The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-09
YENIC|AN CAMPANILE
OPENING CEREMONIES
New Bell Tower, Destroyed 1C
Years Ago, Inaugurated in
Great S%plendor.
CHURCH AND STATE THERE
Ancient Bells, Silent for Years, again
Rine-M Than 1000 School
Children Take Part In tho
Festivities.
CHURCH AND STATE THERE

Venice. Special: The Inauguration
of the new c~ampanile or St. Marks to
replace that which fell 10 years ago,
took place this morning In brilliant
weather and assumed a character Of
international Importance. Italians and
foreigners arrived by thousands or spe-
cial trains and in boats from both sides
of the Adriatic.
The whole city was gay with flags
and bunting, while the piazza and the
piazzetta of st. Marks. besides the ma
tional and Venetian colors, was dec
GRATED with ancient damask and tapes
try of the time OF the republic.
The three palaces surrounding the pr
aZZa of ST. Marks We're decorated, ac-
cording to their architectural lines, by
&C, 1000 electric globes for the flumina-
ton tonight.
Bell Rings at Last.
The ringing of the hours by the bell
of st. Alipio. which for years had been
silent, as the clock did not run because
OF the unsafe condition of the cornep,
produced great emotion in all Vene-
tians.
The mayor. the aldermen and the
other members of the municipality
formed a great gala procession with
gondolas richly hung and escorted by
the historic "bissone," with which they
Were to meet the Duke of Genoa and
his suite, at the landing of the royal
palace.
a cortege was formed by the Duke
of Genoa, with the ago Count Girl
mani, descendant of the Doge of that
lame; the public ministers, ambassa-
doris, aldermen, the principal authorl-
ties of the army and navy and the
civil and military households of the
sovereigns. They left the gondolas at
the landing in the piazette and walked
towards the ~campanile. Hats, hand
Ferchiefs, canes. umbrellas, all were
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taken his seat in a tribune at the side
OF the Loggia of Sansovine.
Two thousand children of the public
schools. who had gathered on the
highest arcade of the Doge's palace,
sang a solemn hymn for the occasion.
the psalm of Benedetto Marcellc, to
which had been adapted words for the
rebirth of the campanile.
AT a signal, great flags at the four
corners of the tower began to rise rap
idly, two Italian and two Venetion. One
of the flags was that which flew from
the mast of the battleship st. Mark at
the taking of the city of Tripoli. L
Credaro, minister of public instruc-
lions, delivered a speech clarifying the
civil work accomplished by Count Gri-
the mayor of Venice, who an
swered expressing the satisfaction of
Venice at the completion of the cam
panile.
AS they arrived in place, 1000 carrier
pigeons fiuttered to the four points of
the compass, Zach with a little note
attached to its neck to carry the It'd
tngs.
Church Bells Join In.
The ringing of the campanile bells
was the signal for the artillery to fire
salvos. while the bells of all the
churches Joined In greeting the res
surrection of n of the city's greatest
treasures.
Then at the main door of the his
toric Basilica, preceded by a golden
cross. appeared Cardinal Cavallari.
patriarch of Venice. followed by the
and by all the bishops OF the
provinces. each wearing the |
most historic vestnents Of their
n followed by their respec-
tive chapters.
The venerable patriarch with his
suite, went around the campanile bless
ng 1t and reciting prayers. When the
cardinal was entering the Basilica, the
school children at the Doge's palaca
again sang, this time the strong war
ike hymn of Mameli.
After this the Duke of Genoa and his
'uite entered st. Marks for the relig-
Gus ceremony.