St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-06
MILWAUKEE LETTER.
The New and Old st. Pauls
Church Buildings.
Notable Deaths of the Week-New
Police Toggery,
a Elegant Residenee-A Noted Catholic
Shrine.-Short Notes.
Especial Correspondence Of the Globe.

morrow the first service will be held in the
new st. Pauls church, corner of Knapp and
Marshall streets. 1t is a massive structure
OF brown sandstone, and is seemingly as
solid as the rock-ribbed hills of time. Its
interior is elegant in every detail, and the
ensemble is dignifed and impressive. Money
has been layisbed upon altar, organ, win
dows, and every feature wherever ornamen-
tation would add elegance. The windows
arc many of them unsurpassed in the country
or in the world. The grand rose window IN
the facade, sixteen feet in diameter, is gilt
from Mrs E. H. Broadhead. The transepts
each contain a window IS by % feet, heavily
mulioned and divided into three panels.
The east window is devoted to memorial of
Bishop Kemper, and when completed Will
have few equals in the world. The opposite
window is filed with separate gifts and
memorials, the center panel being a gift of
Mrs. James Z. Jenkins in memory of her
Gather, the late Judge Andrew G. Miller. At
the left is fine window, the gift of Judge
and Mrs. Hamilton in memory of their
daughter; at the right window given by
Miss Eldred in memory of her parents. OF
the ten windows in the side aisles, four are
already occupied by beautiful m memorials, one
gift from Daniel Wells, being remarkable
q work of art The other memorials are
by Mrs. Geo. Mitchell to her parents, and
Mrs. Highly and Mrs. Swan to their husbands.
In the west transept floral window is gift
from John P. McGregor in memory of his
wife. Two rich windows of dark ruby jewels
a gift from Mrs. Straw. The vestibule
windows are given by Mrs. John Whaling.
The value of these windows, including the
unfinished Kemper memorial, is S24, 000
Charles 7. Bradley made the church
gift Of the organ, which is
valued at $40, 600. The rectory, which is to
adjoin the church on Knapp street on the
east, has yet been started, and there is
another summers work on the main tower.
When the finishing touch of the builder shall
have been given the edifice will represent
value of over 100000.
THE OLD.
The putting on of all this elegance ueces-
states the desertion of the old church on the
corner ofJefferson and Mason street, plain
OF exterior and interior, but rich with mem
cries and hallowed with associations. Many
heart will not find amid the elegance of the new
sanctuary that subtle attraction which drew
them TO the old church that knew their bap-
tisms, their marriages and their burials.
Within its walls life now dust had offered up
praise to the Greater, and down its aisles the
clay of the departed had been borne to the
tomb. Not all the elegance in the world can
fill the place of these memories, which will
die only with those who hold them. The
younger members of the flock will grow mel
low with the new edifce, which will in time
also become a storehouse Of sacred memories
as dear to the present young as those of the
Id are to the aged of to-day. The original
church structure, from which the old build
ing grew by process of frequent expansion,
was finished in the latter part of 1874. The
details of its construction and furnishing
and the building of the parsonage adjoining
are records OF devotion to u worthy cause
that surmounted many obstacles and achieved
success in the face of trying difficulties.
THE SITE OF THE OLD CHURCH.
The deed of the property upon which the
old church stands has already been trans
fered to Robert Layton, and house mover
is engaged in moving the old frame build
ing that once served as a rectory. The
church proper will be torn down pursuant to
TO an agreement between Mr.. Layton and
the trustees of the church. The pews
arpets, etc., have been removed, and the
work of demolition will proceed rapidly. Mr.
Layton is anxious to clear the lot without
delay so that the foundation of the public art
gallery which he intends to donates to the
city, may be excavated, if not laid before
the winter sets in. At all events he wants
n "clear deck" for work next spring. The
working plans of the gallery have not vet
been transmitted TO Mr. Layton by the
English architects, the Msssrs. Audsley, but
they are expected to arrive before long. The
building will consist of one story and a
high basement, and will stand in the middle
of the lot. with a lawn on all sides. It will
have heavy portico and be otherwise or
namented TO atone for its lack of win dows.
WORK OF 1.-THE REAPER"
Mrs. Mary Layton, widow of the late John
Layton, and mother of Frederick Layton, the
well known pork packer and provision
dealer, died at her residence in the town of
Greenfield, Monday night, in the eighty-first
year of her age. She was a native of Cam
bridgeshire, England, and came to Milwau-
kee in 1913, when her son Fred was in his
eighteenth year. She was an aunt of Mrs.
htp' DlthtuS anu hoDeTI ana Alfred DaW-
son, of this city. Her remains were in
erred in Forest Home cemetery Thursday
John c. Stacy, a well known real estate
agent, died at Mortified, Mimi, Wednes-
day morning, whittier he had gone to stay,
If possible, the progress of consumption.
He leaves a family. Deceased had been
quite prominent in connection with new
pattings of city property on the west and
northwest limits.
Alfred NJ, Godfrey, young man quite
well known, dropped dead of heart diseas e
on Thursday morning at the residence of
Mrs. Duncan Mcdonald, on Mason street.
Three years ago Mr.. Godfrey was married to
Miss Virginia Mcdonald, who died leaving q
babe few weeks old. At the the time of hi S
death MIR. Godfrey occupied desk in the
auditing department of the st. Paul railway.
THE "DANDY coPPERs."
Mlwaukee's blue-eoated guardians viii
hereafter wear belts from which will depend
persuasive clubs. The particular clubs and
belts to be worn are old enough to have a
history. They were purchased by Aid. Dunck,
chairman of the police committee, during
Chief Kennedy's administration. in 1879.
without the authority of the board. Duuck
had advanced ideas in regard to the accou-
:rement of the police force, which did not
coincide with the economical views of many
Of the aldermen. There was nsiderable
wraugling over the bill, but ii was finally al
lowed; bat the indignant aldermen passed a
resolution ordering the belts and clubs to be
hung up at the central police station until
further orders from the council. They were
accordingly hung up TO season, and re-