Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-19

SEEING.
Th.7e il 30 mach 81 interest 20 he seen IN
Washington that the visitor who has only q few
/ days in which 70 DO he city will find AZ Of Ad-
vantage 10 so abou: sightseeing in some system
at,c fashion. TBE STAR lends its assistance
1 by prescuting below : condemned guide 20 tho
! city. The location OF the main places n inter
cst are given.
! All the public buildings are open from 2 to-
and in the case Of then ATTIC nal Museum. the
Smithsonian and the fish commission the build
ing during the coming week will be open each
dav until $50
| The Capitol building whore the two house,
81 Congress meet. IL also the oiiciAl home %
! the United States supreme Court. The Library
~ Congress. Containing the large-t collection
OF books IN this country. is also in this bnding.
the new structure intended for it. and whose
walls can be seen IN the grounds AZ dining the
Capitol Park, not having been completed. The
Capitol building g. 75l feet long. S2s feet wide
and covers an area OF three and one-haf acres.
In front Of ;hc cast portico IL q colossal
statue Of Nashireton
A. the foo; of the grand staircase on the west
front Is sitting statue in bronze OF Chief jus-
tice Marshall
4; the intersection of the Capitol grounds
and Pennsylvania avenue is the Naval or Peace
monument, erected in memory of the officers,
scamen and marines Of the United States navy
who fell IN defense Of their country in the late
war.
| Where MARYLAND avenue ir,ersecss the cari-
tol grounds. TO the south Of the Peace monu-
ment, Is Il bronze statue Of ex-Pre-ident Gar
| field
South of the Capitol on New Jersey avenue
near d street is the Office Of the coast and geo
| detic survey.
The National botanic Garden adjoins the
| Capitol grounds on the west. and Is tho no.
ginning 81 tho mall. In the garden is the
| Bartholdi fountain. which was much admired
at the centennial exhibition in PHILADELPHIA. {.
Continuing along the mall 10 the west the
visitors come TO the building. at 9th and
streets southwest. occupied by the United
States fish commission.
At the corner Of 9TH and b is the building Of
the ARMY Medical Musuem and Library, where
many relics Of the war are preserved especially
! those which illustrate the surgical history Of
| the war. In this building Ia the finest medical
library in the world with one exception
Adjoining this building and TO the weet 10 the
| National Museum. filed with interesting and
instructive exhibits, and still farther along h
| the building Of the Smithsonian Institution. In
the grounds near the main entrance is a bronze
statue Of Prof Jos. Henry.
Still continuing toward the west in the large
park known as the mall and crossing 18th stree
the building occupied by the Agricultural De-
| partment is reached. Experimental gardens
and hot houses adjoin this building
Across l4th street and at the corner Of I4th
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pied by the bureau OF engraving aud printing,
where Uncle Sans money Is made Fronting
| this building are grounds about the Washing
ton monument This marble obelisk Is $50 feed
high. An elevator CONVEYS the visitor 20 the
| top.
From this point going toward the city by way
of 18th street the Treasury Department IL
reached. The cash room, the bond vaults the
macerating machine and the rogues' portrait
gallery Of the secret service are worth @ visit.
lfo+r 49, 4 rr-l.
House. the official home Of the President
The State. War and Navy Departments are
located In the massive structure lust west OF
the White House. The library Of the State
| Department is worth visit
| Opposite the former Is the Corcorsn Art
Gallery, which contains q fine collection OF
paintings, bronzes, &c. The building, lie con-
tents aud generous endowment were the gifs
of the late W. W. Corcoran.
Lafayette Square h opposite the White House
Here is located nm equestrian statue Of Andrew
jackson. In the south corner Is . statue Of
Gen. Lafayette in bronze, with q group Of his
compatriots in bronze at the foot Of the statue,
the entire work being commemorative Of the
aid given by France and Frenchmen 10 this
country in the Of Independence
Across Pennsylvania avenue from the Treas
ury Is the building occupied by the Department
of Justice and the Court OF Claims.
Going east again from the Treasury along
| street. distance Of six squares the Interior
I et1oihihtht butihifE II ftaChtd. mere II tn8
patent ofiiceand the museum containing cases OF
patentmodels. Across the street is the Post ofics
Department building, containing the dead let
te- Office and its museum and other interesting
features connected with the postal service.
On the way down + street to the Interior
and Post Office Departments the visitor can
| stop at 10th street. where Is located the old
Fords Theater building, the place where Presi-
dent Lincoln was shot. On the opposite side Of
the street IL the house, marked by plain mar
| farl barr \ s,.ao 1saI
Continuing along = street. the park known -
Judiciary Square is reached At one end ID
the great brick building occupied by the pen-
sion Office and at the other end ID the city hall,
occupied BY the courts Of the District. In
front OF the city hall is . statue of Presi-
dent lincoln.
The government printing Office IL st the COR
ner of North Capitol and II streets. IL il the
largest printing Office in the country.
The navy yard, now an extensive gun foundry,
is at the foot OF Sth street east, the terminus Of
| the avenue street railway.
Just north Of the navy yard on sth street are
| the buildings of the marine barracks.
The arsenal, or Washington barracks, Il -
the foot of Az street.
East Of the navy yard IL the Congressional
cemetery, and to tho north is the jail, where
Guiteau was hung.
Kendall Green Is the site OF the National Deaf
and Dumb College. and is located at the head Of
It'll street east.
grounds north OF Georgetown.
The U. ). signal Office is at the corner Of 9th
and N streets northwest
The statues Of bronze and marble scattered
throughout the city are as Q rule distinguished
for artistic merit IN addition 10 those already
mentioned there are the following:
Admiral Dupont, Dupont Circle, Connecti-
cut avenue and z street
Emancipation Group, Lincoln Park East
Capitol and 18th streets east
Admiral Farragut, Farragut Square, Con-
necticut avenue and street.
benjamin Franklin, 10th, ID streets and Penn
sylvania avenue.
Gen. Greene, Greene Square, 5th and strssts
northwest.
Martin Luther, Vermont svenus and lSth
stfeets
Gen. McPherson, Mcpherson SQUARE, Yer
mont avenue and 18th street.
Gen. Rawlins, Pennsylvania avenue and Oh
street.
Gen. Scott. Scott Circle, 10th and N ssrssss.
Also at soldiers Home.
Gen. Thomas, Thomas Circle, l4th and n
streets.
Gen. Washington, Washington Circls, Penn
sylvGnia avenue and Gath street
The Soldiers Home is located north Of the
city and can be reached by the 9TH street rail-
road