The Pilgrims and their monument . s of the workwith the greatest interest. His death, just before thecompletion of the project, was much regretted. During the winter of 1909-10, while the work-men were engaged in the work upon the interior ofthe monument, the news came, suddenly and unex-pectedly, of the death of the contractor, Mr. PatrickT. Maguire, of Milton. His death was under some-what tragic circumstances, though not in any wayconnected with his contract for the building of themonument. A slight scratch or cut upon a finger,which at first caused no anxiety, developed intoblood poisoning
The Pilgrims and their monument . s of the workwith the greatest interest. His death, just before thecompletion of the project, was much regretted. During the winter of 1909-10, while the work-men were engaged in the work upon the interior ofthe monument, the news came, suddenly and unex-pectedly, of the death of the contractor, Mr. PatrickT. Maguire, of Milton. His death was under some-what tragic circumstances, though not in any wayconnected with his contract for the building of themonument. A slight scratch or cut upon a finger,which at first caused no anxiety, developed intoblood poisoning, and before even his illness wasknown to many of his friends, a fatal result Maguire was a man of the most agreeable per-sonality, in the highest degree honorable, and to hishonesty and excellent management is in great meas-ure due the substantial quality of the workmanshipso evident in the structure as it stands completed. In the autumn following the dedication of themonument plans were drawn for a lodge, to be 260. THE DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT erected on the hill, in the vicinity of the was to be used for the preservation of pictures,furniture, and antiquities illustrating the life of thepeople of the age in which the Pilgrims lived, andincidents in their history. The Pilgrim Club, ofBrewster, at a meeting of which the project for theerection of the monument had received the impetus,which had resulted in the realization of the dream ofyears, disbanded after the completion of the struc-ture, and a collection of antiquities in its possessionhad been presented to the Monument Association. Itwas necessary that some place should be provided inwhich to house these articles, and a room for meetingsof the directors was much needed. The lodge was,therefore, a necessity. The plans were drawn by theconsulting architect of the Association, Mr. WillardT. Sears, and the work of the erection of the buildingwas begun during the autumn. The contractors wereE. R.
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