Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-02

affect the roof in the least. The main roof con-
sists Of eleven main trusses over the church,
and hips over the chancel. The roofs 70 the
yestry and chapel have jack rafters SKI; all
bolted, rrussel and finished In most
perfect manner. AL these trusses have been
proper places with great care and without any
accident occurring. The strap ties are checked
and bolted on both sides Of the trusses; the pur-
blocks under the pu idn We spiked the back
rafters checked on the puriins and well nailed.
The roof over the entire church and its APP
pendages Is erected in q careful manner and
the outside is of I inch clear stuff, from to 9
inches wide, milI-worked, and tongued and
grooved, nailed to close joints and headings,
over which is laid the best quality Of slate.
ALL THE CLEAR STORY ARCHES
have ribs on both sides, bolted to the wall; each
clear story arch has 100 Inch iron bolts built in
the brickwork with nuts and screws and wash
ers on both ENDS, and all screwed home tight
against the brickwork. The ceilings in the
nave aisles, transept, chancel and small chapels
are groined arches with crown rafters, diagonal
and right angle ribs, with all curve lines per-
feet and intersections correct the ceiling joists
are tied up solid to the roof and ranged to suit
the curve lines.
THE OUTSIDE DOORS
are to have stationary heads and transoms;
doors TO be framed in two thicknesses and glued
and screwed together solid; door frames bolted
the inside doors, frames and castings will be
double panEeled and nodded with Gothic
tracery on both sides; with stationary heads
and transoms, all to be hung with 4k-inch butt
hinges and screws and fastened with iron sliding
bolts and six-inch mOrtice locks, with white
angola ball furniture.
THE FLOORS.
The Orders from front to rear are f2x12 best
North Carolina yellow pine, ana 10x12 across
the chancel, set solid and level on the piers; the
floor joists are rested on the offsets in the wall
and on the girders. These joists are 3xi3, set
sixteen inches from center to center, and
bridged with 2x4 inch herring-bone. The sane
than the church floor. The floors under the
pews, sanctuary, chapel, vestry, stair-turret,
three galleries, and three floors in the tower
are to be laid with one and quarter inch pine
plank, from five to seven inches wide, well
worked and tOngued and grooved and laid to
close joints and headings. The risers to the
sanctuary steps and treads to be of the same
material, nosed and moulded. The wall strips
and bond timber are cut to their proper length
and fitted in securely, the former three feet
apart, and the latter two feet nine inches apart
and fitted to the jambs and arches when re-
quired.
THE DOOR AND WINDOW CRNrRRs
are fitted to the respective curves of the differ
ent arches perfectly in every respect. The
are framed and set in solid, both pillars and
centers being braced.
THE TWO sTAIRwAYs
TO the galleries are most substantially m ade,
the rises of one inch, and treads of one and a
quarter inch plank, moulded and nosed; brack-
eIs put ON solid, each stairway is enclosed with
wainscoting six inches wide, tongued, grooved
The two side aisle walls, front wall, wall in
chapels, vestry wall. tower and stair turret are
to be wainscoted, all 81 feet high, with one
inch boards five inches wide, with moulded cap
pings; all other apartments not wainscoted will
have a base 10 inches high.
THE THREE GALLERY FRONTS
are 10 be panneled wainscoting, the eight small
pillars with moulded caps, bed mouldings curb
ed, tracery and cornices all complete in every
respect
There is to be two hundred and forty-two
pews on the floor, with back seats, kneelers,
closing boards, partition ends, cappings, and
vainscotiDg panneed in front.
THE SANCTUARY RAILING
In mont OF the chancel will have three gate
ways, the center one hung in two parts, with
strong hinges. and fastened with brass bolts
The railing is TO be put up of solid rosewood,
and stayed aud finished In perfect manner
There will be six cOnfessiOnals in the church,
ali finished according to orders.
he best quality of stating covers the entire
roof, and fastened each with two galvanized
nails, the boarding underneath covered with
ieit: All the yaliies OF the building are COW
cred with li-ounce copper, the ridge-pole COW
cred with lead weighing four pounds to the
square foot, the Hastings done with lead weigh
ing ~ pounds 10 the square foot
All tde wainscotlng to pews, gallery front,
sanctuary and coniessionals are TO be of the
best wel-seasOned chestnut, trimmed with
Mr. Entwisle is now engaged in building the
spUe, which runs up above the tower a distance
of 20 feet above the street. In the tower Is to
he placed the bell belonging to this church, the
largest in the city, weighing 1000 pounds.
THE OLD CHURCH,
at the corner or 9th and streets, IL TO be
changed into school, to be taught by the
Christian brothers. The same clergymen will
offlciate in the new church, which it Is expected
will be ready for occupation by next Christmas.
Their names are as follows: Rev. P. G. Coll,
pastor, with Revs. NJ. b. Fortune, L. L. Power
and g. l.. Egan as assistants.
THE CHOIR
- TO remain the same in its organization,
with Prof. Mesbach as organist and drec
tor, Miss s. Mattingly, treble; Miss. c. Browne
and Mrs. Renshaw, alto Mr.. John Mattingly,
tenor, and Mr.. Smith, bass. The gallery loft
is in front, and is 20 by 40 feet the floor. In
this loft will be placed as soon as finished an
organ which will cost Sl1 900. The estimated
cost of the church building is $500 900, aud in
all probability will exceed that sum. This
amount has been raised by subscription and
contribution, and each has been paid for all the
labor and material as fast as used The success
full carrying out of all these plans'on so extern
sive and liberal scale, and under 50 many al
verse circumstances is well calculated to excite
admiration as showing what great results from
small beginnings, united efforts and persever-
ance will bring about.