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Bishop Satterlee was very impressed with the memorial service for John Hay that was held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. Satterlee reports on several prominent attendees including Senator Allison, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Nicholas Murray Butler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-05
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Postcard showing a cathedral. Charles C. Myers identifies it as St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England, an important feature of the city.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “St Pauls [sic] Cathedral is one of the most noted buildings in London and said to be the fourth largest church building in the whole world. This church is 500 ft long and 250 ft wide and was built in the latter part of the 16th century at a cost of $3,700,000, this money being raised by an extra tax on coal that came into the harbor at london [sic]. The large dome is 102 ft in diameter and by going up a stairs of 260 steps from the floor of the church you are far up inside the dome and in what is called the whispering gallery where you can distinctly hear the whisper of a person on the opposite side of the gallery 102 ft away. It is quite equal to the hall in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City where you can distinctly hear the drop of a pin in the far end of the hall 250 ft away. While in this whispering gallery in the dome of St Pauls [sic] Cathedral you can look below and see these seats in the main chapel 260 steps below. This is the main chapel of the church and situated in the center of the building. The seats for the choir and the High Altar are seen in the distant [sic].”
Postcard showing a cathedral. Charles C. Myers identifies it as St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England, and describes the building’s dimensions and how the money was raised to construct it. He comments on the cathedral’s “whispering gallery” and compares it to the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “St Pauls [sic] Cathedral is one of the most noted buildings in London and said to be the fourth largest church building in the whole world. This church is 500 ft long and 250 ft wide and was built in the latter part of the 16th century at a cost of $3,700,000, this money being raised by an extra tax on coal that came into the harbor at london [sic]. The large dome is 102 ft in diameter and by going up a stairs of 260 steps from the floor of the church you are far up inside the dome and in what is called the whispering gallery where you can distinctly hear the whisper of a person on the opposite side of the gallery 102 ft away. It is quite equal to the hall in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City where you can distinctly hear the drop of a pin in the far end of the hall 250 ft away. While in this whispering gallery in the dome of St Pauls [sic] Cathedral you can look below and see these seats in the main chapel 260 steps below. This is the main chapel of the church and situated in the center of the building. The seats for the choir and the High Altar are seen in the distant [sic].”
Postcard showing the interior of a cathedral with rows of chairs. Charles C. Myers identifies it as St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. He notes the seats are under the cathedral’s dome.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “St Pauls [sic] Cathedral is one of the most noted buildings in London and said to be the fourth largest church building in the whole world. This church is 500 ft long and 250 ft wide and was built in the latter part of the 16th century at a cost of $3,700,000, this money being raised by an extra tax on coal that came into the harbor at london [sic]. The large dome is 102 ft in diameter and by going up a stairs of 260 steps from the floor of the church you are far up inside the dome and in what is called the whispering gallery where you can distinctly hear the whisper of a person on the opposite side of the gallery 102 ft away. It is quite equal to the hall in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City where you can distinctly hear the drop of a pin in the far end of the hall 250 ft away. While in this whispering gallery in the dome of St Pauls [sic] Cathedral you can look below and see these seats in the main chapel 260 steps below. This is the main chapel of the church and situated in the center of the building. The seats for the choir and the High Altar are seen in the distant [sic].”