History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, including Lynnfield ...

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1849. Lynn Police Court established.
Large emigration to California.
1850. Lynn adopts the city form of government.
Pine Grove Cemetery consecrated, July 24.
Thirteen persons of a pic-nic party from Lynn, drowned in Ljnnfield Pond,
August 15.
Ten hour system — that is, ten hours to constitute a day's work — generall
adopted. Previously the time was indefinite. Bells were rung at 6 p. m.
1851. On March 18, and April 15, the tide, during violent storms, swept entirely
over Long Beach.
Hiram Marble commences the excavation of Dungeon Rock.
.— 1852. Swampscott incorporated as a separate town.
Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian exile, is enthusiastically received here. May 6,
Henry Clay's death noticed ; flags raised at half-mast and bells tolled, July 3
Funeral services in memory of Daniel Webster, in First Congregational
meeting-house, Oct. 29, the day of the statesman's burial at Marshfield.
,-• 1853. Nahant incorporated as a separate town, March 29.
Prize fight on Lynnfield road, Jan 3 ;
parties arrested.
Illuminating gas first lighted in Lynn, Jan, 13.
Cars commence running over Saugus Branch Rail-road, Feb. I.
1855. City Charter so amended as to have the municipal year commence on the
first Monday of January instead of the first Monday of April.
1856. Two bald eagles appear on the ice in Lynn harbor, Jan. 17.
Ezra R. Tebbetts, of Lynn, killed by a snow-slide from a house in Bromfield
street, Boston, Feb. 12.
Egg Rock light shown for the first time, Sept. 15.
1857. Bark Tedesco wrecked at Swampscott, all on board, twelve in number, perishing,
Jan. 18.
Many small pearls found in muscles at Floating Bridge and Flax ponds.
Trawl fishing began to be practised this year.
1858. Telegraphic communication between Lynn and other places established.
Impromptu Atlantic cable celebration, Aug. 17, on the arrival of Queen Victoria's
message to President Buchanan.
Blue fish appear in the offing, in large numbers, in early autumn, and are
supposed to have carried on a successful war against the menhaden, as
bushels of the latter were picked up dead on the shore.
Magnificent comet, Donati's, visible in the north-west, in the autumn.
Catholic Cemetery, St. Mary's, consecrated, Nov. 4.
1859. British bark Vernon, from Messina, driven ashore on Long Beach, Feb. 2.
crew saved by life-boat.
Roman Catholic church, St. Mary's, Ash street, burned. May 28.
Brilliant display of northern lights ; whole heavens covered, Aug. 28.
Union street Methodist meeting-house destroyed by fire, Nov. 20.
Church bells tolled at sunrise, noon and sunset, Dec. 2, in observance of the
execution of John Brown, at Charlestown, Va.
i860. Harbor so frozen in January, that persons walked across to Bass Point
Shoemakers' great strike commenced in February.
Prince of Wales passed through Lynn, Oct. 20.
First horse rail-road cars commence running, Nov. 29.
Market street first lighted by gas, Dec. 7.
1861. Alonzo Lewis, historian and poet, dies, Jan. 21, aged 66.