Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-30
A HANDSOME BUILDING,
81, utRy's uRruasAur svnou,,
Deception OF tho HeAutiui New stvn,,
urc u" Wac s'rc't-It. DccIca,iou
Sunday mayIS

been fixed for Sunday, May ls. That day
/ VIII DO one ut deep religious significance to
the local Catholic world. The Forty
, Hours devotion will bo ushercd in at tho
high mass aud the interior of the spacious
/ church Will be h andsumely decorated for
the occasion. At 4 y. IN, the solemn
ceremonies Incident to tho dedication of
tho new building will bc held, previous to
which the Right Reverend Bishop Shaun
han, OF Harrisburg, will deliver an elabo
iaIe address prepared expressly for the
occasion. At meeting uf prumincut
| parlshiOnets of Vt. Mary's on Monday
, evening u committee ut arrangements was
| appointed to attend to tho details of tho
days celebration, that the event marking
u new epoch in Lancaster Catnoicity may
! receive It's dao share Of public slculn.
| C,UUe.
Rich IA historic Associations
! The site Of the new structure is one
| deeply historic IN It's associations As far
| hhch rs l,l1 au old log chapel, tho only
! place Vt worship tor tho lew Catholics
! then resident in the little town, occupied
! the ground on which stands the pres
| eni haudsomo building. Il was destroyed
| oy hrn IN 1860 aud was replaced two Years
| LteT 10y tho old stone church that was torn
| down little more than three years ago,
| lho y city tradition has been handed
! down aucut the old stone structure that
| the women Of the congregation mixed the
| mOrtar. while the men ga,hored from tho
! i'lds hard by the stones required for its
| construction. Ca August 25, 1881. tho
! remains Of those who were buried IN the
| old graveyard were dtsinterred with SOL
| cmn ceremony and removed to the south
east corner ot tho new st. Mary's como.
| terry, on the New Holland turnpike.
lNR sfNpn nf ha h,,.1
WAS laid with Impressive religious Cege-
monial on september is. lSSl. Rev.
! Father No allan, an eloquent Baltimore
! ulvlue, delivered the sermon on the uclA
! SION to m lmmcrse throng ia attendance.
Ia the c)rRer stone at that time were dc
! posted tho names Of the president aud
! thOss Df all tho national, state and muu,u!-
| pal 9TH ,CGS, tho uamc Of the pNp', cop cs
| Of al the IOsAl newspapers and some cons
The stone which lsa tue block OF sand
stone, dressed and finished, was the git Of
| Nr. Lewis Ualdy. From the time OF the
corner s'ouo laying until the present tho
work has been stcad!aStly pushed u ootn
pietoH, and the building Is rOw ueavly
ready for occupancy.
Description OF tue Building
The new structure is strlkiugy hand
/ some pile, being a tasteful combination of
a
lecture. |: will have cost when com
p,eted about S2j 900, and will be used for
au a1a !enY pArOchial school aud orphan
| asylum. IL S placed back from the street
ou high gIGuud on line with the church
aud has trout on Vine street ut lUj feet
The depth Of the east wing is 20 feet aud
| that o! the west wing 90 feet. Tho base
| of the building is dressed with Brickeryil,
sandstone, and the steps, sills and outside
trimmings are Of tho same handsome
material. the main entrance is on Vine
street, midway batweeu the two wing.
| There - also al eutTauce at the northeast
| angle of tho building and one from the
west side opposite the church. It Is built
| Of pressed brick with occasional layers Of
| black brick that have q pleasing effect IN
| b'eIkius the mOuOLODy 80 often attaching
| : Large buildings Of similar construction.
Counting the basement the building con-
| taiUs four floors. Tho kitchen u room ?! \
| 20 feet IS located ia the southwest wing OF
| the basement. II contains largo hotel size
| range With two iTO places and three ovens,
| aCd has cooking capacity for 1000 per-
| SONS. % gallon water boiler, sink,
| cIpOOaTIs aud drcslers set OFT this nCCcs.
| sary portion Of tho bIliduE which is very
| vel lighted. Opposite the kitchen "a tue
| rrlrC.Ory OF tho slsteThoJd, a comm pdtUus
| room we'll suited TO its purpose. From
| the kitchen door leads westward - a
| spiral stairway which soes 70 the fourth
| floor of the building. Sore rooms and
an extensive pantry are on either slio OF
| the hallway that leads from the kitchen.
At tho eastern end Of the hall which
! runs east aud west, is another spiral stair
case running 10 tho fourth floor aud cor
responding with that on the west cud.
| Leading of the hall way ID tho south Of
| the blIlding Is large wash room. 1t
| contains three stationary wash trays with
| hot aud cold water, and connects with a
clothes room, having bath room on
either eide OF the entrance. GA the other
side of the hall is the laundry, a good sized
room well adapted to its purpose.
| Directly beneath the main entrance is
| tho furnace, tho building being heated by
a ten hue steam boiler. To tho right of
tie furnace is a dumb waiter. IL is Can
mons patent, is on every floor, aud stands
at any point whether loaded or empty. To
the left OF tho furnace, looking uorthward,
are two large communicating coal cellars.
IL is in the basement that the handsome
oak stairway running to tho fourth floor
begins II is finely flushed, the massive
rail and balusters being beautiful oxhibi-
tions Of the carpenters art. It's ascent Is
made easy by convenient landings, and IL
In we'll lighted throughout. The building
| is finished all through in hard wood with
the best Georgia pine and OAK. No paint
has been used on tho inside wood work,
It's place being supplied by Berry Bros
hard oil finish. The three stalrways OF
tho building offer splendid facilities fol-
exit IN case of fire.
| The First FIooT.
The main entrance to the building Ii
adorned with fine walnut doors which
open on a spacious vestbule, the doors OF
which latter contain the best French plate
glass. A door leads west from tho vesti
bule to a pretty verauda, supported by
ornamented wooden columns, overlooking
Vine street. Within, the building ID
divided by long hall running east aud
west, which hall is the counterpart OF
thOse on the two floors above. To the
right OF the entrance hall ia small recep'
ton room. On the north side OF the main
hallway, at it's west end, are two commo
dious music rooms, which are divided
from each other by a glass partition, %
pO9ite the music rooms on the other side ol
the hall is the art room.
Tho west end Of the hall opens on the
academy school room for tho smaller chill
dren, which ia 20x2O feet in dimensions,
Separated from this room by a lass parti'
ton il tho school room for tho larger girls
In Dimensions 20I30 feet. At the east
| 4 Ia an nar1ahial nanaTt