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Title: Antique views of ye towne of Boston
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Stark, James Henry
Subjects: Dwellings Historic buildings
Publisher: Boston : Published by ye Photo-electrotype engraving co. ...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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t. Mr. AVorthylake wasunfortunately drowned, together with his wife Ann and their daugh-ter Euth, off Noddles Island, now East Boston, while on theirway to town, and their remains now rest in Copps Hill Cemetery.This incident was the ori<;n of the ballad called the Light-houseTragedy, which Franklin says he was induced by his brother towrite, print, and sell about the streets, and which he said soldprodigiously though it was wretched stuff. The old light-house was much injured by fire in 1751, and wasstruck by lightning several times. During the revolution it wasdemolished and rebuilt by both the American and British forces,as the occasion arose to serve their ends thereby, as the followingaccount from Frothinghams Siege of Boston will show :— A party under Maj. Vose of Heaths regiment, in whale boats,landed on Xantaskct Point, before day, and set fire to the light-house. At davlight the men-of-war discovered them and firedupon them. An eye-witness says: I ascended an eminence at
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AN 11Q UE \ VE WS OF B OS TON. a distance, and saw the flames of the light-house ascending up toheaven like grateful incense, and the ships wasting their powder.Our men proceeded from thence to Point Shirle)% in order to driveoft some young colts that were there. A party of regulars attackedthem, but were repulsed and driven into their boats. Maj. Vosereturned the next day. He burnt the wooden portions of thelight-bouse, brought oft* its furniture, lamps, etc., and the boats,lie also brought from Nantasket a thousand bushels of barley anda quantity of hay. An armed schooner and several barges engagedthe detachment, and wounded two of the Americans. Maj. Vosegained much credit for his success in this enterprise. The enemycommenced rebuilding the light-house, and July 81st, 177.), Maj.Tupper, with three hundred men, was detached with orders todisperse the working party. The enemy prepared to receive theAmericans in a hostile manner. Maj. Tupper landed in good orderon the island, marched

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