Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger . ips of war to lie afloat, at all times, at theends of the wharves. The yard contains within the wallabout one hundred acres, and, independent of all buildingsand works, the site would now readily command morethan a million of dollars. The visitor to the navy yard will find many objects ofinterest to claim a share of his attention; and in everydepartment of this great establishment there is a uniformneatness and order, which are always pleasing, and forwhich this station is inferior to none in the world. Manyimprovements have been made
Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger . ips of war to lie afloat, at all times, at theends of the wharves. The yard contains within the wallabout one hundred acres, and, independent of all buildingsand works, the site would now readily command morethan a million of dollars. The visitor to the navy yard will find many objects ofinterest to claim a share of his attention; and in everydepartment of this great establishment there is a uniformneatness and order, which are always pleasing, and forwhich this station is inferior to none in the world. Manyimprovements have been made in it within a few general appearance is neat and fit; and for all manu- CHARLESTOWN STATE PRISON. 161 factoring purposes connected with building and equippingships of war, perhaps no other yard in the Union offersso great facilities. The Charlestown State Prison is in the form ofa cross, having four wings united to a central octagonalbuilding, one for the superintendent and his family, andthree of them for inmates. The kitchen is in the centre. octagon building, in the first story; the supervisors roomis over the kitchen; the chapel over the supervisors room;the hospital over the chapel; and so good is the arrange-ment, that all areas, apartments, windows, walls, galleries,14* 162 SUBURBAN SIGHTS. staircases, fastenings, external walls, and external yardwalls, except the space outside, at the end of the wings,are under supervision from the centre. If a prisonerbreaks out, he only breaks in; that is, if he escapesfrom his dormitory into the area, he has still anotherwall or grating to break, while at the same time he is insight. The buildings being of stone, the cell floors of stone oriron, the galleries and staircases of iron, and the doorsand gratings of the same material, render the prisonnearly fire-proof, while the whole building is ventilated inthe most thorough manner, each small room, dormitory, orcell being provided with a ventilator, starting from thefloor o
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