Evening star., 1934-07-27
ID SITES STUDIED
FOR SANATOR|UM
IN VIRGINIA AREA
D. c. Officials Consider Lo-
cations Near BIuemont
After Inspection.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
PLANS SECOND TOUR
Areas Viewed Yesterday so Miles
From City With 1,500-FOOt
Elevations.

charged with selecting sue IoI
the proposed adult tuberculosis sana-
torium was considering today 10 loca-
tfons lying along the crest of the
Blue Ridge Mountains near Bluemont,
Va, all of which were inspected yes
terday.
Edward A. Dent, District surveyor
and committee chairman, expects to
call the group together early next
week to compare notes and map out
the itinerary for another inspection
trip, when a second group, selected
from the Al sites submitted, will be
visited
After all locations thought suf-
ficiently worthy to merit inspection
have been seen the committee will
submit list of six to the District
Commissioners.
Ef.-.-.1nd Site in Running.
Still under consideration, however,
is the Glenn Dale (Md) tract, on
which a childrens sanatorium already
has been erected. Original plans
called for the location there also of
the adult tuberculosis center, but
when the District Commissioners
went to Public Works Administrator
Ickes for a 81, 500, 900 loan to finance
the project he suggested a mountain
site.
The areas inspected yesterday are
about so miles from Washington, at
an elevation of from 1,500 to 1,750
feet. All command picturesque views
of either the Shenandoah Valley or
the Loudoun Valley. Residents of
the neighborhood say the Washing
ton Monument is visible from the
range crest on clear days.
Committee members noted carefully
the water supply on each site and at
the end of the trip Dent said he
thought 1t was adequate almost every
where throughout the section. The
mountain appears to be honeycombed
with springs which are said not to
have been affected by the present
drought. On q number 0f the sites
there are deep wells providing plenti-
full water. It is estimated that a site
must be able to furnish 5000 gallons
an hour to render it suitable as a
location for the sanatorium.
Sixty to Four Hundred Acres.
The tracts viewed ranged in size
from 90 to 400 acres. They are reached
by fair gravel road, which crossed
the main highway at Smokers Gap.
The route from Washington lay
through Leesburg.
The entire mountain top Is COM
posed Of estates most of which are
occupied by wealthy Washingtonians
or members of the diplomatic corps.
The first place visited was the
Frank Carpenter estate, occupied by
the Russian Ambassador as a Sum
mer home. The house is situated at
the top of slope which ends in the
floor of the Shenandoah Valley.
Winding through the valley, the Shen-
andoah River can be seen plainly.
The estate is composed of 400 heavily
wooded acres.
The next site was the Peter Drury
estate of $50 acres. Committee mem
bers pointed out that its gentle slope
to the southeast would furnish the
proper exposure for sanitorium. The
estate is used as a Summer home by
Marquis Longhi, counselor of the
Italian Embassy.
Some distance to the south of the
Drury estate lays l80 unimproved
acres, owned by Admiral Leigh Pal
mer, chief of naval operations during
the World War. This land formed a
generally level plateau stretching
across the range
The apostolic delegate summers on
a nearby estate of $50 acres, owned
by Mrs. Charles Smith, which over
looks the Shenandoah.
Was Occupied by Pershing.
One of the last tracts visited was
president of the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co, which was oc-
cupied by Gen. John j. Pershing
shortly after the close of the World
War.
The committee seemed impressed
with the flattableland of the estate
Of the late William A. King, now oc-
cupied by Paul Sleman, Washington
attorney. This property comprises but
so acres, and if taken would have to
be used in conjunction with the ad-
joining Caspar estate of so acres.
Other tracts inspected were $50
acres owned and occupied by DR.. Will
liam Caben Moore of Washington,
IT'S acres owned by DR.. A. Y. P. Gar
nett Of Washington. 80 acres owned
by Miss Belle Roland and $50 acres
owned by Judge Walter Blount.
The Inspecting Committee was CON-
posed of Mr.. Dent, Walter Fowler, as
siStant corporation counsel; Nathan
Wyeth, municipal architect; DR.. J.
w, Peabody, superintendent Of the
Washington tuberculosis Hospital.
and j H MeanV of the District En-