New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04

piers will support what are generaily known AZ s
Ing but,resses when exposed but these outtresses
viii be concealed in the caihes.aI wslis and will
built upon the four centres Of the i masses 1l
ct t in view" hSy % Of e these
ready and they will 9e put up w,nln sh no within
% feet Of Morningsde Drive This Intervening space
will be used for the erection OF chapes around NE
| choir. however are TO be built UP without openings
since the chapels Will be erected one al q Inn a''n
| openings through the walls leadinS 10 iHeHl "a"
! then be made.
THE woRKMEN KEPT BUSY
| 1t is busy anc interesting group Of wofkmen
which one here and there upon the beos o.
concrete handling the big granite blocks Inc
| heavy and complicated part OF the work. however
| is done by machinery What the men have to 90
| chiefly Is to spread and ram down the concrete
after guiding one Of the big buckets 10 the proper
| place. All this is unmistasaoie evidence OF the
| progress of the of machinery and the elimina-
| ton OF the personal equation When TWO OF ne
concrete mixers are Kept rnnSiry some S' So 10 ha
the contractors can calculate with good deaI c o,
the 1900 cubic yards OF concrete involved IN sne
present contract But although nachnery mas
metical accuracy the weather and delays in granite
supplies are factors not to be calculated upon.
the number now is 200 They are mostly Italians
and Irishmen. although Swedes and other nationai-
There is one colored man who is character; lie
about years o Sn yam amq ia is an
aii-round workman. and was busy handling a
He is known as the preacher" since on Sundays
he goes into New-Jersey and becomes an ex-
There is little wooden structure about feet
square and feet high standing on the ground Just
north Of the northern end OF the transept founda-
ton. In this for the present the cornerstone
Of he ca,hsdTa was ad WIN great sqe ba
! be removed and put under cover until the iounda-
[ As TO the precise prospects for the completion OF
the foundations on this section. there are yet ABOUT
The contractors expec, that the foundations for
sibly under the southern end of the transept The
tractors assert that there Is no other such foun-
| try. except in bridge work For strength. solidity
and massyeness these certainly seem to be all that
1t is well understood to be the plan Of the cathe
uoiiy extend the scope Of the work as funds should
| permit. The architects Of the cathedral. Helms
foundation work win be projected =, The members
s h0 nna saae 81 kerr own
counsel as to the future The estimated cost OF the
| choir and its furnishings is $4,000
MR.. LA FARCE TALKS OF THE WORK.
| C. Grant La Fargo. OF Helms & La Fargo. the
architects OF the cathedral spoke as follows OF the
| general subject the other day:
| The work upon the foundations has advanced
satisfactorily far The principal difficulty encoun
tered has been the uncertain CHARACTER Of the rock
estended and Icne H borings with the da-
mond drill We are now really building only very
Sf Of ae are laid for the
,ansept and the great tower but Then work upon
wholly with the cathedral authorities: Each main
Go ihe of a 81 ne Of which VIII
support concealed buttresses Some OF these are
THE total interior length OF the choir will be l5a
feet east and vest, and the WIDTH VII be 81, % feet
The sealing capacity viii be for 1900 persons Since
the choir. when completed will be used pending the
| OF OF
that portion OF the building will AFFORD accom-
rSi Is Sshd he of
| be for the use OF the clergy.
been many notifications In details. and some In the
Of the cathedral T of the
could be obtained and as the work moves ON there
THE principal modification has been made for
the eastern end Of the cathedral and Of the central
S sd % se body
dral. since It is uncertain when its construction will
height of Its vertical portion has been changed
has so been esns srs bns 81
er angle and with view to more symmetrical pro-
The whole exterior of the eastern end OF the
choir has been zen Considerably resrranxsd The pro
Of the chief notifications in the choir which we
the close the apse so thu.
now they Will be one story high up to the sprnsing
ter. and viii now be ssls feet in height to the CAPT
tails This modification will give Tremendously
|
main changes There are so many little detail al
terations that II Is difficult to describe them. Such
| changes will be continued from time to time until
each part Of the work goes into the hands OF tho
peted. that is Impossible to predict Whether part
this fall for the completion OF the foundation work
under the southern end OF the transept Is merely
a matter Of conjecture, All can say is that the
present work Is being done In a most satisfactory
manner"
HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL PROJECT
The idea Of erecting Protestant Episcopal caths-