Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-17
NOTES BY THE WAY.
s,.ocisl correspondence Of the Standard.
Ut. pArLs CATHEDRAL.

the InfEeAt IIoteo.""" "AAosA"1a
,cnplo in the world. and second
only 20 ~. Peters at Rome, was an
occasion Of great interest, Like
mount Zion, " beautiful for situa-
ton i, IN by far the most prominent
"ll,c, in London. and towering
h,,,b IN AIR it's lofty dome, is seen for
w'lr. around. II rears its noble
rrnpnrtions over the ashes of many
,burches. aud il believed to occupy
The ,e,y ate once dedicated to the
wn,.b,p Of hoathsn divinities. 1t is
s,,,,,seJ that church was erected
b,rr very soon after the introduce
,on ~ Christianity into Britain,
Ian, M, al what date Is not accurately
ln,vu Very early in the seventh
c.n,ur, "A church was here built by
T,hclhor,; but IL was not until near
A.. close Of the seventeenth century
,ha, the present cathedral was con-
.,,,cIol This was the work Of Sir.
christopher Wren, who laid the first
atone On the 2ist day Of June, 1915,
and JUS, thirty five years thereafter
,h,. prodigious structure was COM
,l,,oi nj the Immense cost OF over
IN ZOO 600. Tho cathedral is cru
eilorm and liz dime nsions are 514 feet
IN length by 2s6 feet across the tran
serts with n general average OF W
fee, in the height Of its walls. It
covers over two acres Of ground, and
,.ebout half-mile in circumference.
\ from the pavement to the summit
Of the cross IL is over 400 feet nigh.
Three porticos mark the position OF
as many places Of entrance, on the
Mes, North and South. As We
enter hv the principal or western
entrance We are at once impressed
with the lofty vaulting, and vastness
81 the internal space, The great
Western window IL Of beautifully
stained glass, and presents a strik-
,np scene Of tho conversion of st.
Paul The whole church is full OF
monuments, chiefly OF naval aud
military character, and yet, rs you
make the circuit Of the nave, choir
aud TRANSCRIPTS, you will observe a
few In memory Of such men rs John
Howard. Bishop Heber, Sir Aastley
Cooper. and DIR. johnson, A num-
bor Of these monuments are very
fine. and have cost not less than $780,
600.
The great organ originally built
hv Bernard Schmidt having under
gone important improvements, has
recently been divided into three
parts The present organ contains
nearly 90 sounding stops and four
manuals. The pedal Oh, gan contains
two stops Of ~ feet, AMI is placed
under ono Of tho arches, while the
swell and choir organ, and the solo
AMI rest, are situated on the South
and North sides respectively. The
bellows. situated in the crypt, is
, clown by three powerful hydraulic
machines, and the dir conducted
thence by zine tubing to reservoirs
IN various parts Of the instrument.
The choir IN 1875 feet in length
aud the stalls are adorned with carv-
inc. Of the richest character. At its
eastern extremity are three elegant
stained windows representing the
Agony in the Garden, the Crucifix-
ion and the Resurrection.
Turning aside by the south tran
sept we now ascend the stairs lead
ing 10 the upper gallery. This re-
aures the ascent Of GIG steps in
orter b. reach the ball. We had
me-, proceeded far when we were
turned aside 10 the library. This
contains 1000 volumes. Here too
our attention was called to the geo.
metfical stairs. consisting OF ninety
steps, aud ~ constructed that, while
resting only on tho lower steps, they
really seem 70 hang together with
out any visible support whatever.
A few PAGES further on we were
directed 10 ascend u fight OF stairs
10 the
GREAT BILL.
!, Ia suspended forty feet from
the Aoor. The following figures
may give some idea Of its enormous
proportions. II is ten feet in diam
ster, i,s walls are ten inches in thick
ne.e, aud weighs four and one-half
Sons. The hour-hammer and clap
per weigh respectively 1876 pounds
and lsO pounds. II In only tollsd
on the occasion Of tho death OF some
member Of the royal family. or OF
the Archbishop Of Canterbury, the
Bishop Of London or the Lord Mayor.
The quarters are struck ON two
smaller bells beneath.
The clock. work TO b seen in this
sane tower In worthy Of admiration
but In no way superior to the one
previously referred 10 at the Palace
II Westminster.
ne,racing our stops to the main
stairs We now ascend to the