The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-18

squares iaribcr SCUM the walls of the Navy.
Yard rise before tho gaze. This Navy.Yard
waR In Its time the most famous one In tho
country. the second largest ship of tho
line In the Navy having bcen built here, rs
well ~ the famous cruisers. tho Essex. the
Wasp Dnd oiheir. II IN to be converted Into
the. great ordnance factory OF the country,
and Inc vsltor will find hundreds Of objects
herein TO Interest him, especially the making
Of the steel rifed cannon.
Medical Museum.
1he large brick building on Tenth street,
between Il and streets, with q plastered
front, painted brown, was once a Baptist
ming Of the war into theatre, known the
country ~ CT as Fotd's, and II was In a private
box Soob h9 noG p Aps soS that John W,ss
was carried 10 q hogse i,ist opposite, where
he died. marble tablet In front OF the house.
No. DIG Tenth street, commentaries this
fact. The theatre was then scquestratcd by
the Government and turned into the Medical
Museum attached TO the surpcon.G Generals
Office. large and handsome building has
just east Of tho National Museum, which 10
now used for the Medical Museum. 1t Is full
OF interesting surgical relies Of tho war, and
has the largest medical library In the world.
Among the cnriosltes within Its walls Is the
artlculated skeleton OF Guiteau. the assassin
OF President Garfield
The Geological Bureau.
The Geological Survey Is located on Fstreet,
near the EIbitt House. Tho Interior Depart
ment building, immense as IL ", II entirely
too small for the accommodation OF Its bu-
roaus, two Of which. besides the Educational
and Geological Bureaus. Agriculture and Pom
aionl are located In other quarters. Those
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
squares will come TO the District building,
where are the Offices Of the Commissioners
and other officials of the District.
The CITY Hall.
Due north of the Avenue and closing mp
Fonr.ano-a-half street at that point, is the
City Hall. This is a large and commodious
@ by pt the psrS spa n
front and TO the south OF the City Hall Is q
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. The City Jail used to stand on the
from Fifth to Fourth and and from from b street ana
Louisiana avenue to g street-throe long, full
| squares.
Tile Pension Office.
| The new Pension Building extends nearly
the entire width Of Judiciary Square, from
| Fourth to Fifth streets and from q, nearly TO
T. street. lila by far tho largest building In
| the world devoted to the examination and
| settlement OF claims for pensions. 1t Is built
OF red brick, and cost several hundred thou
sand dollars. In u was given President Har.
| rison's Inauguration Ball. u can be reached
by the metropolitan and Belt Line cars.
The Centre Market.
| The Centre Market occupies squares south
OF the Avenue, bounded by b st, on the south
| Seventh street on the east and Ninth street on
west, Il Is Il very ha ndsome market building,
excelled ~ beauty, and probably In size, By
none IN the, world. II Il tbs cleanest and
the best, while also the cheapest market In
| America.
Hocdrd University.
Howard University is the Grst place in this
country to provide for the higher education
| of tile colored people generally. IL Is on
| seventh street extended, Just above
| Boundary, and occupies high and pictures
gu, ste Overlooking me Tn Sl; CITY. Il Is
manufactured for the Hccasion.
The Government Printing Office.
The ooysrlment PRINTING ohce is u .
at The Corner Of and North ran.o streots
II H. by far the largest printing establishment
In the world and Is full OF interest to visitors.
The cost Of rdnp , II noes w. into millions
would take columns TO merely outline the
gigantic establishment. which. employees In Its
busiest season over Z, 900 people. tits reached
by the Coluussis line Of street cars.
Tie Old Soldiers Home.
The Old Soldiers' Home Hes about mile be-
You'd Howard University. out Seventh street
veyances, namely. tho Ninth and seventh
street car lines Its main huildlug Is OF
marble. 300 feet front with very high tower.
Ths view e., from S Its 9wer any similar =,
General Scott adorns the grounds. There Is
also ~ National Cemetery with several thou
sand Union dead buried there.
Tie Deaf Mute College.
Returning from MI. ollvet 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 Eighth
street northeast. IL IL reached by cab or the
II street line of cars. Il is the most prominent
deaf mute college In the world.
81. Ei1zaJeN's
Across the Anacosta River. due south from
the Navy-Yard. Is st. Eli2abeth's or tho Gov
ernment's Hospital for tho Insane. 1t lies on
the top OF hill, having beautiful view of
the surrounding country. There are over one
thousand pal tents In this asylum. 1t Is reached
by pleasant carriage drive.
Blddonsburg.
Outside OF the original District are several
places OF great interest to he tourist. notably
BladcDsburg. In Maryland, on the b. & o. II. L,
sevon miles from Washington. 1t Is an old
town. famous for being hundred years ago
the largest commercial city In Maryland; also
II fayorite duelling ground In the days when
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 homo Of the Lees. and now the largest
national cemetery IN the country. over 1900
soldiers arc buried here The place Is exceed
ingly beautiful and the view of Washington
grand.
The Washington Barracks.
, Tbewash!ngton barracks or the Arsenal a.
1t is commonly called, are located at the foot
of Four and a-balf street southwest, the
grounds extending over what used to be The
penitentiary. 1t y interesting, among othel
reasons for being the enclosure In which Mrs
Surratt ana the Assassin ition prisoners wer,
hanged. The band which Is stationed here
, give frequent concerts In the summer that arr
largely attended. Reached by tho Metropoli-
tan (Fo,lr-and- a-half-street branclD and IN,
Seventh street line, via the Anacostia line o.
street cars.
Alexandria.
Seven miles from Washington down tho Po
toinac, reached by boat or by rail, Is the OLE
city OF Alexandria. IL contains among othe
objects of interest the church, where Wash
: ington worshpped the house that Braddock
lived In before he went on his fatal campaign
the lodge of Masons to which Washington wa
attached and many other objects of interest
Cabin John Bridge.
Cabin John Bridge, spanning the chasm o
Cabin John Creek, about eight miles iron
Rock Creek Bridge, Is the largest single ston
Cabin John Bridge are the Great Falls OF tn,
Potomac. The scenery is magnificent. Reache'
by cab.
/, Mount Vernon.
= Fourteen miles below Washington down IT,.
river, reached by boat, Is Mount Vernon, tn,
| ~ lotts,