The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-26
seemed twice as near as usual. Anon It had q
delicate pink at the apex, a light blue at tho
base. and q pure white In the middle. suggost-

delicate pink at the apex. . light blue at tho
Gssei and 2 pure white in the middle. suggest.
More beautiful still was the effect when these
great search lights were turned upon tho Cap
ilrrSS. IL became o palace OF the finest alabaster.
Ia pure white. aud each pillar aud plaster. was
brought out with startling distinctness. In. a
nash TINS alabaster palace bore the tints OF tho
OF all the beautiful sights in Washington
SnrIng the encampment these were the finest.
~ one VINO saw them can cv'r forget them.
TThrey recalled the magic scenes OF tho Arabian
TIl long after midnight these great search
lights, revealed new beauties. They were
t tSeh so1d Ep rrs fhs old ar, arseRsl; nson Ar In,
the Pension ONCE. the Wal and NAVY yG build.
Ing. tho Post Office. and other public edinces.
Nor was this all. The grounds, q. the White
,The, %shrubbery. sparkled with tiny. s]e!Sctric;
q ca!ciums. became prismatic. A glowing
HranI Army badge. twenty feet long. swung
The White House grounds were n fairy land.
~ many z veteran wsnde y E over w them asthougn
tents cleaned under tho search lights rs
white as the riven snow.
m TlhssS se'n fss Of s SssStty l rsnsjh al l fStSn nttsf
and Aurora was noodinC the east before they
were deserted.
v.~sIGnrsEElNG
The parade over. each veteran turned his at.
tcntion to sightseeing. The National Mu-
scum. the Medical Museum. and the Smith
sonian Institute were filed. Tho Patent OF
fee. tho Treasury. the Art Gallery. and other
public buildings were thronged. some hunted
up the old Capitol Prison. and talked about tho
execution OF Wirz. Others wandered over to
the Arsenal and gazed upon tho spot where
the assassins OF President Lincoln were exc.
pntAd. SND,a uapt in A1nxnnlri, Io,tt,r "a,
the Marshall House. where Ellsworth met his
death. All visited tho building that was once
ford's Theatre. now occupied By the Record
and Pension Division Of the War Department.
It was there that Abraham Lincoln was mur.
dered, The, House III which he died stands
III this house Lincoln died. The street In front
OF TINS building was packed with veterans
steamboats,. running hourly to. Mt. Vernon,
carried thousands Of the boys IN blue, and
there her vas as great rush for the trains TO Fred,
TO Antietam. and other thousands pntronized
the excursions to GettysbnrG. Many of the
daughters seiss o IneV VENT nta as Tar g' as ase GhS M1een ona
Vile and srottsylyania and stood again IN tho
Vic Nith hnTle visi Ni1Goa X. v, manam n%1ns sseetsd
n3ton the sn3t where stonewali jackson was
and scattered over the battiefelds of the pen.
insula and those around Petersburg. The
r Minta'r nea hiSw s : d Tss an "apPifhS Dss shc lei. L
and muddy Tddd roads e md their oldlines q battle:
dampened BY the weather. 4 stream Of ye'er-
ing till night. The great rotunda was throngcd.
I Ths ira ~ I'd pa adI t ,br rcpressnting the sur
discovery OF the Mississippi. and departnrsst
Del:thaysn were Immediately recognized.
curiosity. Never wers the whispering stones
oiihe soldiers expressed great MISUNDERSTANDING.
while tho boys in blue at times roared with
ttpbu H. i There r. MA Was - aI TTil a group around
veteran of Kearny's old division declared that
tho likeness was perfect. In thrilling tones
battlo dashing along tho lines. with the reins
Of his bride IN his teeth and his sword IN his
m hand .trn The w sF1t oy where J %hn n 2.iney yr Ad ..s.
that the Clerks room. where he died.
nr rhsrs e,o WAS r y th1on si Of fh Visitors honsh in the the c sn.
bench resembled a closed bar in New YSrE on
The chamber of the House Of Representa-
tives seemed to be 9 source OF unfai!inG do
} bSt TITO to the lss Este r r rho e TGn so wor in gems SF":
threw themselves into the seats and relapscd
into jo!litv. At one time a negro as black as
TOW " wants mt to inte sducr h. said d. "a Efsmma1
which ! is u native. Dis gemman is Col.
Allan. He'll address you. on dc
great issue OBJ de day. which it am prohlgh-
. The Speakers lobby was thronged. Here
hang the, PORTRAITS OF tho Speakers OF the
tract the most attention There was. i loud
laughter when an cid soldier and member Of
Who hauled siu up il in froni Of the paimtine one
afternoon and cazed at 1t long and attGntiyely.
+ Finally nal = it tasn,n an to q =; cG ?. NJ sa near by he drew
some id Democrat painted that
The senate chamber also was not Without
been rem"ved. ard Capt. Bnssett had taken
away the Senatorial snu1poxes.. The desks Of
rIs esn"i rena hnsYvo; These EHe '" w"rs e'''e e%ar " 7
scanned. When ,Allison's was found the Iowa
veterans shouted. wols9tt,s name gave rise
joy Q % When S T%etersns of s s%s T S"1r@ Rss R g fay ut
discovered David n, Hills seat. One Of Sher-
ofihe Ncc-Prepidtnt. He tried his voice thus;
a.. The be gentlefna1 from MASSACHUSETTS, will
'a It n Ills seat there re ' ws Ha' a al s shoat Of derision
from, comrades in the hall. and the desk was
The army penetrated to tho most retired
hooks Of the Carito!. There was IA steady
stream up tho steps leading to tho dome: The
WaashihEtom was examined. and there were
paintings OF Pe1ry's victory: The Battle OF
the Electoral Commission. and Moran's mag
%niilcent painting OF tho Grand Canon OF the
Colorado.
In looking over the portraits Of eminent
men. the old soldiers were surprised to find
rod hair. and that Columbus on his trip to
Va!ladolid wore red pa!amns.
Tho Presidents. Noom and the Marble
Chamber bncii Of tho Senate we're %unusunl Mt
The ~frescos. tho furniture. the lace
curtains. and the soft carpets were discussed
IN low tones.
The Congressional Library was ovcrrun. Mr.. |
fresh from his trip to Europe. was
ovcrwhnlmeh with questions. He answered
Thorn checrfully; and did everything that he
Then tho ventilators. the dynamcs. and the
great engines in the sub basement OF the Capt.
fol were visited. Nothing, however, attracted
moro attention than the Committee roons lie.
nrnt, the esplnnhde. The marble vcranda
hark Of tho Congressional Library wns always
thronged. Herr Il magnificent view Of tho city
~ to 10 had without the trouble OF climbing
the stairs o. tho rotundn.
The statues and great bronze doors upon
the east portico Of tho building received close |
Columbus. with his pointed beard. !
right hand high above mis- head. One old sol.
der said that u he were Columbus he would
AZ GreenOu2h'S statue OF Washington, which