The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-12
B0ST0N'S NEWEST WONDER.
THREE or iRTERs or 4 MILTON FOR
4 MORSE or WORSHIP.
The Miracle Of Granite that has Risen from
the OLA Back Bay Magnificent Memorial
Windows for Boston's First Families.

From me World
The new Trinity Church in Boston, built
to replace the one destroyed by the great fire,
stands on the so-called Back Bay the site. which
is almost triangular. being bounded 10y Hunt
ington avenue, Clarendon and st. James streets.
The general arrangement of the plan is suited
to the shape and position Of the lot. the struc-
ture itself closing the vista of two OF the above
named streets. On account OF this arrange
ment the central tower when viewed from tho
front has the advantage Of nppearing to belong1
as II dOcs-cqually to each Of the elevations. and
thus making every side Of the church, so to
speak. a front The chapel and vestry rooms
from the body Of the church Nv "clostcr."
=, The architecture IL ROmancsque. following
the style which came into vogue in some parts
of France during ths latter part Of the twelfth
and the early part OF the thirteenth centuries
The principal feature %; tre exterior Of the edi;
flee Is the great central tower. which is carried
up from the foundation on four massive piers.
terminating in steep. ioursded roof. These
church floor. They contain about four thousand
ment; The piers themselves are of cut granite.
aud the arches which carry the superstructure
of brick in cement are tied with iron rods at the
stands. about sixty thousand square feet IL all
made land" and as aconsequence the founda,
tions were very expensive. Four thousand
seven hundred piles were driven from fifteen to
thiry-fvc feet and the foundation extends from
the water line to the sidewalk. thirteen and
The principal material used in the construc-
ton OF the walls and towers Is Dcdham granite.
The walls are faced with broken range. quarry
laced granite. which Is OF u light pink or sal
mon color.
Tho ground plan Of the church is n Latin
cross. with the addition of scmi-circuar apsis
to the chancel The tower roofs are covered
with red tiles from Akron. Ohio The hip rolls
anu crock,ts are OF tcrra-cOtta.
Some OF the openings in the walls have been
filled, and the space lelt for the Introduction Of
! sculpturcl figures. The height of the wall il
| 81 feet. and of the tower about 100 feet From
transcpt il 81 feet The width Of the nave aud
! transrpt Is 81 feet The extreme length of the
trnnscpt is ~ feet, and of the nave and chancel
There are three portals opening into the front
Of the church, which faces the west. These lc ad
into vestlbule 20 feet in width. From the in
length is 40 feet and of this the nave occupies
20 feet. the rest Of the depth being occupied by
the chancel The height Of the ceiling under
! the central tower IL upward Of 100 feet from the
floor. and the width 81 the tower il 90. feet.
From the main vcstbule flights Of stairs OF
| easy ascent lead to the gallery at the western
| end Of the nave and by means Of archcd cOrri-
doris the galleries in the north and south tram
| s,pts are reached These latter galleries are
also accessible from entrances ON -. James
| street and Huntington avenue. The width Of
these galleries Is twenty feet.
sixteen feet by twenty, in which the organ is
placed. and the choir will occupy "a small lodge
south trnnsept GALLERY Tha nr.snn was mi hy
Mr. Roosevelt Of New York and 1t is probably
The only large org9n that has ever been built for
Boston by New Yorker. II may be said 10 hc
five stories high. the FIRST. in the basement. be-
ing occupied by the bellows. levers. and n.y.
second story is occupied bythe two large bel.
lows and portion OF the pedal organ: the third
story contains the great and swell organs and
tn" remainder II the pedal organ; the fourth
contains the choir organ; the NTH contains th,
echo organ. which II placed over the ceiling o
the organ by electricity The fronts II the eX
polss,ed pipes Will be highly ornnmented
! The rubing room Il on the north side of IN,
chance. Tie pulpit and reading desk occupy
positions in front of and TO the right and left o
the chan'el. under the central tower. \ font 81
stands in the ca 'n' Tho Wood work is ali in
highly polished black walnut and is elaboratgl,
Saryed. me p.Ss arn very handsome, the backs
The chance floor is raised few steps. with
altar ait IS sarrounded ~ heavy S black walnu
rail clabOrately carved and against the chance
wall are erected thriy-six stalls for the clergy
The church is richly carpeted and upholstered
It, capacity T. 100 sittings on the nOor and iJ
more in the three galleries. There are no col
umns To- oi-trut the view Of the chanrcl.
The windows now in the building are in
tended for temporary use only. most OF then
dowS Tn. three central ones are To- be- d~li
catcl e. the memory OF Bishop Parker. the Rev
/ pr. John ;. j. Gardiner aud Bishop Easthlrn
Boz filled with tribute If Harrison Gray Kh"hi'
10 the memory Qt his mother who was TIN
daughter Of Harrison Gray OTIS. The contra
window beneath the gallery Will be- a tribute I,
the memory ot the late Miss Abby Loring VIII,
lnt some $4,000 10 the various charities Of til,
city The two side windows over the CALLER!
| have been taken 10y Martin Brimmer and Mrs
Nathaniel Thayer. and Il. {. Winthrop will fur
ul~l one to the memory NJ his parents.
The church will cost about s750.Opl. II is TO ~
lighted for evening services or other purpose
from "a central chandelier suspended from tn
ceiling Of the central tower. II Is entirely %
polished hrl-s. and II ninety feet from top T.
bottom. The corona Is fourteen feet in diam"
ter. Above this are two smaller coronas. Tin
entire chandelier weighs some fifteen hundre'
pounds. and Is furnished with ~ burners. Ii
addition t. this "A row of gas jets enclrclcs IN
central tower close 10 the roof, nnl eight corO
mas each provided with twcnty-four burners
ARE suspended in the transept and nave. F.
heating purposes the entire basement has heol
taken for a chamber for warming aud distrihut
ing IN" air. which il don" 10y hive immen+
stoves. the CONSUMPTION of which Is about q tnl
of coal u day. The air IN the basement. ~ las
us II j. warmed, risUs through nearly three hun
dr-d openings. scattered about In" noor ~ m
AUDITORIUM, and neatly concealed under In
ends Of the peWs.