Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-02-17
CORONATION Is
MOST IMPOSING
Thousands Pack the Vast Piazza
of San Pietro at
Rome.
SIXTY WOMEN SLIGHT. HURT
Considerable Confusion Prevailed as
Result of Fake Tickets Being Is-
sued by Speculators-Crowds
Not SkilIfuIIy Handled.

Rome, Feb. 14.-Dawn found the
vast piazza Of San Pietro already
crowded by picturesque, multicolored
thousands anxious to witness the coro-
nation of the great spiritual ruler of
the world.
Cordons of Bersaglieri, four deep,
with their traditional feathers making
a brave show on the steel helmets,
were drawn up across the piazza, al
lowing only those with admission
cards to enter the basilica. At the left
of the piazza cavalrymen Of the Royal
Piedmont regiment were an imposing
spectacle.
Considerable confusion prevailed
and the crowds were not skillfully
handled, resulting in several "rushes"
and an incipient panic.
The cosmopolitan assemblage Of
monks, priests, capuchins, Francis
cans, nuns and students Of all nations,
in their characteristic cassocks rang
ing from the flaming scarlet of the
Germans to the black or violet of the
Americans, produced wonderful
color scheme.
A limited number of tickets had
been issued, in order to avoid over
crowding, but the vast number of card
bearers justified the suspicion that I'M
scrupulous spectators had issued fake
tickets when the demand became fran
tic. There were offers of thousands OF
lire from rich Americans and others
nm 70 fhn 0nrOnQfiOn AT
any price.
The sun, streaming into the Vatican
basilica, which was packed with more
than 100000 people, Illuminated spec
tacle worthy of the centuries-old pom
tifical splendor.
At $50 the pope assumed the pom
tiical robes and mitre in the sacristy
adjoining the chapel of the Holy Sac
rament, seating himself on the throne,
surrounded by the cardinals. Merry
Del Val, the archpriest Of the basilica,
pronounced the congratulatory adj
dress, afterward kissing the popes
head and foot, and receiving the papal
embrace.
All the other members of the Vati-
can chapter Of bishops and clergy per-
Horned the same obeisance. Then the
pope descended from the throne and
proceeded to the chapel to worship the
blessed sacrament.
The papaI cortege, issuing from the
chapel of the blessed sacrament, up
the central nave, formed a unique old
world spectacle.
1t was led by the Swiss Guards, car
rying halberds. They were followed by
the procurators of the sacred college,;
the apostolic preacher, the papal con-
Ifessor, with scarlet lveried attend
ANTS; Mgr. Canori. the papal master of
robes, carrying, on red cushion, the
triple cross and escorted by pontifcal
Ijeweler Tanfani; chaplains, carrying
precious mitres; red-robed private
Ichamberlains the auditor of rote, car
frying the pontifical cross, surrounded
by gentlemen ushers carrying red rods.
Following the cardinals came Marc
Antonio Collona, prince assistant to
THE papal throne; the Marquis Sac
Ichetti, the "toriere magiore' of the
apostolic palaces; the Marquis Ser
Ilupi, master of horse; Prince Massimo,
who is related to the king of Italy and
who is the papal postmaster general
Monsignor Respeghi, the project of
ceremonies.
Then, surrounded by sunlit halo,
appears the gestatorial chair on which
lis seated the pope, surrounded by the
l"dabelli," mace-bearers and Swiss
guards in full armor; Prince Aldo
Ibrandini, commander of the Noble
guards, the commanders Of the papal
Igendarmes, the Swiss and Palatine
guards.
Despite the strict prohibition against
Applause, the crowd set up a great
shout:
''Viva il Papa; viva Pho Undocimo."
The great pressure of the crowd
Icaused the wooden palisades to col
lapse and numerous persons were
Thrown headlong at the pope's feet.
Sixty women were slightly injured.
The pope appeared extremely ia
tigued. He gave the blessing with a
wide gesture, indicating WEAKNESS.
The pope then celebrated the sol
emn pontifcaI mass, pronouncing the
Iprayer, "Pro seipso," which means
''For himself" The silver trumpets
again sounded when the pope raised
his head. There was a moment Of in
tense emotion when the pontiff thrice
pronounced the words "Dominee non
Sum Dignus," meaning ''My God, am