Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-21
81. MAHY'S ORPHAN AsALUM.

| dent they are hereafter to be stcrnly scru-
tinized by their country brethren.
81. MAl;Y'S ORPHAN AsALUM
| The Old Stone Church to bo Demolished and
New and iseautifnl building to
be Erected ON It's site.
The services at st. Mary's church yes
tertay We're OF moro than usual interest
| For the fist time since his severe injuries.
caused by Il runaway team, Rev. Father
| Hickey celebrated high mass ut 10 o'clock
a. IN. Rt. Rev. ]. F. Shanahan, bishop
| Of the diocese, preached 4 sermon from
the gospel OF the day, his text being.
Blessed are they that hear the word OF
God and keep it,
Before commencing his sermon, Bishop
Shanahan called attention to the good
work being dOue in this city by the Sisters
and to the many Inconvenience they labor
under for the want of proper accommodate
t!Ons. Tic sai,l that it is indispensable that
a new orphan asylum should be erected as
soon as possible, and stated that plans Of
such building had been prepared by Mr..
Durang, the Philadelphia architect, which
would be submitted to 4 congregational
meeting to be held in the evening.
In the afternoon tic vcspcrs were said
by Fathe, Hickey and the benediction by
Bishop Shanahan.
In the evening Il congregational meeting
was hcld, at which Bishop Shanahan pre-
sented the plans and specifications for the
proposed new building. which will occupy
the site of the old ssouc church on Vine
street, where the congregation OF st.
Nlary's formerly worshiped, adjoining
the present place OF worship. The first
work to DO done will be the re-
| ~. fhn %hn
from tie burying ground in rear oil
the old church to st. Marys' cemetery Oh
the New Holland turnpike. The removal
will DC made with all due solcmnity,
solemn requiem mass being celebrated in
the church. Then tho old stone church,
wherein the fathers of the parish wor-
SHIPPED, and in the shadow Of whose walls
they now sleep, will be demolished.
1t has long survived its days Of useful
ness and is utterly unfit for the purposes
| fur which it was built and yet many
pleasant and many sad memories cluster
around the worn out dilapitlated structure.
and many Il heart pan@ will be felt by
those who We're baptized, confirmed and
have woTshipei there, when they see the
venerable structure falling y prey to the
! spirit of the a1c-to the march of improve
ment.
The plans and specifications prepared
by Mr.. Durang, and exhibited ut the meet
Ing, contemplate brick structure, with
! stone base and trimmings. Ii will have i
front on Vine street OF about l2O feet, and i
depth of about 60 feet. 1t will be two stories
and an attic in height, exclusive of q: COM
moiiouS basement. The front will bo Of
pressed brick and the doors and windows
OF gothic design. The front will be di-
vitcd into three SectiOna--thc eastern sec
ton to be the asylum, the centre tho Sis
ters' house, and the western the chapel.
The building will be covered with Il roof
partly of.slato and partly of tin, and will
be surmounted by Il handsome tower and
three large crosses.
Commencing at the basement VIC find it
conveniently divided into u number OF
apartments, includin. the Sisters refec-
tory, girls refectory, kitchen, laundry,
drying room, storc-room, bathroom, to-
scther with pantries, closets, cOal-bins &c.
The ground floor is divided conveniently
into class rooms. 90 by 80 feet, and 81 by
81 feet, respectively, SISTERS room, chill
drcn's reception room, office and three
music rooms. n hallway runs through
the building from north to south, and
opens upon Il large porch in the rear OF
the building. Another hallway runs cast
and west, communicating with the stair
ways, which are tO.bc constructed in pro-
.jections extending beyond tho emf Walls
of the building, thus giving it q better ar
chitectur;ll appearance, 10y breaking long
line of flat wall and ut the same time al
ding to the symmetry of the interior ar
ranIcmcntS.
On the second floor ut the cast end of the
building is the chil.lrcn's work room, "a
feet square, the chl,ircn's iniirmary, spare
rooms. &c. At the west end is the chapel,
II by 36 feet, sacristTy and communion
room adjoinin.-the latter bein. for the
accommodation of invalidS. In the centre
of the building is the superiOr's room, the
sisters intirmary, spare rooms, Nc, with
closets and other cOnvenienaeS. The hall
way, running from north to south, opens
upon 4 large porch, above the one on the
story below. The hallway running east
and west communicates with the stairways
leading to the first and thir, floors.
The third floor contains the boardcrs'
dormitory. the chilGren's dOrmitOry, the
orphans dormitory, with the necessary
trunk rooms. closets, bath room, &c. The
chapel, which, as stated above, is OH the
second. story. takes in also that part
OF the third story above it. thus giving
it from floor to cciin, twice as great i
height as any of the other rooms. The
whole interior of the building will be fin
ishcd in the most substantial and COM
Portable manner, but without any special
effort ut elegance.
The cost of the new building is csti-
mated by Mr.. Durans at 5000, but in
laying the matter before the congrcga-
tion Bishop Slnnahan said he considered
it necessary TO raise $50. 900, SO that
$4,000 might be had for contingencies
in case the architects estimate
should bc too low, or expenses, now
unforeseen, become necessary. He urged
uponthc members of the congregation tho
necessity of prompt and liberal contribu-
| tions that the work may be ut once COM
mcnccd.
The work will be commenced We are in-
formed about the first OF April, and pushed
rapidly forward to- completion. When the
building shall have been finished, it will
bc ;.n honor to the enterprise Of So. Mary's
and add not Il little to appearance of that
section of the city.
The collection of tho funds necessary for
the erection of the new asylum has been
entrusted to the clergy connected With
st. Mary's, and they will ut once take
measures to secure the necessary amount
by subscriptions among the members.
Missing Man.
The police ofti,s city have been mott
tied to be on the look out for Daniel Il.
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