Chelsea

a city in Suffolk county, Ma ., practically a suburb of Boston; on Chelsea harbor, the Mystic river, and the Boston & Maine railroad; 3 miles from the State house in Boston; is the seat of a United States Naval Hospital, Marine Hospital, and Soldiers’ Home; and is chiefly engaged in manufacturing. Po (1910) 32,452. helsea, a borough of London, England, on the Thames, opposite Batter sea, and chiefly distinguished for ront a in ing a royal military hospital, ~{—— commenced by James I. as a theological college, but converted by Charles II. for the reception of sick, maimed, and superannuated soldiers.