The critic., 1891-03-07


squares isrtner sourn the waits of tho Navy
Yard rise before the gaze. This Navy. Yard
was In Its time the most famoua one IN tho
country. the second largest ship OF the
pS IN ss us Eayy sayaE crss 5sen tbs Su
,wesp md others. = is 70 30 yoAyerted into
and the visitor will end hundreds. of objects
herein to interest him, especially the making
of the steel rlfcd cannon.
Medical Museum.
~he large brick building on Tenth street,
between II and + streets, with q plastered
oSurc Il was s5on tho Ses
ming OF the war into theatre, known the
country over as Ford's, and II wasin private
Booth killed President Lincoln. The latter
he died. a marbletabiet in front Of the house,
fact. The theatre was then sequestrated by
the Government and turned into the Medical
Museum attached TO. the Surgeon Generals
since been erected In tho Smithsonian Park,
Just east Of the National Museum, which 10
now used for the Medical Museum. 1t Is. full
has the largest medical library in the world.
Among the curiosties within Its walls Is the
articulated skeleton OF Guiteau. the assassin
OF President Garfield.
The Geological bureau.
The Geological Survey is located on Fstroet,
near the Ebbitt House. The Interior Depart
mens me- I'D, nn,ildn9 |, a immense as u y, Is entrSy
reaus, two Of which, besides the Educational
and Geological Bureaus "a griculture and PEN
s,on1 are ,vca,ea IN o.ner 9uarvers. TnSss
the Government.
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The visitor. aftor leaving the Centre Mar.
Eaf will f,rnr ooI IN Rfvat
street and, northward mp that street two
squares VIII come 70 the District building.
where are the onices OF the Commissioners
anu 0'ner oln0'A'' Oh 'n' D''''''''
1he Csfy HdH.
Due north Of tho Avenue and cIosfns m
CITY Hall. This This Is a large md and c%omrnodioSs Comm
row occupied BY the District Courts. Just IN
column col Of white % stone. surmounted By ! mar.
judiciary Square.
The City Han stands on the south front Of
the city, The CITY y jail used @ tI to stand On tSs
northeast corner Of the square, whieh rune
from Fifth to Fourth and from D street and
L0u,siana avenue 70 v street-tnree long iuat
SQUARES
Ihe lenSi0n CDtce.
,rhe neVv y,ens,or pn,Jd,ro Axtana. ue~,sv
the entire width Of Judiciary Square. frcz
sireat' TIA bv ssp 3Se SsI iarva.t Y hrdinyy -
| tho world devoted to tSe cxsminSt;on IA
Of rcd brick ana cost t1s ndrea
sand dollars. In II was given President Har-
r1sonB INAUGURATION BAH. IL can bereached
py the Metropoiitsn and Bolt Line cars.
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The centre 1rs,tet ccc,n,s. .,,u.r.. .c.,tS
ofthe xvanne honnTeJ NJ n a. ~ ~ ~ scrtS
SeyeUth street an fhs sast N ana MIN sf,sst =.
snceied II bssntv. y nn5 mrnhshiv Il
nnf,e in the world n e tSs cIeancsf cnX
America.
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Howard University is the i,rst place In thu
country to provide Tor the higher educatie1
| Of the colorcd people generally. IL is %
Boundary, and occupies 9 HIGH and pictnros-
bIilt Of large cream.co coiored brick. specially
manufactured ior tne occasion.
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The Government rrint,ns once Is Ia .
| northeast direction from the Pension OfSOe.
| At the corner Of d and North Capitol strectI
It 4 By far the largest printing ,establishms1t
The cost Of running Il goes up into millions
snnT'Shy: s,n,,'S and % tnS money - weli spSns. N
GCsnt,c an biuhnnsrt ,hta s,yr.u. ~ W. ~
6nsIest sessop nveF IN wnson sone eRGyes
" Inc OoiulnD's iine Oh street cars.
| I'M. NJ, c,,,,.,.., Jr, rr"
me v o,a saas s",%,ars, aoo aon r.. ,o,,.
yond Howard University, out Seventh strest
yeyances, namely, the Ninth and seysnih
marble go feet front ~ Win man yepv blrbs q
The The view nom I Il, tower surpassss aSysilniis:
cenorai scme, dSESothoou. adErns tho sd statuo y.
eIsn Nt,oe, To,s, a,. emo Ely, san sh 70
sand Union dead buried there.
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Returning from MT. oliyet tbe visitor vii,
pass near BY and In full sight Of the Deaf
boundary street, az the north end OF Eighth
street nortneast. u IL reacneo py CAP OF the
ds1 stree. line 81 cars ~, Is tne most prominent
|
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| Across the Anacosta River. duo soutb from
ernmen},s Hosnitai Tor the Tnsane. X I,ss ~,
| the tor of a nil having a beautiful visV a
| the surrounding country. f,here are over ons
By a pleasant carriage M drive. % . ''''''
| p,a5nn.,,,x,
| Outside OF the original District are several
places Of great interest to the tourist, notably
SlsdensDTrg ,rsgs - 1H MarylaId q on the
| town, famous for being a hundred years say
the largest commercial city in Maryland; also
afavorite daeiiss di gro Ground ind in in The % days whcn
the "code OF honor" was In force.
arlington.
Across the Potomac, opposite Georgetown.