, 1877-06-17
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THE AsTo1s MEMORIAL.

From the St,n lark Essnfn0 Ipa.
The memorial to their fntter which the sons
Of the late William q. AstoF some mouths ago
determined to crcct IN Trinity Church in this
city will bc shown to the public In about two
weeks. 1t Is already sufficiently near compile
tk,n 10 admit OF being !ntcllIgcntly described
and judged. .
II consists Of an al.nr and rercdos. Tho altar,
eleven aud onc-half feet long, is constructed Of
pure white sta.uary marhlc. with shuts uf Lis
bon red marble, tho capitals of which orc carved
fiji natural foliage. md tho purpose Of whisl4 Ia
to divide into paatls tho front and tho sides Of
the altar. Tho central panel, will, carvings ot
rassIon-Rowers, is elabotatcly and very inEen-
iously constructed. II Is mosaic Maltese
cross ret with tive canoes, one Of them, a head
Of Christ, betag over the nnglcs OF the cross,
and the other four, tile symbols OF the cyangc-
lists, being at its ocvcral cxtrenttics. The
wilutc Ia Gaakcd by two angels III white marble,
kuceling, tho Que III alteration md the otcr In
prayer. Tho Remaining panels are carved In
cars OF wheat set In mosaic, c,-thnsc III front
containing the Agnus Del and tho pcl!can. md
tho4g at tho sllcs thu sacred mouogra1ns.
AhGvc t.lcn. Is the white marble slab, set itl
cor.tee Of stnc-1eascs and grapes, and inlaLd
with five crosses OF ryd marble. Of red marble
nlso Is the sukcr.altur, with the words "11uly,
Holy. Holy" lnial1 oil Its taec, its shell being
coni.nued Tho whole length u the rcredos, for
tho Ic4Hptiun ut flowers 1T festivals.
As TOR tilu rcrclus, wl,Iyl, is ncarly as wi1c as
tLu rhalcel--llnt Ie to say, ubuut th!rty.itye
feet~-aud is carrictl'up ~ high as Tic sill of t1ie
larEe kavc's-lss3t window,-thot IL 10 say about
r xsfy s 5ec 81 xa,sy sSs paS4u psaasss L
:. 4 na,lu Ut Caen stone, ciisclcd for tho most
purt In natural olIaec, an. constructed in keep.
tcctute of witch tue church clifcu is so tne Al,
example. III t!.e os7er part, oil eael, sidcof tho
aEtas, arc thrce s4.arc panels fllcl with geo.
n,etrirnl patterns. D;rectly OVER TIE line Of
Eevcn panels of white u.artlc, scuiptufei In
Li,h rci!ef mn, drurtinE inrll,c,,th il tho last
days Of ChrIs.'s lltc.. Tho ceatral panel is 0lel
T,nci's inculnparabie pIrtnfo, "Tne Last
Supper" tisa artist having hcen very
hu u:cessiul iu reproducing some OF tho
best features Of that work. Under thls piece Of
wortt, " iiaving loved nn own which weru III
thv world, lie lovcu them unto tho end" Ou
the right ct this central panel, and under q cau-
opiesl niche, Is wh,a ii,arIla atatnettc Of The
aiehaogel Raphael, who holds llatnlnE sword,
aad nj tic left, auDther statuctto, also vi wltu
marble, representing the aychalgcl Gabriel with
bunch vi " les aud scroll IN lls hands. On
the cxt.eule right, in tla uthrr panels, arc mar.
bie groups Iortraying Mary Mn:,laieno pouring
eniry into jerusalem, cHr,st washing lie HIis.
eiplcs' feet. tho ugoay ln tho cardeii, tie bc-
groups tho rere.Ios Is divided by buttrcsses into
trcs baye, which contain ut,tier four canopIes
tho four doctors OF the Church.-uat,lrly,
Jerutnr, Ambrose, Augustine. and Gfcrory,-
zach With tic instguIs aud surrounulnes uf
sarred mythology.
III the central u ono OF these bays, under
large 1nuitlfoiic,l arch in the form of q Galaa-
ehtn, md Ia high relief, Is Representation Of
the lueilable tragedy Of the Cruci61ion On
The right OF the cruss stand John autl Mary tho
notl,er Of Christ, whtlo Mary Aagdalet,e en-
braces tho feet Of the Savior; onths left are tho
othvr Mary and this centurion, The support for
this niece Of sculpture is an c1aboEate!y carved
coTpvu oi psssiot, toyrrs, beneath which aru tho
worJs, "pehold tho Latnb OF God.n In the two
otter BAYS aro 9tatuettes, thrty inchcs high, OF
tbe twelve gposties, eix apostles being Ii the
southern bay aud si1 ia ths northern, aid each
apostis beIug accompanied by rs cha.actcrlstlc
tfarerv Of which TX carried by polsbpti red
GnI gtl,!cd. Ths figure oi 81. Mchael Il II one
s1trcme END ol Lila !ine OK statuct1ts ana tue
01uTE OF 81. GtofRE A. inc MneF extreme ehQs