Cathedral Not Unsafe but in Need of Strengthening: A
Dangerous Alternative London, Feb. 1.
The commission of experts who have been examining St. Paul's Cathedral since 1921 state that the suggestions that the Cathedral not safe are unfounded. The methods which they have recommended for strengthening the main' plers.of the Cathedral will, if carried out, restore the piers good a condition as when they: originally were built and it is very improbable that any further work will be required. They are, in effect, recommending the continuance of the work carried out by the Cathedral authorities for the past of 12 years in refacing the two mait piers, but with the important addition of first strengthening the interior of the piers.
Canon Alexander, the Treasurer of St. Paul's, states that the alternative to this method, namely, try. ing to replace the piers, is' very' dangerous. He is assured by the highest engineering and architecture al authority in the country that an attempt to rebuild the piers would most probably mean the removal of the dome, or part of it, which would be so risky that no responsible: architect or engineer would be likely to undertake it-—Reuter.
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