The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
new YORK CITY GOSSIP
SKELETON OF NEW CATHEDRAL
SHOWS IT'S IMMENSE SIZE
David 3. Hill nand Hugh Mclaughlin
Are Said to Favor Nomination Of
Bird coier for Governor-Determin-
ed Crusade Against Straw Bonds
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE gloomy
caves of granite which have given the
southern slopes Of Cathedral Heights
the look of a site where Cyelopian ruins
Hnger from a distant age are worth
examining just now, because one can
gain some idea of the appearance OF
81. John the Divine when they shall
be concealed from view. The tremen-
douS side arches which will take the
outward thrust of the arches of the
transept and those that separate the
central square from choir and nave
VIII also disappear, and should be seen
IN all their rugged grandeur. The
grand arch between transepr square
and choir has been one of the most
notable things in the silhouette of up
per Manhattan this long while, but
that, too, will vanish. Meantime the
clothing OF the imperfect skeleton of
the cathedral is begun on St Saviour's
Chapei, the central chapel among those
which will surround the choir.
When it is remembered that the
chapels, choir, and nave will measure
$40 feet, reaching within so feet Of
Amsterdam avenue, that the height to
the top of the great tower above the
transept will be APO feet and that the
nave will be 200 feet high, we can i'm
ag1ne how large the structure will bulk
on It's commanding site. ST. Luke's
hospital will -dwindle beside it. I'M
agine this huge building all in pale
buff, the color making it seem larger
than it Isl But great wall surfaces
Vaultlng, and spaces between ascend
ing pilasterS within will be covered
with mosaics and the windows filled
with stained glass such as can be.
made in America alone. inches and
canop1es for statues, pinnacles, and
nnlalS Will enliven the exterior and
the traditional two towers will guard
and accentuate the western facade on
Amsterdam avenue. The transepts are
comparatively shallow, so that as much
as possible of the interior can be seen
from any one point of view.
1t is likely that New Workers do
not realize the opportunity of seeing a
building of this kind develop from
It's skeleton of rough gray and red
granite to its final clothing of statuary
glass, and mosaic. Very interesting
is comparison between the methods
OF erecting a leviathan of stone and
such huge buildings of iron and terra
Gotta as are starting up in the lower
zones OF Manhattan. Study of the be-
ginningS of st. John the Divine will
make one appreciate and understand
the cathedrals of old Europe and per-
haps add to our wonder that small
populations, having slender resources
or wealth compared to modern means
should have found the money to erecr
such monuments as are to be seen in
France and Germany, Italy and Eng
land, Spain and the Netherlands. And
as proof that after all the present
age is not entirely given over to COM
mercialism the cathedral will remain to
future generations a record and a sign.
Hill Favors CoIer.
Former Senator David B. Hill COM
pleted his visit to Hugh Mclaughlin.
leader of the Brooklyn Democracy. at
Jamesport and has returned to AL
bany to attend to some law business.
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Mclaughlin had
a good old-fashioned political talk I'M
DER the arbor at Jamesport, and now
the current political rumor is that Bird
>. Coler has the support of both men
Tor the gubernatorial nomination
Mr. Hill would not say a word for
publication after the conference, and
neither would Mr.. Mclaughlin
But Mr.. Coler's friends seemed very
sangulne and very much elated over
the outlook for their choice.
Mr.. Mclaughlin is said to have
frankly told Mr.. Fiji that he was for
Mr.. Coler's nomination, and. to have
assured the party leader that if Mr..
Coler is the candidate Kings county
will give him one of it's oldtime Dem
ocratic pluralities.
Crusade Against Straw Bonds.
One of the most relentless crusades
against straw bondsmen who have
offered bogus surety in police courts
has been begun. Assistant District
Attorney Miner, in charge of the
bend and forfeiture department, de-
clared that he will endeavor to send
every straw bondsman to state prison.