The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02

chimney of Sistine chapel announc- ing that pontiff had been elected, the loud-speakers SumInontng all the faithful of Rome to St. Peters Square and the wild rush of the crowds against reinforced police lines add cd to the excitement.
 Name of Pontiff Cheered
 On the balcony above the crowd Camille Cardinal Caccia- Dominioni announced the name of the new pontiff and amid cheers and the singing of sacred hymns Plus XII made his first appearance to impart his blessing to the city and the world. Then he retired to receive the homage of the cardinals who had elected him.
 The new Pope is comparatively young, his election coming on his 63d birthday. He was born on March 2, 1876, of middle-class Roman par entage.
 The Pope is regarded as a bril- liant statesman who was behind the main policies of Plus XI. Under his administration as secretary of state the Lateran Accord was reached with the Italian government, restor- ing the temporal power of the Popes and ending their self f-imposed Imprisonment in the Vatican.
 The election was announced to great crowd in St. Peters square at 5:3O D. m. by plume of white smoke from the silver-covered chim- ney of the Sistine chapel, where the go cardiralS voted
 The smoke came from their burn ing ballots. If it had been black, as 1t was after the first two votes this morning, it would have signi- fled no election.
 A mighty cheer went up. People cheered and embraced, shouting, in Italian, white! we have a new Pope!".
 After the Pope had retired and donned his robes of state, Camille Cardinal Caccia- Dominioni, an- r1ounced the result of the election from the balcony.
 Clamored For New Pope
 The crowd, which had swelled to vast proportions, broke into another clamoring for the Pope to impart his first blessing to the city and the world.
 The announcement of the election was made at 6:07 p. m. (12:07 P. M. E.S.TO
 Cardinal Caccia- -Domioni stepped out to make it from the white car- pet, embroidered with the papel coat of arms, which hung over the ball. cpny.
 When the announcement was fin- ished, the crowd clamored for Plus XII.
 The people, led by several hun- dred prelates of all nationalitieS, sang the sacred hymn, "Cristus Vim cit, Cristus Regnat," (Christ Con- quers, Christ Reigns.")
 The conclave had been expected to act quickly in order to demon- strate solidarity of the church in a troubled world. It was believed in the crowd outside the Vatican that the speed with which the decision .was reached meant that Cardinal Pscelli, Vatican secretary of state, had been chosen as the new Pontif. "a 1t also was believed by observers Mthat the decision was reached on 'sthe third ballot.
 tis@ The ceremony within the sealed Vatican, however, normally relays the announcement of the name of ,*the new Pope about half an hour. N The name of the new Pontif is linen announced from balcony overlooking St. Peters square where ,sthe crowd is gathered. | The Vatican radio broadcast an sappeal for the population of Rome to gather in the square to hear the official proclamation of the new -Pope's name.
 Confusion In Square
 There was great confusion in St. Peters Square as soon as the white ssmoke appeared.
 People who had waited for hours flor the signal cheered and em- braced each other. N "Bianco!," (white) they cried as z the smoke puffed up from the little ...chimney high on the walls of the schapel.
 . . we have new Pope! We have "a new Pope!"
 - At 6:23 p. m. he came out and im- sparted his blessing from the central ..sbalcony.
 s- Third Ballot Election N The election of Plus XII was be- .lieved to have been reached on the srthird ballot.
 sr Earlier in the day column of ,-black smoke had risen from the ,-chimney atop the Sistine chapel, s-signaling the waiting throng that i-the first two ballots had failed to s-give a two-thirds majority to any Zone candidate.
 -- The huge crowd collected outside -the Vatican roared as the white -smoke plumed up over the historic & Sistine chapel where 62 cardinals had met in conclave to elect the new 'spontiff.
 = The blare of a band mingled with V the cheers of the crowd when the = decision was disclosed by the an- cient smoke signal at 5:30 p. m. . The conclave was one of the short- = est in history of the Catholic church --requiring only one day on which = the cardinals actually voted al- :. though the conclave started last n night.
 N World Is Told
 The announcement made known z. to the outside world by the white . smoke signal was immediately ' broadcast to the world by the Vati- Y can City radio station. ' After .he first two ballots taken ' this morning, the smoke signal was . black, announcing that no decision . had been reached. Two otr ballots z were on the sechdule this Afternoon