Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger . Swallows Cave is a passage eight feet high, tenwide, and seventy-two feet in length, opening into the the swallows inhabited this cave in great num-bers, and built their nests in the irregularities of the rocksabove; but the multitude of visitors has frightened themaway. Continuing on our way, we reach16* 186 SUBURBAN Irenes Grotto, a tall arch, grotesque and beautiful,leading to a large room in the rock, and one of the great-est curiosities on Nahant. Near by is the SteamboatWharf, where the trim Nelly Baker lies
Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger . Swallows Cave is a passage eight feet high, tenwide, and seventy-two feet in length, opening into the the swallows inhabited this cave in great num-bers, and built their nests in the irregularities of the rocksabove; but the multitude of visitors has frightened themaway. Continuing on our way, we reach16* 186 SUBURBAN Irenes Grotto, a tall arch, grotesque and beautiful,leading to a large room in the rock, and one of the great-est curiosities on Nahant. Near by is the SteamboatWharf, where the trim Nelly Baker lies. It were im-possible to describe all objects worthy of notice; but,having named the most prominent, we will retire to theNahant House, a sketch of which forms the vignette tothis chapter. This is_Drobably the largest hotel in America; the car-peted floors cover an area of nearly four acres; ninemiles of wire are required to connect the bells with theannunciator; and the whole of this immense establish-ment is lighted with gas manufactured on the the first floor are the drawing rooms, reception par- NAHANT. 187 lors, offices, reading room, dining hall, and private diningparlors. In the basement are smoking rooms, a childrensdining room, bathing rooms for hot baths, an immenselaundry, and a culinary department ample enough to pro-vide for an army. The whole establishment — b
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