Show MAC KAY MORTUARY CHAPEL the building in greenwood cemetery almost completed the m mortuary chapel brine being built by mr andars and mrs john W mackay to mirla the spot pot in greenwood cemetery brooklyn the body 0 their bon aon I 1 la 14 burled buried Is nearly completed 1 and I 1 la to be consecrated by the roman raman C catholic ath lic bishop of brooklyn at the b beban ia ning of ft tho the new year the chapel la Is to bo be the iho most magnificent of 0 its 11 kind I A in america if not in the world lt I 1 cost coi la IS to be about Wa OOOO and yet it is in quite small tho the expense ex pen to 1 incurred in the rareness neng of 0 the materials man rial and the th work thoa that has haa bet betit been it beit bestowed toled ul urion n thom tho the chapel stands on an elevation about three quarters of a 0 mile from the main entrance of greenwood no more picturesque site bite could have been choon the chapel la Is cruciform in hape but unlike most p allex ilea ot of t thai h at form it 11 Is lofty in proportion the abo root roof of 0 plain granite has the greek incline inQ the only exterior ornamentation aio designs ot of acanthi and g krone leaves which extend in two narrow bands around the whole holc one li just under tile the roof tile the other halt bale way down the are narrow and high but in perfect keeping the entrance la is edoor a door on the went side that chile quite liny gives the impression of 0 being massive islic due to the heavy stone tho the interior Is paved exquisitely Im Ined mediately lately opposite th lh entrance to tile hrlic i the gem of tile the aiole work within the niche Is a medallion in stone 0 of the virgin anil and chin child the delicate pillars are of 0 the rarest frech onyx the other decorations are in black basalt from rom ireland Irela jid and white camarra Ca marble from rom italy the surrounding mails aie of 0 plain granite forming a soft toned background or rather atmosphere for tile tho exquisite altar A 4 dispensation has been obtained by 1 h bishop will be able imalle nth le complying strictly with church requirements requirement to consecrate only ro 0 o much of 0 greenwood cemetery cc os as will make inake it possible to by say BAY that the jody body ot of youns young mackay rests resta in anil and and mortuary chapel stands on consecrated ground alter after the consecration ot of the chapel mass Is to bo be raid duly dally forever now york commercial advertiser |