The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-07
Will Be One Of the Finest Edifces
in the Northwest.
TO COST At LEAST $50. 900.
GrsunA Has Deen Cleared q the
Site at sixth aaA Bell, aaa work
VIII Seem De CemneneeA-Aoney
IL Lacking 10 Finish II 1t Once,
bat the Structure VIII he Com
pleted for First Use This YeaR.

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viii not be many months until the parish
toner's Of the Church OF the Sacred Heart
OF Jesus will be worshiping in one OF the
handsomest edifices In the Northwest The
plans have all been drafted. and are now
in the hands of a committee under the
leadership Of the Rev. Father Thomas
Brown pastor Of the parish, to make
ready for the building. Some difficulty
has been encountered In getting contract
ors to take hold Of the structure. owing
to their asking higher prices than the
church folk felt they were warranted IN
paying. and 1t is probable that the COM
mittee win furnish the material and let
out the work by contract. Frequent con-
situations are being held to find . salts
factory settlement of these preliminaries.
and II Is believed that work on the con-
strucfion will be commenced in one way
or another in few days.
The site OF the new church will be the
same az the old, on the northwest corner
Of Sixth avenue and Bell street. North
Seattle. The building formerly occupied
by the church-goers of that parish was
destroyed by fire March 10. causing loss,
including the house of worship and its
sumptuous furnishings. to the extent OF
IS GO to $4,000. So total was the work
OF the fire that nothing but the four bare
walls was left standing. These have been
taken to pieces. and such Of the brick as
may be used are piled UP at one side to
&, toward the new church. The excaya-
lions have been made. SO that work 10
ready to proceed on the foundations.
The patrons Of the affairs Of the parish
have been encountering reverses in their
finances. resulting from the loss on the
original structure, that make it difficult
to get a good start again, but have sur
mounted them to the extent that there is
sufficient money available to defray the
first expenses and pay for getting up the
foundations. walls and probably all the
fore the interior will be finished.
But the plans have been drawn on
somewhat lavish extent, II being the de-
sire and intention OF the promoters 70 .n maze as
be far superior to the old, and when u y
finally done one Of the handsomest IN this
part of the country. The main style VIII
brick superstructure. Two imposing tow
ers will rise from the front, one on the
corner to height OF 100 feet from the
street, and the other and lesser tower
seven feet height They will be archi-
tecturally ornamented, with colored win.
dows and fancy cornices and finish that
will add highly to the general magnin,
cent effect OF tho building. The principal
tower Will have a top finish similar to the
batsiements in ancient castle work, with
a pinnacle in the center bearing the EN-,
faith. 1t will have room fifteen feet
square and the baptistry.
Ascent to the principal auditorium Will
be up a broad stone stairway and to three
large entrances. surmounted by pointed
capitals These will lead to a large vesti-
bule and thence into the main auditorium.
This room will have every lavish APPOINT n,1,
held at some OF the important functions
OF the Catholic church, with superior
acoustic arrangements. and nnishings that
win enhance the general grandeur OF the
edifice. With vaulted ceilings in polished
Washington fir. and side-arched columns
Of the same dark. handsome wood. stucco
the general solidity and imposing effect.
the main aisle so wide as to be almost a
comparative avenue, and surrounding GAL
ler.es resting on stable pillars. the ap-
impressive. II will be 6SxlO feet In size.
and have seating capacity for 100 per-
sons. In long mr. seats. separated by the
main aisles and two side afsles at the
eel fxings will be as costly as the funds
OF the church and possible donations will
permit. There Will be two sacristies. one
for the altar boys and the other for the
clergy.
There will be two galleries. one in the
rear for the choir, and another over the
north transept for the children. which VIII
have seating capacity for 2O0. 1t IL the
intention TO have an expensive pipe organ
as soon as the money is forthcoming.
One new feature Of this structure, which
which is to be finished at once. This will
be comfortably furnished and be the home
OF the parish library. and the meeting
place for the various church societies.
The Sacred Heart parish is one of the
most important In the city. II has go
families or lao communicates, affiliating
with the church OF that name, who are
locally famous for their answering Arm
ness I'm their faith and generous In all
matters pertaining to the welfare Of their
church. But there has not yet appeared
n philanthropist willing TO dover the
church and place II on It's feet financially.
Father Brown In discussing finances yes
teriay morning. spoke of the magnificent
church OF ST. Francis de Sales at Oak
land Cal. which was built and presented
10 that parish by one OF the wealthy
woman members. 'Oh. IL we only had
such a one here he said. ''and with the
assistance we can give we should have a
church that would be the pride OF the
Coast. But our new house is progressing
and when II is perfectly done will be a
fine structure"