. Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger . ntrally located than anyother depot in the city. The lower part is used by theCompany, but the large upper hall is occupied as a carpetwareroom by Tenny & Co. This road is seventy-four 120 BOSTON SIGHTS. miles long, and reaches to Portland. The cars passthrough Charlestown, which is distant one mile, Maiden,four miles, South Reading, ten miles, Reading, twelvemiles, Wilmington, eighteen miles, Andover, twentj-threemiles, Lawrence, twentj-six miles. North Andover, twenty-eight miles, Bradford, thirty-two miles, Haverhill, thirty-three
. Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger . ntrally located than anyother depot in the city. The lower part is used by theCompany, but the large upper hall is occupied as a carpetwareroom by Tenny & Co. This road is seventy-four 120 BOSTON SIGHTS. miles long, and reaches to Portland. The cars passthrough Charlestown, which is distant one mile, Maiden,four miles, South Reading, ten miles, Reading, twelvemiles, Wilmington, eighteen miles, Andover, twentj-threemiles, Lawrence, twentj-six miles. North Andover, twenty-eight miles, Bradford, thirty-two miles, Haverhill, thirty-three miles, Exeter, fifty miles, Dover, sixty-eight miles,and Portland, one hundred and eleven miles* Most of the towns passed through by this road arelarge manufacturing towns, Lawrence in particular beinga second Lowell, and bearing the name of one of Massa-chusetts noblest sons, through whose influence it gained itspx^esent thriving position. \ CHAPTER XIV. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL COLLEGE. CITY JAIL. EYE AND EAR Returning to Bowdoin Square, and resuming ourroute, a short walk brings us to the Massachusetts Gen-eral Hospital. This building is located in Allen Street. 11 (121) 122 BOSTON SIGHTS. It had originally a front of one hundred and sixty-eightfeet, with a depth of fifty-four feet, and a portico of eightIonic columns; but in the year 1846 it was enlarged, andnow furnishes accommodations for above one hundredpatients. It is built of Chelmsford granite, the columnsof their capitals being of the same material. In the cen-tre of the two principal stories are the rooms of the officersof the institution. Above these is the operating theatre,which is lighted from the dome. The wings of the build-ing are divided into wards and sick rooms. The staircaseand floorings of the entries are of stone. The wholehouse is supplied with heat by air flues from furnaces, andwith water by pipes and a forcing pump. The premises have been improved by the pl
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