The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10

lse S. Green, M. B, Lamb. Rev. DR.
The delegations present were as fol-
lows;
men. in command of Lieut.. Minis and
Lieut. Sheridan.
Company B, Hibernian Rifles, AZ
men, in command of Capt. iUllck Cliff
ford and Lieut.. Griffin.
THE Hibernian delegation was accom-
panied by the Guard of Honor Drum
Corps.
Garde Lafayette, %. men, in COM
mand of First Lieut.. A. w Nault, Jr.
These were preceded by members OF
the Garde Lafayette Drum Corps.
A delegation of fourteen members of
the Holy Name Society, ano ten mem
bers of the Society of Notre Dame,
also attended. The St. Vincent Ladies'
Aid Society was present in a body.
Seated upon the platform We're the
! following members of the staff of the
hospital: Drs. John T. Duggan, presi-
dent; M. F. Fallon, secretary: Homer
Gage, Samuel b. Woodward Leonard
Wheeler Thomas e. McEvoy, David B.
Lowell, John T. McGillicuddy, Michael
J. O'Meara and Dr. David Narrower.
DR.. Mary V. O'Callaghan of the hos
pital staff occupied a sect; in front of
the platform. DR.. e. H. Trowbridge
of the city hospital staff was also in
attendance. The following acted as
ushe1s: John H. Murphy, Edward ].
Mcmahon, John Francis O'Connor,
Thomas c. Carrigan, William Bannig-
han, Tho mas McHugh, M. A. O'Rourke,
John j. Dowd, Thomas F. Moran.
| The cross bearer was Michael Ca
ney Charles Egan and John KeaF-
ney were the acolytes.
| The SIXTY altar boys IN the process
sion were in charge of Broth ers
Charles, Alphonso, Bonltace, Ed win
and teachers in st. Johns paroc hal
school
The arrangements n the grounds Of
the hospital for accommodating the
| large crowd were carried out in excel
lent order. A noticeable feature was
the absence of confusion.
An incident connected with the build
ing of the structure is worthy of spe-
eial mention. Only twenty-one work
ing days have elapsed since the laying
| of the foundation was begun. In that
time work was pushed so rapidly by
| the contractor that the struct are has
risen to five stories The de ficatory
exercises were planned to ia Ike place
| October g. and hope was en- tertained
| that the contractor would Succeed in
having the building OPERATORS at such
atage as would permit Of tn e program
arranged for the occasion being car
rietl out without causing a postpone
meat of the exercises. That such a
thin g was feasible was clearly shown
| in the appearance of the structure
yeste rday. The fact of the building be-
| ing so far completed at the laying of
the cornerstone is explained by the
matter of leaving the tower in which
| 1t rests to await erection until the pres
| ent time. In most buildings the corner
stone ceremony marks the starting
point.
The copper casket placed in the cor
nerstone contained the following: Pho
| tographs of Rt. Rev. T. d. Beaver,
bishop of the Springfield diocese, and
of the late Rt. Rev. P. 7. O'Reilly,
| episcopal document written by Rev.
Bernard S. Conaty a copy of a city
document, four annual reports of ST.
| Vincent's Hospital, photograph of Rt.
Rev. Mgr. Griffin, names of benefactors
who donated money for bricks in aid
of the hospital to the number of 1850
coins of 1893 a crucifx, statues of the
Virgin Mary, st. Joseph and Infant of
Prague, medals of various Catholic so
cieties.
The silver trowel used by Bishop
Beaver was presented by Master
James II. Baker 1t bore an inscrip-
ton suitable to the occasion and the
figure of a cross upon its face. "a
The hospital, when completede will
have frontage Of 230 and depth Of
140 feet. The chapel will be 80 by so
feet. The surgery will be located upon
the first floor and fitted with an oc-
gon-shaped skylight IL by 16 feet
There will be accommodations for 100
private patients. The accommoda-
ton in the wards viii reach the total
of $50 beds.