The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-27
SighfS and Scenes
in Historic Boston
Special Correspondence of Tho Tribune.


Boston, Aug. "a.
hOWN ON talem street is Christ
church. 1t stands upon one Of the
hlltops of Boston, and its lofty
steeple towers up toward the blue can
| opy above. This church is the oldest
| church building IN Boston. having been
| erected in 1923. From tho tower of this
| church lanterns were hung by the sex
ton on the night Of April 1S l715. to
signal to Paul Revere that the British
| soldiers were on the march and upon
| seeing the lights he started upon
| his famous ride tn Lexington to warn
the patriots of their approach. Across
| the Charles river is Charlestown, which
| every one will want to visit that he
| may see tn" great Harvard University
| and the old elm tree under which
| Washington took command of the
American army on July 3, 1II5, and
| from thence journey 10 Bunker Hill
| and gaze upon its monument. What a
| choice selection the patriots made when
they threw up their enrenchmcnts on
Bunker Hill and preceded the plans
of the British general Howe, for from
| this hill, before the city was built up
as it now is, could be had a command
| ing view of nearly all of the city of
| Roston and it's harhor. What view the
| American forces had plus what mod
| ern enterprise has supplemented, can
| be enjoyed by climbing to the top of
| Bunker Hill monument and looking
| through its little crate windows.
As you approach the monument on
| one side in your ascent of the hill you
| come TO bronze statue of Colonel
| William Prescott SuTmountinS a large
| and handsome granite base. AS you
| look upon that noble figure it seems you
can hear him ordering his soldiers as
| he did on that memorable day when
the battle of Bunker Hill was fought,
| and a $ he saw the British soldiers
marching up this perilous hill he said:
| Don't fire until YOU can see the whites
of their eyes" Bunker Hill monument
is made of Quincy granite, and was
| erected in 1898. II is 22l feet high, 30
feet at the base and - feet at the top.
| There are 294 steps leading from the
base to the top.
| 4 few minutes walk will take you
| down to the CharleStown navy yard,
| which is a place of great interest, for
| there is the receiving ship upon which
visitors are daily admitted, and by
| possessing passes you can go upon
some of the equipped and commissioned
warships which may be lying At the
wharves. There are also the dry docks
| of Uncle sam, the repair shops and the
prison where the prisoners Of the navy
are kept. one must not leave the yard
| until he has gone aboard that famous
| old warship Constitution, which won
| the laurelS Of victory on more
than one occasion, and upon whose
decks have troi some Of our greatest
naval heroes. The frigate Constitution
was launched at Hastings shipyards,
now Constitution wharf, Boston, Octo-
ber q, 1897, and cost $3O2,9l5. Her
length was l75 feet breadth OF beam
43ia depth of hold l4.3, and her COM
plement consisted of 450 officers and
men and a battery Of Al guns Upon
the front of her quarter deck are in
scribed IN golden letters the immortal
words of Captain Lawrence: Don't
give up the ship"
We turn now 10 view a few other
buildings in Boston, Trinity church,
of which the eloquent Rev. Philips
| Brooks, ID. D., was once pastor, Is a
place of great attraction because it is
a beauty in church construction. Near
here is the building of natural history
with its almost countless numbers of
specimens of minerals, animals and
birds. few steps from this will take
you to the building which is the Mecca
Of all lovers of art who are visiting
Boston, the art gallery, The building
itself is massive aud imposing struc-
ture, artistically designed, i'm harmony
with its purpose There is an extensive
display of Grecian, Roman and Egyp-
tian pottery, tapestry and sculpture
while the paintings, though not 81
numerous as can he found in cities like
New York and Philadelphia, are of a
high quality, The new library build
ing, erected in 1855 to 1895 at cost OF