Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-04
IT. JosEpa's CATHEDRAL.
The Magnitude Of the Work.
IMPORTANT ALTERATION.
STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE.

STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE,
Sc, &C., SC, Sc.
The unprecedented march of public i'm
provement now in progress within ant
around the city of Columbus, has very
Justly merited the many words of praise
which we almost daily meet in glancine
over our exchanges. Naturally cherish.
ing feeling of pride in all that pertains
to our fair city's growth and Importance
we read foreign accounts of our, splendid
business blocks, magnificent halls and pal
atial residences, and listen to the inter-
change of expression between resident cit
izens congratulatory of the general spirit
of Improvement with unfeigned delight.
Itlis true that never before in the history
of the city has there been seen SO N UGH of
unanimity among capitalists in the matter
of erecting business houses and private
dwellings. They are springing up in every
quarter, while negotiations are pend
Ing for others yet to follow. With
the erection and completion of every
public and private building in our city
there is a relative advance in the valuation
of real estate, and while we congratulate
ourselves on the steady growth Of business
which Is yearly demanding more room and
greater facilities for its prosecution, we
must not lose sight of the fact that a
very fair share of this general prosperity
must be credited to the account of our
school and church buildings. No commu-
nifty in the land well supplied with this
class of buildings is ever heard complain
ing of deprecated real estate or falling
off in actual business; on the contrary,
they go hand in hand with quotations
which are uniformly reported as having an
"upward7 tendency" While we are re-
joiced to witness the erection of so many
business houses and private dwellings, we
are equally glad to observe the going up
in our city of several splendid church edi-
fees, and believing that our prosperity as
acity is enhanced by, one as well as the
other, we will cease not to urge the great
Importance OF both to the continued well
doing of the Capital City. -...-.
We yesterday morning proceeded to the
corner of Broad and Fifth streets, for the
purpose of gaining some Information for
our readers relative to
ST. JosEPH's ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
Now being erected at that point. - e.
Z We learned that the Immense structure
had been commenced under the direction
of Mr.. NJ. Harding, of this city, but it was
found that his plans were impracticable.-
He was removed and Mr.. r. T. Brooks Sc
lected as the architect, who at once pro-
ceeded to institute number of very ma
terial and important alterations Many of
our readers have doubtless observed force
of men engaged in the past two weeks in
enlargiDg the foundations of the structure
at the Broad street front. 1t was found on
tearing up portions of the walls originally
laid, that there was no particle of "bond"
between the stones. This was the result of
using "ground lime cement which prov
ed entirely worthless for the purpose
claimed. Our informant assured us that
the filling between the stones was dead,
and might just as we'll have been compos-
ed of loose gravel from the river bed. The
quality of the masonry now being laid is
of the best description and reflects great
credit on the superintendent, Mr.. J. E.
Hartman. In this connection we will
state that there are no contracts given out
for any portion of the work. Mechanics
are employed and paid by the day, and each
department of the entire structure is un-
fha sol ~ n,
chief manager and superintendent. 1t was
the original intention to build the cathe-
dral of brick, but on the return of Bishop
Resecrans from the tour of Europe, during
which time he visited many of the NOS
celebrated cathedrals of the world, it was
determined to employ stone in its erection
Accordingly the finest quality of cut sand
stone from the quarries of Mr.. John L. L.
Jones, of Licking county, in this State, are
being used.
THE DIMENSIONS OF THE BUILDING.
The building will have front on Broad
street of one hundred feet, running back
one hundred and eighty-seven feet on
Fifth street. The grand tower will be on
the southwest corner, and will be two
hundred and fifty feet high. A magnifi-
cent chime of bells will occupy this tower.
The Baptistry twenty-five feet square will
also be located in the grand tower. The
height of the building from the floor to the
roof will be eighty feet and from the ledge
of the roof to the ground, one hundred
and five feet. There will be three grand
entrances from Broad street, and one from
Fifth street, with a corridor running the
whole length of the building. There will
be capacity for seating three thousand per-
sons. The northeast and northwest cor
ners will be occupied by turrets opening
into the sanctuarye
THE HEATING APPARATUS
VIII be most complete in every psrticu
lar. The furnace is to be located in the
northeast portion of the sub-building, with
the smoke-stack at the same corner. The
building will be heated with hot air ducts
passing through the bases that support the
arches of the clear story. The columns rest
ing on these bases will be in a group of
five-two to carry the archings of the clear
story-one for the roof of the first, and
two for the roof and ornamental work of
the grand three-barreled ceiling of the
clear story. The nave and rail to be of or
namental iron. Every appliance of the
most desirable nature will be adopted to
make the heating and ventilating depart
ment perfect. 1i ''ess
THE STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE
Will be the English Gothic of early date,
with all the modern adaptations. There
are two principal species of this style, the