The Washington critic., 1888-03-03
Tho Treneury Department.

sylvania and New York aves. IL Is 5s2 feet
long by 300 feet wide. The central east por-
the other parts were commencedfn 1885 and
built of granite. The Cash Room IN this
building Is a 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 written
permit, given by theTreasurer of tho Uni.
ted States whose office Is In the northeast
angle on the first floor. This permit must
be shown the cashier, who will detail
guides to take the visitor into the, great
6sGf S hs be s
by the northeast corner of the Treasury.
The Rogues' Gallery and Museum OF the Sc
cret Service Bureau are on the second floor
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 en-
plOyed In this building.
Department OF Justice.
Immediately north Of the Treasury Building
and just across the street Is the Department
OF Justice. This building was originally
erected as the Frecdmans Bank. The square
in which II is erected Is historic one. On
Riggs Bank, which was built for the accom-
mediation of the Washington branch Of the
old United States Bank The greater part
Surgeon. Generals Onice. Around the corner
to the VESTS the Commlssary Generals
offce, formerly the. old Washington Club
Key was shot by Slokles. The tree, under
which the dead mans body lay, is still stand
ing, altboughits bark had been completely
removed by relic hunters, Az the northwest
sary-General's Office, Is the house made fa-
nous by the ownership Of Commodore De,
catur, and where Dolly" Madison lived and
regned so long social queen after her
husbands term as President expired. sixty
people are employed In the Department of
Justice.
War, Navy and state Departments.
This ediice. once named by. a Washington
Journalist the "Triune 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 aud 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 to Mt. Vernon and tar over the Vir'
ginia hills The building Is In the Italian
Renaissance. II is 567feet long and 3i3 feot
wide: Its greatest height is 12S feet, and the
flag floating over the central portion. faunts
in the breeze higher up than any other flag
in the city not excepting those above the
Senate and House of Representatives. The
cost of the building was five millions of dol
White House. D. The old Winder building.
across Seventeenth street from the west
front of this building, is occupied by part
Of the War Department, and In :, II Is the
Ordnance Museum, containing relics of the
late war, especially interesting to soldiers.
One hundred people are employed here un-
der the Secretary of state, 800 under the
Secretary of War and 800 under the Secre-
tary of the Navy.
CorcOrnn Art Gallery.
The Corcoran Art Gallery is at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth st
opposite the War, Navy and State Depart.
ment. It is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays free; on other days Except Sun.
days. a small admission fee Is charged. This
gallery, although. not to be compared with
the great Old World galleries. Is nevertheless
country as the United States. II contains
among other original objects. Powers great
statue of the "Greek Slave"
The weather Bureau.
The Signal Serxice, or Weather Bureau, Is
about one hundred yards west of the State,
war and Navy DepaartmeeInts on street @as It.
ington to, visit. The observers in charge,
when at leisure, always take pleasure in
showing visitors how they manufacture
weather"
Davy Burns Cottage.
| One OF the curiosities of Washington is old
Davy Burns Cottage, ,'on Seventeenth street,
near the river. II may be reached by the
drive south Of the Presidents House or by
the Metropolitan or Avenue line of cars.
stately mansion, where he brought his bride,
Marcia Burns, one of the original helresses
| Of Washington.
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
which IL stands Is famous for having been
the camping groundof Washington, Brad
| dock, and the latter's army, when on their
march to the fatal field, where the English
vanity. Tradition also points out this hill a.
the decisive battle ground between the
! District Indians and the mysterious Susque.
| hannas This observatory contains thelargest
| new equatorial Just built for the Lick
Observatory. BY its aid that most interest
ing, II not greatest, astronomical discovery
| of the country was made, the moons OF
| Mars. The entrance to the observatory is at
L and Twenty third streets northwest. Tho
| herdic cabs go to Twenty-second and
| street.
The Agricultural Department.
| This building is situated east OF the Monu
ment. 1t 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
Attached to this Department are the Exper
| mental Gardens, whose offices are imme-
diately west of the main building. The Bell
Line cars go right western wing Is the libra
~ and the second past the grounds. Or
the first floor of the floor of the centre of the
building devoted to an extensive agrlcultu
Ial museum.
The Printing and Engraving Bureau
The great money mill OF the Government Il
located at the corner OF Fourteenth and
streets southwest, southeast from the Monu
ment and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureau. 1t Is reached by theBelt Line Cars
and is opened to visitors on Saturdays only
Here are engraved and printed the pape
| money, bonds, postage and reyenuestamp5
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 a specimen OF tn
the latter form the most beautiful landscap
garden in the country. These grounds o
themselves are worth visit TO Washington
to see. They contain the memorial urn I,
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 northwes
corner OF the building; the Downing ,Url
is In the centre of the grounds, two hundred
yards north of the east wing. The Smit b
sonian is Allied with the most varied and In
teresting objects connected with science
The building was finished 30 years ago at
cost of nearly half million of dollars. Thi
sum was bequeathed by James Smithson
an English scientist. TO form an g esta6lisI
edge among men. The current expense
are betrayed by the interest on the origlna
donation. The Museum Is open from Q III
and Is reached by the Seventh Street, tn
Ninth Street and the Belt Line of stree
cars,
The National Museum.
The National Museum is in the Smithsonla
grounds,a few yards east OF the Smithsonia
building. 1t contains thousands Of the mos
in teresting curosities, samples OF the life
customs and history Of all nations IL
open daily TO the public from0 a. m 10
| p, m.
Medical NAuaeum.