The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-11-21
Prominent Structures in the Burned
District.


Preninent Structures in the Burned
District.
THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH.
| Apart from the names of its worshipers, and
surrounded by massive blocks dkvotrd to trade
manufacture, stands one of the quaintest mee-
| ting honses in America, the Old Sonfh Church.
The Old South Society was fhe third congrega-
tional society in Boston; and v was ',gan.ed in
quarrel in the fTrst Church. The first church
building of this society, erected IN l6t9, stood for
| sixty years II was Of cedar, and 1t had steeple
and galleries, with the pulpit ON the north side.
| IL was taken down in 17z9, when the present
buiIding was erected on the same spot, and re-
Iyious services were held in it for the first time
on the 18th Of April, 1850 70. 50 This meeting
house is perhaps the most noisd church edific in
the limited States. 1t il internally very Quaint
and Interesting. Its sounding board over the
pulpit, its high square box-pews, its double tier
of galleries, in fact its whole appearance, attract
the visitors attention, and lead him to inquire
into ITS history, if he does not already know it.
But q tablet high above the entrace on the
Washington street side of The Old South is fire.
quently mentioned on the pages devoted to the
history of Boston before and during the revOlu-
ti0n. When the meetings of citizens became too
large to be accommodated in Faneuil Hall, then
| much smaller than now, they adjourned to this
church. Here Joseph Warren stood and deli
vered his fearless Grafton on the anniversary of
the massacre Of March 5, ITO, in defiance of the
the threats Of those in authority, and in the
af ,,,s.t;nrs ,ha. ,,.;n,.S ~ ~. ..e s.;'es
Of the detested tea. In 1775 the British soldiers
| eager to insult those by whom they were so cor
daily hated, but whom they held so completely
.;a;no .Itt,1J "a .ns , muse ~, as
.S.aIi7;sSaJ "'u r'aIe ~: Az urn. nnsy
Which sher sE 1 ~ sde 81 ."~er gsler!;
their sport. The rest of the galleries were torn
woJ, work Ti A.. .S.U .n,.s.,S LII =.
| two f..t of ,;r. ~. .;.. ~ Win soou' u
withont nas,or '..o ,, 'v r. ns ,."s. on".en was
| diane,l nnti 1rsa ~' Nv ~" P"''o' ""' oh-
r., I.So ~. -, .,,,
| and put in very much irs ,r.,ent con,l;t;on The
| first election sermon wa. delivered in the Old
South Church In 1fi2, and the aueient custom is
still observed As soon ss the two branches Of
the legislature have met and organized. the
Governor was informed that the General Court
was ready to attend divine service" the pro-
cessinn was formed, and the State government
marched :" this hstorisc building to hear q
mon by preacher designated by the preceding
legislature The memories of two centuries
secrated this place Of worship, and it is not
strange that 1t remained so long barrier to the
@ march ei business, although ITS worshippers have
Srept iartneI away year ny year ana found
homes at distance from ITS time-honored walls
A0n""sh cheompassea. WIN names, IL has stran-
genly escaped the recent conffagraiion.
THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
T,
lno EeicIsm.s s. EAehanse IN stare street was
49, .ee'e" y. S, a. Gus. VI eirovV. its IRON
SEe % wa 80 ie1,, ~ ueplh ~ Ieet, ahd its
nssn, ~ lee.' Inc lroht was OF quincy granite,
anu inc tool was supported ny 10 columns IN
imitation OF Sienna marble with Corinthian eapi-
.as ine nrst noor was used as Postofiice and
Boston post-office has alwsys i,sen som..h,, of
a migratory institution. Dnr;nc IL. -" "
Bosfon II was rsmov.d % -, -e siege oi
brought back aft.r the .y.sna.'", on. & was
by the R-:t;sb II an ~. He c 'ne Town
removed -, L.. ~. e asss >" years !. mas peeh
said viii, na,~ -. ..sus ,sn .s. tAneuiI han u Is
noss. H., ,Io nc uSea temporarily ior postal Pur-
'"o .'"e'ai governments
Trinity EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Trinity Episcopal Church at Hawlcy and
Summer streets, fell an Gasp prey to the fiames
p pne c1nSTesation was organized IN l1si and the
ship in 1869 The church was a snLs,ant;aI
gothic structnr. L,;it NJ ,-r.,,;t. ;., .a'..
SuIor b;gI, tow,r and I.s,ia'. M: '..
nile wifi, its no;ntsd w;nia,vs a,,n,. ms ms saa!
sive drv cnods hnnSss u, Snn,,. n,n, 'ns ,; nas
the eve. and its d.strucfion ia or.otIx 70 ha ,a'
orcttcd' - e"'' " 'o i
MIcrrI.p wu,,.xs xs,.,r-,sn
u.u- ~. :, "'o"'
IacaI Hhiams q farkers block, occu-
tory anil ..lasr..o,,, -" e."ns I',n..lac
structure built by the trustees of the sears 90.
tate 1t was erected especially for this firm. and
the internal arrangements and fittings were rs
is said to have been one of the largest bnildipys
in the world that was wbojlv d.voted IN tfs
business Of clothing manufsctune II had n fron-
tage OF only 40 feet in Washington street, but it
ext-nd"a back to H""iey street. 22o feet, and was
n's S'of'cs 'n n'ght.
THE TRANSCRIPT BUILDING.
The Transcript is the pioneer of the evening
press i'm Boston, and i, the oldest newsnancr hns
one IN the city. 1t was first published in July,
.;; noTi ana a"Lns tne Iorty years since its first
=. n,.;,.,; mas nau oy ionr editors-in- chief
rts Jung WIS me granite front structure IN
y ,Iu st,ee.' WTs Ut s'oHes I'D neight, with
aoao,u a.''. ro"l aoo's inc paseincht and street
I iooI weIe reserved ior press and counting rooms
Jug iour'n anu min stories were used as editorial
,hd composing rooms. ana the two intermediate
ioors were let Tor business purposes
THE POST BUILDING.
The posf occunied the bu;,d;,, a, w,. ,
Deyonshire strrets, opnosite Nh. ,a, @ 80. .e;
,ember 9, 1881, by Charles q. Greene The po.,
vas first published in this building on March 29.
s69. The counting room was on the first fisor' ,
he press room in the basement. the editorial and
eportcrs rooms on the fourth floor and the com :
ing room on the fifth the intermediate floors be