The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-09
Burial Place Of Ryans.

Burial Place of Ryans.
In connection with the new cn nthedral.3
a most Interesting fact is tho stat tenen,&:
that vaults have been arranged In t as NJ
{ the burial place for the family of 4 I hos,
ri. Ryan. OF New Y York u the noted flnarl-y;
8c;er. who III is contributing the entire,
amount necessary for the erection Of fEthaS 4
Bhulldng. In these vaults will also ba
laid away the bodies Of the bishops otsS
the diocese Of Richmond. They are lo--s
Gated III the basement, beneath the altar
gund were arranged under the personal
direction Of Mrs. Ryan ut a cost OF $40, ,.5#$
0cO. # }5fi8s n {(j{3{SSS
Mr.. Ryan is a native Of Virginia, and
holds his citizenship In this State In \
THE welfare of which he has always
manifested keon interest. The New
Yorker Is to-day perhaps tho foremost
$1nancier Of the nited States, controll-sg
Ing vast business interests. his latest
acquisition In this direction being the 4
Sn,uch-dl lscussed Equitable III fe Assurance q
Society. The fact that Mr.. Ryan has
selected tho vaults of&the new cathedral Y
tas the burial place for himself and his &
immediate family indicates that he re-SS
CARDS Richmond as his real home, and \
Lei oks upon the cathedral itself as his
chief contribution to the chur ch of which
a hc Is a member. si&
4 The burial OF n layman In a Roman II
Catholic church IS exceedingly rare, and
II, this case will be a distinguished mark b
OF favor by the Holy See. In recognition
OF the services of Mr.. Ryan, who, o,Bwtth8
his wife. has given large sums to 81 he 4
church Permission was Secured from
the Pope himself, similar permission be-&
Ing obtained a long whlo ago, i Is SAID.
when Mrs. Ryan desired to erect 9
chapel within her private residence s5
Total Cost, $500, 900.
The cathedral and the adjoining build
ings will cost when complete nearly.itf,s@ q,
not quite 100000. Mr.. Ryan originally
allowed s25O,COO for the cathedral itself #B
exclusive of tho furnishings. The lattei n
viii call for an expenditure Of at least
sloo, 900 and probably more, and there II
will also be oter$eXpenses. The bishop'a3,l
residence and the house for the priests d
are being built by tho people OF thaga
diocese. Adding the cost Of these to tho VI
amount TO be given by 7NIr. Ryan the s
total will approximate half a million
dollars, 81 III
Descriptions Of the building have been
given from time to tine Tho church lssS5
an imposing structure. situated on the u
triangrr lot bounded by Floyd Avenue, gE
Cherry street and Park Avenue and fnc-ig5
Ing Monroe Park. The design is hNutl-
ful and striking, and tho interior VIII ha .e
appointed
Much interest Is being taken In the 4
question of an organ. 1t Is generally be- 8 s5
levcd that an instrument of the finest
make, costing many thousands Of doliars,i58
and far surprising anything ever seen
before In Richmond, will be Installed, but
this point has not yet been settled, or Y y
settled has not been announced. tgyyGi i4{5gt
The Parish Lines. 5
The opening of the cathedral will ne-
cessitate u slight rearrangement Of the
parish lines and the closing of the Sacred
Heart Church, The old cathedral will
he used as II parish church and II Sec
ilon OF the present cathedral parish VIII IA
be severed from 1t and added to the press
ent Sacred Heart parish, the whole cons
sttuting the new cathedral parish,
The Sacred Heart Church Will be re-
talned as the property OF the diocese II
and will be used either as u school Or
rs hall No provision has been made
in the now cathedral for a sunday school y
and the old church will most likely he A
rcarranged for this purpose. The Sacred 5s
Heart School, already crowded. VIII GER Y
tainly, as the people steadily 80 west '"
be near the great cathedral. prove ~
adequate and the church may pc further s
used In this connection--the giris
naming In the present school and the Is
boys being moved, 1t is possible, thougN
this is mere speculation. that the church. III
viii bs used solely for the Sunday school @
and hall, and that new Building for the
day school will be erected on the large
los adjoining on Short Street and owned "
ny the parish, ss 81 u slss sS ssis
Up 10 this time there has not been tho
slightest indication OF what priests will f.
be stationed at the new ga thedral or 4
what work viii he assigned to those nov
at the Sacred Heart Church. 8s