Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-05-09
A BEAUTIFUL ED|F|CE
Conservation of St.
Joseph's Cathedral.
A MURDER IN CONNECTICUT
Ellen Benham's Head Crushed in With
Rock-New England News.

HARTFORD. May 0-St. Joseph's cathe.
dral was dedicated yesterday will all the
.pomp, circumstances, power and resources
of the Roman Catholic church. The ser
vices bcgan at q o'clock in the morning
with the conservation OF the cathedral
proper and the main altar by Bishop Nc
Mahon, assisted by nineteen priests Then
followed in succession, one hour later, the
conservation OF the five side affairs. each
consecrator being AN eminent divine,
assisted by six priests and five laymen.
At 1890 o'clock the pontifical high mass
was celebrated by Archbishop Williams
Of Boston, assisted by Very Rev. Vicar
General James Hughes and by thirteen
priests.
The entire body of attending arch
bishops bishops, monseignors, heads OF
seminaries, colleges, religious orders, and
300 or more priests, clad in their ponti-
hcial robes, marched from the bishops
residence into the cathedral by the main
entrance. The sermon was preached by
Archbishop Hennessey OF Dubuque, In.
An elaborate musical program was rem
dered 10y "A quartet from New York, and a
choir Of 100 selected voices. with the st.
Cecilia orchestra OF New Hork. In the
afternoon at o'clock Bruno o. Klein of
New York gave an organ recital which
lasted about an hour. Large audiences
thronged the cathedral all day.
In the evening the cathedral was brill
iantly illuminated for the pontifcal ves-
per service The celebrant was Arch.
bishop Corrigan of New York, assisted by
Mgr. Farley of New York and nine priests.
The sermon was preached by Bishop
Healey OF Portland, Me. The vesper serv-
i.a 4 a h,,k
many in the large crowd fingered to gaze
upon the brilliant effects Of the dazzling
interior OF the cathedral, as lighted up.
lst. Joseph's cathedral Is one of the most
magnificent and imposing structures OF the
kind in this country. IL was projected more
than twenty years ago and has been fifteen
years In building. II was projected by tho
late Bishop Mcfarland. who died about 1874.
There are now over 200,0O0 Roman Catholics In
the state, most of whom have contributed In
some way to the erection OF the cathedral.
The building cost about $4,000 and Is entirely
free from debt IL Is of the early pointed
gothic style Of architecture,and IL 24 feet long
north and south by LIS feet wide In the tran
sept, and n5 feet wide in the Aave The two
towers on the front add 90 feet TO the width
ot the massive building on Pennington avenue.
The price paid for the land was $4,000,
which included the land on which the convent
stands. Ground was broken Aug. 30, 1876, and
the first stone was laid Sept. 30, In that year.
The cornerstone was laid with grand and i'm
pressive ceremonies, April %. 1917. There were
1900 people present, and l22 carloads came
by rail from various parts Of the state The
basement was blessed by Bishop Galberry. who
succeeded Bishop Mcfarland. Feb +. 10, 1873
He died suddenly in New York about three
years after. and was succeeded by the present
head of the diocese, Rt. Rev. Bishop
Lawrence I. GcMahon, who was consecrated
In the basement of the cathedral, Aug. 10,
1879. Under his management and supervision
the great work. began twenty years ago, has
been brought TO completionl