New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
10000 See
Plus Crowned
In St. Peters
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St. Peters, silent and reverentlal, with
one hope moving all-that the man
within the Vatican may yet enjoy that
which was tho recreation Of young
Rntti Of Desio climbing the Alpine
mountains of his native land. To-day
he Ia prisoner within the Vatican
walls, but tomorrow, the belief IL
freely expressed, he may he FREQ to
minglc among the crowds Of the com
mon people he loves so we'll.
The first message sent out broadcast
over the world by Pope Plus expressed
the wish for universal pacihcation and
declared that whilo tho Holy Sec should
not abandon any Of the Church's tenn
poral prero9ativcs satisfactory nr-
rangemcnt whereby the Vatican could
rule spiritually only, would be welcome.
Standing upon the throne directly
under the cupola of ST Peters, Michael
Angeles masterpiece, Plus XI. with head
adorned with tho tiara, bestowed the
blessing upon those below. in which
many races and many crocds mingled.
The Gregoran psalms and hymns of
up by the nsscmblagc in Latin in which
various accents-Anglo-S Saxon, German,
French and Scandinavian--wer notice
able.
The cortege from the Vatican to the
Basilcn was led by Monsignor Carlo
Respighi. master OF ceremonies. fol-
lowed by the hends Of the various Ro-
man colleges and escorted by two Swiss
Guards. The confessor of the Pontifi-
cal family. wearing the habit of his
order, came next, then the servants, the
"bussolanti," in their red uniforms. A
chaplain ordinary wearing a purple cope
and escorted by Swiss Guards bore the
tiara on a velvet cushion. The jewelcr
to the Vatican walked alone behind the
tiara.
Then in order came ordinary chap
lains, carrying the precious miter, two
apostolic couricrs In violet coorcd uni
forms, the secret cainerieri, led by Mon
signor Nasalli iRocca; the honor chap
lains and participants, wearing purple
copes; the choir of the Pontifcal chapel
and the entire Pontitical household in
muti-colored uniforms, including the
"penetentiari' of st. Peter, wearing
white chasubles.
The ushers of tho "rcd mass GUS
todians of the Papal cross during the
ceremony. were next in line, with bish-
ops not attending the throne, archbish-
ops and prclatcs from the Orient, bishops
and archbishops attending the throne.
patriarchs, cardinal deacons. CARDINAL
priests, card nalbishops and Princes Or
SIM and Colonna, assistants to the
throne, following after.
Secret Camerieri of the Cape and
Sword. led by Marquis Sacchetti. and
NV,..A -
Guards, commanded by Baron Jaba-
nelN escorted the Papsl chair. which
was borne by Parafrenicri, wearing red
uniforms. Eight prelates carried the
canopy over the Pontiff's head.
Women Faint in Crush
Seated on the Papal chair, wearing
great white cope embroidered with
gold and The precious miter, the newly
elected Pope blessed the worshipers
who lined the corridors Of the Vatican
rounding the chair with drawn swords
we're Swiss Guards, commanded by
Colonel Hirschbuhl. Officers of the
Noble Guard and officials of the Pom
tifical court, with two huge Swiss
Guards. closed the procession.
The crush inside the bnsilica was
terrific, many women fainting. These
were carried to the emergency hospital
installed in small chapel to the rear
of St Peters, but there is no record
Of any one having been seriously in
jured.
Crowds thrice as large as that within
the church flled the immense St.
Peters Square. and when the Pope
came out on the balcony after the
coronation ceremony it was estimated
cred in the immediate vicinity Of ST.
Peters,
The day broke clear and sharply cold,
but long before sunrise the many who
had remained around the Vatican
throughout the night were seeking ad.
mittance to the church. The confusion
increased as the morning advanced,
and there was much crowding and
pushing to the heavy bronze doors.
giving the Kings troops, who were
trying to keep order, much trouble
Many thousands were refused admit
tancc by the inscTutahle Swiss Guards.
and several laymen who had donned
clerical garb but were without tickets
also were denied entrance to the
church, as they failed to pass the OK
animation to which they werc subject
ed by an ecclesiastc who was assist
Ing tho guards.
Many Cling to Statues
The huge church was already partly
filled at 7 O'clock and when the pro-
cession started from the Chapel of The
Holy Sacrament at $3.50 and the doors
were closed every available space was
occupied and the bronze and marble
ilgures Of former pontiffs and saints
afforded points Of vantage. Hundreds
OF spectators, ten or twenty feet from
the floor, clung to various parts Of
the statues and almost completely hid