The critic., 1891-01-24

fVuNTcb IAfiIler SOui " thp Wills OF tne navy
Iard rise before the gaze. This Navy.Yard
was In It's time the most famous one In tho
country. the second largest ship of the
line IN the Navy having been built here,
well as the famous cruisers. the Essex. tho
Wasp md others. II II 10 be converted into
the, great ordnanse factory Of tho country,
and the visitor will find hundreds of objects
herein to interest him. especially the making
OF the steel rlaed cannon.
Medical Museum.
che large brick building on Tenth street,
between B aud streets, with plastered
'front.'. painted brown, was once a Baptist
Gh,cn nna was %sr & seT so1g tne Segn
country o. or IA tora's, and 4 wasin priyaie
9OS hers p Ar ise5 that John WsSs
was carried to q hogse lust opposite, where
| he died. A marble tablet IN front OF the house,
No. 5I0 Tenth street, commemorates this
the Government and turned into tho Medical
Museum attached 10 the Surqcon.General's
Office, large and handsome building has
just east Of tho National Museum, which Is
now used for the Medical Museum. 1t is ful!
has the largest medical library in the world.
Among the curiosities within It's walls is the
articulated skeleton OF Guiteau. the assassin
| OF President Garfield.
The Geological Bureau.
The Geological Survey is located on Fstreet,
near the Ebbitt House. The Interior Depart
too small for the accommodation OF Its bu-
roaus, two Of which, besides the Educational
siou) 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 mp that street two
| squares will come TO the District building,
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and other officials of tho District.
Tie city Hall.
Due north of the Avenue and closing up
| Four.anu-a holf street at that point, is the
City Hall. This Is q largo and commodious
| building, built for use rather than show. ana
oe@ed @ tSs by ;nS p'rct M Ss STs S
column Of white stone, surmounted by mar
bic figure Of Lincoln.
judiciary Square.
The City Hall stands on the south front Of
Judiciary Square. one Of the Guest parks In
the city. The City jail used to stand .on the
@ TO enrt q aa shs sset aaa
Louisiana avenue to q s,reet-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 q, nearly 70
street j. Is 6y far the LARGEST BUILDING sna ~
settlement OF claims for pensions. 1t Is built
OF red brick, and cost several hundred thou
rison's inauguration Ball. IL can be reached
by tho Metropoliton and Belt Line cars,
The Centre Market.
The Centre Market occupies squares south
of the Avenue, bounded by Is St on the south
Seventh street on the east and Ninth street on
west, i Is Il very handsome market building.
ssSc Il II and r91sSSS N ste
the hest, while also the cheapest market In
America.
Honard Ua,rers,ty.
Howard University is the flrst place In this
country TO provide for the higher education
OF The colored people generally. IL is on
Seventh street extended, tust above
Boundary, and occupies u high and pictures
que. site; overlooking tho wnoe CITY II Is
bnllt Of large. cream colorcd brick, specially
manufactured for the occasion.
The Government Printing Office.
The Government PRINTING oiice Is IN q
northeast direction from the Penson Ofilce,
at the corner OF II and North Capitol Streets
IN the world, and Is full OF interest to visitors
The cost of running IL goes UP into millions
annually. and the money Is we'll spent. ~
would take columns 10 merely outline tho
gigantic estal lishmcnt which employees In its
busiest season over Q. 900 people 1t Is reached
Dy tue COlufnUlu line OF strect cars.
The Old Soldiers Home.
The Old Soldiers Home lies about mile be-
yond Howard University. ont Seventh street
extended. and Is reached by the Same con-
veynnces, namely, The Ninth and Seventh
street cnr lines Its main building Is Of
marble. 2Co feet front with very high tower
Tss view n from iron s any similar
General Scott aloins the grounds. There Is
also National Cemetery with several thou
sand Union dead buried there.
The Deaf Mute CollSge
Rctnrung from Mt. olivet the visitor will
pass near by and in full sight OF the Deaf
mute College. which lies on the north side Of
Boundary street, at the North end OF Eight
street northeast II is reached by cab or the
ii street line of cars. II Is the most prominent
deaf mute college In the world.
81. Elsza5eth's.
Across the Anacosta River. duo south from
the Navy-Yard, Is st. Elizabeths, or the Gov
. ernment's Hospital for the Insane. 1t lies ON
the top OF hil having sa. beautiful view OF
thousand patients In this asylum. 1t is reached
, by q pleasant carriage drive.
Blddensburg.
Outside of the original District are several
places of great interest 10 the tourist, notably
Bladcnsburg. In Maryland. on the ID. & o. II. r.,
seven miles from Washington. II Is an old
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the largest commercial city In Maryland; also
for It's Spa Springs, and for Its asso cations
a fayorite duelling ground in the days when
the "code OF honor" was In force.
, arlington.
!, Across the Potomac. opposite Georgetown,
ana reached by cab across either the Long
or the Aquednct Bridges, Is Arlington. once
I the home of tho Lees, and now the largest
y national cemetery in the country. over 5000
q soldiers are buried here. The place Is excesd-
tntrIu ftnl aplat
grand.
The Washington Barracks.
( Thewashngton Barracks or the Arsenal, rs
:, II Is commonly called, are located ut tho foot
!. of -Four and a-half street southwest, the
= grounds extending over what used 10 be the
a penitentiary. II Is interesting among other
{ Surratt and the Assassination prisoners We're
y hanged. The band which is stationed here
y give frequent con certs IN the summer that are
r largely attended. Reached by tho Metropoli-
0 tan Four and -a-half-street branch and the
Seventh street line, via the Anacostia liue Of
street cars.
Fl. Alexandria.
Seven miles from Washington down the Po-
:. tomac, reached by boat or by rail, IL the old
d city Of Alexandria. 10 contains among other
:, ington worshipped, the house that Draddock
II lived In before he went on his fatal campaign,
B, 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
a Cabin John Bridge, spanning the chasm Of
/. Cabin John creek, about eight miles from
4 Rock Creek Bridge, Is the largest single stone
i. arch bridge In the world. Five miles above
/. Cabin John Bridge are the Great Falls Of the
q Potomac. The scenery is magnificent Reached
IS by cab
o Mount Tern0n