The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-21

seen was the Qaily procession 10 the
 'trota''sand the formal inquiry, 'sHabe-
 crowds collect as in old times in the
 square before St. Peters. to watch
 for the t.sfunaata," the sn1oke-wisp
 which rises from the Sistine chapel waiting faithful that they are stiH without a pope. The smoke conos from the burning of the balloting pa pers and generally a little straw is burned with it to give it sufficient volume to be seen by the multitudest without.
 Within the Sistine chapel the car dinals proceed morning and evening Ito the double vote, the direct vote and the "accessit.'s Each vote is iu1- mediately counted by three scrutators and throughout the most min1.te pre- cautions are taken to insure secret and sincere voting. When the ballot ing has reached a stage where one cardinal has two-thirds of the vote, the dean of the cardinals formally asks him if he accepts the election
 and what name he will assume. Immediately upon the acceptance of l the honor by the successful candidate, the other cardinals perform the first
 act of adoration, the first "obedience' to the new pontiff. At the election of. sion. owing to the fact that the ven- erable Cardinal Oreglia was the orrSy
 prelate present who had of11ciated at the election of pontiff. After the election of the then patriarch of Ven 1 ice was consummated it was pro- claimed in a loudlvoice by the scrura- tors Of the Sacred College, and Mgr. l Merry del Val now cardinal and papal secretary of state, who was secre tary l of the conclave, and Prince Chig1, the
 marshal, were notified by the ringing of a, bell.
 As+ar t1,is ,,c ov,a s.ar,,eS5 +e l<,,ox.y what to do, save Cardinal Oreglia, 1 then, a s now, dean of the cardinal bishops who had seen the election of Pope Leo 25 years before. He called 1.-two of his colleagu the dean of the cardinal priests and the dean of the
 Cardinal Joseph Sarto. addressed him. 1 in Latin:
 sssDo you accept your election accord l ing to the ca anonical law as supreme pontiff?
 Then all the cardinals save sarto 1 removed their caps the new pontif remaining covered in token of his su- periority. The pope immediately re- paired to a small room in the rear of the altar in the Sistine chapel. and his concIavist assisted him to don the white robes of his new office. Follow l ing an irnnnernorial custom, the con clavist or secretary then knelt and kissed his superior's hand. and thus
 received the first blessing of the new pope Then came Mgr Merry del Val to offer the papal white cap. and here Plus x followed another ancient cus- 1 tom which his predecessor. Leo XIII, had not obsefved. As the pontiff
 placed the white cap upon his head he lightly let fall his own cardinaFs cap 1 upon the head of the kneeling Merry del Val, thus intimating his intention l of creating the secretary a cardinal. #
 The first ..obedience' followed this
 ceremonial with the pope upon his throne land the cardinals kneeling be- fore him and kissing his hand and his l foot The Te Deum was sung, and everyone present received the pope's l blessing. The ancient ceremony of l the breaking of the hsherman's ring
 was omitted on this occasion. because the ring could not be found after Pope 1 Leois death. A new one was subse- quently made, and it will doubtless be placed upon the fingers of the success l sor to Piux x.
 Meanwhile, masons and carpenters
 were breaking down the doors that
 had shut in the eonclaye. so that the cardinals might repair to. the balcony i of St. Peters and announce the elec- ton to the crowds. On August f, 1909. when Plus was elected, there was
 great confusion before St. Peters.
 The troops could not control the
 crowds, and there were frequent rushes I of the basilica, as Eunors spread that | a choice had been made. The people
 were frantic to see the new pontiff
 and receive the benefits of his first
 blessing of the world. 7
 ! Finally, the great central window of St. Peters was swung wide. and two Vatican attendants displayed a gor- tgeous banner bearing the arms of fCardinaI Sarto. Then Cardinal Mac
 chi appeared, and. after reading the preamble. announced the election and l the name assumed by the new pope ferowds continued to surge in and out I the cHna<o of the excitement being freached when it was reported that, for the first time since the days of the
 temporal power Of the popes, the holy l father would bless the world from the l outside of the basilica. After few
 minutes the pope appeared in the gallery of St. Peters,. with the sun l light streaming behind him and the cardinals grouped around him. and 1gave his blessing.
 Adjutorium nostrum in nomine l Domini." he said ,and thousands of i voices replied: .sQui fecit coeIurn ct lterram. The pope answered, .sSit nomen. Domini benedictum,', and then iintoned. "Benedicat vos onnipotens Deus." etc. and this efded the cere- I moniaL
 The venerable Cardinal OregIia. dean of the sacred college. who was present at the elections of Leo XIII and Plus
 x. will not be able to preside at the linvestiture of the successor to Plus, as he is bedridden. When a message Twas sent to him on Tuesday by Car Idina1 Merry del Val. notifying him of the serious condition of the pontiff, and Informing him that he might be called ] upon at any moment to assume the 1 temporary headsfip of the church, he treplied that he could not arise and 1 that the duties would have to be per 1formed by Cardinal Serafino yannu- ttelli, the subdean. Cardinal Oreglia
 will not even be ahle to attend the conc1ave.
 The coronation of tho pope with the
 triple crown of St. Peter in the basilica takes place usually about a week after