The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24
ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL.
WIIY .fETER ETGHTEEN YEIES TRE
UORk ~ UNEIA ISHED.


Proqrr.s Kcpl Anacc with the Raising trthe
necessary Nnuey -~omc Uf thc Ar,hifcst-
urni Btuutics under STOW ncVcl.pmcut.
1t Will he eighteen years next AUGUST
since the corner stone 81 -. rtucA's Cathedral
WAS laid. THO building is not nearly nui.hod
and no one knows when it will h". Nearly
S;0tOOC0 hns already been expended Oh IT,. and
millions more viii be needed before H. Is com
ileted. TIC rule hn~ hcou to incur uo indebted
mes nn account Of the work. and, there being {
present but little money In the cXohodu,r, only
few laborors are engaged. these are the ear
pcnters VINO are eroiuing tn ceiling for the
ulastercTs. who are busy in the nave, puttiu- up
their Sc folding.
The extreme myth OF the cdincc, the exterior
Of which Is Of white marble. Is 334 feet, tho in
terror dimensions being ;N0 feet; the length II
the transcpt Is 40 feet; the wid'h f tho
nave. 90 fect, including the aisles or from pillar
to rilar ~ feet, giving to each aisle a width 81
"a feet. Tho height Of the nave Is 10 feet, ana
Of The aises, 81 feet Tho clustered columns Of
the nave. choir and transcpt, arc all Of white
marble to the sprng Of tho arches, wuich re
INIT sandstone, capped with marble. The
t. mt has three doorways. of which the ccntre
h g nto, width " 50 fcot, with h i'h', in-
cludiu the gall 's, of IL fee. Above this door
I. . .n4u.n Of pugs whlt' mlrul". soul turci
viii tDdi turm- aud ttudlil, ~ rrapoViu's. i1-
t.rWovcn win whoa. symbolic Of the II is
rfnr,stntfur tlu d scent Of the ilnlN Ghu-i a.
r.rit. thn d We from ho ark Wi 10 tuN olive
tr.u. u % its MOUTH anu tue lcli. the ascent OF
mo sual rose wird ~ ~ the nnrch peers
above ms eNPu re 80 j turen ','k. on eNc9
sue of ne o. 'o' Hr" 90 ma 49, huitr'~-,s ~
g f1atIf. which fisc to the until Ile 1T too u In
rtn.c, AMI these aro ..Npoi with ~ 'ci ! pin;
naeIes. The main rnhlc !. richly panel He'd, nrl
eXuui~i'eiv So lptured traccry nlls rtcn panel
he ap'N 81 the eanl'' when finished, - g. he
surmouuted bv grand t'hted hni l. now
Lelnl X cuted ou the grounds. II rclr'-rnts %
ra-sion leaf and flower. from which springs
CT 80, oe ring ~ 8 centre the form of the
Sacred " .n'. The centre nuf'rc.s D. icc rat,
win clabornielv carved inches for - Ifucs oi
the amos les. R,low the apex nf tho m ana ,.ihlc
i- a large roso window. the trtcefy ~ whl IA IA
wtourht with much elaboration. The lower
ar Of tho circumference Of tins grand window
tuucf g. the archod heads Of tho mullinns. winch
arc in the varied form OF fuiia. Under those
mulliuns Is row Of scuipturcd nicnes running
The whole length Of the front above the main
porch. Tue pediments of the gables are orna-
mcrted with crockets representing morning
side OF the main entrance are elaborltely
ga orned with srupturrd work ri natural
foiage. From them spring the two towers.
Mhlch are 10 DC canped WIN slrts Tree
hundred and thirtv-i0ur feet high. The
tower are thlriy-two feet square at the base eX-
elusive ~ tue massive phttressea NJ ina
hei.h Of one hundred and tnirty-six fec'. they
viii change 10 an orteconal form, which VIII ie
maintained for hfty-fpur feet. ait whirh tho
spiics viii tau,r arac cfullv 20 the cau.f ones and
crosses which will surmount them. The toNe
! gr. now a hundred and twelve feet from the
ground, and 70 IS expected they Will reach the
| height Of a hundred aud nav feet this summer.
| On the sile the huttrc- -e- rise in series 4
! tetatcd crld tons III D. anove the coling Of the
/ coming "A suuuinuntad ~ Indictments " non
] tr,cefv. tn dr-ig - of FOIL forms. The walls ~
| the clear story are -'icrst h'nsd tv hutircs-es
/ tctween tho Wind ~, FNlnf n"ttfes.cs WI
/ trans, pts. ihcrc o. .uuth. = iiuo of traced AMI
! pierced h1trcmcuis n' tae oasc - the painted
| below. Inc narsiu huffrr Sos f fne tf'n-eat
u-e ~ "a hei-ht of hun l"i ani hiN ie.'' ana