The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-12-13
VOL 30
WASHINGTON, D. O.
What Was Seen During Few Days Visit to
the Government Capital.

southern trip, was written by Master
Edward Elwell, with some assistance
as TO historical facts and dates.
EDWARD ELwELI's DIARY.
AS has already been told, we left
Atlanta on Saturday, November roth,
and reached Washington on Sunday
at noon. After dinner we took walk
passing the White House, and going
through some of the parks. AS we
were walking along the street we
noticed policeman following us,
and when he caught up to US we found
it was Mr.. Albert Hunt, who used to
live IN Bloomsburg. He has been
on the police force for several years,
and is fine looking officer.
Later in the afternoon we went to
St. Johns Episcopal Church, and
after services met the rector Rev. DIR.
McKay-Smith, who was in college
with the editor of this paper. 1t is a
very old church, and the music was
good.
On Monday morning we went to
the Capitol. 1t is ISL feet long, and
3a4 feet wide. 1t is certainly grand
structure. We got guide who took
us through the building and pointed
out the different things Of interest
Among them were the House Of
Representatives, the Senate Chamber,
the U. S. Supreme Court room, the
Presidents room (Which is only used
by him three times in four years., the
Congressional Library, the bronze and
marble stairways, historic paintings
and statues the famous bronze doors,
the rotunda which was first used by
the lower branch OF congress, but Is
now used as statuary hall where the
statues of two prominent men from
each state in the Union are to be
placed. Only few Of the states have
thus far complied. The dome is
decorated with frescoes. In it is the
wonderful whispering gallery, where
you can hear a conversation clear
across the hall with your backs turned
to each other and talking in very
low tone.
went with the guide to one side
of the rotunda and talked with
Mamma and Papa who were IS feet
away, with lot of people talking be
tween us.
Then the White House was next
visited.
We only saw the East room as the
other rooms were all closed. The
East room is the largest one in the
Mansion.
Next we went to the U. S. Treasury
building, and found DR.. A B Jamison
who is employed in the first auditors
Office. He used to live in Blooms
burg. He went through the building
with us and we saw the vaults where
all the money is kept, and the flag
that was draped around President
Lincoln's theatre box when he was
shot. and it shows the place where
Booths spur caught in the flag when
he leaped onto the stage and broke hi:
ankle, and many other things, including
package of bonds worth four and
half million dollars. BY that time We
were hungry, and we went home, anf
after having lunch we started ou
again and went to the Navy Yart
expecting to see some Monitors o.
Men of.War, but the Monitors am
Men.of War we saw were two IS II
tugs. Then we went to the Natlona
Museum and saw the uniform anc
gun and many other things that belong
ed to Gen. Geo. Washington. BY tina
time it was 4.so and as all the pubic
buildings close at that time we wen
to our hotel and remained there al
evening. On Tuesday morning W.
called at the drug store of Mr.. A. +
Hendershott, who was born ah'
raised in Bloomsbury, and he wen
with us to Mt. Vernon. AT the fenn
R. r. station we saw the spot wher
President Garfield fell when Guitea
shot him. 1t is marked by gilt sta
on the floor.
Taking the steam cars we crosse'
the Potomac KlVeI anu @oO'
Alexandra, Va. In this CITY stahd
the old Christ Church of which Wash
ington was vestryman. 1t is quar-
looking old building. Here also stano nc
the hotel whose proprietor shot 70
Ellsworth at the beginning oil the wa
in 1861, when that brave young othce
entered the hotel and put up a Unio
flag. At Alexandria we took a
electric car and reached Mt. Verno
at noon. You have to pay IS c.
admission to the grounds, and vlsito'
are not allowed to eat lunches 'hei
because they would throw paper al' az
lunch boxes on tie grounds; we sa
several ladies who had to hano .he
lunches to the gate keeper as tn'
went in. Va
AS everybody knows, MT. Verno