Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-10

grave OF Mary Chiffon, a passenger
by the .Nayt'ower and wife of John
Winslow: that of John Winthrop,
1G4?; John Endicott, 1865; John
Leverett, 1919; Wm. Shirley, I'LL;
Observation-Disclosures and Judges
of Massachusetts. At the Granary
Burial Ground, established in 1860,
we find the tomb of John Hancock,
Samuel Adams and Robert Treat
Payne, signers of the Declaration of
Independence, and a long line OF
Governors. Here, likewise, are in
TERED the emains of the victims Of
The Boston massacre. March 5, ITO;
OF Josiah Franklin and wife (parents
of Benjamin Franklln>, Peter Fan
ueil, Paul Revere, and OF John
Phillips, the first Mayor of Boston.
Another ancient place of burial is a
corner of the Puh'ic Common, where
a colossa! vault is built of stone,
which. though only few feet high,
is several hundred feet in length
and about 20 wide. Along either
side of this mausolem are iron doors,
inscribed with the names of the &C.
cupants whose bones have there
rested in peace for centuries. The
top of this succession of vaults is
sodded over, and some very fine
monuments have been erected by the
descendants of a generation who lit
lie thought that their virtues would
be thus craven on the enduring
rocks. Near this ground is the con-
servatory of the Public Garden,
where flowers are propagated and
to which the choice plants are re.
moved in winter. In the burial
ground on Cops Hill repose the
remains of Increase and Cotton
Mather. The spot is memorable
from the fact that here was stationed
the British artillery during the bat
lie of Bunker Hill.
Boston Common is small park,
AS acres in extent, surrounded by an
iron fence costing 100000. There
are 300 trees on the Common,
which are kept in excellent order,
aud the ground is covered with tiue
sod. A portion OF the Common is
reserved for baseball and other ath-
letic sports. The Public Garden, "a
acres in extent, adjoins the Common,
and embraces one of the most artistic
displays of beautiful and rare plants
in existence. There is fine lake in
the Garden Oh which peculiarly
cons tructed boats, in the shape of
immense swans, convey pleasure
seekers over the crystal waters for
the small fee of five cents. The
boatman is concealed by the wings
and propels the craft by means of n
wheel in the rear end of the boat.
Bunker Hill Monument is one of
the most interesting landmarks Of
Boston. 1t stands in the center of
the ground which was inclosed by
the walls of the old redoubt, its sides
parallel with the old walls. In 1924
IN organization called the Bunker
Hill Monument Association" was
formed for the purpose OF erecting q
q monument on this memorable spot.
The corner stone was laid by La
fayette, on the 18th of June, 1926,
the 5Oth anniversary of the battle.
The address on the occasion was de-
hvered by Daniel Webster. 1t was
completed July 23d, 1912. The
monument is built of Quincy granite.
The foundation extends twelve feet
below the surface of the ground, and
the four sides of the base extend
about so feet horizontally. The bot
tom of the shaft is 80 feet square; at
tho top. where the apex begins it is
10 feet square. The height is 22l
feet. Inside the monument is a
round cone, the outside diameter of
which at the bottom is ten feet on
the outside and seven on the inside.
At the top, the outside diameter Of
the cone is 6 feet inches and the
inside diameter feet 2 inches. The
observatory, or chamber, at the top
of the monument is eleven feet in d.
ameter and II feet high. 1t has four
windows, one on each side. and from
each q magnificent view is obtained
of the city and its surroundings.
The ascent to the observatory is
made by q spiral stairway of 295
steps. The monument was designed
by Solomon Willard, a Boston arch
itect, and built by James S. Savage,
also of the Getty of Notions" In
1894, King Solomon's Lodge of
Freemasons erected a monument to
the memory of Warren and his asso.
ciates who fell at the battle of
Bunker Hill. This shaft, Tuscan
pillar 20 feet in height, surmounted
by a golden urn, stood outside the
redoubt where Warren was supposed
to have fallen. When the present
monument was completed, the Ma
sonic Lodge Minced n haaut;fnl modal