nell, were invested with the red hat
indicating their rank.
From early morning an immense
stir was visible all over the city, the
places of residence of the new cardin-
ais being centers of attraction. Much
attention was focused on the move
ments of the American cardinals and
large crowds gathered around the
doors of the Hotel Bristol to see Car
dinal Farley enter his carriage; about
the Hotel Quirinel, where Cardinal
O'Connell is stopping, and about the
monastery of San Antontion, where
Cardinal Falconio rests with his broth
er Franciscan monks.
Thousands of persons also gathered
on balconies and roofs along the
streets to witness the passing of the
cardinals, the great clerical mobiles.
the ambassadors and the guests invit-
ed to attend the ceremony in the vati-
can.
FIRST IN FOUR YEARS.
Inside the vatican unusual excite
ment was evident, as for four years TO
consistory had been held, and for CEN
turies not so many creations had oc-
CURED at one time.
Every available space in all the
roc ms and corridors along which the
papal procession was to pass and in
the Hall of Beatification, where the
consistory was to be held, was occu-
pied at an early hour.
The Hall of Beatification, an i'm,
mense chamber over the portico of st.
Peters, had been prepared for the oc-
casion. AT one end stood the thone,
flanked by the cardinals stalls and the
places for high ecclesiastics and the
Sistine choir, while facing these were
special tribunes for the diplomatic
body accredited to the holy see and for
the Roman aristOcracy. Beneath these
latter had been arranged standing
room for ticket holders, among whom
were nearly one thousand Ameri-
cans.
After all had taken their allotted
places, distant strains of vocal music
were heard and the low approaching
murmur of many voices announced the
arrival of the papal procession. The
picture which then unrolled itself was
magnificent
First came a jeweled cross held
aloft by a white-clad figure. Follow
ing came a group of Swiss guards in
their uniforms of red, black and yell
low designed be Michael Angelo. the
men carrying halberds. Then came
the Sistine choir, led by Abbe Perosi,
singing as they marched, and after
them ecclesiastics of all orders, priests
in black, monks in brown, and white
heads Of religious congregations and
members of the papal court, dressed in
quaint EliZabethan costumes. 1t was
an imposing sight.
Behind were the cardinals Of Curia,
about twenty in number, all dignified
and solemn. Then followed a detach-
ment of noble guards.
Directly afterWard came the venera-
BILE figure of Plus X in full pontifical
robes, blessing the kneeling multitude
as he passed.
The procession closed with another
detachment of guards.
AN INTENSE SILENCE.
When all were seated intense silerce
fel. upon the assembly, broken by the
rising to their feet the cardinals of
Curia, who advanced to do homage to
the pope and then introduce into the
papal presence the new princes of the
church.
The venerable group which now en-
tered drew the gaze of all present. The
American prelates, John M. Farley,
archbishop of New York; william
O'Connell, archbishop of Boston, and
Diomede Falconio, apostolic delegate
at Washington, were eagerly pointed
out. They, with other cardinals just
created, approached the papal throne
and one by one knelt before Plus X,
kissing his hand and foot and receiv-
ing the papal embrace. They were
then led to the places set apart for
them to the accompaniment of music
by the Sistine choir
RECEIVED RED HATS.
The new cardinals then again ad-
vanced separately to the foot of the
throne to receive their red hats which
were held over the head of each re-
cipient by the master of ceremonies
while the pontiff repeated the usual
Latin formula for such occasions,
after which he embraced the suppliant
kneeling before him.
When the long ceremony was closed
the rome rose, bestowed the papal
henedict'on on all present and with
drew with all the cardinals and the
others who had formed the procession,
the choir singing as they went. while
halls and corridors echoed with ac-
restrained in a medley of English,
Italian, French, German, Spanish and
other tongues.
After accompanying the pontiff to
his apartments the new cardinal Is
formed a little procession Of their own,
proceeding to the Sistine chapel to
return thanks for the honor accorded
them. The pontifical singers intoned
the Ambrosian Hymn, after which the
| dean of the cardinals recited the pray
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