. Boston, a guide book . haped asto appear extensive, although its actual area is only three and threequarters acres. The iron bridge which carries the main path over thepond has been endowed by the local wits with the title of the Bridge of Size, from its ponderous statues and monuments hereare: On the Beacon Street side:Statue of Edward Everett^ ofbronze, by William W. in 1867. The cost metby a popular subscription. TheEther Monument^ commemoratingthe discovery of anaesthetics, ofgranite and red marble, by J. Q. Erected in 1868. Theideal figures surmounting th
. Boston, a guide book . haped asto appear extensive, although its actual area is only three and threequarters acres. The iron bridge which carries the main path over thepond has been endowed by the local wits with the title of the Bridge of Size, from its ponderous statues and monuments hereare: On the Beacon Street side:Statue of Edward Everett^ ofbronze, by William W. in 1867. The cost metby a popular subscription. TheEther Monument^ commemoratingthe discovery of anaesthetics, ofgranite and red marble, by J. Q. Erected in 1868. Theideal figures surmounting the shaftillustrate the story of the GoodSamaritan; the marble bas-reliefsrepresent (i) a surgical operationin a civic hospital, the patient beingunder the influence of ether, (2) theangel of mercy descending to re-lieve suffering humanity, (3) theinterior of a field hospital, showinga wounded soldier in the handsof the surgeon, (4) an allegory of the triumph of science. This monu-ment was a gift to the city by Thomas Channing Statue PUBLIC GARDEN 77
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