Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-02-04
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/ made the trip from Washington
to Baltimore via the celebrated
Pennsylvania Railroad. The run
was nade in 81 minutes--a distance
of about AZ miles. While there
visited the worlds famous Johns Hop
kins Hospital. At the foot of the
stairway, in the main building,
stands beautiful figure, represent
ing Christ when he said, "Come unto
Me, all ye that are weary, and heavy
laden, and ! will give you rest!" A
most fitting tribute indeed, for
many weary bodied persons get re-
lief here. There are several large
buildings and beautiful lawns. The
buildings occupy block.
/ next saw the Peabody and
Washington monuments, which are
very nice. I then wandered through
the Peabody Institute. Every de-
partment is complete, but the library
is the best department. saw here
one of King Johns old English
Dooms Day books and thousands of
other books of all kinds. The art
gallery, too, is an elegant thing.
They have plaster models of most of
the prominent men of ancient
and modern times.
Next l was shown through the
State prison. 1t is model of
strength; looks more like it was de-
signed for the abode of hobgoblins
or dragons of some. kind, than a
prison for evil doers.
One oddity about Baltimore is the
streets. They are washed in place
of being swept, or at least the ones /
saw were. They have hose at
every house and wash the steps and
side walks.
When l got back to Washington I
resumed my sightseeing. | first
visited the new Library of Congress.
1t is just east of the. capitol and
connected with it by an under tram
way; books are rolled on cars from
the crowded old library to the new
one. The building is 470 by 800
feet. 1t has 1000 windows and is
finished throughout in polished mar
BILE. The style of architecture is the
Italian Renaissance. One grand fea-
ture of the finishing is the carved
heads of 33 races of men, and on
the window keystones. The models
were taken from the National
Museum. Other adornments are
colossal figures representing atlas
surmounted by two American eagles.
The dome is 1876 feet high and termi-
mates in gilded final representing
the light of science ever burning.
The reading room is designed for
$50 inspectors. Each has a separate
apartment, cut off from the rest by a
screen. Visitors are not allowed in
this room, but may see it from the
gallery. The bookshelves in the
entire building, it is said, would
reach from Washington to Baltimore.
When all shelf-room is full it will
hold 100000 volumes, or twice as
much as the French library. II is
the largest library in the world to-
day. 1t is something for Americans
to be proud of.
Other interesting features are the
art gallery. Many hundred feet OF
beautiful marble corridors, the map
room, ETC., in fact, the man who ex-
claimed, GA book palace! A marble
wonder /" had it down about right.
Next visited what is called the
Mall. The National Museum, the
Smithsonian Institute, Washington
Monument and Botanical Gardens
are all part of it. / climbed the
monument in eleven minutes. Coal
being scarce, the elevator was not
going from the top, which is 1854
feet from the ground. One can see
everything for miles around. The
total cost of the monument has
been $1,300,000. Washington is the
home of several pretty monuments,
viz: Freedoms Memorial, the
figures being that of Lincoln stand
ing with that of negro crouched at
his feet; Mcpherson, Thomas and
green on horseback; Franklin,
Luther, Henry, Garfield and many
more.
next took a hurried look at the
White House and Lafayette square,
which is just across Pennsylvania
Avenue from the White House. This
square has two very pretty monu-
ments, those of Lafayette and Jack