The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-16
A. T. sTEWART's TOMB
Magnificent Monument of the Mer-
 chant Prince.
The Cathedral of the Incarnation at Garden City, l.. I.--A Grand EGtRce and Its Fea-
 turCs.

With the recent death Of former Judge Henry Hilton that portion of so- cietv which is interested in church work has recently had it's attention re- called to . very picturesque stretch of land on Hem 7steGd Plains, L. l., made picturesque through the erection of tEe grand elincc to the memory of Alex arder Turner Ijtewart and his wife, Cor nesia NL Stewart, al. Garden City, and by the building of the schcols at his desire expressed throughout 'he latter i,a1t Of his life.
 II had been a dream early in \. T. Stewards life 10 erect a model city .sLetc hc ccu.d GO good among ToCr reort te, cHJ when fc commenced 10 ac- curiu-ate Is vast fol tune he began to pj.t l..s Gcelu into some tapSitIe shane. u the t.-.o of lis death he h@d pur- : chased 11oie than 9,CoJ acres Cf land from the township Of Eenpztcad at a value es1iCl1ted Gt from S5,GCO,CC0 to &3,C00,OGo; lad Isl3uued and started 10 build tbe first cathedral in ti,a lIctes- tart F. iEcora! church il tkc U-.ted States; lad begun the erection cf q hc1GsoIac Hillary schcoI and girls seminary, c1-j --c. ,,::@ tens were IeEd- ing fer tie putting up of several fac tories to supply q means of support to the rcSiGc1ts oI lis ideal city.
 Gliort!, 2It-r t,e death of f-r. Stew art, il 1875, some of these plans were charged, and Instead of r1allirg this busy industrial city, as he had wished, 10 factories CT man Ufacturing places Of any description were allowed on the estate, Tc2psrty WIS restricted; alG CSr- tcu City became residential town fer sooiety.
 St. Pa4Fs church school WIS com- rlcted Ser teraber Il, 1880, and opened with c large scholarship. Great sue cess W1s G-1i5rCd, and q lieutenant was arpoicted E. the United States govern lrent jo teach military sciencdNand tac- ties.
 The cathedral is probably one of the crar5est monuments that has been erected to tl,e memory Of q man in PriT2tc fife -for centuries. Itccst.n.ore than 2.5ao, COG. The style Of the hu:ld- ing is gothic; the plan is crUcifoTcc, ,Titl | single tower over the front entrance. The ar.-a is 137 feet high, sur1ncu4sed by Q cross te2 feet high. This cross is of glass and fitted with gas burners to be IsAted, although it is nevs- used.
 One cf the features Of thc cath, dral is the set Of centennial chimes which oc- cuFitd ;1.s tcp Of Machinery hail ct the Fh;l~3eli hia exposition in 1876. There gre 13 bells, weighing about 20,CC0 pounds, in the belfry.
 Another grand piece of work is the organ. A5 tie time it vas built t was ir several resrects one of the most re- 1c.aIhaD-e il the world, and at the pres ent has but iMo CT three rivals.
 n Q s--1I ctagonaI-shared room eff which is without doubt cne of the richest n the world. The base and bash. arc e marble and the cover is of carved rocewood. Eurmcunting this is 2 crown, said to De of virgin geld, esd t is claimed that every precious stone Eenji03ed iE the Bible is represented in the settings of this crown.
 1~l- SCLt1 ECi-CAtH lAe dIlaf IS the crypt, il which rest the bodies of lIr. and Ms. Stewart. The crypt is cf oc- tagoIal shape, four sides being taken up with stained glass windows and tie other four being q marble fence with brass gates. n the center Of the crypt stands large marble urn, bearing the memorial Of Alexander T. Stewart and Corneiia T. Stewart.
 There has always been c great deal Of dou1t expressed as to whether tie body of Alexander T. Stewart really rests in the crypt, but one who was near ! by in an o{dciai capacity one night early in the '6cs gives assurance that the body was transferred to Garden City after its recovery and now rests in the place built for it.-Chicago Times-Eer- aid.