New-York tribune., 1872-07-08
THE THREE SIGHTS or BALTIMORE.

DRUID HILL PARK, WASHINGTON MONUMENT,
AND THOMAS WINANS'S RESIDENCE.
GFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRlBUsBl
BALTIMORE, July 5.-Visitors to Baltimore
at the time of the Democratic National Convention
and at other times. will find that there are three
striking about this city that deserve their
special attention. These Druid Hill Park, the Wash
ington Monument and the private residence OF Thomas
Wnans Other parks there are, and other monuments;
there numerous churches, cathedras and public
buildings; there cemeteries that beautiful. and
places like Fort McHenry and North Point that possess
historic interest," but these cannot be seen to advantage
on flying visit. The park the monument and the paa-
tia residence OF exceptional character and rank
among the first Of their kind not in this country
but IN the world.
Druid Hill Park is probably the only fine
park in the United States which has cost
nothing to the city to which it belongs. When
the ordinance TO establish street railways in Bat-
more was passed by the City Council exGov. Swami,
then Mayor took the ground that he would veto every
ordinance surrender the OF the public streets to
private railway company unless the company would
agree pay for the franchise Oneth OF its gross earn
ngs the City Treasury for the purchase and i'm
provement OF a public park. The Mayor being neTor-
able the condition agreed to- and the track OF the
street railways laid down. The ground Of Druid Hill
Park purchased at cost OF half million OF dol
The receipts from the railways, annually ncreas-
ing, sufficient TO the interest on the Park
ments besides This is an example that every new city
should follow. Baltimore has demonstrated that tho
profits OF street railway companies are sufficient TO pro
vide all cities with public parks This is not all Druid
Lake. containing 80 acres, is utilized to
supply the city with pure The lake.
which Is the most striking ornament Of the
park, is the most useful appendage to the city.
The Park Commissioners charge the Water Works Com
missoners nothing for the of 50 OF their
grounds. so that practically, water supplied to the
city by the street railway companies without expense to
the citizens. The Park differs from others parks CHIEFLY
in its advantages and adaptations by nature. Onehaf
Of the condition it three centuries
that roads and paths have been cut through IT, Thcket,
underbrush ravnes mOscoated rocks forests prmeyal
aud almost impenetrable and soitudes that would de
light the saddest soul. here brought within six
minutes of the city. Everything is in absolute state
Of nature and of wild The plants, shrubs and
flowers wild the untouched fallen trees and leaves
look wild; the deep and damp ctyerns and raynes are
wierd wild short everything is wild except the
deer squirrels and birds, which, under the pro-
lection Of the law, live lazy lives and look upon all
urban mortas intruders upon their rights of eminent
domain.
The Washington Monument is the work OF the eminent
architect Robert Mills who erected also the Banker Hill
Monument. II is than Is feet higher, and
is incomparably grander and symmetrcay proper
toned than was the famous Column Vend6me in Paris
built of the best material for memorial shafts white
marble. Its proportions artistcaly perfect. Tho
colossal OF Washington, though almost feet
above the tide Of the bay conveys in plain language the
story of his surrender of his commission commander
OF the armies Of the United stars. This the first
and is the finest monument erected to the Father Of
his Country on the continent When consider
that the Republic and the In their infancy
when this column reared in 1915, struck with
surprise that city authorities bundered upon fine
q design.
The city residence OF Thomas Wnans is Of tho
striking features, third IN Importance oi Baltimore 10
is not needtul rewrite Mr. Winanss remarkable per
sona history how he labored for years a mechanic
in his fathers machine shops. how his display OF
chanical genius attracted the attention of those who
constructed the eastern portion Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway and subsequently the attention OF the
Russian ambassador and his august master, the En-
| per OF Russia and how Mr.. Winans employed 10
bulld and the railroad from MOSCOW 10 s. Peters
burg, and construct the bridge the Neva II is
sufficient To that Mr.. Winanss profits from his
years laboTs In Russia estimated amounting To
to build prncely home for his children. He secured
four OF ground in the heart of Baltimore. Upon
| this he has built an italian villa, which
| is archtectuIally beautiful within anc with
Wnanss house has peculiar features of
| tiOn. The music room quadrangular apartment "a
feet by go is ded with pianos harps, organs, painne
OF IL Is heated and ventilated
| by means OF nnumerable holes In the polished floor
under original system invented by Mr.. Winaus, aud
has a and other convenlences for orchestra
The ventating chimney or shaft, which Is soilew hat
suggestive OF u Snokesack 10 a factory, - un-
slightly and inartseally tall. Mr. Wngns's stables con
10 OF the handsomest Russian Arabian French,
and American horses Some OF the adOrnmenls OF bis
grounds In questionable taste, being pcriSbablo
plaster casts, already In partly mntated condition.
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