The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-12

squares farther south the walls OF the Navy:
Yard rise before tho gaze. This Navy..Yard
country. the second largest ship of tho
limo In the Navy having been built here, as
we'll as the famous cruisers, the Essex, tho
the great ordnance factory Of the country.
and the visitor Will find hundreds of objects
herein to interest him, especially the making
of the steel rlned cannon.
Medical Museum.
whe large brick building on Tenth street,
between * and + streets, with a plastered
church. " II was converted about the begin.
ming of the war into theatre, known the
country over as Ford's, and Il wasin private
Booth killed President Lincoln. Tho latter
was carried TO q house Just opposite, where
he died, a marble tablet in front of the house,
fact. The theatre was then soquestrated by
the Government and turned into the Medical
Museum attached to, the surgeon.General's
office. A largo and handsome building has
since been erected In the Smithsonian Park.
lust east q the Nationa, Museum, which ~
Of interestIne smrsieal relies Of the warrand
| has the largest medical library In the world.
Among the ourlosities within Its walls is tho
articulated skeleton. OF Guiteau. the assassin
| of President Garfield.
The Geological, Bureau.
The Geological Survey is located on Fstreet,
near the Ebbitt House. Tho Interior Depart
ment building, immense as It T., is entirely
too small for the accommodation OF Its bu-
reaus, two Of which. besides the Educational
| and Geological bureaus "a grlculture and PEN
| sionl are located In other quarters. These
two last bureaus are among the largest under
| the Government.
| The District Buildings.
The visitor. after leaving the Centre Mar
| ket, will proceed down the Avenue to First
street and northward up that street two
| where are the offices OF the Commissioners
and other officials OF the District.
The city Hall.
| Due north of the Avenue and closing up
| City Hall. This is large and commodious
building, built for use rather than show. and
20 tSS t south 81 tSs csy Hs
column Of white stone surmounted by mar
BILE figure of Lincoln.
Judiciary Square.
| The City Hall stands on the south front OF
Judiciary Square, one OF the finest parks In
the city. Tho City Jail used to stand on tho
h e 81 srsat
Louisiana avenue to q street--three long, full
| squares.
The Pension Office.
The new Pension Building extends nearly
the entire width Of Judiciary Square, FROM
Fourth to Fifth streets and from g. nearly to
= street; It's BY far the largest building tn
| the world devoted to the examination and
settlement OF claims for pensions. 1t Is built
OF red brick, and cost several hundred thou
sson Il can
by the Metropolitan and Belt Line cars.
The Centre Market
The Centre Market occupies squares south
OF the Avenue, bounded by b st. on tho south
Seventh street on the east and Ninth street on
west; II Isl very handsome market building.
excelled In beauty, and probably In size. By
the best, while also the cheapest market in
America.
Hotcdrd University.
Howard University is the first place In this
country to provide for the higher education
\ Of the colored people generally 1t Is ON
Seventh street extended, tust above
Boundary, and occupies high and pictures
built Of large. cream coiored brick, specially
manufactured for the occasion.
Tile Government Printing Office.
northeast direetion from shs PENSION SsS Is once
at the corner Of II and North Capitol streets.
~ by far the largest printing establishments
The cost Of running i goes up into % millions Millions
annually, and the money is well spent. It
| would take columns to merely outline the
busiest season over 3 600 people. Itisreaohed
by the Columbia line of street cars.
The Old Soldiers Home.
The Old Soldiers Home lies about mile be-
yond Howard University, out Seventh street
extended. and Is reached by the same con-
yeyances, namely, the Ninth and Seventh
car LINES It's main S1g is Of
The view from Its tower surpasses any similar
view in the nelghborhood. statue Of
sSS s SS sSu
sand Union dead buried there.
The Deaf Mute College. .,.
Returning from Mt. ollvet the visitor will
near by and h, n fu sight OF che Deaf
Boundary street, at the north end of Eighth
street northeast. 1t is reached by cab or the
II street line Of cars. II Is the most prominent
deaf mute college In the world.
81. El,za6eths.
Across the Anacosta River, due south from
the Navy-Yard, is st. Elizabeth's, or the Gov
the top 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.
Bladensburg.
Outside OF the original District are several
places OF great interest to the tourist, notably
Bladcnsburg. In Maryland on the d. g. o. II. r.,
town, famous for being hundred years ago
the largest commercial city In Maryland; also
Us dsS. and s is Ss SaHs az
the code Of honor" was in force.
arlington.
Across the Potomac, opposite Georgetown,
and reached by cab across either the Long
or the Aquednct Bridges. Is Arlington. once
the home of the Lees, and now the largest
national cemetery In the country. over 1900
ingly beautiful and the view Of Washington
grand.
The Washington Barracks.
Thewashlngton Barracks or the Arsenal, as
II is commonly called, are located at the foot
OF Four and a-half street southwest, the
grounds extending over what used to be the
penitentiary. 10 Ia interesting among other
reasons for being the enclosure In which Mrs.
Surratt and the Assassination prisoners were
hanged. The band which Is stationed here
largely attended. Reached by the NIetropoli-
tan Four-and-a -half- street branch) and the
Seventh street line, via the Anacostia line Of
street cars.
Alexandria.
Seven miles from Washington down the Po-
tomao, reached by boat or by rail, is the old
oity OF alexandria. it contains among other
ington worshipped the house that Braddook
lived In before he went on his fatal campaign,
the lodge of Masons to which Washington was
attached, the store where the famous General
Turner Ashby sold dry goods for many years.
and many other objects Of interest.
Cabin John Bridge.
Cabin John Bridge, spanning the chasm OF
Cabin John Creek, about eight miles from
Rock Creek Bridge, Is tho largest single stone
arch bridge In the world, Five miles above
Cabin John Bridge arc tho Great Falls of the