Frostburg mining journal., 1889-05-11
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Religious. The description below
will be of great interest to the numer-
merous friends of Rev. V. +. Schmitt,
II former pastor of Michael's church.
Frostburg. The edifce is not yet fin
ished, but 1t is already an imposing
and beautiful structure. The Article
is taken from the Builders Bulletin, of
Washington, ID. c., i'll which it is ac-
companied by full-page cut
The new ST. Josephs Church, corner Second
and c. streets, northeast view of which we
present is receiving Its finishing touches un-
der the direction of architect Philip y. Dwyer,
of50S Sixth street, southwest. This will be one
Of the handsomcst and best constructed
church editces in the city and reflects great
credit ON Mr.. Dwyer as an architect and de-
signer
The structure is eighty-oue feet wide. one
hundred and sixty feet deep and one hundred
and twenty fee: to the top of the cross, with
a seatiuG capacity of one thousand and is
consequently one Of the largest churches in
the city. The architecture is purely Gothic
and the church affords one of the best exam
pies of this style of architecture in this part
of the country.
One of the main features Of the front which
is on Second street, is the main doorway,
which is seventeen feet wide and thirty-two
feet high. to the top Of the ornamented stone
cross. over this is a Gothic window twelve
by twenty four feet, filled with tracery work
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street which leads into the baptlstry; also an
entrance on c street. The tower IS pierced
with lancet windows and the top of the tow
er is an arcade supported on columns which
are carved and otherwise urnamented. This
is surmounted by pyramidial roof and
tower thirty feet high. All of the walls have
fine cut copings. The front gable is finished
with an eight foot stone cross ON top. The
general architecture of the front is a broken
ashlar work with trimmings and moHldiugs
finely cut. The & street side is treated in the
same manner amt divided into seven bays,
six OF which are windows six by fifteen feet
they are also filled with traCery. The Others
will be filled with antique cathedral glass.
The north side will he the same us the c
stone work, which is of rubble The same
for the east side. There is a two story sacristy
on the north side, built in Gothic shape. The
roots of the aises and nave are covered with
slate and copper moudings aud topped of
with heavy iron crestings painted white and
finished in gold The vcsthule is ten feet by
siXty-four feet and contains the baptistry and
utair,uaN IN tbp orpau tr.llnrN 'rboro i'll bo
one of the finest organs in the city placed in
this church.
The body of the church Is divided into
nave and two side alsles the side aisles are
sixteen by twenty four feet high, one hun
dred and eight feet long, the nave is thirty
two feet wide, fifty three feet high and one
hundred and thirty-twu feet long. The cell
ing of the aisle il groined with heavy mould
ed ribs, ornamented bases, etc. The nave is
separated from aisles by seven columns with
ornamented caps and bases From these col.
umns springs an arch which carries the clere
story walls which are divided into bays
Each bay is pierced with large window filled
with traCery. Long slender columns reach
to the window sills where they terminate in
rich ireze and ribs forming the groining cell
ing. This grOined ceiling will be very elabo-
rate and more ornamented than any other
Gothic ceiling in the city,
At the entrance east of the nave is a nearly
circular space containing the sanctuary and
main altar, and walls p feet above the floor
contaiHing lancet windows with pictures of
the various saints ON either side will be
minor altar
The stone used was furnished by the Hum.
melstown quarries, of which A. X Wharton
is treasurer. The stone used for backing up
the walls was from the Seneca quarres, furn-
ished by d. l., Shoemaker. The heating will
be done entirely by steam.
The old church was started in 1868, but