Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
About Washington.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Apr. Wash
ington is a beautiful city with it's
broad streets, grand buildings and
beautiful trees, of which there are SO
many that you can walk for miles
right in the heart of our city without
once being out of their cooling shade.
| love trees.
And then the magnificent massive
buildings First of all the capitol,
which stands at the foot of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and is the center of the
city. All streets are numbered as
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and
Southwest, there being North Capt.
tol, South Capitol and East Capitol
street and Pennsylvania avenue, all
starting from the capitol. All streets
are lettered running east and west,
and numbered running north and
south.
We have seeing Washington car
service for the benefit of visitors, with
a bright, well-informed guide, who not
only shows the points of interest en-
route, but unfolds as well the unwrit-
ten romance of colonial days in Wash
ington, and tells of those tragic events
which are part of it's history 1t pass
es 302 places of interest, stopping near
each, the guide speaking through a
trumpet that all may hear. Visitors
thus become fully informed concern
ing the city and the District of Colum-
bia in a perfect and entertaining man
uer.
Perhaps it will interest some of your
readers for me to name just few of
these places, especially those who have
not visited our nations capital:
The old Ford theatre where Lincoln
was assassinated; the house in which
he died; the alley through which Booth
escaped after the shooting; church at
tended by Daniel Webster; Daniel
Webster's old law office; church, at
tended by President Mckinley. room
where Henry Clay died; stable where
Booth hired horse the night he as
sassinated Lincoln; room in which
Guiteau was tried and convicted; De
Witt Taimage's old church building,
in which an abolition club was
mobbed; steps from which Bryan de-
livered his only speech in Washington
the last campaign; house built by
George Washington; only church
whose bell tolled at the death of John
Brown; old slave market; Washington
monument and it's history; hot house
in which the seedless oranges were de-
veloped; former home of Henry Clay;
window through which Guiteau
watched for President Garfield's ap-
proach the night of the assassination;
dead letter office; Admiral Dewey's
home; burial place of the author OF
"Home, Sweet Home; weather bureau;
White House, now the home of Presi-
dent Roosevelt; Senator Hannas resi-
dence; Robt. G. Ingersoll's residence.
These are only few of the interesting
things in and about Washington.
1t costs good deal to live in Wash
ington, rents and provisions being very
high. A house which would rent IN
Lancaster for $40 per month would
rent here for $50 to $50.
The worst feature of this city is the
colored population, which is very
great. Still, there are many OF the
best people who think they can do
nothing without negro around IN Of
fees, families and most all branches
of business. There are many working
in the departments here right beside
the white employees, drawing big sal
aries from the government.
At 4 o'clock when the departments
are closed it is like a grand parade.
The streets are damned with people.
I happened to pass the pension Office
one morning when they were going to
work. There was perfect stream OF
humanity. They went mostly twoTby-
two, and it was grand sight as they
turned into the curved walk which led
through the park and into the build
ing, reaching for many squares. And
that was only one of the many sights
each morning. Some have grown SO
old in Uncle Sans employ that they
are brought in their carriages ana
helped in to their places by faithful
servants.
I could write all day in regard to our
beautiful city. But, more anon.
MRS. A. f. MOREY.
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