Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12

/ 'l'bl'l y illlt W our TlRllt. stretching
away little east Of north, is Delaware
avenue north, through which all the
trans OF HE Baltimore ANA Ohio Railroad
enter or leave Washington. As We follow
the railroad track northward it branches
right and left the line to the RIGHT Is the
old Washington branch from Relay. over
which the Washington portions of the
trains were switched from the main stem
Il lew years ago. Outside Of the boundary,
to the leit of this track, is Kendall Green.
IN which the Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb IS situated. The line branching
| to the left, IS the Metropolitan branch
over which all Is. and q. passenger trains
| TO or from the west, now enter and leave
the city. The avenue to the left or west
of North Capitol street is New Jersey av-
enue north, and the buildings on the
| hill at its farther extremity are those of
/ Howard | University and Freednans Hos
pital. we move on around and looking
/ due northwest see the new Pension
| guiding, now in course OF construction
III the north end Of Judiciary square,
and i'll the south end of the sutiare a
large white building known as the City
Hail. in which are the Offices OF our 10
cal government. Between these build
ings we see, a few blocks beyond, the
Patent and Post Office buildings the
larger, one. to the right. is the Patent
Office in which are located the Office of
the secretary of the Interior the Patent
Office and the General Land Office, while
General and his assistants. As the eye
sweeps over the city in this direction, the
spires of several church edifices arrest
tie sight. The two spires in the near fore
ground, with an octagOn dome, apparent
ly between them, Surmount the Trinity
that single spire, so thin and high, Just
to the lett and in front of the City Hall,
marks the location OF the Metropolitan
! Memorial Methodist, where General Grant
attended divine service while president,
a 1 1T.
man was called TO New York. Away
out, half way to the hills, Ascension. Il
beautiful granite Episcopal structure tow
ers above surrounding buildings, while
upon the hill Il little to the right OF Il
line with it, Wayland Seminary is seen
As we follow along the hills from left to
right between Wayland Seminary and How
ard University, our sight falls upon the
Garfield Memorial Hospital, about mid
way.
Following the line OF hills from Way
land Seminary around to the left, Rock
Creek is seen to emerge from behind IA
point That point is Kalorama, once the
home OF Commodore Decatur and the
place where his remains rested for sew
eral years. We move n little farther to
our lett, and at our feet lies Pennssylva-
mia Avenue West the Avenue OF Wash
ington. Immediately below stands the
Peace Monument and statue, beautiful
work OF art. AS we look along the ave
nue., near what appears its western end,
is Wizards Hotel, large white struc
ture, without ornamentation or architeC-
tural beauty still one Of the leading no.
tells OF the city. The Treasury building,
smoked and grimy, seems to bring the
avenue to sudden end. Over the Treas
| usy we see the Whitehouse, and to the
left the State, War and Navy building,
the handsomest Of all the departmental
| structures. Away on beyond these
Georgetown College stands upon hill ;
, and Georgetown NOW Vest Washington
which was an important town and sea-
? port long before the Capital city was pro-
3 vided for. occupies the space between
Rock Creek and the College The Acque
/ duct bridge-over which the Washington
and AleXandrian Canal is carried across
the Potomac-reaches out from George
Y town to the shore of the "Old Dominion
r On the hill, Immediately above the north
$ end OF this bridge, is Prospect Cottage"
4 the home OF Mrs. Emma ID. +. y. South
l worth, one of the most prolific of living
D authors, now engaged on her SiXty-tifth
. novel, in her siXty-tifth year. Back of
Georgetown, as we look over kalorama,
D Il few OF the monuments III Oak Hill
e cemetery are visible This is one of the
t most beautiful among the cities Of the
[ dead, and contains the graves of some OF
e the most brilliant men and women whom
t our country has produced. To the left
of Georgetown. ant nearer to us near the
: Potomac river, are some dOme-like- Struct-
V ures-not unlike Turkish mosques-the [.
e ,. Naval Observatory, in which is used
the largest telescope on this side of the At
@ ladtc. y little farther to our left we
h move and look directly westward below
: us are the Botanical Gardens with the
q Mall stretching away To the river. Be
l You'd the gardens, the Smithsonian Inst
: tuition and the National Museum furtheI
on the buildings of the Department of
q Agriculture, and beyond these the now al
:, most completed Washington Monument
n to the left of this the Bureau of Printing
f and Engraving of the Treasury Depart
b ment, where greenbacks, National bank
n notes, |. :. bonds and revenue stamps are
q manufactured. Move IA little further on
Y and we are looking along Maryland ave
I nue. west, at the foot of which the famous
:. Long Bridge spans the Potomac across
h the river, on a line half way between the
: monument and bridge are Arlington
:. Heights. Arlington mansion-before the
e war the home of Gen. Robert +. Lee
/ with its beautiful grounds now nation
5 al soldiers cemetery, forms IA charming
\ picture. \ towerlike structure to the
/. right of Arlington marks the situation
e of Fort Meyer, the principal school of the
# government for educating members OF
q the Signal Corps of the Army. As we
!, move around, the southwestern portion
d of the city passes under our view, the
! wharves and shipping are seen and we
1 stand at the right of the door whence we
4 came out n few moments ago, and take
e farewell glance. Weare looking down
: Delaware avenue south, and see at lis
o farther end, "A long tongue of land extend
n ing into the waters of the Potomac and
. Anacostia rivers on this is situated the
n L. ;. Arsenal grounds and buildings
: Over these grounds and down the river is
: the city of Alexandria, about seven miles
n away. Several miles-apparently- west
l. from Alexandria, the spire of Fairfax
n Seminary, where Gen. McClellan's head
A qua rtprS were in lS6l-'69 \ SteD further
e and we are where we started from with
q our bird 's-eye view. We now observe il
/, sweeping the horizonthat Washington
d sits in Il bowl, as it We're the rim OF
t which is formed by Il range of hills-re
t. markable for the regularity of theiI
I, Iheight-srrroundn us on every side savt
Il the south, where the broad Potomac
:, sweeps out and down to the sea II is Il
[ pleasant day in Indian summer, and about
d the hill tops fingers blue, slightly hazy
r atmosphere, presenting picture of such
;. marvellous beauty that it is with a sigh o
h,.y