Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-29
lonan Catholic Cathedral Be-
 gun Eight Years Ago.
ARCHBISHOP BOURNE SEATED
Building Was Planned and Projected By Cardinal Wiseman-Cost Thus Far More Than a Million Dollars and Is Clear of Debt,

Far More Than a Million Dollars and Is Clear of Debt,
 London, Dec 29.--The Most Rev Francis Bourne. Roman Catholic arch bishop of Westminster, was enthroned n the new cathedral of Westminster his morning with the impressive cere- nony incidental to such occasions. The vast building was filled to it's ca sacity by ecclesiastical and lay mem Sers of the Roman Catholic church, he robes of the officiating clergymen md the varied garbs of the numerous religious orders forming n conspicu- ,us contrast with the brick walls and bare looking, unfinished editice
 The cathedral of Westminster, con- yecrated. to-day, is the first Roman Catholic cathedral that has stood in he metropolitan see of England since he reformation. The erection of the building was begun only eight years lgo. though it was projected by Car final Wiseman. (who died ill 1S65), md was planned by Cardinal Man. aing in 1865. It is situated half mile west of Westminster abbey and a magnificent structure of the By ,antine style, (similar to that of the Church of St Sophia at St Petersburg), with a great campaIaile of red brick banded with Portland stone, standing 100 feet high and crowned with metal covered dome, surmounted by q < kouble cross of bronze
 The extreme length of the new ca hedral outside is 300 feet. width 156 ,eet, height Of nave 117 feet. The in :ernal measurements are: Length, rom the main entrance to the sane uary, 232 feet; depth of the sanctu- lry. 62 feet, and of the raised choir seyofd it. 4S feet, making the total internal depth 342 feet; width of the nave, 60 feet: width across the nave ind aisles, 9S feet, and across the rave and aisles and side chapels, l4S ,eet; height of the main arches of the nave. 90 feet and of it's three domes, l12 feet. The whole building covers Gn area of about 54O00 square feet.
 The great west front has noble sntrance arch, which is four feet Wid- IT in it's span than the arch of St Marks at Venice.
 The three great doors are executed n teak, and it is hoped that at some lime they may be covered with bronze plates like the famous doors of st Marks.
 The weight of the material of each # the three domes of the nave is lbout TOO tons.
 The nave is higher and much wider nan any other nave in England. Or .ach side are twelve lower arches supporting the tribunes or galleries Under the arches are the private chap lls There are eight of them, ant wo. at least are as large as man. srivate churches.
 The high altar is of solid stone weighing twelve tons, Cornish gran te, unpublished but fine axed. Tn ;reat candlesticks, with central cru fix of impressive size, are alone uDo be altar. as in St Peters at Rome.
 The archiepiscopal throne is an eS lct fac-simile of the papal throne i st John Laterans, Rome, and is con ,osed chiefly of white mosaic marbl lid mosaic, with heraldic bearings t --yos r-ada i,e porr,a
 The general view of the inner wall still one of bare, rough brick. Tn cheme is to cover the whole of tt nNEer walls and the piers to tll laight of about 'orty feet with rna lie. All the upper par: and ii ,aults and concrete domes will be d urated with mosaic work illustratin he history of the church.
 The total subscription before Il aying of the foundation stone was Q S250, GOO. Since then there hay ,een many large individual benefa ions and the cathedral starts clear
 lebt
 The total expenditure on the enti
 difice up to the end of October VI ust over million dellars. That ii ,re is exclusive of the work on Il bde chapels, which are the gifts