The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-06-01
Impressive Ceremonies Will Be Witnessed bv
People From Every Section of the
Northwest.
The Monster Procession, it is Estimated,
Will Number Over Forty Thou-
sand Persons.

The largest parade in tho history of
the state will take place in ST. Paul
tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon. The
corner stone of the proposed new
Cathedral will he laid and people from
every part of the northwest will he
present and participate in the ccre-
monies. II is believed that fully 100000
will be in the line Of march. in which
not only st. Paul and Minneapolis, but
every section Of the state will be rep
resented.
Like that Of Minneapolis the site
chosen for the magnificent Cathedral
in ST. Paul is nothing short of ideal
The building will face Summit avenue
and will extend from Dayton to Selhy.
1t is a noble eminence protected from
| the encroa chments of commerce. AS
one stands upon it. looking eastward.
the thoroughfares of trade at his feet.
to the northeast on neighhorly eleva-
tion the superb capitol. to The right a
| me VI lIt llIltSl ItrSIuC'N tS 'ii VIZ
state and In the distance the father of
waters In his ccaseless journey to the
sea. This is the matrhless pedestal
built by nature to accommodate tho
| now House Of God The architect who
designed the cathedral was r. H. Mas
u,lerav, one Of the best known archi
| A IL, u
signing the structure was to obtain a
church which would while being en-
| tirely of the Twentieth century in
feeling and purpose. would at tho same
| time. emhody in the composition the
| features that give so much charm to
| the churches of the Middle Ages. The
outlines in the shape Of a cross and
| the surrounding rhnrels. with their
| religious symbols have heen retained.
same time create n modern structure.
! the relative proportions of those diff
| ferent elements as they appear in the
ancient church Of Europe have been
| modified. The long and narrow nave
| and transcpts Of he medieval church
es have been made wider and rather
| shorter. At their intersection the
great dome has been placed and be-
comes the feature of the composition.
following, in fact. the main lines of
| the original plan Of st. Peters in
Rome as laid out by Bramante and
| Michael Angelo. The main entrance
| is under a monumental arch which
| frames the rose windows and the
three front entrances leading to the
vestibule located under the organ gall
under the two towers are the two
chapels, one to be the founders chapel
and the other to contain the baptismal
fount. The main nave is 60 feet in
width and "a in height and is flanked
by two large and beautiful chapels.
| Running parallel to the nave on both
sides and separated from it by impos-
ing piers are the ambula tories. or pas
sageways, IL feet in width. giving easy
access to all parts of the nave and
chapels. The great dome is 96 feet
in diameter and ITS feet high in its
interior elevation. Twenty-four large
windows in the dome bring food Of
light to the sanctuary On each side
of the dome are the transepts. of the
same dimensions as those of the nave.
and lighted by great rose windows
similar to the one over the front en-
trance
At the end Of the transepts are the
entrances to the great chapeIs of st.
Peter and st. Paul. near which sec
ondary doors open to Selby and Day.
ton avenue. The sanctuary occupies
the whole space. the dimensions being
60 feet in width by 65 in length. 1t Is
surrounded by marble columns sup
porting arches that separate it from
the ambulatory, beyond which are the
cha pels of the nations six in number