Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-08
UP THE SHAFT.
A Trip - the Top Of the Monument
To-Day.
EFFECT OF THE KLHCrRIC LIGHTS-A ZINE VIEW FRol
THE SUMMIT - SUGAR LOAF PLAINLY vLsIRL
THROUGH TIE cLYAR ATMOSPHERE.


| first trip to the top OF the Washington Monument
with an elevator carload of visitors In the mean
time the machinery is ready and the car makes oc
casional trips up and down to get the Stiffness oul
OF the cables and joints while the sight-seers peel
| through the latticed door at the entrance OF the
shaft wondering why they are not allowed TO &c
| up. A STAR reporter made trip to the top this
| morning with Custodian Thomas. The car was
started slowly, for the boilers were under lgh,
pressure ana the trip to the 50Ofoot level the last
elevator landing, occupied II minutes, including
one stop, when Mr. Thomas crawed out OF the Cal
and across u couple OF beams to the platform, then
Skinned up one OF the columns 70 examine refrac.
tory electric hight These
LIGHTS SHINE OUT LIKE STARS,
illuminating the interior OF the shaft with q
mellow, pleasant light that enables the passengers
In the car to see the side walls with great distinct
ness, and to read the inscriptions on nearly all Of
the memorial tablets.
The view from the top this morning was beauti.
ful. The iats were spread out like map. Directly
underneath the carts and wagons were moving
about at "a Snails pace; everything seemed smoth-
ered fattened, stiled, and silenced by the enor-
nous distance Intervening. Away on on the
horizon toward the northwest sugar Loaf Noun.
tain poked It's blue peak above the hills and
was chilly and raw, and the reporter soon sought
the car again.
The down trip was made at good rate until
foot level. He had walked that far up, and
stopped and then starred for the top again.
CONTRACT FOR SETTING THE MEMORIAL STONES
Colonel Wilson says that the contract for setting
the remainder OF the memorial stones has been
awarded to N. c. Flannery, OF this city.
He announces that by virtue OF the act OF
August 5, 1852, the watchmen under the custo-
dian OF the Monument are made members OF the
Metropolitan Police force, and will be given cor
IL. Otis Company will make an on,cial inspec-
ton Of the elevator and engines TO-DAY.
Affairs In West WaShtnRsOn.
To * lNPkovEp.-Lots O, 2, IL and Il, In square
81. containins 2S,SOO square leet on Prospect
syndicate. The lots WILL be improved BY the erec-
ton OF dwellings thereon.
elected trustee Or the Lutheran chur b to MI the
vacancy caused by the death OF Benjamin H Kel-
Ter.
GRAIN REcIyrTs.-Canal boat Beulah, Arrived
with 1000 bushels OF wheat for @. T. Dunlop.
lRArERATUkE AND CONDITION OF WATEk AT 2
4 A.-Great Falls. temperature. So: condition.
z; receiving reservoir, temperature, az; condi-
ton at north connection 80; condition aI south
connection, 30: distributing reservoir, tempera-
Sticn al euens a. High sds 0 IL o1D sSe
river to-day at 10:15 pm; low tide Al 4:34 pm.
WOuldn't HarnaOnize In New York.
SECRETARY WHITNEY GAVE IT UP AND CANE BACK
TO WASHINGTON.
Before Secretary Whitney left Philadelphia for
Washington Saturday evening. after attending
the launch OF the cruiser Baltimore, he was asked
by a New York Sun reporter how he had been able
to get away from the exciting scenes surrounding
the democratic mayoraity nomination In New
York.
"What went over there to help accomplish "
he answered, "has fallen through, SO there was no
use In my remaining"
"But are you going back to New York or are you
gong TO Washington" he was asked.
"Harm0ny having failed In New York, answered
the secretary, II return TO WaSnin0L0n
This the Secretary did on the hmited express at
5:42.