The Washington critic., 1888-06-23


the other parts were commonwealth 1855 and
built Of granite The Cash Room In this
building is q beautiful apartment in the
north wing, the entrance TO which Is from
the north porch. The vaults are under the
Cash Room and can be seen on a written
permit given by by.theTreasurer Of the Uni
ted States, whose office Is in the northeast
be shown the cashier, who will detail
guides to take the visitor into the great
bullion chests of the country. The old State
Department used TO be on the site occupied
by the northeast corner of the Treasury.
The RoFues' Gallery and Museum of the Sc
cret Service Hureau are on the second hoor
and open TO the public, and this and the
vaults, Including the new steel vaults for
the storage Of silver dollars, are the points
of most interest About $500 people are eu1-
ployed In this building,
Department OF Justice.
Immediately north Of the Treasury Building
and Just across the street Is the Department
erected as tbe Freedans B Hank TaS The T9haa rg
IN which II Is erected Is historic one. On
the same street, at the cast corner stands
Riggs Bank, whiuh was built for the accom-
mediation of the Washington branch of the
old United States Bank. The greater part
Of II Is now occupied by the clerks Of the
Surgeon,General's Office. Around the corner
to the VESTS the Commissary. Generals
House, In front of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Sickles, The tree, under
which the dead mans body lay, Is still stand
ing, although its bark had been completely
removed by relic hunters. At the northwest
corner of the square, above the Commits
sary.Generals Oifoe, Is the house made IA
nous nous by ne ownership n1 ot C9mmq1!dore 1! De, De,
reigned so long social queen after her
husbands term as President expired. sixty
people are employed IN the Department of
Justice.
War, Navy ana state Departments
M. II NNT
journalist the ''rrlune Building occupies
The west side of the Presidents reservation,
Immediately west OF the White House.. The
state Department occupies the south part,
the Navy Is located north of the state,
while the War Department occupies the
entire northern half. II IS new and very
handsome structure. The most beautiful
room IN the whole building is conceded to
be the library Of the State Department with
south front, from whose windows the eye
can sweep uninterruptedly down the Poto-
mac 10 Mt Vernon and Tar over the Yir.
ginia hills. The building Is In the italian
Renaissance, IL Is 567feet long and 343 feet
wide. Its greatest height is 12S feet, and the
flag floating oyer the central portion, llaunts
th tho oi,, DrSeLe hener uP thah any 9tnep hse h
Senate and House of Representatives. The
cost of the building was fve millions Of dol
lars, about three times as much as the
White House. he old Winder Building,
across Seventeenth street from the west
front of this building, is occupied by a part
Of the War Department, and In 1t is the
ordnance Museum containing relies Of the
One hundred people are employed here un-
der the Secretary of State, 800 under the
Secretary of War and 300 under the Secre.
tary OF the Navy.
CorcOran Art Gallery.
The Coreoran Art Gallery Is at the corner OF
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth st
. opposite the War, Navy and State Depart
ment. 1t Is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays free; on other days Except Sun.
Gay sma ssh ~ Zee ba s Tm
the great Old World galleries, is nevertheless
very creditable Institution for so new a
country as the United States, 1t contains
among other original objects Powers great
statue OF the Greek Slave"
The Weather Bureau.
The Signal Service, or Weather Bureau, Is
about one hundred yards west of the state,
War and Navy Departments, on 6 street. 1t
Is one OF the most interesting places in Wash
ington TO- visit. The observers in charge,
showing Visitors how they "nanufaGture
weather. we"
Davy Burns Cottage.
One OF the curiosties of Washington Is old
Davy Burns Cottage, ,'on Seventeenth street,
near the river. IL may be reached by the
drive south of the Presidents House or by
the Metropolitan or Avenue line OF cars.
Next door to II Is General Van Ness' once
stately mansion, where he brought his bride,
Marcia Burns, one OF the original heiresses
ot Washington r-
The Naval Observatory.
To the West of the Washington Monument,
on the highest elevation that borders the
north bank Of the river, between st. Eliza.
beth,s Heights and Georgetown College,
stands the Naval Observatory. The hill on
whichit stands is famous for having been
hnHk nd thp latfpp'g when their
march TO the fatal field, where the English
General fell q victim TO his self.conceit and
vanity. Tradition also points out this hill as
the decisive battle ground between the
District Indians and the mysterious SusQue.
hannas. This observatory contains thelargest
refracting telescope In the world, nextto the
new equatorial Just built for the Lick
ing, If not greatest, astronomical discovery
of the country was made, the moons OF
Mars. The entrance to the observatory Is at
y and Twenty third streets northwest. The
herdic cabs go TO Twenty'second and q
street.
Tie Agricultural Department..
This building is situated east of the Monu.
ment. II Is inclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden in the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
arboretum probably In the United states.
d Attached TO this Department are the EXper-
mental Gardens, whose Offices are imme-
diately west of the main building. The Belt
line cars 10 flBllL WBSltTIl WlllE ~ ltlb libra
Z ry ard the second past the grounds. On
p The first floor OF the floor of the centre of the
building devoted to an extensive agricnltu-
Ial museum.
The Printing ana Engraving Bureau
The great money mill OF the Government Is
located at the corner of Fourteenth and
streets southwest, southeast from the Monu'
ment and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureau. IL Is reached by theBelt Line Cars,
and Is opened to visitors on Saturdays only.
Here. are engraved and print ted the paper
money, bonds, postage and revenuestamps,
etc, used by the Government.
The smithsonian.
Across Twelfth street, immediately east from
the agricultural Department, are the Smith
sOnian Institution and the Smithsonian
Grounds. The former Is q specimen of the
most graceful architecture In the city, and
the latter form the most beautiful landscape
garden in the country. These grounds OF
10 see. They contain the memorial urn to
the artist who designed the park, Andrew
j. Downing, and the bronze statue of Pro.
fessor Henry. the first secretary of the in
stitution. The latter Is at the northwest
corner OF the building; the Downing Urn
Is in the centre OF the grounds, two hundred
yards northof the east wing. The Smith
sonian Is filed with the most varied and In
terestmg objects connected with science
The building was finished 30 years ago at a
cost of nearly half million Of dollars. This
sum was Dequeatneu Dy James omltnSOn'
an English scientist, 10 form an establish
menJ for the increase and diffusion of knowl.
edge among men. The current expenses
are betrayed by the interest on the.original
donation. The Museum Is open from 0 till
and is reached by the Seventh street, the
Ninth Street and the Belt Line OF street
cars.
The National Museum.
The National Museum IS In the Smithsonian
grounds,a few yards east of the Smithsonian
building. II contains thousands of the mos
in terestng curositles, samples OF the life
customs and history of all nations. IL 1,
open daily to the public from 0 a. m TO
y, m.
Medical Museum.
The Amy and NAVY Medical Museum ls M