The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-04

rary writers. was VERY simple. II was that Of
paralel0gram. AT Its north and south Sides near
porches. At IFS east side part OF the ediice was
raised on arches and terminated IN = circle. over
this were two affairs and prestyteriuln under IL,
o crypt or undercrOt the floor Of which was level
with the choir. The architectural whims of the
Of IRE have changed the building 80 that the editce
that was attacked by the names yesterday had but
little OF the Original Gy@nE RsTo r. lns
Of the cathedral In the tenth and eleventh century
is allied with the warlke occurrences Of the period
vading Danes. 1t was immediately repaired aud
additions were made to 1t BY Archbishop QUO: In
loll the marauding Danes again invading England,
and, animated 10y the desire to avenge the massacre
Of their counttymen ON st. Brices Day. In 1902 APP
peared before Canterbury. Elphege, devout man,
from the notifications this prelate gave his flesh
his body had become so attenuated that when he
held up hts hand
twas so wan and transparent ofhuc,
You might have seen the moon shine through
The heroic Eiphege nerved the citizens to 10
fend their city stuobornly, aud 1t was only taken
citizen. The siege had lasted twenty DAYS
The vict0rs committed many crimes, but none
more execraoie than the immediate burning
women and children were hidden, and
the later murder of the bravo Old prelate. ihe
walls OF the cathedral structure wthstood the
flames, and In lOi7 the edlce was restored, upon
the accession OF KING Canute to the throne In
saved frorn tota destruction and when Lanfrano,
Abbot OF Caen, became Archbishop, he rebuilt II IA
nobler and more
Lanfianc was an artist as well as a clergyman
and the magnincence in which he and his success
cited the displeasure 0the economists OF the period
King Henry had literally donated for tho restora-
ton OF the cathedral and to him appealed the dis,
pleased. Ills reply Is o refex OF the unb0unded
veneraton OF thu Church that was prevalent ior he
expressed his pleasure Ito be permitted to behold
the increasing prosperity OF his holy mother, the
Church, The Church was again dedicated In lll4
by Archbishop Radulfns. The next event to be no
ticed, and winch was the most important In the
history OF the Cathedral. Is the assassination OF
Archbishop Jhomas-a.Becket: 1t Is that crime
which has glven the cathedral the notoriety 1t has
renee Of that slaughter within Its walls 1t would be
known now only as on interesting memoir OF an
the 2sh of December ITO, by four men, unscrupu.
lous In thor loyalty to King Henry II. Tie history
Of the continual Quarrelling OF the
ARCuBs SHOP AND THE MONARCH,
and the pettshness OF the latter that compelled the
crime, is too well known to call for rehearsal mere;
The murdered preate was considered martyr, aud
shrine OF his body. Even King Henry, to procure
absOlutlOn rom The sin of having remotely caused
the assassination of the Archbishop, WAS compelled
to go TO his tomo and do painful penance for Cay
and night. the cathedral was closed tcTf year
this crime, 1t being c0nS!4ersd desecrated.
When it WAS rcconsecratea. -
~ 80 BENeFACTI0S AM HoNoRs
flowed In On the cathedral and It's clergy. IN Sep
TENDER, l171. another fre attacked the church and
s:JS,;,,;., 49,. ~nH other narts. M :. :; ~,
Of the building t"V was fsec5HEtfnStea Between IFS
and 1lSO. On the It'll Of July, 1870, the body
Of the martyJed a-Becket was inferred III 4
shrine that had been prepared in the centre or
Trinity chapel, on the roof Of which the fire OF yes
terday began. Tho ceremony OF reinterment was
very gram and was attended by King Henry H.,
Pandulph, the Popc's Lcgate, and other great per-
sonages. The architecture OF the ed1cc ia OF q
varied character. The
CAPRICE OF PRELATE
would suggest an alteration o. addition that would
be Immediately executed.
Thus the western transept was rebuilt In 1871 by
Archbishop Sudbury, who was barbarOusiy muir
dered by Wat Tyler's rebels; the nave, cloisters
and chapter house were constructed by Prior
Thomas Chlllenden, about 1400. Almost all the
parts OF the cd1ce can be referred to their
authors except the northwest tower and the
nameless towers on the west wall OF the eastern
tIansept, which, with m octagonal building at the
northern extremity OF the eastern transept, are be-
lieved to have an origin prior to the NOrmans.