, 1879-05-11

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~ - ~ .be block between Fourth |
ofal OF 81. iat'lcA on n;,t;at, ,,,a ESf.~ ~,srs+
and FItth avenues a"u 49,. 1oa....5 49,
streets. There has al"asa oeeu 'esenu Nlia'
tbis vo,nahlo property was gift to the Gath |
,:~ t-a. .1,o ,';tv or was acquired for nominal
o41e9 4ioAn N1e =. ~, at:1ut;c Months, three
colei.elal'o't, ano ro,,- sava TINT arrhhishon
months ago Clarence coon 7A'' Su"' a, e"o.sep sn
Hughes gotit in 1855 tor o., anu 1iat tllus lne
10y "aa and nnscrunnlous nr1est.,,
ls'auu ~ a"A.J ~, ~ Nav yorl- s,,d +ba
In point OF 1act, tnc o4S1 20 ICON 80 ron
land to Francis COOPER WV. ~ lo49' ~. s'''ao'
md be, eighteen days later, conveyed 1t to the
T-,,s,ra. ~ 81 patrick's Cathedral and St.
49,. 1,,nrob Tn 1859 the st.: Peters half
Peters Cho'en. ln ~, w.. hanast - t,a o-aa;t-
was sold at auction LOT sl!e osuS1. y, uc e'sa's
ors OF the church ana 81 mnc fas ths
- 80. "sx f f,...ao.;newwr,ters. The ecarner-stono
aceu.aes ...,a.+. ro,io,o,ts adifico in +ho
OF tAls, the .eratues. .-"S,.i.,s -. ~
New World, was lalu W efa - thop "
100000 people. For seVcsM sfaes work gu ttle M
new building was 1nter'uptcP, out alter the
Civil War it was resumed anu tisoiute1y presseu
forward BY the Cardina4 h1el u I'VE"
York - zn,,,e marble and Is an er-
ample Of the decorated VT sfonesa'e1 an uottlis
prevalent in Europe from ts'2 70 l4ov' ol "nlen
the Cuthedrals Of KnelmE, A!''ons; W. Sologne,
anu the nave u lo.n "dUancad e~,mI,as I;ha
are among the most auvaneed examples me me
design. however, Is origlnai .apa u.stlnet Ine
ground plan is that OF Laun Eloss, Wltn nave,
choir, aud transepts eacn pus uas'ovu tsl 'niI
central aisle Win anu 5"n oo,ass
atsles BY tnftSs"o e which snrin,s ,h.. .rcl,cs
Of white nlarols, ilo, ie " ,he 11srss torv The
which support the "als u sne e1steseosy; LIZ ine
arches are OF imltalo n9s iant ~
marble: Inc l ooe faot. re a,,o ,na c,,n;r
Inside It measures ooo 1oo y;,1 Iba rons1s. | % ta
nrn
transept Is l4o ieen ~ at h;1 n |
43 1eet wdc ana ~ ~ t.t hn ~. nS;,;n'. 10
are - leet "las Mlu " shhr 1;th hn.sss - XII
richly grolned VIII llopE 49, ;s'i, ~ ~;
agc ut tle lntcraGe4' r.is ,;aye
| columns arc OF rca lollage' -, r;f4,, .ro,a
The prlnclpai lrous 10 VI ;th h4.n M a 1siuu L.;
central gable 100 ieet nS!, w!en i W ercn saue
tower and splre o3o lse' ;ri, ~ and ao tnat
portal IS o. lces ;,,,1, dacoratad @ " Nth ~
ns wne, .uI 1vit foase capitals where are to be
placed the statues " III r e" - -
| aries Of white ma1o'g s eS t,,at1 49,.
aud frln5ea WIN oofo,T 1n. aod " wall is
cr!', .no foat civ Inches tbrough-is iucrusted
with marble - s1nao1 .ho o,onin'T ~ 4ho dnnr
bcmatc aeslgns clossSs ~. nv an3 +or-
at the sprlns lla's .;oac ~ intarw,van with wheat
drils Q, I.s ~. Socran,ent. while there are
fHpce doves Noah's On tie right, the Holy
Ghost descenolng H. J en,;t tene,e' ~ +ha I'ao ,oft
ascent OF lae n1s -, nam norta,, Is r;rhv
Tie eaoleI ovee ~ ,t;;r itIt +h' control nona
pancled VIII taaserf ~, ~, SHE'LL pThe
the arms ot ~. 1ne nla ;s ,roc1cted rroncvnrs
label over pug SnolG tort,y;,,;,. ,c5 aiiarnat.
nnd ,,d I'll ter1ninatin.r in n rich
ing IN the cIuIhss a o ~ 1he door ara Entrresses
hn!ai: IN eiuss n3oa s,Io ~ r;nnaces viii hetween
termhat,uE IL pansIn h,,+tressrs n;ches for stat-
them and the to"sr pa.t 6anstre. 'nf rich
ucs: over tns norl1oni1 orar the arst storv and
pierced Iracery otei xahia '0 e. r3y nf
across tie "nole su1" a.'n,,,s nth fn;.
niches deeoralco y yr;t,, tr,cerp and t,nia1s n
capitals ana saple1s WIZ +s M ortrra ar whitr
contain STATUES o. ,mniea 1u5 ~ Gothic iomb. with
above this ricnlyoosG uosn,s ,o5 5av; t,dnw MS,.
an equt'ateral arcn, nttuses artnl of i.ntb;c
twenty-sl1 iect ID uaIne.sa, n,' @ .a.1 ~ ssn
traccry ABOVE tnS WHY" !" "n..'; a.h,e "} =
rivals ANYTHING IN EUROPE .nS NAN m san1e ;ar.eG
carried up 70 the roo1-nes vel!ed ~
screen OF rich tfaceIY' '.t teIna.ed -; froIn
ed label cornlce: Inc csocfss . sese;nn'anwor
the leaves ana no"e.s ol ue passlunUmvl rt,''', >
rise up the gable entwlnng a'1 suppo, tha tn ;,''
foatcd cross Win Le sacisu ,ho s,do ~ ~ no
tersection OF us als; ~ e1e 1e, ter
lambs Of the central wndow l gre nenss
minated BY plnnace ,lSm ou.ni1 st r'.en thesc
minated oy crocke1e9 M 4araa
and the buttresses o. .1c t4e .ome:r,. h,,t+ -,
! The towers 1re oO 1tet e4u.'1E W tA6t4e :"