The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-06
VIEWED CROWD
FROM BALCONY
OF CATHEDRAL
Then He Returned to the
Vatican to Become a
Virtual Prisoner During
the Remainder of His
Life--Pope Plus XI Has
Been Engaged in Poland

Pres ~ Cardinal Achille Rattl, areh-
bishop of Milan, was proclaimed eject
ed pope in succession to the late Bene-
dict XIV this morning. He has taken
the name Of Plus XI
The thousands waiting in front OF
st. Peters for the wisp OF smoke
which would tell Of the election 81 a
new pope or the failure Of the Sacred
rolleee Co reach 4 deciaion gave q
mighty shout at ll:33 o'clock when a
thin wisp Of smoke came from the
chimney leading from the Sistine chap
n. ii was then known that the Cath
plic church had once more duly elect
ed pontff.
As soon as the two-thirds vote for
Cardinal Ratti had been verified, Cardi-
nal yannutelli, as secretary Of the Sa-
FRED college, arose and proceeded to the
throne Of the chosen, accompanied on
either side by Cardinals Logue and Bis
lett, respectively deans of the cardinal
priests and the cardinal deacons. He
was asked in Latin by Cardinal Van
nutelli. III accordance with custom, #
he accepted the election to be supreme
pentiff. and the new pope answered
With the formal: "Since it is the will
Of God, ! must obey
The purple canopies over the thrones
pf the cardinals were let down one by
pne until only that over the new pom
tiff remained This was done to slow
that the whole Sacred college rendered
obeisance To- the new head OF the
church. Dean Nannutelli thereupon
asked the new incumbent what name
he chose to take during his pontificate,
and upon his reply Plus NJ Monslg-
nor Sincere, secretary OF the eouelaye,
verified his election to the papai chair
The new pope was then escorted TO
the ante-room within the Sistine chap
Ell. where he discarded his cardinals
robes. assisted by the conclayists, and
the papal vestments, which had been
held in readiness since the opening of
The conclave, were placed upon him.
These included the white cassock,
white sash. white stockings, red slip
pers. red and gold mozzetta, and fl
nally, the stole of red, worked with
gold.
The pontifT. fully vested in papal
parb and accompanied by his eardi-
mails. thereupon returned to the throne
4 -. la Gtet4 itu mol
There the cardinals, according to
their rank, and headed by Nannutelli,
made their first act of alteration to
his holiness, kissing first his feet and
then his hands, after which the pope
received them in embrace and bestowed
upon them bis first apostolic bcnedic-
tion.
The efisherman's ring" was placed on
his finger and he left the chapel the
whole assembly vending its way
through the Sala Ducalc and the Sala
Regia, along the Loggias TO the Sala
Clementins, the pope's official resi-
aence. All along the way he received
the homage of the attaches who served
during the conclave.
Meanwhile the dean Of the cardinal
aeacons, Bisleti., followed by several
cardinals, repaired to the central bal
rony OF st. Peters. from which the
elections Of scores Of popes have been
officially proclaimed TO the world, and
solemnly announced to the great crowd
awaiting expectantly below:
Il announce to your great JOY the
election OF the pontiff.'
This confirmed to the throngs IN It.
Peters square the election which had
been Indicated by the thin stream Of
white smoke which came from the met
II stovepipc projecting from the roof
Of the Sistine chapel when the voting
napers of the final ballot were burned.
Meanwhile Pope Plus NJ. after waiting
for some moments IN the Ciementina
hail. had left for -. Peters. accom-.
panied by the members Of the Sacred
college. Arriving al the balcony At the
entrance inside the cathedral be raised
his hand and bestowed upcn the multi
lnde his first public bencdiction- Then
H. returned 10 the Naticsn where. al
though resruing. the popcs lave re-
maincd virtual prisoners until Their
fesths.
Bumurs were circulated isst night
ttaf . new pepe had been clerfed but
Il ~. asserted that oct cf dfferencf
for Aue1ca. thr snnourer nlent would
D. deferred ultii after tfe arrival 81
rarf.ral oNonnen of Bo-tcr this
r.ornirr. Cardinais sitt phom ~ A.
Nzatci Press spoks before thc con-