Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

bounded on the east by Mcclellan street.
on the west by Hancock street, and con-
sists of a parcel of land which Is al
feet wide and 357 feet long. upon which IS
a large brick house. The property is Of
fered as it now stands for something over
$4,000. The addition and improvements
including a hot-water heating plant, would
cost about $4,000 and furnishing the
building with furniture and fencing the
same about 5000, making a total of $780,
900. The land that joins this property IN
the west and east and fronting on the
avenue the same as this property fronts,
Is held at 65 cents square foot. There
being over 10000 square feet of this pro-
posed purchase it will be seen that the
land alone would cost in the neighborhood
of 100000.
Mr.. Peter Wagner a reputable archi-
tect. estimates that the building when
completed. with the additions that are pro-
posed to be erected. with the hot-water
heating plant. could not be duplicated for
less than $50 COO The friends of the Sol
diers' Home obtained an option on the
property last September The option runs
out in May and will not be renewed. The
building which it Is proposed to purchase,
when completed. will furnish ample &C
commodatons for at least 100 men. There
will be a good hospital and all other SAN
itary equipments The ground surrounding
the building Is well covered with large for
est trees. some of which are a foot and
half in diameter and Of splendid growth
There are over 100 trees, ranging from six
inches to a foot and half in diameter. on
the ground.
1T is located on high point of grounl
and the drainage is perfect.
Electric cars pass on Brightwood avenue
every few minutes.
There is appended hereto and made a
part of this report copy OF the rules gov
erning the temporary home, letters from
the commander of the Department of the
Potomac, from various ministers of the
city of Washington and others, asking
for the passage of this bill"
The rooms in the old Scheutzen clubhouse
which is a substantial three-story brick, are
large, some of them being 25X37 feet. 9th
ers, 20x20 feet, and in all being over forty
six good rooms, furnishing accommodations
for the superintendent office and every
other convenience that is necessary and in
ctdent in caring for $50 men. many of whom
are sick because of the diseases they con-
tracted in the army and wounds received,
and all of them are of the class known as
incurables, consequently cannot be sent to
any hospital in the city. as there is no place
in the District of Columbia where incur
ables are received or treated. This Is one
Of the reasons that this institution so
strongly appeals to the conscience of every
patriotic citizen.
Views of Veteran.
Said a prominent civil war veteran today:
Everyone feels the infamy and shame
that is occasioned by turning these poor
old helpless soldiers out in the streets to
die, simply because they poor and gave
the bloom and vigor of their early young
manhood to their country in its hour of
peril. Seven of these old men died during
the past year from neglect, some In coal
houses. two In stables, and others on the
street, simply because there was place
that would receive them or to which they
could be sent One patient especially, who
was incurable and had been sent to the
Providence Hospital, but turned out as be-
ing incurable, and came to the temporary
home on Sd street. where he died the next
day
The bill providing for the new temporary
home has been heartily Endorsed by the
following prominent ministers OF Washing
ton; Rev. T. NJ. Bristol of the Metropolitan
Nj. E. Church, Rev. Wallace Radcliffe of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Rev. j. D. Stafford. pastor of ST. Patrick $
Church: Rev. Randolph McKim, rector Of
Epiphany P. E. Church; Rev. Louis Stern,
rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation; Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, bishop Of
Washington. besides prominent business
men of the District.