Hoses Turned On Crowd

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28728, 28 October 1958, Page 11

Hoses Turned On Crowd

CAPE TOWN, October 27. Cape Town police were forced to turn a fire hose on part of a crowd of 40.000 waiting to go aboard the United States aircraft carrier Essex when it was opened to visitors yesterday, the British United Press reported.

The Vatican Radio speaker said in his announcement: “Had the smoke been white, confirmation would have been received.” It could be assumed, therefore, the speaker said, that the fifth and sixth votes failed to elect a new Pope.

A crowd of 5000 to 10,000 gathered in St. Peter’s square turned away disappointedly. The United 'ress International earlier reported that “anguished churchmen” outside the Conclave said today that something must be done to improve the centuries-old method of telling the world there is a new Pope. Prince Chigi, Prince Marshal of the Conclave, said in a radio interview that he had never seen “such a variety of suspicious colours” in the three conclaves he has witnessed. “There was great uncertainty among officials inside the Vatican Palace,” he said. “So much so that we had to make sure that the election had no' taken place and this was done about 10 minutes after the smoke by means of communication I am not at liberty to reveal.” Prince Chigi sent a message into the Conclave early today to inform the Cardinals of the pandemonium created in Rome by yesterday’s two doubtful smoke signals.