New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
POPE WELL, SAYS BONZANO
FaIconio's Successor as Apostolic
Delegate Arrives.
TAKEN TO FARLEYS HOUSE
Harbor and Tall Buildings Great
ly Impress Newcomer as His
Shin Comes In.

Archbishop GioN ann boHHa'i' VIM
cecds Cardinal Falconio as Apostolic pei'-
| gate TO the United states, arrived Ees'e'
dav ON the North German bloyd s'edher
/, Eoenig Albert. big delegation OF 'a'Hoh'
,Icrcymcn from all over the country anu u
committee Of prominent laymen' heaued ny
c,rrcmo court Justice Victor j. bowling
and Michael j. Mulquecn. presiueht VI ,"e
cathoIic club. met the diGnitary at the pier
and escorted him uptown to- the card'hai
| house.
Tho committee who Tired tho edge oil
tb, nier when the distinguished newcomer
stepped down the plank was, on the "iloie'
SURPRISED at Monsignor Bonzanos appear
once. which is far from that OF the severe
and venerable "dienitary' in the usua'
sepee lie Is only forty-four years oiu'
eIie-bt Of build. with small and Sharply CUT
features and very bright brown eyes. iils
carriage is erect. he moves about "ith
stiffness and precision and there Is iVo'
Il suggestion Of gray in his hair
\ very few minutes were spent AT tue
pier before MonsGnor Bonzaho eh.eieu w.
automobile of Cardinal Farley and started
ut.town. followed by fifteen automoDiies
filed with the clergymen and laymen ana
decorated with papal yellow anu VIM
| At tho Cardinals house the escort dispah'
cd. and the delegate and his at'ehudh'S
were welcomed by the Cardinal ana ass'S'eu
I'm preparing for the services TO ne ue'u
later at the Cathedral.
! While these services were oftlclally NV
sirr that the Pope's emissary had arrN'u
On Lo,r TN, news Of the Vatican to TINS
|,our,rv and treat with the churches. the
,,,aI nous from Rome had been given 10
IN, ship news reporters on the way w
from Quarantine Monsignor Bonzaho sain
that all the alarming reports conceril'nS
the Pope's health were without touhud''o,''
but II was natural that AT HIS iioliil'SS
aee-seventy-s even-every care shouiu "e
taken TO preserve him from the rho'e l'e
orous duties of his Office.
"It is true the Holy Father grows wear
| sometimes after the end Of long Gay VI
| routine and audiences, receptions TO cardi-
walls and ambassadors. | saw him Just
foc, bours before | sailed" said Monsish'I
popzano. land he was very well. indeed.
II e NOT true that he has any malady Ike
hardening OF the arteries. lie mas '''o
pnu, but his physicians say that IS All
Nonsignor Bonzano answered WIN aP-
parent amusement several questions pun |"
lin regarding the Pope's alleged coh''c'lo''
that he would not survive the year III MS
Office owing to the fact that ue has SCI 'e"
only nine years IN each OF MS PIeNiou'
nosts He admitted that the Holy fdtHs'
service as assistant priest. pastor pishop
ard cardinal had been each time OF nine
vears' duration. but said that the Pope was
not worrying over the matter at all
A the Koenig Albert moved up the river
Nonslgnor Bonzano was greatly impressed
with the height Of the buildings ol Ne"
York and the hustle Of the harbor' lie sd'd
that where he had been missionary IN the
Far East years ago he had often seen hdI :
hors whore there were moro craft. Dut
never had he seen harbor Win sucl
ferryboats. steam and sailing vessels ana
such tremendous bridges.
The delegation which escorted the diGnl-
tarv 10 the Cardinals house was composed
Of the following: Archbishop Prendergast
and his chancellor Monsignor McCourt.
uonslgnor Michael j. Layele and Chan =
cellor patrick j. Hayes These four wei
coined the new delegate for the cardinal.
Then came Monsignor James II. Mclean
Of St Peters. Monsignor J. Frerl. d. 1. H.
Drs John Boland and John Nash. president
Michael J. Muqueen OF the Catholic C!iD,
James Butler. recently decorated with the
Grand Cross. the highest honor granted TO
laymen by the Pope; Supreme Court justice
bowling, George Mcdonald, John Il. lass
llocher. Commander Aristide Leonori, cham-
bcrain to the Pope. Papal Marquis Ed
ward ]. DuMcc. Of Baltimore; Thomas
Hughes Kelly, an officer OF the papai
| household; the Rev. Or O'Connell and the
Rev +. Y Renncr, of Brooklyn.
At the cathedral yesterday afternoon
four thousand school children. massed in
the aisles. joined with the choir In singing
a welcome 10 the delegate as he was re-
ceiycd at the doors by Cardinal Farley and
Monsignor Lavcc The church was filled
+, TO capacity and the ceremonies Of the re-
ception were most impressive. The next en-
tertainment to be given In Monsignor Bon
zano's honor will be the dinner on Monday
night at the Catholic Club.