New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-03
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN GARDEN CITY.
THE CATHEDRAL THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL AND THE

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WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN GARDEN CITY.
THE CATHEDRAL, THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL ANU In"
SEE HoUsE-AMoUNT OF ENDOWMENT.
Alexander T. Stewart, at the time OF his death
had under consideration the erection OF ch1rch
at Garden City After ms death n,I JnSge Hi
ton. as her adviser and friend, determined TO
carry out the wishes of her husband and to make
mer Of 1875 plans were made and ground was
broken. Before the foundation had been comgieteu
however, and after consultation Win bishop li.io
John, il was determined to make the church
cathedral of the diocese Of Long Island, and on
June %, 1877, the cornerstone OF the edince was
formally laid in the presence OF the clergy oi t1e
copal Church, with all the ceremony incident 10
such an OCCASION AS the building advanced, MIS-
Stewart determined to add cathedral school, ana
Judge Hilton at once 20 au erect
house. or bishops residence, and, with spacious
ground adjacent, devote the whole to diocesan
The school building was opened under the aus
pices of the bishop in September, 1883, ana in
June, 1884, the see house was completed anu occu-
pied by the bishop as q residence Snco Inen .he
work of completing the cathedral has proceeded,
and now il is to be formally opened as diocesan
church, preparatory to consecratng IL 70 catheorai
All these buildings are substantially fire-proof,
built in the most approved manner, ana pecuIary
adapted to the purposes ntendSd oy .aS and
adopting them formally, it is proposed 70 convey
them forever to a corporation which has been ere
ated by law for the purpose. known as tne Ca'ne-
dral of the Incarnation, which is authorized to ac
cept and control them for the use OF the diocese OF
the Episcopal Church of Long Island.
we'll known to many who have for years seen u
when passing on the cars of the Long Island KALI
road through Garden City. Its order 1 Is pure e
Gothic in the foriaed style. The splre is 2O7 feet
in height and the apex of the nave is about seventy
feet above the foundation. The material is brown
sandstone from the Belleville quarries IN New
fha urtn
Its extreme length is about 40 feet its transept
seventy five feet, and nave about sixty feet It's
interior finish is excellent in workmanship ana
taste. The organ was built by Hilborne L. Roose-
veIt is worked by steam power and electricity
has 15S stops and connects with chapei organ
tower organ and an echo organ above the
ceiling of the transept II also connects, al
the organ bank in the chancel. with the Centen-
NAL Chime of thirteen bells In the tower. ana one
The bishops ithIone, the deans throne the sedaiia
for the clergy the desks for the choristers and the
organ cases all fine specimens OF cabinet work.
made from dark mahogany, and with the varigated
marble floors, the beautiful stained glass WINDOWS
the bronze columns and capitals, ana the hghi
OHIO sandstone Of the interior produce soft ana
pleasing effect. ,
The stained glass of the church is all from the
foundry OF Clayton q Bell Of tSndo3 tha and IN tb bnf
in the crypt from Heaton Butler a. Bayne OF Lon
don. Altogether the windows number about 100
s msds for front 1he OF judge
H Fc% and co Sn4eF the whSs of se Sd as
building about 800 feet front with three wings.
each extending about 40 feet in depth IL is con-
structed Of brick specially mannfaetured iof me
purpose by Judge Hilton at the brick yard or the
estate at Bethpage. about eight miles distant.
The building with its parlors: bathrooms, single
ing for $50 scholars. and the class rooms are
capable of seating $50 additional day scholars
who may live in Garden City, This building, being
frc-pi oOf and constructed with special regard to
ventilation and comfort, is considered unequalied
by any school in the vicinity. 1t is nnlshed III
hard wood throughout. ~.
The see house Is structure OF brick OF q ike
character contains about thirty-hve rooms, Is
fitted in hard woods, and handsomely furnished IN
every part. Eastern and other rugs cover the hard
wood floors The large and commodious brick
stables attached are also fitted in hard wood ana
contains every needed requirement The grounds
around the church and see house form a park OF
about thrty-ive acres beautifully planted with
trees laid out in walks and drives and large reaches
of Lawn carefully sodded and forming an unusually
The scto aFs OF about equal e9eH
spaces allotted for the amusement and recreation OF
the scholars. Edward d. Harris, the estate architect
designed and supervised the construction OF the
school aud house land Henry g. Harrison was the
architect of the cathedral church. There exists al
ready in the village of Garden City school for
girls under the control of the bishop at present. but
which, upon the transfer of the cathedral ch9feh
school and house, will pass TO the control OF the
trustees of the Cathedral Of the Incarnation and be
conducted under their general supervision.
II Is stated on the authority OF clergymen OF inc
gwen by the Stewart estate for the support OF the
cathedral will yield an annual income OF $lo,ooo
1t is estimated that the music will absorb about
Sc 600 of the income. Mr.. Woodcock. the organlst
of st. Mary's Church, Brooklyn, has been engaged
to conduct the music and to organize the chor,
This choir will be made up at the
outset of thirty men and boys, selected
mainly from snrpced choirs IL Brooklyn.
The cost of transporting the choir 10 and from Gar
den CITY, and providing the members with good
Sunday dinner, will be 81 800 alone apart from
any salaries paid to organst singers. he cathe-
dra school will furnish recruits and the effort
will be made to found at scholarships In that in-
stItuton whereby boys having good yoices VIII nave
their general education free OF cost IN exchange Tor
their services as members of the cathedral choir.
This il the practice III the cathedral towns OF Eng
land IL dozen or more scholarships are estab-
Ished the expense of tho music III the cathe-
dral will be materially reduced The cost of heat
ing and lighting the building will be heavy, as IT
is an ex DeDsive building to MAINTAIN. he dean OF
the Cathedral will undoubtedly be she Rev. T..
Stafford browne ID. d. at present the acting war
den of the cathedral schools.
NOTED MEN AT Mr.. WINSTONS FUNERAL.
The funeral services of Frederick S. Winston
pre ident of the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
wen held yesterday at l p III. In Calvary
Protestant Episcopal Church, at Fonrth-ave.
and Twenty -frst-st. The Rev. DR.. Henry Z:
Potter, Assistant Bishop of the diocese OF
New-York, conducted the service, assisted by the
Rev DIR. Henry Y. Satterlee. the rector OF Calvary
Gburcb Ptshon Stevens. of Pennsylvania,