The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-19
LAYING A CORNER STONE.
TayGIBLE Evidence or WHAT STEW
mrs GARDEN CITY rs 10 BE.

us.,nrIng the Construction OF the Cathedral
s.hcoI Of ~. paul-VIsItors ut the EIabo-
81. Crypt that L. TO Contain the BODIES
o1 the millionaire Merchant aud his VIE.
The corner stone Of the second OF the So
sios of buildings OF n public character erected
~ IN be erected In memory W the late Alexan-
dsr T. stewart in Garden City was laid yester- /
day. The first was that Of the cathedral. laid /
,ro vcnrs ago The ceremony yesterday was at ,
Tho foundations Of a school to too called The /
cathedral school of st. Paul" The wall, are to ,
no built this summer. so that workmen can 90 /
into the building when the 1rs snow flies. and
work until spring on the interior In n year +,
from this fall It is to be ready for occupation.
Next spring is to be- begun st. Mary's School for
Rows and Divinity Hall Also in contemplation
are pcacohesses Homo and an Asylum for
Worn-out Clcrgymen.
Special trains ofnine and ten cars from Hunt
ers Point and from Flatbush avenue. Brook
lyn. also special cars from the oasternmost end
Of the ISLAND. attached to regular trains. began
early in the forenoon to get down passengers in
Garden CITY, Rates of travel hal been reduced
ono.haf from nearly all points. Young and
weI-drcssed women were in a large majority.
On agtng from the cars the chimes in the
cathedral near the station were playing quick
stepping cligious tunes and toward the catho-
mon consent The young women at every step
plu'kod handouts Of great white daisies aud
purplIsh pink clover blossoms and. laughing
all the wh.le, fastened the gathered lunches
at their waists. The cathedral doors wcro
81 blocked that It required Gltren min
utcs' waiting nj times to gain an entrance.
The interior was found. after ALL to be Uttered
with mortar and timbors. and the space be-
tween the flooring and vnultng arches was
flied with dirty scaffolling. The crypt de-
signed for the resting place Of Mr.. Stewards
body was asked for on all sides. II WIS found
under the remotest ond OF the cathedral Work
men were completing IT, Tho polished whtto
marble walls. with columns Of colored marble
arc finished. and all that seemed to be wanting
were the sRrcophagus in tho centre and tho
statues. for which inches are waiting. Moro
than one visitor remarked that the body Of Mr.
Stewart could not be far distant while the work
on tho crypt is being SO cnerg"tically pushed.
Where do you suppose it can bop exclaimed
one woman. looking approhensively around in
the semi gloom.
Emerging from tho crypt. the site for tho
cathedral school was seen to be marked by n
collection Of tents. striped and plain and float
Ing one large and six or seven smaller national
llgs At the top Of the tent polls. Some smaller
tents stoodalmost In the shadow Of the lofty
canvas. Thithcr long trains Of visitors tended.
most ofwhom Ind come by railroad but some
from The surrounding country The tents were
about quarter Of a mile north OF the cath cdral
and on considerable Of an elevation for that
Nat country.
On tho foundations already laid wns plat
form on which were chairs for about 800 per-
sons. aud lust outside and with seats nearer to-
the corner stone was another platform. Near
est 90 all 10 the stone. Judgr Hilton. Mrs. A. r.
Stewart and John Z. Clinch, Mrs. stewards
hrohrr, with friends and relatives who hal
r. atsafs laf IA
throngs had begun TO assemble Mrs. Stewart
was dressed IN black SILK, plainly trimmed. and
plri~nn make sat upon her brown hair that
eurl"d prousely around her temples. A very
thin veil that covered her face did not conceal
her features. While the stone was being ar
ranged upon its resting place her blue eyes
grew more an mated. and AS IL settled into lis
pn.e she leaned forward and whispered to
Judge Hilton for the first and only time during
the ceremony.
A long avenue leading from the platforms
had been formed by two ropes, and against the
the outer side 81 these stood and pressed
throng who could not be favored with seats
within. From ia" small tants at some distance
Number Of clergymen, preceded 10y the Eighth
Regiment band OF this cit. and by sixty choir
boys and choristrrs from st. Mary's Church
Brooklyn. marched toward the tents, the choir
chanting and the band playing professional
Bishop Littleiohn Of the diocese Of Long
Island took a position at the side OF the corner
stone. Will. the cOrporatOrs. trustees. and over
MY clergymen from New York. Brooklyn and
long Island stood around him in a semcirce.
t'i A"' ft0A''t nv VI
Land on his way home from England. Tho
cnoir assisted by the band. chanted psalms
kry Dr. johnson OF 81. Mary's Church. Brook
lyn read from Proverbs III. 1927. Then Bishop
Ltt'John r'"'ited long prayer In which he
Rsked that She. who to the furtherance Of this
work has faithfully offered OF her substance
TR Ry Dr. sar DIVINE M eP Pea " sasG he
lh> 'ripuun on the brown corner Stone. Pro
G4rs,9 ct clesia ct Humans Llueriis." or.
For CHRIST ana The Church and Tor Human
Letters On one end OF the stone WIS a mono
gram ~ the holy name and on the other the
date ~ the present year. In the copper box
that was laid under the stone were a Bible and
prayer book, the rhnons of the General COnven-
ton. church aiIpana' records Of the proceed
Chur Il ~ Long Island, History OF Queens
CGuniy. History Of Iempsiead aud of Garden
late A. i. Stewart WAS fond OF reading. photo
graphs Of M. proposed school and Of the cathe;
n-wpap"rs Of yesterdays date, and programmes
Of TIE dity'- s-rvi"s.
Then Contractor Lyon spread cement on the
foundation and thu stone was settled in lis
plcr by the lowering ~ tue roDe from the
pulley overhead and Bishop Liu-Iohn struck
h"top of i three times with a wooden .mallct
AMI made the sign OF tho cross, saw ng that he.
as b 81. .. laid the corner stone Then TIE
which nm anthem WIS sung, Send out Thy
Light Then, standing beside u floral cross
eight feet high, That sprung from n bed OF
gfuss"s grrnnlums scarlet verbenas, and foli-
az" plants Bishop Litt~Iohn said that the oc-
cas0n recalled the day wnen the cathe lral cor
ner stone WAS laid. when. AS yesterday the wild
owed servant Of Christ. the ioundrrss ~ the
building. WIS present, whose sorrow for the
memory of the departed had BEEN alleylatsd by
htr good works. that will be remembered here
alter more than they are thought Of now. This
Ii the second stop ia a brnrhcsnt ulan: first. the
Cathedral, and now the school Fdlth and rta-
son. the Church and rultur", Rnc ent tradition
ahd moi"rn progress are bound by God in u
c 81 fellowship.
In concluding, the Bishop said that he
deemed It hui justice TO ono whose motives had
b""n imIugn", ~ building the cathedral to say
thhi III" man who hus stamped the Impress OF
bis organizing genius On this scheme has tad
energy and lars gltcdurss beyond all praise.
Might God grunt That he. ~ we'll ~ she whom
h." represents. may reap the reward Of grnti-
tide That Will grow up in the hearts OF the
people nj no distant future
The hymn. All hail tho power Of Jesus
name" WAS sung. III" brnrdiction was said
and then the recess Onal hymn WAS sung as tho
whit-rohrd clergymen aud boys marched from
tho grounds.