Jours et les moyens dans le vieux Boston . t l'étang Long, andHon. John Quincy Adams a pris part à la cire-d'argent. La révolution dans les méthodes de la vie qui hasoccurred depuis 1847 est illustrée par moststrikingly peut-être le changement dans des installations de transport.En l'an 1847, Boston n'aient pas même onehorse location de ligne. Au lieu de cela, la ville et son suburbswere reliés par divers stage lines qui fur-ni un service inadéquat à Roxbury, Cambridge, Charlestown, etc. L'une de ces lignes de prim-itive omnibus courut à intervalles de sept à Charlestown minutesfrom Scollay Square. Le long Anotherline Washingto

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Days and ways in old Boston . t Long Pond, andHon. John Quincy Adams took part in the cere-monies. The revolution in methods of living which hasoccurred since 1847 is perhaps illustrated moststrikingly by the change in transportation facilities.In the year 1847, Boston did not possess even onehorse car line. Instead, the city and its suburbswere connected by various stage lines which fur-nished inadequate service to Roxbury, Cambridge, Charlestown, etc. One of these lines of prim-itive omnibuses ran at intervals of seven minutesfrom Charlestown to Scollay Square. Anotherline ran along Washington Street to the Neck.Another line of omnibuses starting from Scollay2 17 Days and Ways in Old Boston Square, connected Boston with Cambridge. Stagesran to Maiden and other towns. Railroads *In 1847 there were eight railroad stations withinthe city limits of Boston. The Eastern Railroadwhich had been opened ten years before, was 71miles in length, and subsequently was extendedto Portland, a distance of 110 miles. The trains of. Eastern Railroad Station this road were reached by crossing a ferry fromCommercial Street to East Boston. The Boston & Maine Railroad was 71 miles inlength and was opened for travel in 1843. An-other division, opened in 1845, passed throughReading, Maiden and the suburban towns of thatsection. The Boston terminal, fronting on Hay-market Square, was a large brick building two *The illustrations of railroad stations which appear in the follow-ing pages are reproductions of wood cuts published in 1852. 18

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