Year: 1874

| vious to their landing they had to remain or
board Of the vessel to await the examination
| Of the medical officers of the port This ex
| animation included the whole company on
board, passengers and crew. We suffered some
delay here 1t seems that it had been tele
graphed from Marseilles to Civita Vecchia
that we were one hundred in all. The medical
officer of the government not finding on board
| the reported number, after counting MS over
| several times, asked and wanted to know ex.
actly what had become of the balance. He
| was told that they had gone to Rome by rail.
way from Marseilles. He would not allow Us
to 60 on shore until he had communicated
with his government. Meanwhile, the Right
Rev. Monsignor- Gandolf, Bishop of Civita
Vecchia, boarded the vessel and was soon in
our midst bidding us hearty welcome and
inviting our good Bishop-D Director to come and
say Mass at his cathedral and all the pilgrims
to attend the same. Bot the delay occasioned
by the unfortune circumstance that we were
not one hundred strong threatening to last
over IL o'clock, our good Bishop had had put
up temporary altar on the deck and was
going to make preparations to say mass, when
messenger arrived and informed us that
permission had been granted us to land. I'M





the cordial invitation Of His Lordship, Mon.
signor Gandolf, and after disposing of our
baggage, hurried to the cathedral, through
the principal streets of this small town, under
o burning sun. After Mass We were invited
same building as the church, where we were
waited on by any number of priests and SEM
inarists belonging to the household, and
vah froy fharn rIo of l.; ind Of
tention. 1t was the intention. of the pilgrims
to take the two o'clock train for Rome, but
the venerable Bishop of Civita Vecchia, ad-
vised us to lay over to the next morning. You
will naturally inquire upon what grounds was
based such an advice. The following is the
reason: The day on which we arrived hap
pened to be the feast or celebration of the
unifcation of Italy, or, as they call it here
" Ell festo del Statute" The populace or SOL
diery, being excited by the occasion, and
knowing that from our character of American
pilgrims we could not have much sympathy
for the existing government, it was feared lest
our arrival in Rome on such day might occa.
sion some disorder among the rabble OF disa-
greement to ourselves. We took the advice
and put mp for the night at the Hotel dor
lando. As this was o national holiday through



must, of course, have its share of illumination,
and hence the fort. the customhouse and the
other government buildings were beautifully
illuminated and D band of music RECALLED the
people with so-oalled popular airs. There was
also some display of freworks on tho piazza.
The whole population Of the place seemed to
have come out to enjoy the sight but we were
told that on Sunday 1t was the same So the
hor6 rr;x ttao1
for this turning out of tho people of Civits
Vecchia. This place is small and does not
contain over 10000 inhabitants. We have
been told that it has lost considerably of its
former Importance, and the people in general
have few resources for q livelihood. We had
many proofs of this both in and around the
hotel ct which we stopped. After comfort
able nights rest, we got up early next day
and left by the II O'Clock train for Rome. The
remarks which made about railroad travel
ling in France, apply equally to Italy. We
arrived in Rome at about Ill o'clock Monday,
June 9th, and put up, some at the Hotel de la
Mnerve and others at the Hotel de Rome.


Immediately after our arrival our Bishop
Director and our Chairman of the Committee
were called upon by Monsignor de Merode, OF
the papa1 household, who within two hours
tReE0att6E 1RbF00HC00 thSm TO AlS
Cardinal Antonelh. His Eminence deigned to
fix upon Tuesday, the 9th, at III o'clock for
an audience with His Holiness, Pope Pins II.
1t had been the general impression among the
pilgrims that the audience would take place
at q later period in the week. You may well
imagine, therefore, that as sson as this news
was announced to them It created no little
excitement. Every one was then seen busily
sctive in preparing for the great day whlon
was to be for them one of the happiest Of their
lives. On that beautiful morning of the 9tn'
ct the expected hour, long line of carriages
could be seen halted In front Of the Vatican.
We were received in the hall of the consistory'
Every pilgrim wore his red cross and the ma
jority bore along With it the image OF the
Sacred Heart which they had received in Ne"
York. Among those admitted as spectators
were the students Of the American College
and several other gentlemen belonging to tne
cnc;efe d.s Tnierefa C0fIaIf,5nes. A few ladies