The Washington critic., 1886-06-17
Tho fscoIOuicnI E.urPntt.

The Geological Survey Is located on Z street,
near the Ebbltt House. The Interior Dc
partmont building, immense rs II h, Is on.
tirely too small for the uccOmmUd alton of It's
bureaus. two Of which besides the Educa-
tional and Geological Bureaus agriculture
and Ponsion) are located In othcr quarters.
These two last bureaus are among the larg.
est under the Government.
Medical Museum.
ON Tenth street. between and T., round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, Is
the famous Medical Mnsoum This build
ing was once q prominent Baptist Church. II
was converted about the beginning of the
war into theatre. known the country over
as Ford's and II was in q private box there
IN, April, 1865, that John wilkes Booth
killed President Lincoln. The latter was
carried to house, Just opposite, where he
died: marble tablet in front of the house.
No. b1G Tenth street, commentaries this
fact. The theatre was then sequestrated by
the government and turned into the Med
ical Museum attached TO the Surgcon-Gen-
erals Office. IL Is full of interesting surgical
relics of the war, and has the largest mcdi
ositles within It's walls is the .articuatcd
skeleton Of Guiteau, the assassin of Presi-
dent Garfield. Coming down Tenth street
from the Medical Museum the visitor will
ful Post Building, in which is situated the
Office of TIE CBlTfc This is the largest
newspaper establishment south Of philadel-
phia and east of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, -Four of the leading and most inilu.
ential Journals In the country--two morning,
one evening CfnI CRITIc) and one indepen
dent sunday paper-havo their home In this
establishment.
The Centre Market.
Tho Centre Market occupies the squares
south Of the Avenue, bounded by street
on the south, Seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the west. 1t is q very
handsome market building, excoled In
beauty, and probably in size, by none in the
world. 1t Is the cleanest and the best,
While also the cheapest market In America.
The District Buildings.
The visitor, after leaving the Centre Market,
Will proceed down the Avenue to four.and
half street and nor thward up that street
diney block OF damp, dark old bricks
wherein the officers OF the District are com.
PEELED to sacrifice their temper, health and
9SSa SSk while tN
purposes to which they are put, and 30
thoroughly abominabe aud insecure that
they form, perhaps the greatest curiosity
IN Washington. No visitor should fail to
inspect them.
The City Hall.
nne north OF, and two squares away from.
the District Buildings, and closing up Four
and,a half street at that point, IS the City
Hall. This Is q large and commodious
building, built for use rather than show
and nov. occupied by the District courts,
just In front and TO the south OF the city
10 colunI VI WHlle slDHe
cd by marble figure of Lincoln.
judiciary Square.
The City Hall stands on the south front OF
Judiciary Square, one of the finest parks In
the city. The city Jail used to stand on the
northeast corner of the square which runs
from Fifth to Fourth and from ID street and
and Louisiana avenue to G strcet-three
long full squares.
The Pension OfIicc.
Tho new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire, width Of Judiciary Square from
Fourth TO Fifth streets and from G, nearly
to + street. 1t is by far the largest
building In the world devoted to the exam
nation and settlement Of claims for pen.
sions. 1t is built of red brick, and cost
several hund red thousand dollars. In II
was given Pre- sdent Cleveland's Inaugura
tion BdA. 1t, can be reached by the Metro
politan and the Belt Line cars.
~. Elizabcth's.
Across the Anacosta River, due sonth from
the Navy-Yard, is st. Elizabcth's or the Gov
ernment's Hospital for the Insane. IL lies on
the ton of a hill having beautiful view of
the surrounding country There are over
one thousand patients In this asylum. 1t Is
reached by pleasant carriage drive