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six inches, under and upon which are Grecian bases 

 and capitals. The principal mouldings on the 

 caps are ornamented with cornice-leaf engravings, 

 and upon the outside pilasters is sculptured an 

 inverted flambeau in bold bas-relief, and ornamented. 

 These pilasters and caps are surmounted by a 

 Roman arch and key-stone. The principal moulding 

 on the arch is ornamented with cornice-leaf 

 engravings. 



Between the outside pilasters and resting upon 

 the base stands the Sarcophagus, the height of which 

 is three feet four inches, and the width three feet five 

 inches. The mouldings on the caps are ornamented 

 with leaf-engravings. On the face of the Sarco- 

 phagus is sculptured heavy folds of drapery, under 

 and between which is engraved in raised Roman 

 capitals, the following inscription : 



"Rt. Rev. William Quarter, D. D., First Bishop 

 of Chicago." 



On the top of the Sarcophagus stands a richly 

 ornamented Urn, fifteen inches high; the whole 

 presenting a most beautiful and striking appearance 

 as you approach the altar from the door of the 

 church. 



All this work, which does credit as well to the 

 skill of the workmen as to the city in which it was 

 done, was manufactured at the shop of A. S. Sher- 

 man, out of the finest American marble. 



Feebly, however, does this monument speak the 

 feelings of the hearts of those who placed it there; 

 still it speaks in language not to be mistaken: and 



