The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-24
ponnsr1o CATHOLIC IHr1LLIsEHOE'


yicL's CathsdraI.-This magnificent bniid-
ing IL situated on the east side OF rm.n '
Avenue. between Fifty-6 and FMty {
second Streets, running back to M,disSn
Avenue. It will occupy an entire oioc. =
The sito 10 the most elevated ON the Avenue. I
The corner stone was laid, in the presence I
Of thousands of people by tho fate Arcn
bishop Hughes. on the 18th OF Angus I
1883. During the years 81, go, and oS'
the work was suspended. 1t was RECON-
%enSed by the present sSation 70 the
archiepiscopal see of New York. 1t 10 now
prooressip0 very we'll and will DO compile,
ted In few years. When finished 1t VIII
be the largest, most expensive, ana inc
finest building OF the kina IN LUIS Gu MI.
lions of dollars, and everything in its con,
structiou is paid for before 1t Is use9.
Each church in the city subscribes certain
amount annually towards its cOnetrnction.
Everything about this o1moins 10
are of immense blocks Of granite, laid IN
| ceu ented mortar. The base course IL OF
Maine granite. Above this base course
the whole structure is of fine white mar
BILE: The style Of the S SIto, nrgsvs;sd DUN in
Europe in the thirteenth and fourtesntn
centuries. 1t will be very nearly like the
great Cathedral at Cologne. The rifth
Avenue front, as far as it Is completed, 10
highly decorated, anu 10 nos etu
will be 500 feet high, more than hundred
feet higher than Bunker Hill monument.
. The following are the dimensions OF the
building proper Extreme length outside,
332 feet extreme ossaase ,e e. taa. Ths
towers will be ~ feet square at the base.
1'ha width Of the front between the towers
will los feet. TIE towers maintain the
square from the height of !36 feet, when
they change to octagonal lanterns .;, OF
to a further height of 1913 feet. The cen,
). trail gable between the towers will be l56
h feet above the pavement. The main en-
% trance will be richly decorated. Inc
, width of the opening Of the door 10 80 le ;.s
+. richly ornamented and fringed with do9
Ia bic row of foliated tracery. The gaol'
n. over the main entrance will be ricniy pau
"a elled with traceries with q shieid 9eai.nI,
q. the arms of the diocese in the central panei
~ ACROSS the front gable, over the entrance
~ there will extend a row OF inches, wy
NJ statues of saints and martyrs, ~ feet nlgn
I'd Above this will be q large rose or circus
eff window, &c feet in diameter-a spie9ul
Il. shafts of marble radiating from the cense'
on and holding triangular pieces OF Paimn'se
- glass. The towers on each side Will
=: divided into three stories. Above th
en- square tower will be Octagonal ianOeIn
ne 81 feet high, with windows ana a9o s;a su
M the richly panelled spires. The lnsloe
ID. the towers will be 20 feet in diameter an
in, octagonal in form. The transept iron
of are divided into nave Win W. ~
law aisles, with doors and windows, VIII ni'.
an es and traceries, etc. Inc a0 m;nao I'VE
no.. feet wide by 81 feet high. The heighe
we the transept gables is us feet to the 10
ION of the crosses which ornament them. lhe
CHI will be in all lO3 windows Of stained g'as
hos set in double tiers at the sides, TN" o. fs,
his 20 feet in height, and the upper 20 re-
ed giving a lofty and grand effect. The I'M
es, sior of the building will be divided into
;rst nave. transept, and choir. The follow
,ish are he dimensions; Internal length, =
hat feet; breadth of buildings, 10 see ft to
and breadth, 100 feet; internal length OF ira
.or s.nts. 40 feet; height of nave, lOo 1e'
art breadth of nave, AZ feet. The nave a
hon trausepts have a central nave ana Two s,'
the ases, with ehapels IN tue re- na hsne M,'
49,, of 100 with them. The choir and sane
no. nrv have a central Lave and side AIS
chr with an extreme width of ll6 feet. =
End height of the side aisles will be 81 Il
af- aud their breadth In nave "a ieet'
CONE nave will be divided from the alsies Ny
clustered columns of white rraroie.
# he arcl,,.s of the nave and aisles VIII oe
ON ;, brick, plastered and decorated IN COZ
his The choir will have bays, anu VIII o y
i,ean ranged with double aisles on either sld'
No nf the central aisle. The chapel OF the ~
urns ed Virgin is in the aisle at the right OF
,bich central aiele, and the sacristies IN the
both at the left The high altar at the cas-
cnm- side will be of white marble will
than magnificent alterscreen of colored ma
"a IN columns with marble inches and statue
count Irish World.
the DIOCESE OF LoUIsvILLE.-The new I
Q last logical seminary of st. Thomas, near Ii
arlia vile, was formally opened last Ihnr
- by the Rt. Rev. Bishop McCloskey. Bl
Lamy, of Santa Fe, visited the new
:, lie tuition on this occasion. The govern
. u a of the seminary remains for the presen
81 the hands of our good bishop, whose
which practical experience in training young
" dev for the hol y priesthood, will be OF
yerett greatest u.'ilSy ,sth
midst mates.-Aoooco'0' ~
,tence -ARcHD1ocEsE OF BALTlMoRE.-D
Sc. 1 the Forty Hours Exposition of the BIZ
re ad- Sacrament at st. Michaeps Church, '
ed all commenced on Sunday the 9tn lhs''