Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
ALL ROME BOWS As
Plus X IS CROWNED,
100000 CHEER HIM
Gorgeous Ceremony Of Corona
tion Witnessed BY Great
Throng In 6aslllca.
POPE sLesses MULTITUDE

POPE BlESSES MULTITUDE
Rome. Feb is.--rius NJ was crown
cd rop~ In tho iNaiiica of Haint Peters
yesterday amid sccn~s OF pomp and
~nthustn am and In tho prcrcncc OF
princes and diwni,sricr ~ the church.
the diplomatic representatives of
foreign countries. mcmhcrs ~ the Ro-
man Nrsiocracv ana vast Assem-
hiagc nliinw tho great str,rturs 10
the Very doors
Plus <i again blessed tho crowds
from tho outer balcony of Saint
Peters. this time nearly 200 900 pcople
chccrins "l4cnr live tho Pope" and
wavins hnndkcrchicfs. many ~ them
multi .eolofci, and admission, tickets
tu tho Vatican, which had failed to
nnd them room inside the great
church
II had been officially announced that
owing ~ the cold weather" the Pop.
would not hl~rr the crowds from the
outer balcony, hat such was the insist
enee ana warmth of the chccrs. last
ms thrcc.1 .1uar,crs 81 an hour. that the
lotiim finally decided he must answer
the oap W hts children.
Thus n was onE after o'clock In
tho afternoon when the Holy Father
appeared on tho balcony. surrounded
tyk Cardinals Nannutein. Gasparr1,
Mrrcior tnd nourne. and bestowed tho
epostniic hnncdiction. again waving
the familiar shake ~ tho hand as he
disappeared into the interior ~ the
hAnllica
Reception Enthusiastic.
Previous to thls 90 600 gathered
within the caincc. rising spontaneous
a, had chcervd the Holy Father ne
Cardinal i.cga placed upon the rope's
head tho tiara emblem ~ supreme
soNcrolnniy
Tho cottcge frum the Vatican 60 the
haani,a waa led rs Mrr carlo Rcspi
rhi. master of ceremonies. followed by
che hcada of the various Roman col
iegca and oacurtod by two Swiss
Guards The contcssor ~ tho Pom
uhcal family, wearing the habit OF his
order. came next then tho servants,
che "hussolanti." IN their rcd uni
fOrms. \ chaplain ordinary. wearing
n purple cape. escorted by Swiss
Guards. bore the tiara on velvet
cushion The iewelor % the Vatican
walked along behind the tiara.
Then IN order came ordinary chap
ialns carrying THO precious nitro; two
apostolic couriots IN violet -colored uni
forms; the secret cameriori. led by
Mer Nasalli- Re,ca; tho honor chap
lains and participants wearing purple
caprs; tho choir % the pontihcal
chapel, and the entire pontilcal house
hold IN mnl,i-calorcd uniforms. includ-
ing the "pententiari" " 80. Peters,
wesrlnr white chasuhles.
rshers of "Rcd Mass"
The ushcrs ~ the red mass" Gus
,odlans ~ tho paral cross during the
ceremony, were next IN line. with
bishops hot attendins the throne.
archhshops and prelatos from the
orient. bishops and archhishors at
tondlne the throne. ratriarchs. csrdi-
nal dcacons. cardinal priests. cardinal
bishops and princes OF orsini and
,oionna. assistants 90 the throne. fol-
lowing after,
Secret camerierl of the cape and
sword, led hy Marquis Sacchet,i. and
the roraser Major and Pslatine
Guards. commanded by Baron Tab
aneli crcorted the papal chair. which
was borne by parnercnieri. wearing red
uniforms. Eight rrolates carried the
. canopy over the ronti1's head.
Seated on the napal chair wearing a
great white cape embroidered with
sold and the precious mitre. the newly
elected Pope blessed the worshipers
who lined the corridors OF the Vatican
and the entrances Of 81. Peters. Sur
rounding tho chnir with drawn swords
usa.Ia .I..l 1.<H
Colonel Hlrschbuhl. officers Of the
Noble Guard and officials Of the pom
tincai court with two hugo Swiss
Guards closed the PROCESSION.
pNsl,ca Early Filled.
Tho hugo church was already partly
filled at o'clock. and when the pro-
cession started from the chapel OF
the Holy Sacrament at $50 and the
doors were closed every available
space was occupied, and the bronze
and marble figures OF former pontirs
and saints afforded points of vantage
hundreds ~ spectators, 20 or 90 fee,
from the foor, clinsing 90 various
parts ~ the statues and Amos; COM
pleuly hiding them from view. They
resomhled IN the distance huge
clusters ~ grapes,
Tho Pope appeared pale. III at ease
and nervous IA no emerged from the
chapel of the Holy Sacrament. seated
high IN the pontincal chair. but as the
ceremony proceeded his face became
flushed. beads OF perspiration stand
ms cut on his forehead. when a few
minutes after midday Cardinal I.ega
IN the absence ~ Cardinal Blsleti
dean of the cardinal deacons. place,
tho icwcled tiara on tho pontin's head
From the chapel of the Holy sacra
nent, across the Basilica. 70 IN,
chapel 81 ~. Gregory. the cortese
proceeded IN solemn silence passing
through the great assemhlase which
Tor tho momont rcomed 20 have for
gotten tho religious symbol. FOR tn
human factor dominated. suhdued
cheering hoing heard now and then.
Win nttle gestures of his left hand