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Show POPE PIU8 X CROWNED. Thousands Were Present to Witness the Magnificent Rite. Tho coromony of tho coronation of Plus X took placo Sunday in tho basilica basi-lica of St. Peter's In tho prcsonco of tho princes, and with nil tho solomnlty and Bplondor associated with this, tho most magnificent rlto in tho Roman Catholic church. As Cardinal Mncchl, tho doan of tho cardinal deacons, placed tho triplo crown on tho head of tho vonerablo pontiff, tho throng of eovonty thousand thou-sand porsons gathered within tho cathedral burst Into unrestrained acclamations, ac-clamations, tho choir intoned a hymn of triumph, and tho bolls of Homo rang out a Joyous peal. It is flfty-sovon yoars since tho Romans Ro-mans and Europo nsslstcd at such a function as was held in St. I'etor'B today. to-day. Tho great basilica, popularly supposed novor to havo been qulto full, was overflowing with humanity. Tho Papal tlirono, owing to a bowlldorlng mixture of gold, red nnd sllvor, was crcctod In front of tho high nltar. As, contrary to custom on theso ceremonious ceremo-nious occasions thoro woro no gallor-los, gallor-los, tho basilica boro more of its normal nor-mal aspect. On tho nltar, which was dressed In wliito, stood tho famous sll-vcr-gold candlostlcks and n magnlll-cont magnlll-cont crucifix. All tho nvallablo standing stand-ing spaco within tho cathedral was di-vidod di-vidod into Boctlons by woodon bar-rlors, bar-rlors, which to a certain -extent kopt tho vast crowd in ordor. |