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DEPARTURE FOR AMERICA I4b
the Brothers in England: a semi-long black coat with
straight collar, trousers, and a bowler hat." Here Brother
Ryken supplied a drawing of the hat.
He asked several questions. The first was concerning
the residence for the Brothers. "Will it be ready? Will
it be too damp to be occupied so shortly after erection?"
Bishop Spalding may have informed him that the
Brothers would not teach at the Cathedral free-school
but at St. Patrick's parish school then under construction.
Other questions: "Will there be sufficient beds, to-
gether with other requisites for six Brothers and myself?
Will there be the necessary furniture? What will be
the cost of tickets and luggage from New York to Louis-
ville? What is the best route from New York to Louis-
ville?"
Another letter, equally long and just as detailed, went
to Brother Paul who had asked for advice on several
problems that had come up in Manchester. One prob-
lem: whether or not to move from No. 64 Grosvenor
Street to smaller quarters. In its first year, 1853, forty
pupils had attended the Xaverian middle-school. In
1854 the attendance had dropped to none when the
Jesuits opened their school in nearby Bloomsbury, an-
other section of Manchester. "Keep the house," Brother
Paul was told, "even if you have to make some sacrifices.
You do not know what you might get if you have to
move."
To allay the curiosity of the Brothers in Manchester,
the Father Superior in Bruges let them know whom he
had selected for the American foundation. Two were
to be taken from Manchester: Brother Paul and Brother
Ignatius. They were to report in Bruges early in
June.
On the departure of Brother Paul his place as local
Superior would be taken by Brother John Seghers. In
the meantime Brother Paul rvas to inform Father Cosk-