, 1877-09-25

The Interior Department.. WHICH occupies the
hul1tnr, includes tho Indian Bureau, Bureau
n Education, Patent Office, portion Of tho
Pension Office, Land Office, Bureau of Surveys
NJ tho Territories, and various minor bureaus
nndcr the charge Of tho Interior Department..
Tho records Of everything relating to patents,
PENSIONS, public lands. Indians, ccnsus. cduca-
Inn. benevolent societies Of tho District Of
Columbia, railroad land.grnnts, arc for the
most part located in the building.
The main portion Of tho structure Is Of Vlr-
rtnta frccs.onc. II mas completed In 1861,
nnn1lcr tho charge Of Edward Clarl, the present
architect Of the Capitol. The building was In
THE ronM OF 4 QUADRANGLE,
tur1udtng iargc square. Tho new portions ot
I'm building wrrc faced on the outside witt.
MARYLAND marble, and on Tho inside facing tho
rouFt With New England granite. The structure
ras modelled after the Partllcnon Of Temple Of
a,lncryn. Art cr1.lcs l,ayc described tho Interior
recruitment as ono Of tho most matcsttc atr1ct-
nres II, Washington. The southern front Of tic
Trcasury Department 1las more architectural
rrscc, but the advantage Of tic Patent 0ff1co
xas that from any point Il Impressed ono With
its grandeur.
In outward appearance the fire
mas LEFT sht011r TRACE,
rs tho exterior walla do not appear to ho serious
II Injured. Tho entire building ls Of pure Dor
ID architecture. strong, simple, majestic. The
southern front is perfect copy OF tho papthc-
On at Rome, and tho eastern portion Is modelled
,tltr that OF the parthenon at Athens. The
most damage was tlonc in tho Patent Office, cs-
pccjalsy in tho museum Of models. There was
something like 200, 900 models classified In sub
diystons, anil comprising everything tint hnd
been collected since tho destruction Of
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,fnmcnt TINT the ncvcr.ccaslnE acr'tnulations
public records had caused the removal Of
Tho greater part OF the Ponslon- Ollcc
scords from tho Interior Department
building before the destructive are
Of to-day. Formerly tho oillcc Ut
Commissioner Of Pensions was in the Patent
Office Building. Many Of the. most valuable
recon,s Of tho Pension oflco wcre also kept
there, but t}1cno records now ap one Of tho
temporary buildings In Which tic increase Of
public business hos compelled tho Government
to take refuge. It is probable, therefore, that
TIC pensioners
,.. HAVE NOT aorrEhsn Muon'
throrrb lin lIfFrrcnt hnrca,,, of I'll. lntcr,or
nasss.,.ar. 1as" ~ .nsos.1 s.a.,,n,.tao :. ~.
department. LOT epee'a1 examination II mas
frequently been charged that. In having reaort
to lhcsc temporary outaido buildings, tho pre-
no.,s +,n~,Is ~ &hn H,ror,,.,.r$ .p.r, x.or.t,.&