The sun., 1919-10-12
CATHEDRAL BUILT
AFTER FIFTY YEARS
st. Colman's at Queenstown,
Ireland, Is Fine Example
of Gothic Art.
COST MORE THAN MILLION
Clock Is Largest and Most
Powerful on Island Chimes
Y Are Remarkable.
speo.eiI cer..ponaeacs 70 rn. svs.


LONDON, Sept. 15.--The Roman Cath
Ollie Cathedral OF st. Colman at Queens
town, ireland, which rises on the hill
overlooking the harbor, has been
finished. having taken about half CEN
fury. to build. It was consecrated on
Sunday, August ~.
The Original designs by the eminent
architects, Messrs. Pugin and Ashlln,
were changed after building had begun.
Mr.. Ashlin planned the present ornate
Gothic structure. At first considerable
trouble was experienced in making the
foundations. which in places were more
than twenty-five feet deep.
The finishing of the building Is due to
three successive, Bishops Of Cloyne.
bishop Keane. who laid the first stone In
1868, died in January, 1874. Under DR..
Mccarthy. who succeeded him, the roof
was completed in 1879. He also adorned
the exterior with a number of statues
Of Apostles and saints, The high altar.
execution. was erected by the priests
OF the diocese to commemorate the fif-
tleth year of DR.. McCarthy's priesthood.
Bishop Mccarthy died in December,
1898. and was succeeded by DR.. Browne.
the present Bishop, in whose period of
Office the tower and spire have been
completed. as well as TIE sacristies, the
organ. the clock and chimes, the fine
carlton of forty-two bells with cla-
vier), numerous stained glass windows
and much other decorative work.
The internal dimensions Of the build
ing are Length. east to west, 210 feet |;
,dth, nave and aisles, 81 feet height
of roof, nave. chancel and transepts,
100 feet; height Of interior. ceiling, 80
feet height OF tower and spire 900 feet.
The outer walls are Of blue Oakley gran
lite. with cut stone dressings of Mallow
limestone. The columns of the nave,
shrines and confessionals are Of Irish
marble from the Quarries of Fermoy,
Middleton and Connemara. The tower
Is faced with Newry granite. but the
spire is of limestone.
The exterior Is an Impressive ex-
ample Of early decorated French Gothic
The west front Is particularly interest
ing. with its deeply recessed moulded
arch, rising the fun height of the front
and enclosing the main entrance door
way and the rose window above 1t.
In the interior, the vertical mouldings.
the diapered ornamentation Of the walls
and the deliberately carved capitals
combine to produce n richness Of ef-
! feet unequalled In any other modern
church in Ireland. The continuation of
| the nave walls as a screen across the
transepts, and the open triforium with
its moulded arches and columns ex-
tending throughout the buildings. are re-
/ markable features. The apse, with its
rich arcading and tracery. gorgeous
ccloring Of the windows and beautiful
| detail of the marble reredos is most
striking In character
The building has cost over $1,000
| 900. The organ, by Telford Of Dublin,
contains fifty-nine drawstops and 2,46S
pipes The clock Is by Smith of Derby
and the movement Is the largest and
most powerful in Ireland. Quarter
chimes are played on four bells WEST
minister quarters). and the hour Is struck
on the great bell. The chime tunes
| include hymns and national songs, such
as THE Minstrel Boy" "The Harp
That Once" LET Erin Remember" and
| Faith of Our Fathers"
A special feature Of the ceremonies
was the Inauguration of the carlton.
on which recitals were given by M.
Nauwelaerts, the city carillonneur. OF
Bruges The carlton OF forty-two bells
with clavier, compass three and half
octaves ohromatic, Is considered to be
| the largest and finest In the United
! Kingdom, and the most perfect set OF
bells in the world tuned to equal tenn
permanent The founders are John and
Denison Taylor of Loughborough. The
carlton was designed by and erected
under the supervision Of w. w. Starmer,
the expert in bells. The great bell
weighs 3 ton IN cwt, and the smallest
only 1871 pounds, the total weight of
\ the forty-two bells being II tons.