Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-12

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
OF the stately edifice. In form it is a
parallelogram-its outer dimensions,
80 feet front by 160 feet deep. Archi-
tecturally speaking the general style
of the building belongs to the Roman
esque order, decorated with plasters
and supported by ample buttresses.
The main front of the building is 60
feet high to apex of roof, surmounted
with pedestal and cross % feet high,
with side pedestals IA feet high with
ornamental finish. There are also Pc
destals on each corner and inches on
each side of the Rose window upon
which will be placed statues of Saints
Peter and Paul, and of the four Evan
| gelists, Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John. The Southern end of the
cathedral is adorned with IA tower 10
| feet square, with walls s feet thick Sc
curely bolted with iron rods. 1t is 1872
| feet high from the floor line, and l40
| feet from the ground. The campanile,
or belfry, is 50 feet from the floor line
and is octagonal in shape, supported
by DOric pilasters, with cornice and
dome surmounted with lantern and
cross 6XS feet in dimensions. The
panorama which unfolds itself to the
delighted eye from the belfry is one of
the most magnificent imaginable.
The growth of the city and its capaci-
ties for expansion can be better stud
led from this point than from any
other we have occupied, and we have
looked at Los Angeles with favora-
BILE eye from almost every possible
"coigne of vantage"
THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING
Has three ample doors, the main one
Okla feet, with sliding doors on patent
rollers. The side doors are 5x9. A
handsome pediment, with Doric fluted
columns, will add very materially to
the beauty of the whole. Besides
these are seven doors in the building,
which will afford ample means of
egress to the largest crowd which can
gather in the cathedral. There are
six stained glass windows on each
side of the building, each 7xl3 feet,
and two smaller ones nearer the front,
besides two small Oriel windows in
front and handsome large window
above the altar. All of these windows
We're presented to the cathedral by
members of the congregation. The
nave rises some thirty feet above the
main body of the building, and the
front corresponds with this particular
feature. We pass now to
THE INTERIOR OF THE EDIFICE.
1t is entered either by the main ves-
tibule, which is 36x14 feet,or by either
of the side vestibules, each of which is
1Sx12 Flights of stairs lead from the
side vestibuleS to the organ loft, which
is 3Sx13, with oval front, finished by
panelled balustrades. A $4,000 organ
is to be purchased for the cathedral
Entering the main body of the cathe-
dral we find the aisles separated from
the nave by Corinthian arcades.
There are six noble Corinthian pillars
on each side, with arches turned over
at the spring of the vault with hand
some COrinthian entablatures running
the whole length of the nave, with re-
turns within the chancel. The nave
is what is known in architecture as a
wagon vault. The walls of the cathe
dral are to be finished in imitation of
marble, the work on one entire side
being now completed and presenting
a very handsome appearance, the
color selected being such as to pro-
duce an effect which was lacking
while the walls remained dead white.
"The dim religious light of which
the poet sings will be well attained
when the whole interior is thus fin
ished. The vault is handsomely fres-
coed in pale blue and bluff, relieved
by white. The pews are of the best
quality of pine and redwood, finished
with black walnut.
THE CHANCEL
Will be 80 feet in depth extend
ing the entire width of the church.
The main altar occupies about Ube en-
tire width of the nave. On each side
are inches, IN one Of which will be
placed statue of Saint Patrick, in the
other, that of st. Emidgius, Italian
Bishop and Martyr. Beneath the main
altar II vault resembling an ancient
tomb, will contain an image of our
Lord and above it, in a recess left for
that purpose, is a shrine'of precious
wood and metal in which the relics of
st. Vibane will be kept. At the end
of each side aisle will be smaller affairs.
The frescoing of the recess in which
the main altar is placed displays ex-
cellent taste and fine execution.
Among its decorations are the spear
and sponge emblems of the death of
the Savior, and cross, anchor and
beart, typifying Faith, Hope and
Charity.
THE BACK GROUND OF THE MAIN
ALTAR
Is handsome Corinthian pediment in
frescoe with star besprent blue cur
tain in relief. On each side of the main
altar are the Sacristies, each 164 feet
square. The Bishop informs us that
number of handsome pictures will
be added to the already beautiful deco
rations of this noble temple. 1t is be-
lieved that the Cathedral will when
finished accommodate congregation
Of 5000. If necessary galleries can be
added on each side. Three splendid
chandeliers of II lights each will de-
pend from the nave. When fully
lighted there will be 116 burners in the
church. We must not forget to men,
tion that in the centre of the Rose
window is cross, on one side of which
is spray of lilies, on the other the
palm, these being the embIems of mar
tyrdom. The same feature reproduces
itself in other portions of the building,
together with monogram resembling
the letters X and z the exact signifi-
canoe of which we did not learn.
THE BELFRY
Will for the present contain three bells,
two of which were brought from the