Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-20
MEMORIAL CHAPEL.
Completion of Grand Monument in
Honor Of the Late William
Il. Marderfold,
Some Description of the Artistic Struc-
ure-GeneraI Notes on Home
improvements

The Manderield memorial chapel erect t
ii in honor OF the late Hon. William II.
by lis family was completed
yesterday. 1t stands on the most eleyat-
ii knoll in Rosario cemetery in the
western part Of the city, just across The
Santa 70 Southern railroad track and |
opposite st. Catharinc's Indian school. |
It IS graceful structure OF great beauty |
md the only chapel OF its kind in New |
Mexico. The vault is sunk into the |
earth ten feet deep, and is eight feet in |
v idth and fourteen feet long, the walls !
being of dressed stone two ieet and Il hall |
II thickness, 1t has capacity Tor stor-
ny thirty bodies. On either side
sre ranged stout iron brackets
lpon which rest marble slabs,
and the Baskets are to stand |
lpon these slab shelves. Over this vault
las been reared the beautiful chapel, a
iothic structure OF dark gray sand stone
with arched slate roof and richly embel
ished stone cornice resting upon single
piece columns OF AmargO sandstone. The
front arch is surmounted by plain stone
rrOss. Below it on the face Of the stone
hat forms the front OF the building is the
word "Manderlield," cut in bold raised
letters, and just above the heavy door Of
white oak finished in oil are the numerals
1855" indicating the year in which its
erection became the sad duty OF Mrs.
and her daughters. The
chapel is twenty feet in height, fifteen
feet long and nine feet wide. On either
side are two large windows of myriad
colored glass throwing dim, soft
light over the interior. The floor
is OF oiled yellow pine and in its cen
ter are two trap doors which, when
thrown back, disclose a sliding iron door
resting over the entrance to the vault
and Which renders the death chamber
air tight. a small iron ladder
admits the visitor into the vault below,
which is above described. 4 costly altar
is to be erected in the east end Of the
chapel. Surrounding the exterior OF the
structure and apparently forming part of
It's foundation is u broad stone pavement
" hicl Will be inclosed with an iron rail-
Ing, with stone steps leading IRON the
doorway into the cemetery and side
at the east leading down into
the street. The cost OF this handsome
structure is little more than
$4,000. 1t Was built after plans drawn
by MIR. Q. Monier, and the work was done
under contract by Messrs. Donoghue 6.
Monier. From an architectural stand
point it is in every respect an artistic
work and q monument to the skill and
enterprise OF the builders.
IMPROVEMENT NOTES.
The first OF Judge Axtel s brick cottages
on the Iona is nearing completion.
Mr. Paladino has finished an elaborate
get OF plans for Hon. B. Seligmans new
residence on Palace avenue.
Messrs. Digneo Bros & Donoghue have
thirty-tve men employed on the new In
dian school building and the walls are
climbing steadily sky ward.
The Fischer Brewing company has Just
finished an addition to The Terrace"
having put in two new bowling alleys
and a shooting gallery under roof.
The St. Catherine Indian school has
erected q large building to be used for
the pupils useful occupations,
carpenter work, blacksmithing, shoe
making, etc.
The Knights OF Pythias are demanding
enlarged quarters, and Messrs. Berardi-
nelli * Palladino proposed to furnish
hem by building twenty loot addition
10 the present hall,
The Kahn block is now receiving its
touches. Steve Lacassaigne has
The contract for lathing and pasterng it.
The Masonic hall on the second floor is q
arge and airy department.
Lieut.. Plummer, regimental quarter
master, has received 81 200 with which to
'Ppair Fort Marcy quarters and barracks. |
This is III addition to the money that goes
INTO new hospital buildings.
4 drive west, past Guadalupe church,
.eveals the fact that Santa Fe's home-like,
modern cottages are OH the increase A
number OF cosy dwellings have been
erected in that locality during the past
eW months.
The opening of Ortiz street south to
Carleton avenue, and the construc. ion Of
hat new bridge leading to the capitol
grounds Will render accessible very de-
,irahle lot Of residence property. The
lew street will be the main driveway on
he south side and the only straight one.
i will prove an advantageous improve
nent Tor the city.
A neat improvement has been com.
nenced by Mrs. j. NJ. Luna at the east
end Of the Sena block, adjoining the
;ourt house. The old adobe building
ronting forty feet on Palace avenue and
extending back 100 feet, is being torn
Town and will be replaced with brick
structure, to be devoted to Office rooms. |
Being so near the court house these offices
should be in demand.
A Santa Fe man has had the nerve to
,f'er a party $1,000 for certain corner
OF, not on the plaza, upon which he in
ended to build an opera house, but the
)fer was refused, and $1,000 vas de-
The would-be Buyer agreed to
Day $4,000 if the property owner would
lear the land OF its old adobe house, but
his was refused, and so the matter stands
1t present. A few months ago much less
han ~ 800 would have been taken for
hat property 1t would seem that even
he old timers are beginning to revive
heir faith in Santa Fe's modern future.
The new surveyor general, Mr.. f. F.
Hobart, is coming to stay and bids fair
to do his share toward building up the
.apital city. Yesterday he bought the
Ireland property, l5Oxl50 feet, fronting
On Cerrilos road, beautiful location
just beyond Mr.. Newhall's place. The
was $3.50. Mr.. Hobart is
now having framed at the Las Vegas Hot
springs saw mill rustic house, which he
proposes to load on to the cars and trans