The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-27
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THE SCENE DURING II. s cEEEMoSIEs.
IT'S estimated tat between 4, GOO and
5, 600 people were IN The building when ser
vices commenced this morning. W iile Inc
crowd outside numbered many more. Inc
effect Of the sunlight within the Catoearat
was very marked. It streatned through sne
ton windows with hriliiancS winch
brought out the beautiful tracery and cary
Ing Of the lofty roof, while the same rays
coming through the richl y-stained WIDOWS
further down shed n mild, soft iisnt over
the whole scene and the assembled thou-
sands below. A number OF sparroWs new
in at the upper windows anu cnlrrupeu
Justify throughout the ceremonies. Inc
high altar was lit up with countless cahules
and presented beautiful appearance, being
brought into bold relief BY the llghtly-col-
ored windows behind it.
BANQUET AT THE CATHOLIC ORPHAN ASYLUM.
At the conclusion of the morning services
over 200 OF the prelates. priests, anu layneh
who attended the services sat down 10 am,
ner at the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
for Girls, on Madison avenue. Caroinhi Mc,
Closkey sat on raised platform, at ralsed
table. with about . dozen others. Arcn-
bishop Gibbons, OF Baltimore. sat. III tne
Cardinals right, while on his Lett was Arch
bishop Purcell. OF CineInnail. al Tue con,
clusion OF the feast the Cardinal said he had
received a cable dispatch II ON the, Holy Fa-
tber at Rome. sending congratulations and
beRediction on the occasion Of the dedication
of the new Cathedral. The Pope's health
was then toasted, aswas that OF Archbishop
Purcell, The Cardinal spoke OF the latler's
financial troubles, and stated that it was the
desire of the bishops and clergy present to
take steps TO alleviate his distress, and for
that purpose a meeting would be called at
the Cardinals residence tomorrow (Mon-
day( evening. Other toists were given and
RESPONDED to by Archbi>hops Purcell and
Gibbons Charles O'Conor, Vicar-Generai
Quinn, and others.
s' THE EVENING SERVICES.
At the evening vespers there was large
congregation In attendance, and members
of the Papal Guard were present. me
ceIebrant was Archbishop Gibbons. OF Bal
timore. and dcacons, Revs. John kean and
wifi IN Farrell. Bishop Keane, Of Rich
mond, preached the sermon.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CATHEDRAL. &c..
The Cathedral stands on Fifth avenue,
between Fifty-first and Fifty-sccond streets,
and its foundation was laid in 1865 by the
late Archbishop Hughes. The foundation
rests on bed Of solid rock, IN which eNca-
yations therefor had to be made. AT the
normal level OF the surrounding ground
rests chisel-dressed base-course OF granite.
From this springs pure Gothic supcrstruc-
turc similar in architecture to the style OBJ
ri inn flrH jrfD DOL
fourteenth centuries. 7 he muin entrance
on Fifth avenue is twelve feet deep, thirty
feet wide, and EMPOWERED in carved devices.
From columns, with bases and foliage
caps, springs all arch, iringed with a dou-
bic row of foiated trucery, tcrnina-
ting at the apex in mock tlnia'.
The gable is panelled with traceries, and
displays shield bearing the arms or the
diocese in its centre. Over the gable Is a
crochetted moulding with ornate finals OF
American foliage. and row OF nlcheS 10
be flied with figures OF saints, feet s
inches high. Above this is a large rose
window 26 feet in diameter. all OF Gothic
tracery in stone, with 100 shafts radatlng
from The Gentle. The transept.ironts arr
divided into q nave, with side-aisles. The
doors are 20 feet wide bv 81 feet high. The
windows are 81 by 81 feet high. The tram
sept gables are 115 feet high. Light is
admitted into the Cathedral through 103
windows. the lower tier 81 feet and the up
Der % feet high. Most OF The Windows on
the lower tier are donations from the Val
rious churches Of the diocese, and SOME OF
them are OF American make. Those nf the
nave were ordered by Cardinal McCloskey
when he went to Rome.
The subjects OF these windows are: est.
Bernard Preaching the Second Crusade, "
The. Martyrdom OF ST.. Lawrence AT
Rome" s.The Brothers OF tic Christian
Doctrine Submitting the Statute or Their
Order 10 Pope Benedict KILL" and the
" Conversion OF Henry Of Germany Oh the
Battlc-tield.n Those capable OF making
commissions declare that these windows are
equal in point OF art to the masterpieces OF
Loyin at the Vatican, Jerusalem, Belgium,
or Austria. These windows, minus trans
portation OF duty, cost $4,000, and are re-
carded as one Of The permanent ornaments
Of the city. g.. ..5
The interior is divided into three parts
transept, nave, and choir-of dimensions
as follows: Length Of transept, lao feet;
height OF nave, 10S feet. The internal
length of the building is SOC feet; breadth,
Sc feet. A series OF chapelS, each twelve
feet deep, occupy either side OF the cdltce.
The nave is divided from The aislcs by two
rows OF clustered columns. sixteen COL
umns in a row. The choir has five bays,
and is arranged with double .aisies on
either side OF the central aisle. The area OF
the interior OF the Cathedral is g, 500 square
feet, and there is standing room for 10000
people. Fourteen thousand eau be accomo-
dated with seats. The cost Of constructing
the Cathedral thus far amounts to over
a, 600, 900, and about $4,000 more will be
required. 49,.
Like the windows. the altar is work OF
art. 1t is built IN the centre Of the choir,
thirteen feet from the eastern wall OF the
edl6ee. The table OF the altar is OF White
marble. and its front and sides are divided
into inches and panels. The inches have
statues and the panels bas-relicfs repre-
sentine the Passion. The tabernacle in the
centre OF the altar is OF the most ornate
kind, composed OF mosaics and embelllsbed
with precious stones. The door is OF bronze,
richly gilt. The screen behind tue altar
is also OF marble, and ascendS nine feet
above the table level. 1t is inlaid with dia-
per-worh Of alabaster, and rests on 4 base
moulding OF bteH beige marble. Three tow
ers finish the limit Of the screen, one in the
centre, and one at either side. The spire
OF the centre tower is surmounted with
gold cross, which towers high up toward
tie ceiling, and is almost lost to view in the
varied lights transmitted through the great
chor-window. .
-. ...-.. DEATHS. -
Died, On the 24,h instant, ut Hunslett Hall. resi-
dpucp q his cousin. Gel SlOrrs. WILLIE III