next followed oak Hall expresses, Adams &c, Mrs Kidders, a printing office
pased on wheels with workman all at wok strewing papers cards &c
among the mass as they passed along, Next came Faneuil Hall
Market in miniature came next & the great display of Beef mutton
pork fowles fish vegitables &c. I presume was a temptation
to the hungry crouded lookers on. the market men followed
in great force with badges on their hats. A stuffed Elephant
passed mounted on a carriage with 3 persons riding on his
back, also an artificial flower manufactory drawn by 6
horses containing 12 young girls dressed in white all busy
making flowers. An apple tree filled with fruit passed by
with Adam & Eve picking fruit & the serpent on the tree
All the masonic and odd fellow companies of Boston was
in the possessin and hundreds of flags of costly aray
borne onward. The first Division of the procession was
under the direction of Hon John C Park & consisted of the
Mayor of Boston, commitee of Arangments, Watter committee
Water commissioners & Engineers Alderman President of
the Common Council members of the Common Council
High Sheriffs of the State, the Governor & suite &c &c
escorted by the Boston Cadets and flanked by the city Greys
following them was a long aray of civel & military function-
aries representatives of foreign nations, among whom was
borne the tri colored flag, the Clergy, medical faculty, Editors,
members of the bar, governments of the neighbouring Cities,
students of Harvard University, Mercantile Library Associa
tion in full aray, & scores of others companyies not named
All along the route public buildings, Hotels, and private
residences, wer crowded with Human beings. And the
common was almost littlerly coverd. At half past 4 oclok
the Government of the City headed by the Chief Marshall
reached the Common & took their seat on a de[c]orated
platform in the centre of the pond. After which lengthy
speaches were made by the Mayor and Mr Hale at
the close of the speaches the Mayor arose and said
Fellow Citizens it is proposed to admit the waters of
Lake Cochituate into the city. All those in favor will
say AYE. The response was in a voice of thunder.
The signal was then given and upwards gushed a pure
column of water 8 inches in diameter 80 feet into the
air & fell again into the pond, the cheering of the people
at this moment was overwhelming. The night was
passed with fire works & illuminations while beholding
these things going on the words of the Lord came with
wait upon my mind which says "Broad is the road that
leads to death & thousands flock together there while wisdom
shows a narrow path with here and there a traveller"
[FIGURE] I went to Brother A Badlams & spent the night I got 3
letters from Philo Dibble N. H. Felt &c and one Millennial Star
I found Br & Sister Wesley Siddle from Charlottetown N. B. 100 mils

October 26, 1848 ~ Thursday

26^th [FIGURES] I went to Boston and recieved 5 letters from
Phebe W Woodruff, Smith Tuttle, James Whiteheat, Edward
Cook, and Lydia Hartford. After seeing the water spout in the
common, I took cars with Br Nathaniel Corey and rode to New
Bedford spent the night with Gilbert Manchester 142 North second street
I wrote two letters to Phebe W Woodruff & James Whitehead 75 miles

next followed oak Hall expresses, Adams &c, Mrs Kidders, a printing office pased on wheels with workman all at wok strewing papers cards &c among the mass as they passed along, Faneuil Hall Market in miniature came next & the great display of Beef mutton pork fowles fish vegitables &c. I presume was a temptation to the hungry crouded lookers on. the market men followed in great force with badges on their hats. A stuffed Elephant passed mounted on a carriage with 3 persons riding on his back, also an artificial flower manufactory drawn by 6 horses containing 12 young girls dressed in white all busy making flowers. An apple tree filled with fruit passed by with Adam & Eve picking fruit & the serpent on the tree All the masonic and odd fellow companies of Boston was in the possessin and hundreds of flags of costly aray borne onward. The first Division of the procession was under the direction of Hon John C Park & consisted of the Mayor of Boston, commitee of Arangments, Watter committee Water commissioners & Engineers Alderman President of the Common Council members of the Common Council High Sheriffs of the State, the Governor & suite &c &c escorted by the Boston Cadets and flanked by the city Greys following them was a long aray of civel & military functionaries representatives of foreign nations, among whom was borne the tri colored flag, the Clergy, medical faculty, Editors, members of the bar, governments of the neighbouring Cities, students of Harvard University, Mercantile Library Associa tion in full aray, & scores of others companies not named All along the route public buildings, Hotels, and private residences, wer crowded with Human beings. And the common was almost littlerly coverd. At half past 4 oclok the Government of the City headed by the Chief Marshall reached the Common & took their seat on a decorated platform in the centre of the pond. After which lengthy speaches were made by the Mayor and Mr Hale at the close of the speaches the Mayor arose and said Fellow Citizens it is proposed to admit the waters of Lake Cochituate into the city. All those in favor will say AYE. The response was in a voice of thunder. The signal was then given and upwards gushed a pure column of water 8 inches in diameter 80 feet into the air & fell again into the pond, the cheering of the people at this moment was overwhelming. The night was passed with fire works & illuminations while beholding these things going on the words of the Lord came with wait upon my mind which says "Broad is the road that leads to death & thousands flock together there while wisdom shows a narrow path with here and there a traveller" [FIGURE] I went to Brother A Badlams & spent the night I got 3 letters from Philo Dibble N. H. Felt &c and one Millennial Star I found Br & Sister Wesley Siddle from Charlottetown N. B. 100 mils

October 26, 1848 ~ Thursday

26th FIGURES I went to Boston and recieved 5 letters from Phebe W Woodruff, Smith Tuttle, James Whiteheat, Edward Cook, and Lydia Hartford. After seeing the water spout in the common, I took cars with Br Nathaniel Corey and rode to New Bedford spent the night with Gilbert Manchester 142 North second street I wrote two letters to Phebe W Woodruff & James Whitehead 75 miles