Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

The following will compose part of the
guard of honor to the cardinal: DR.. F. X.
Dooley, r. s. Donaldson. Is. j. O'Driscoll, j.
p. Simonton, J. ID. Leonard. Henry McDer-
mott. Thos. ]. Phillips f. D. Corcoran.
John Kelly. Chas. a. Dunn. John Fogarty
G. = Bailuf. NJ. Long. /. Straub. r. F. Hur-
ney, G. +. Eberly, A. Woods, Thos /. Nc
Eneany, p. Dowd. VIM. NJ. Hail. JOS Klein
j. T.. Lyons Hugh McQueeney, Thos. Sheri-
dan, Hugh Masterson. b. Solari, J. T. Var
nell, c. E. Fletcher, +. T. r. Jones' j. A.
Koch. j. T. Frawley, Jos. Simmons and
| Capt Lynch.
| The New Church.
As already indicated, the foundation of
| the new church has been laid and the outer
walls have risen to the level of the main
| foor.s the heavy joists of which have been
| put in place and the first layer of flooring
consisting of one-inch boards, laid. The
progress thus far serves to mark out the
ground plan of the church and give some
notion of its size.
The new structure will have a frontage of
eighty-two feet on 18th street and depth
| of 40 feet on street, with parking of
seventeen feet on both streets. The base
nent walls are of Potomac blue stone and
| the walls above the basement or grade level
will be constructed of Baltimore county
marble. laid in rock-faced ASHER. The style
of the church will be Gothic The roof will
be OF slate with stone cornices, and copper
cutters and rain pipes On either side of
the front will rise a massive tower twenty
four feet square, each attaining height o.
1I6 feet to top of cross. The upper eighty
feet OF the towers will form octagonal pyra.
mids and will be covered with colored slate
In the south tower will be placed an ele-
CANT chime of fine toned bells. The height
of the roof apex will be seventy-four feet
surrounding which will be massive stone
cross 10x10 feet.
The main entrance on 18th street will be
marked by triple arch. surrounding which
lrx-f1 I,e rin lGT y-Gfp
to it's apex. Over the main vestibule will
be large stained-glass rose window, IS feet
in diameter. above which will be construct
ed a niche. 6 by IL feet to contain the statue
! of st. Paul, the patron of the church. On
either side of this niche will be lower win
dows by feet. The hood holdings over
| the front windows and various openings, as
well as the panels and columns on either
side of the main entrance, will be taste
fully ornamented in Gothic scroll and cary
| ing.
In either tower will be a large rose window
similar 10 that over the main entrance, but
somewhat smaller. Beneath the rose WIN
| dow and above the Gothic window which
Will be placed in the first-story front of each
lower VIII De two rows of lancet windows
While Immediately below the cornice will
appear series of seven arches supported
| by circular columns and backed by masonry
There will be two additional public en-
frances on the street front, one through
the transept at the southeast corner and
another through the tower at the south
west corner. A private entrance for the
clergy mas also been provided, opening into
the sacrlSty at the northeast corner of the
edifice. All the entrances will be annroacb-
ed by granite steps.
The Interior.
The main entrance will open into a large
vestibule, 81 feet wide by IL feet deem laid
in granolithic cement On the right will he
the sacristan's office, - by IL feet and on
the left, occupying corresponding space
will he the baptistry. Immediately over
the vestibule will be the choir gallery which
will be reached by stairway in the north
tower.
The interior of the church will consist of
lofty arched circular nave and side aisles
with Dodecagon-shaped sanctuary. 70 nv
70 feet, in which will be placed the main
altar. Semi-circular wings, IL by 6 feet
Will AFFORD space for two smaller affairs The
height of the nave to stucco work will be
% feet, and the width 30 feet. The height of
the side aisles will be 81 feet. Along either
side or the clere story five stained glass
windows, by H. feet, will be placed
Inc side aisles or wings will contain eleven
Gotni: windows, by IA feet. while sur
rounding the sanctuary and high above the
main altar, seven specially designed win
dows, IL by 1-2 feet, will furnish a soften
ed light.
len clustered iron columns twentv.two
lnches In diameter and resting on massive
prick piers Tour feet square will support
the rooi' the celllng of which will be ribbed
ana ornamented in stucco work. Five
alsies Will furnish approaches to the pews
the main or center one of which will be
seven feet wide. the others four feet wide
Inc seating capacity of the church will
be about LOO. The main floor will be con-
structed with a view to thing the sanctu-
airy and aisles, but for the present hard
wood floors will be laid. The church will
be lighted by both electricity and gas. The
interior finish, including the pews will be
either ash or quartered oak. The details as
to the affairs and organ are as yet undeter-
mined Adjoining the sanctuary on the
north will be the priests sacristy 2OxoO
feet, and corresponding to this room on the
south will be the acolytes' vestry room
Under the sacristy will be the boiler room,