. Vues anciennes de la ville de l'est de Boston. ÉGLISE TRINITY. VUES DE SJSTTIQUE SUR BOSTON. 321 TRINITY CHURCH. Le premier bâtiment, qui occupe presque le même site que celui de la seconde, a été consacré en 1735. Il était en bois, et son aspect exter-nal avait peu la ressemblance d'un lieu de culte, étant sans portique, beffroi, Ou le plus petit ornement extérieur. Sa taille et ses matériaux en font un objet de redouté pendant une longue période de temps à pas quelques-uns des habitants, en contemplation de ses de-truction par le feu. Il peut être considéré comme presque miraculeux que, se tenant au milieu d'une ville populeuse,

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. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . TRINITY CHURCH. SJSTTIQUE VIEWS OF BOSTON. 321 TRINITY CHURCH. The first building, which occupied nearly the same site as thesecond, was consecrated in 1735. It was of wood, and its exter-nal appearance had little the resemblance of a place of worship, being without portico, belfry, or the smallest external ornament.Its size and materials made it an object of dread for a long periodof time to not a few of the inhabitants, in contemplation of its des-truction by fire. It may be considered as almost miraculous that, standing in the midst of a populous city, it should have escapedfor nearly a century the ravages of the devouring element, and at. OLD TRINITY CHURCH. length should be taken down by the same means by which it waserected, and for placing in its room a building in every point itscontrast This second building was built of rough blocks of granite, and was considered to be one of the most substantial and bestfire-proof buildings in the country, and yet it was swept away, asit were, in an instant, in the great fire of Nov. 9th, 1872. Thereader by referring to the accompanying prints, which were re-produced from the American Magazine for September, 1834, will ANTIQUE VIEWS OF BOSTON. have a correct idea of both buildings. Notwithstanding the meanexternal appearance of the old church, it was the most highlyornamented one in the interior of any in the country. The build-ing was ninety feet long and sixty broad. There were three en-tranees in front unprotected by porches. The interior was com-posed of an arch resting upon Corinthian pillars with handsomelycarved gilded capitals. In the chancel were some paintings, con-sider

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