River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-15

the consent of the members of the fam
lily, the remains of Bishop Claggett and
those of his wife had been translated
from the family burial place to Mount
Saint Adams within the cathedral close,
and with reverend care were to be
placed in the vault beneath the chan
eel which had been specially prepared
as temporary resting place for the
caskets. When the cathedral is com
pleted it is the purpose to place the re-
mains of Bishop Claggett in hand
somely carved tomb, surmOunted by an
effigy of the bishop in the chancel.
The clergy and descendants of Bishop
Claggett signed the burial record in
the parish register. A notable feature
of the service was the fact that the
book from which Bishop Satterlee read
the service was the same that had been
used by Bishop Claggett, and was pub
lished in the last century
When it was decided to divide the
diocese of Maryland and the District
of Columbia into two sections an or
ganization known as the Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of ST.
Peter and st. Paul was formed, and a
board of trustees named. with Rt.
Rev. DR.. William Paret, bishop of the
combined diocese, at its head. DR..
George W. Douglas, who was chosen
dean of the new parish; DIR. Randolph
II. McKim and DR.. Mackay-Smith, three
well-known ministers in this city, and
Gen. Casson, Col. a. T. Britton, Col.
Wilson. and eight other laymen, COM
pleted this board.
1t was decided to have plans drawn
at once for the proposed cathedral, and
DIR. Douglas, Col. Britton and Col Will
son were selected as a building COM
mittee. To avoid the delays and an
noyances of tedious competition, the
committee agreed upon Ernest Fiagg,
of New York, as their architect, and he
was asked to submit two sets of plans,
one for a Gothic cathedral and one in
the Renaissance style.
The two plans were submitted in due
time, and the building committee were
unanimously in favor of the Renals-
sance style Of architecture. The mat
ter was laid before the bishop, and he
added his approval to that of DR.. Doug
las and his associates.
When the matter came up before the
board of trustees, however, strong OPP
position was encountered from few of
the board. DR.. Smith, DR.. McKim and
one of the laymen were strongly IN
favor of the Gothic design. They were
voted down, however. by twelve TO
three The decision of the board was
final and the new cathedral will be of
Renaissance design.
at really made no difference to me"
said Mr.. Flagg. (which design they ac-
cepted, though l personally prefer the
Renaissance school. 1t seems to me
foolish TO copy the Gothic style of the
old cathedrals when the highest devel-
opment of architectural art in Europe
lies in the French Renaissance.
The plans for the new cathedral in
clude much more than the one great
place of worship. Twenty acres of land
out in the direction of Woodley, one of
the suburbs of the capital, have been
secured, and this has frontage of 1000
feet on the Woodley road, the name of
which will be changed 10 Cathedral ave
nue..
The Washington board of street
opening has planned number of fine
thoroughfares to lead out from the city
TO the extensive grounds of the new
cathedral, and many Improvements are
being made in the neighborhood. On
the newly acquired property will be
built. beside the great cathedral, the
illogical seminary. a boys and girls
school. two chapels, the bishops pal
ace" the deanery, chapter house and
convention hall. residence for the
canons and many smaller buildings.
The entire cost of the buildings planned
by Mr.. Flagg will be in the neighbour
hood of $4,000, 900. the cathedral proper
costing upwards of S2.5o0.o0
Miss NJ. E. Mann, philanthropic
woman of this city. was the first to en-
dow the new foundation. and she gave
a piece of property in the capital for
this purpose. She and other Washing
snpians also raised the money TO buy
the land. Only one other endowment,
that of Mrs. Hearst. has been received
AZ set toward the immense sum needed
to carry cut the elaborate plans made,