Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1890, Page 8

8 > THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTO ail 7 CITY AND DISTRICT © Upon the basis of price per line per 1,000 etroulation, the advertising rates of Taz Evax- mre Stan are only about half as high as thoseof other Washington papers. But cheapness is Bot the only merit. Its service is better an any other paper in the city can possibly givel GERMAN ORPHAN ASYLUM. Its Handsome New Building All Ready for Occupancy. 12 WILL BE DEDICATED WITH INTERESTING CERE- MONIES TOMORROW—FULL DESCRIPTION OF ‘THIS NEW HOM FOR THE CHILDREN—VIsITORS FYROM BALTIMORE EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT. The children in the German Orphan Asylum, about forty in number, will soon be in their mew quarters, and the new structure is to be dedicated tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock with @eremonies ‘opriate for the occasion. The following is the program: PART Lo 1. Vaeation of the old home, transfer (pro- cession) of the orphans to their new home, headed by Donch’s orchestra, the board of di- rectors, the officers of the two ladies’ societies and the superintendent and matron. 2 Presentation of the keys to the president by the chairman of the building committee (Geo. J. Seufferle, esq.) and delivery of the same to the superintendent. PART IL. 1. Overture... -+-.Donch’s Orchestra. 2 Call to order and address of welcome by the president, Mr. J. Jose. 3. (poem by F. Clandy), Mr. F. 4 Presentation of the United States and German flags (presented by the Ladies’ Aid Society and Mr. F. Reh through Miss Clara Brandt*). 5. Raising of the two flags amidst the play- ing and singing of the “Star Spangled Bai mer,” Donch's orchestra, Sengerbund, Men- nerchor, Arion and the audience. 6. Oration (German), Mr. Hugo Kuerschner. PART IIT. 1. “Das Deutsche Lied,” Seengerbund, Men- nerchor and Airon. 2. Oration (English), Hen. 8. Wolf. Donch's orchestra. ...C, Obermeyer. Orphan Children. 5. Overture. ... -Donch's orchestra, Dismissal, inspection of the new building and “Home, Sweet Home.” The eldest orphan. ‘This program will be preceded by the entire family of children leaving their old home, which rests directly east of the new structure, and moving in a body to the new building, and the presentation of th oy as the chairman of the building committee, Mr. Seufferle, to the resident and by him to the superintendent, . Obermeyer. THE COMMITTEES. The arrangements were in charge of the fol- lowing committees: Invitation and reception committee—Anton Eberly, chairman: Reinhold Springsguth, secre- tary; Charles Graff, 5. Woif, John L. Vogt, Charles Ebel, George Breitbarth, Christ. Heurich, Jac. J. Appich, George J. Seufferle, Fred Dietz and Mrs. Emma Poesche and M. Fr a are on Cusp Springsguth, C. A. Didden, Joseph Colignon, Fred Reh and C. Shickier. Committee on musie—John L. Vogt, Dr. John Walter, Christ Ruppert. Committee on printing—W. Koch and R. Springsguth. Committee on grounds— Jac. J. Appich, William Kettler, Louis Kettler, Charles Schroth and Charles G. Rogier. Co mittee on conveyances—Charles Graff, Geor; Breitbarth, J. Karr. Committee on comfort— George J. Bessler, Andrew Loeffler, Jobn Appich. Committee on finances—George J. Seufferie, Charles Graff, Jacob J. Appich. TRE SEW BUILDING. The directors of this institution congratu- late themselves that the asylum was constructed in the country and not in the city, as the health of the children was the first considera- tion. It was thought by some persons inter- ested that the new building should have been erected inside the city limits, where it would ha easy of access, but, as the country location was deemed to be far the healthiest, it was finally decided to erect it upon the site where it now stands. 4 The old building was entirely too small for its p . its capacity being only about forty. When it had resan decided to erect a new building, and the necessary funds were avail- able. the matter was a in the hands of Mr. C. A. Didden, the architect, and he soon had plans drawn for the new buildings. His design was entirely satisfactory to the directors aud others interested. and in March the corner stone was laid. The building is constructed of brick and stone and is situated less than one mile east of Anacostia. The structure, which is two stories high, with a pitched slate roof and basement, rests on a high plateau facing ity and is surrounded with trees and rways are fireproof, so that this, taken together with the heightof the build- ing. made it unnecessary, so the architect thought, to construct fire escapes on the out- side of the —— The building is heated by the hot-wafer process and has all other modern improvements in the way of closets, bath rooms, &c. INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS, Inthe basement is situated the laundry, which has ali the necessary appliances for cleansing the chitdren’s clothing. The heating apparatus end fuel room are also on this floor, as is also s large play room for themaile inmates of the institution. This room is intended for the use of the boys during bad and cold weather when the outside play grounds cannot be used. Onthe main floor is the assembly room, which is also used for school purposes, a room for the directors and the library. The pantry, dining room. kitcken and rooms for the super- intendent are also situated on this floor, On the second floor are two large dormi- tories, one for boys and one for girls, Each has a smaller room adjoi » Which is intended for use in case of sickness or any ether emergency. The matron’s room is near the children’s sleeping rooms, and lockers for the clothing are on the same floor under her charge. There are also wash rooms and closets on this floor. In the loft are three large tanks that are to be kept filled with water trom an artesian well, the water being forced up by wind power. The sunny sides of the building, the west and south, are provided, both on the firstand second | stories, with wide porches running the entire length and width of the building. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. The officers and directors of the asylum are as follows: Jacob Jose, president; Charles Graff, vice president; Reinhold Springsguth, secretary, and John L. Vogt, treasurer. Di- rectors—J. J. Appich, George Breitbarth, C. A. Didden, A. Eberly, L. Kettler, Charles Mades, J. Walter, M.D., C. Heurich, Wm. Kettler, Chr. Ruppert. Jobn E. Weves, J. Karr, W. Koch, George J. Seufferle and 8. Wolf. Delegates— R Springeguth, Washington Scheutzen Verein; a Bessler, Butchers’ Benevolent Asso- aries G. Kogier, Germania Maenner- ehor; Mra. K Botsch, Ladies’ Aid Society; Mrs. E. Poesche, president of the Ladies’ Sew- ing Society. Ladies’ Aid Society — Mrs. M. Thalburg, President, and Mrs. M. Boetcher, secretary. Ladies’ Sewing Society—Mra. E. Pocsche, President; Mra. B. Caron, secretary; Charles bermeyer, superintendent, and Mrs. R. Ober- meyer, matron. A committee of Baltimoreans, representing the German Orphan Asylum in that city, will wesch here tomorrow morning and will be met at the by & committee composed of A , Charlies Grafi, George Breit- and Joba L. Vogt will be im waiting at the Navy Yard to convey passengers to the new asylum in time for the dedication services. ———— THE COURTS. Omcurr Covnt—Judoe Yesterday—Hayes agt. Vincent; verdict for @ne-fourth interest. Rudders agt Wallach; AL ef Justice Bingham, Yesterdsy—Harvey Gray; assault with intent verdic tenced niten- Williams; amsault with intent to kil; motion for mew trial —— Gov. Hill addressed a democratic meeting at Wheeling, W.Va, yesterday. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. The Extension of the Business Area and Its Causes. IMPROVEMENTS OF SUBURBAN ROADWAYS—SOME FEW HOUSES TO BE ERECTED—HOW WaASHING- TON Has GROWN To BE A GREAT PLACE FOR SHOPPING—OTHER NOTE# OF INTEREST. ECENT real estate transactions in the heart of the city have shown that what called the business area of the city is idly extending. F and Gstreets and the thoroughfares crossing them be- Pulse 7th and 15th have especially felt the im- tweengiven real estate values by thismovement. That it is not a tendency on the part of business to move from one quarter to another is shown by the fact that property on the old-established business streets continues to advance steadily. Mr. Myron M. Parker, president of the board of trade, discussing this feature of the real estate market with » Stan repor- ter, suggested as an explanation that Wash- ington was growing asa business place in a ratio exceeding that of the growth of popula- tion. In recent years the enterprise of mer- chants has made Washington a great shopping city. Whatever might have been the case in the past, now no one in Washington thinks it necessary to go to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore or other cities to make purchases. Now there are large establishments here where one can find much and trade’to as great advantage as in any center of trade in the country. Business that may have once gone to other cities is now kept here, and nat- urally there is an extension of the business area. One evidence of the value of the Wash- ington trade and the fact that it is kept largely at home is the tendency shown on the E of merchants of other cities to establish ranch establishments here. SUBURBAN ROADWAYS, Besides the improvements which are going rapidly forward by private enterprise in the suburbs some important advances are being made by the District government in the way of opening and improving streets, At present there are under contract improvements on North Capitol street extended, Lincoln avenue, Brentwood road and Californiaavenue. Brent- wood road is being macadamized. North Capi- tal street is being macadamized out to Glenwood cemetery and will be improved with sidewalks. Lincoln avenue will also have sidewalks and gutters out to Glenwood. The Eckington elec- tric line will run out North Rare street. Asphalt pavement will be laid on R street ex- tended, so that there will a continuous asphalt roadway from Lincoln avenue to Georgetown by way of B street. CAPT. TYLER'S RESIDENCE. The house to be erected by Capt. A. O. Tyler on the site of the Tracy house, on I street, front- ing on Farragut Square, will be not only one of the most commodious dwellings in the city, but will be striking in design. To make room for this structure Capt. Tyler has had the Tracy house, which was not so badly damaged by fire but that it was still of considerable value, com- pletely removed, ‘ine new house will occupy the whole of the frontage of 46 fect and have a total depth of 87 feet. The style of the front and all of the arrangements and decorations of the interior suggest the colonial period. It will be an English basement house with a loggia extending the whole length of the front on the first floor. This loggia will be 9 feet deep, and upon it will open the French casement windows of the drawing room and adjacent boudoir. ‘The height of the front of the coruice, which will be treated in colonial style, with terra cotta panels, will be 47 feet. There will be four floors and anattic. Up tothe second floor the material of the front will be Ohiofree stone, The base- ment is of rock-faced stone. Above the second floor the front will be of buff brick. The inner wall of the loggia will be of buff brick. The entrance, which is liberally carved in the colonial style, leads into a vestibule hall and that into an inner semi-circular ball, with a colonnade, On the right is Mr. Tyler's room, aud on the left a reception room. In the reer is a dining room 21 by 2ifeet. The rest of the floor is taken up with kitchens, servants’ rooms and household offices. The dining room is paneled two-thirds of the way up with white pine. painted in white in the colonial style. On the first floor, besides the drawing room and boudoir, are two bed chambers. ‘ihe drawing room will be over 40 feet long, and finished elaborately in the white colonial style with carved panels, The upper floors are divided into bed rooms and sitting rooms. All through the house every bed room is provided with a bath room. A VENETIAN MANSION, The same firm of architects designed the residence of Mr. A. C. Barney, which is now nearing completion, on Rhode Isiand avenue between 16th and 17th streets. This house 18 treated in the Venetian style. It occupies a front of forty-six fee has a height of forty- eight feet and a depth of 116 feet. A feature of this capacious residence is an inner court, so arranged thatevery room of the house is well lighted, It is an English basement house, the basement being of buff Ohio stone and the rest of Perth Amboy brick with Ohio stone trimming. Over the entrance at the front is a small loggia in three bays with Venetian col- umus and arches, ‘The iront of the upper story aud frieze are diapered with stone und brick and above isan elaborate corbelled cornice. The main entrance aud the servant entrances are closed with wrongit iron gates in the Vene- tian style, while the basement windows are pro- tected with wrought iron gratings of a design similar to the gates. In the basement will be a vestibule The reception room, octago- nal in form, will be treated in light oak, ‘The staircase hall is Venetian Gothic in design with stone columns and oak beams, Tie household offices are located in the basement, On the first floor isa handsome library forty-two by twenty-three feet with oak beam ceiling and a handsome Venetian stone chimney piece. Off from this room is a music room, A salon tres in the Louis XVI style adjoins the hbrary and opens upon the loggia. One feature of the floor is a picture galler y formed of three bays. It is fifty-eight feet long and has an average depth of seventeen fect. There are two dining rooms, octagonal in form, with Gothic paneled ceiling. ‘The floors are’ all of oak. ‘The upper floors are arranged in bed rooms and sitting rooms, ME. W. NORDLINGER’S NEW RESIDE? Mr. W. Nordiinger will build a new residence for himself on the south side of N street be- tween 30th and 3ist streets, West Washington. It will have ® frontage of 37 feet and a side yard and depth of § feet. It will have two principal stories and the very high tiled roof It will form an attic, which will be finished. will be a semi-double house witha large, reception hall as one enters, to the which is a handsome oak staircase, sc from the hall by handsome wood work. left of the reception hall large double or saloon parlor, There is alsoa library in the main building. In the back building is a dining room, 19 by 25 feet, with windows overlooking the side yard to the east through a small bay window; and there is a large back hall with back stairway and a toilet room. A butler's pan- try and kitchen completes the first floor, The interior finish of the first floor will be in oak and cherry. On the second floor there are about eight rooms and two bath rooms, The front will be treated in the Romanesque style of architecture and will be of Hummelstown brown stone up to the first-story window sills and will continue up of pressed brick with stone trimmingsof a substantial and very im- posing design. A small corner projection or tower will rise slightly above the eaves of the high tiled roof. A handsome stone porch will add very much to the first with its ornamenta- tions of carved work. The house will be heated by steam and have all the latest conveniences of a modern home, Mr. T. F. Schneider is the architect. ewe nee ANNULLED THE MOTION. Judge Bradley’s D-cision in Regard to the Estate of Bushrod Askins. Yesterday Judge Bradley, in the Probate Court, heard argument in the case of the estate of Bushrod W. Askins on motion for issues to be framed on the noncupative will, and decided adversely. An appeal was taken. Askins was ‘an old man who lived near Tenleytown, and it is claimed that some time before his death he expressed his intention to leave to two old ladies all that he possessed. After his death his trunk was examined and his effects were found amounting to about €15,000, and letters of collection being procured, said effects being mostly cash, were deposited in bank. Some weeks afterward the Askins declaration of in- tentions was written out and propounded as a noncupative will by Mr. Jackson. It was con- ten by Mr. Mackey that under the statute of Charles i evidence could not be taken after six months unless the will had Leen within six days of the death. Judge Bradley To the said the papers showed on their face that ill had been = iseuea, Roncupative wi made and overruled A HEauTuy, Rosusr CHILD bas a better chance of escaping or of resisting disease than a sickly one. It is therefore the duty of mother to obtain such @ food as will Insure life and - e sietie'p Tost promotes fants a healthy ® full development nda vigorous constitution, OUR CITIZEN SOLDIERS. Matters of Interest in Connection With the D. C, National Guard. CHANGES AMONG THE OFFICERS—TALK OF THE NATIONAL RIFLES COMING INTO THE ORGANIZA- TION—A DESIRABLE MOVE—DRILL OF THE FIFTH BATTALION—SOCIAL FEATURES. One of the most interesting possibilities in connection with Nations] Guard matters is said to have arrived at such a stage that it may now be denominated a well-founded rumor, The story goes to the effect that Capt James M. Oyster of the National Rifles has been tendered a commission as major in the District National Guard, and that the captain will accept the proffered honor if the majority of the membership of the Rifles will only go with him into the guard. There's the rumor. If Capt. Oyster should enter the guard he would probably take the place of Maj. Camp- bell. That gentleman's health is not as robust as he and his many friends would wish it to. be and his resignation has practically been in Gen. Ordway’s hands every since last August. To have their old commander at the head of the fourth battalion would be no small honor and advantage to the Kifles, for if they should follow him he would, without doubt, make them company A, and as such they would be on the extreme right of the second regi- ment, ADVANTAGES TO THE RIFLES IF THEY COME IN. The result of such a change as has been hinted at would be a more healthy rivalry than now prevails. Lieut. Manson would make a most excellent captain for the converted com- pany and it could at once take its place as one of the crack commands in the brigade. Really there seems to be no good and sufficient reason why the Rifles should longer delay their entry into the guard, From the beginning many of their most promment members expressed their willingness to go with the rest of the boys, and since then every valid excuse for continued hesitation has been removed. The District militia is now founded on law—sound law— and its legitimate expenses are duly provided for by congressional appropriation. 1ts status is of the highest order and it is only a ques- tion of little while before the National Guard of the District of Columbia will be, in every sense of the wordexcept as to numeri- cal strength, superior to any other similar or- ganization in the United States, DRILL OF THE FIFTH BATTALION. The fifth battalion had its first drill last night under the command of its new senior officer, Maj. R. A. O’Brien. There was an unaccus- tomed amount of snap in the proceedings and the men enjoyed the maneuvers and the in- struction; they were sadly in need of both. It has been the custom to have the various com- auies to fall in in their respective rooms and rom thence to march, in a go-as-you-pleaso sort of a way, to the drill hall, where the bat- talion was formed. Last night a new and a bet- ter order of things was visible and audible. At 8 o'clock drill call sounded; ten minutes later and the assembly rang out. This was followed,at 8:20, by the adjutant’s cali. If yesterday even- ing’s performance may be used as a basis upon which to start a prediction it is safe to say that other battalion commanders will have to keep moving or they will be distanced. CHANGES AMONG OFFICERS AND MEN. There have been changes among the officers of the fifth battalion and the outlook is favor- able at present for other minor decapitations or transfers, Adjutant Printz has resigned. His Ex will be-taken by Mr. M. V. Tierney, a local attorney and a most popular gentleman, In connection with his appointment the men of the fifth say they are going to have the best- looking adjutant in the brigade. Capt. Beagle and Lieut. W. B. Johnstone, both company officers in the fifth, have been ordered before the brigade board’ for exami- nation as to their fitness to continue in their present positions and itis by no means im- probable that other officers of that battalion may receive similar notification, ‘Twelve members of company A of the fifth (the old Emmet Guard) have been transferred to company C, and Second Lieut. Fainter went with them. To fill the vacancy caused by the transfer of Lieut. Fainter Second Lieut. Boger of company C will go to company A. Company C of the fourth has a new set of officers, Second Lieutenant Brower has been elected captain, while Second Lieutenant Birchfield of company B has been promoted to the first lieutenancy of company ©. This left open a second licuteuancy in C and that has been filled by the election of First Sergeant Odell, Private Smythe and Corporal Howard of Company D of the fourth have been appointed, respectively, right and left general guides, with the rank of sergeant, THE SOCTAL SEASON is opening up largely. On Monday evening the first battalion, clad in their gorgeous rai- ment as the Washington Light Infantry corps, will go over to Baltimore to decorate the Ma- sonic fair. It will also give moral support to Capt. John Miller and —— D, as they do an exhibition drill in the hall where the fair is to be held. A great many members of other battalions propose to accompany the white- conted favorites and they won't come home till morning. ‘On that same night company C of the second (the National Fencibies) will show themselves in an exhibition drill at the National Rifles’ Armory, and if any company in this region be- lieves it can outmaneuver the Fencibles Capt, Domer and several others of the second bat- talion would like to get a look at it. The second battalion proposes turning ont bodily on the night of November4, The mem- bers of that well-trained subdivision of tho brigade will attend a fair for the benefit of one of its companies—the Marion Rifles, PREPARATIONS FOR THE “‘sHOOT” onthe Sth proximo are going steadily on, Some of the battalion teams are doing lots of good, steady work in the way of practice, One or two of them are very proud of the scores and they do not hesitate to make audible and self-laudatory remarks about the way in which they propose to win the trophy, “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest be also fall.” THE ENGINEER COMPANY, If the engineer company falls short of being a success it will hardly be the fault of its pro- moters. They are doing everything in their power to give the organization a prestige which will last it for some time to come, and the character of those who are being admitted to membership seems to be more than ordinarily desirable. Those whose applications have been approved by the supervising committee and who appear at brigade headquarters on Monday evening will probably be mustered in, ‘Tue Evenixa Stan medal to be shot for on November 5 is on exhibition in Galt’s window. NICKEL FOR ARMOR PLATES, Talk of “Corners” in the Metal—Hopes of Supplies From Domestic Sources. Additional results of the recent tests of armor plate at Annapolis are still coming to light, ‘The demonstration of the superiority of the nickel steel alloy and the immediate appro- priation by Congress of a million dollars for the purchase of a quantity of nickel with which to alloy naval steel had the effect of stimulat- ing the nickel to an unusual degree. The Navy Department had hardiy begun to inquire into the amount of nickel! on the market before it was found that the results of the tests had been zed upon abroad with remarkable celerity d that there was to be keen competition in a market already noted for vigorous and steady demand. In addition there were rumors of “corners” that were discomforting to the officials who had expected to get an ade- uate supply of the metal at fair prices. ‘hese facts have led to an examination of the possibilities of the United States as a nickel- producing country. All of the nickel used here has been purchased abroad, Canada being the nearest source of supply. ‘From information coming in an unofficial way to the department it appears, however, that there is a probability that the metal exists in this country in consid- erable quantities, It is asserted that mines of great value exist in Virginia, For obvious reasons the persons making the assertion re- fuse to designate their location. Meanwhile, acting upon expert reports, at least one com- pany is organized to develop these mines, 80 t the sources, Beating the World’s Record. Hamil team, Belle Hamlin and Justiana, wore at Independence, Iowa, yesterday, sent to beat 215, the world’s record, held by them, and made it 2.134%. The day was cold and om Had the weather been favorable 2.12 nonin Mousey. The polr wore deives ty that ain Mon a were une, Cc. J. Hamlin. The first ie reached in .32}4, the half in 1.0439, quarter in 1.39} and the mile in 2. — +2 ‘The Oklahoma council vesterday passed bill locating the capital at Kingfisher, vut most zealous advocates are fearful of its fate at the governor's hands, ‘Written for Taz Evzsrxe Stan. NEW NAVAL OBSERVATORY. Its Beautiful Location Just North of Georgetown. THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED AND THE PROGRESS THAT HAS THUS FAR BEEN MADE BY THE CONTRACTORS—USES TO WHICH THESE BUILDINGS WILL BE PUT. FURLONG OR MORE directly north of Georgetown, on what is known as the old Barber place, the new naval ob- servatory is now in the course of con- struction and will, when finished, add another to Washington's many attractive environments. The Barber estate was purchased by the gov- ernment about nine years ago for 72.000 and contains some sixty-two acres, lying beween the High street road on the west and the Barnard estate, Normanstone, on the east, It occupies the summit of a ridge of hills, the highest in the vicinity, and commands # superb view for miles around in e1 direction save the west. Standing on the crest of the hillon which the new structure is situated one is delighted with the beauty andextentof the vast picture before him, The line of vision extends over the heights of Georgetown out across the Potomac, dotted with steam and sailing vessels, and over the housetops of Washington to the faint hills of Maryland | beyond the Eastern branch. This view is obtained by looking directly south from the main building. On the southwest the view stretches out ins varied panorams across sparkling river and the Virginia hills to Ale: andria, eight miles distant, and beyond, and on the left or east to the Soldiers’ Home. Indeed, for beauty, quietness and fitness of position no better spot could have been selected for the Purpose, Under an act of Congress entitled: “An act making an speropeeece for the naval service for eo fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, and for other puposes,” Spproved March 3, 1887, bids were received at the Navy Department up to June 12, 1888, for the erection and construction of the new naval observatory on Georgetown Heights. The contract, which was awarded to Messrs. P. H. McLaughlin & Co., who built the upper por- tion of the Washington monument, compre- hended nine buildings, planned by Mr. Rich- ard M. Huntof New York, The act makin; the appropriation for the purpose provide that the total cost should not exceed $400,000, Certain details of the work, however, were not included in the contract as advertised April 10, 1883 (such as construction of floors, piers for instruments, equatorial domes, &c.), and $65,- 000 was reserved as the maximum cost of these extra matters, WHEN THE WORK COMMENCED. Ground was broken for the foundations late in October, 1888. The buildings, as stated, will be nine in number, to wit: Main building, great equatorial, east and west transit buildings, clock room, two observers’ rooms, prime verti- cal building and the boiler house, There will be used in the construction of these build- ings about 3,000 tons of marble in addi- tion to blue stone and 2,430,000 bricks. The marble is from the New York Quarry Company's quarries at Tuck- shoe, N.Y., and the blue stone from the Potomac river. All materials have been sub- Jected to the most rigorous examination and the cement usedin the construction is required to reach a higher standard as to tensile strength, weight and time of setting than on any other building around Washington. Mr. Wm. H. Grant, the assistant architect, in charge, has exercised the strictest judgment in regard to these matters and has endeavored to have the work done so that when it is finished it may be turned over to the government spotless and without blemish. ‘The main building will be two storics high with @ cellar under all and an air story above, that is, all above the smail equatorial portion, which will have a third story and @ portico around the dome above this. In addition to the small equatorial the main building comprises the library and transit circle buildings and general offices, It is 307 feet 5 inches extreme length by 68 feet extreme width, facing north and south, and is built mainly of cut face marble above which is of rock face marble, Thi of work extends to the top of th torial, the belt courses, pilasters, and window frames being of cut f: ‘The general surface of the entire building is plain, very little orna- mental work appearing in any part of it, save perhaps the columns to the balcony’ over the south door. To form an idea of the posi- tion of the rooms and the complete arrange- ments of the interior one should enter at the small equatorial which forms the extremo western end of the stone portion of this build- ing—the transit circle room of iron. ouly the stone foundation of which is now built, adjoins this still farther westward. Entering then at this door one passes through this room into the large main hall extending throughout the en- tire length. Immediately on the left of the entrance to this hall is the elevator room. The elevator shaft from the cellar up is built of white enameled imported bricks. Next to this is the time service room, 18.4x910, adjoining which is the temperature room, 22.2x19.1, latter class all equa- and beyond this, adjoining ‘the main hall running north and gouth, is the chronometer” and clock room,’ a large apartment—32.6x19. Here one passes the mar- ble stairway leading tothe second floor, and the first room is the museum, beyond which, in order, are the record and the librarian’s rooms. At the extreme end is the circular library— forty-eight feet in diameter. Heversing one course, on the other side of the hall is, first, the instrument store room; then in succession, the instrument maker's, secretary's and super- intendent’s rooms. ‘The latter two are 18x15,.9. On the other side of the main hall is the assist- ant superintendent's room, next superintend- ent of chronometer; then the room of exam- iner of instruments—27x20.2, and last, adjoin- ing the passage to transit circle, is the toilet room—I8.5x9.10, ALL THE FIRST FLOOR, save the main halls, museum, record and toilet rooms, which are in tiles, will be of hard fin- ished white oak. The arrangement of the sec- oud story is very much similar to the first, but a professor's room occupies the space over the instrument maker's room; cabinet east of this, one instrument store room und on west two computers’ rooms over secretary and superin- tendent’s, then another professor's room over the main south entrance. Adjoining are two more computers’ rooms, professor's room and toilet. On the other there isa cabinet over the time service, und in order to the east of the building two computers’ rooms, stairs, two more computers’ room, professor's room and cabinet which is close to the gallery of the library. All the floors will have fireproof arches be- tween the iron b-ams, filled in above to grade with concrete for tiling or flooring, and the whole to be fireproof. THE GREAT EQUATORIAL, which was the first building completed, that is, as to the stone work, is a very handsome strue- ture, standing about 150 feet west of the main building. ‘The southern end is circular, while the northern end gives one the idea of the Parthenon without its columns. It is built almost entirely of rock face marble with a cir- cular balcony aud four corners above it of cut face work, ‘Che enormous iron dome is not yet put in place; it is being made by Messrs, War- ner & Sevasey of Ohio, ‘The foundation for the instrument pier in this building, as in the others, is in form of an enormous cross of solid concrete about nine fe t in depth, which will give solidity and prove a safeguard against any jarring of the instru- ments, Further to protect this large telescope it has been made a law that no public road shall ass within less than one thousand feet of the Building. Some forty feet in front of this stand connected three buildings, which form, rhaps, the only — on the reservation, Phe clock room is the main one, and is, like the others described, built of marble, but on cither side of it, east and west, is an observer's room— small, plain frame structures on granite founda- tions, strong enough to sustain the weight of marble. The ides is, per g that these are merely temporary, and will be rebuilt of marble when the necessary fands are available. When will this be? HE EAST AND WEST TRANSIT CIRCLE BUILDINGS will stand at either side of and about cighteen feet from these wooden affairs, At present no more than the blue-stone foundations and the concrete foundations for the piers are con- structed, but they are to be built of iron and may be completed rapidly enough when all the castings are ready. A little northeast of the library, quite down below cellar grade of the main building, on the edge of a ravine, stands the boiler house,{a solid, square, massive structure of blue gueiss stone—rough broken ashlar—trimmed as to coping, buttress &c., with smooth tooled stone. The sout! end is built against @ few inches abor double ine steam heat by and will also work the pumps. stack rises atthe north of the boiler house sixty feet in the air, There is one other build- ing contracted for; it is the vertical, which bas not been built earlier owing to the fact that it will occupy the site of the old man- s D. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1890-SIXTEEN PAGE altogether fora while, The contractors have had many obstacles to contend with, consider- ing which the work has advanced rapidiy enough. HOW TO GET TO THE OBSERVATORY. ‘The electric cars on the High street road will carry passengers within a stone's throw of the grounds, while the extension of Massachusetts avenue will furnish a roadway Perhaps nearer yet. The line now —— for avenue deviates considerably from the con- tinuous line of this thoroughfare in the city, hence man‘ reons object to it continued on this line it would pass through the northern part of the observatory grounds, Its continuation on # direct line seems wholly out of the question, owing to the lnw that no roadway shall approsch within on thousand feet of the J gral equatorial The warp has been delayed for some time now owing to the condemnation of some of the marble as being what the assistant architect considers off color, The total suspension of work from time to time for similar causes bas prevented its completion within the contract time, to wit, by October 2 of this year, ‘and the contractors have secured extensi til the Ist of July next, but ev in this it is very doubtful as to whether it will be finished. Four of the additional months. December, January, February and March, will not be worth more than one month to the builders, for the reason that the class of work remaining to be done—plastering and the like— cannot be done in cold or bad weather. When, however, the work is complete the navy and the government will have what has been needed for many years, —__ THREE LORDLY MINSTRELS. Brighton, Eng., Mystified Over Some Wandering Musicians. Brighton, England, is greatly exercised as to the identity of a band of three itinerant musi- cians who give a performance every evening on the King’s walk, the fashionable promenade. These young men are said to be doing a tre- mendous business, although they have to de- pend entirely on the volunteer contributions of the crowd that assembles to hear them. ARISTOCRATIC WANDERING MINSTRELS. The first coup was made when it leaked out that one of the number was a young lord and the rest of the troupe was composed of mem- bers of the higharistocracy. They have eluded all questions as to who they are and have so far | preserved their incognito, though it is said that the other night a well-known stock broker, who moves in the best social circles, succeeded in | pieremg the mystery with which they have en- shrouded themselves and recognized one of the performers, As an inducement to keep their secret it is said they told him they were simply coining money and were fast becoming the rage. In fact, people are already beginning to consider those residents outside the pale of fashionable society under whose windows or before whose doors the band of the “myste- rious ones,” as they are called, does not sing. ATTENDED BY A SERVANT. The stock in trade of the young men consists | imply of a piano in a cart, by means of which it is easily moved from place to place. The mysterious three are attended by asmart youth, who is dressed in a suit of livery and in whose shiny black hat is fixed a cockade and a badge, to which there is very little doubt he is not en- titled, and it is he who pilots the cart and the trio through the crowded streets. Meantime one-half of Brighton is beginning to find out who the members of the party really are, while the other half winks knowingly and pretends to have the information, but refuses to divulge it, A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE. ‘This, however, is not the first time a watering place has been worried in trying to find out who its intinerant musicians are. At several of the watering places an actor who played with | Mr. Mansfield, both here and in America, at ime used tosing comic songs and give sketches after the manner of Corney Grain and George Grosmith, and made a lot of money. He and his two partners used to take turns in the performance, and they were accompanied by a boy resplendent in buttons, who passed around the bag for contributions of the crowd. No one knew who they were, as they always disguised themselves, and, contrary to their custom of itinerant musicians, stopped at the best hotel in D. eee An Afilicted Citizen. From the Chicago Tribune. “If you can spare me a few moments of your time, madam,” he said, taking off a hat that had seen better days in the dim and misty past, “I should like to explain why I am com- appear before you as an applicant for “Proceed,” said the lady. “You have no objection, I presume, to my leaning against this pillar of the portico to reat myself?” ‘None whatever.” He leaned his robust frame against one of the posts, coughed behind his hand and began: “I have not always been reduced to this ne- cessity, madam, In happier days, not far dis- tant, I was at the head of a successful business ina flourishing city. I had a good bank ac- count, I was in the enjoyment of exccilent health, my domestic relations were pleasant andI was the recipient of many civie offices. My trouble began with the death of my grand- father.” He pulled out a once red bandanna handker- chief, wiped a corner of each eye and resutacd: “He was a good manand I was much at- tached tohim. His loss moved me deeply, ‘Then my only great-uncle died. To lose one’s only great-uncle, madaim,” he coutinued in a broken voice, “brings a pang that I trust you may never know.” hat next?” inquired the lady. he next attliction that befell me was a fire that destroyed the house of my wife's aunt, She was a mostestimable lady, The loss was total and there was no insurance. thized deeply with her, and spend the winter with me, whole family.” He paused as if to note the effect of this, coughed behind his hand again and wiped his eyes with the bandanna reiiniscence as be- fe I sympa- she came to She brought her yell?” “Well, madam, I bore up as well as I could until my boy—my eldest—the center of my fondest pes-—excuse this emotion, “I bore up until my boy began to chew to- bacco. Then my health failed.” ~You don’t look like a sickly man.” “Lam aware of it, madam. My trouble is one of—of nerves, madam—of nerves. The doctors advised me to travel. I could not tol- iow their advice then, owing to business com- plications, In the troubles that came upon me our stock of goods had run down to some ex- tent. Then came the passage of the McKinley bill, and——" “What had that to do with it?” “It was the final blow. We had expected, of course, to mark our goods up and realize han d- somal ” c & ‘We—we had no goods to mark up.” “And then?” “And then I took to the—th: I began to advice. Then Is was the doctor T “Ye “y “Why don’t you go ahead?” “Madam,” said tho traveler, straightening himeelf up, “I sce it is useless, I have not awakened your sympathies.” “Not a cent’s worth.” “Not even to the extent of”’—he suggested, with another laborious cough behind his hand— “ofa cold collation.” ‘es, then you——" “] might have known it,” he exclaimed, put- ting on his bat and turning a “In telli my story, madam, I am usually interrupted at the great-uncle part of it by the offer of sub- stantial sympathy, To the fact that yon per- mitted me to proceed until I became tangled up in the McKinley bill, madam,” he added with bitter reproach in his tone, ‘I attribute this ignoble failure. I have not fallen in my own esteem, madam, but my faith nature has received a terrible shock. He thrast one hand in the breast of what had once been a black cloth coat, waved a majestic farewell with the oth “Good evening, uncle.” “Ebening, boss; ebening.” “How are you getting along?” ie tol’ble; gwine to goa leetle low case de roomatism got er grip in dese laigs er late.” “You are not quite as spry as you used to “No, I ain't dat.” “Where is your brother Sam?” “Ob, he done diss out o' dis life two years ago, he did.” “Did he die in bed?” IN SOME TIGHT PLACES, An Old Engineer Tells of Several Very Narrow Escapes. BOW EE WENT THROUGH TWO WRECKS ON THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD—RADLY SHAKEN UP, BUT STILL ALIVE—A STORY OF OLD- TIME RAILBOADING WITH INTERESTING DETAILS JUSTICE of the Supreme Court is not more taciturn than the average railroad engineer, And, not unlike the eminent jurists, when once his habitual reserve is cast aside he is a Veritabie mine of anecdote and wit. AStaxreporter one afternoon during the past week ran across one of these “Knights of the Throttle” in the neighborhood of the od, as “round house” on Virginia avenue, pay car is designated in the railroaders’ par- lance, had just arrived and he was in a good humor and talkative. “Come, John, you won't go out on your run for two hours yet. Tell me about some of the tight places you've been in since becoming an engineer.” “Well, young man, we don't like to talk about those things, but,as you appear to be anxious for a story, 1 don’t mind telling you “Tell me about that long red scar there un- der your chin, That must have been quite a wound.” “That was rather a hard one, but when I re- ceived it it was asmaller affair in comparison with my other breaks and bruises, As you know, I've pulled a throttle on the Baltimore and Potomac road ever since the first rail was laid. Railroading today is child's play to what it was then. Now our greatest risk is a broken rail or axle; then it dozen different things to keep us alert, ¢ moug them be- ing washouts, insecure trestle: d mistakes in telegraph orders incidental toa gle track road, Overwork also played a prominent part and it was owing to tbe latter fact that this ecar adorns t chopper. It was during the busy days of the inaugura- tion of Garti d all the sivep the boys Lad secured for a week were only cat-napa, 1 was coming north, out of Washington, ou the ev ing of inauguration day aud ex-F'resideut Ha. cccupied ® private car ou the rear of my train, ‘The cars were crowded to their fullest capacity and with this responsibility upon me I believe could have done without sleep for a month, All the cars were in Washingion or bound north, the engines comiug south generally being empty—that is, without cars, The e gineers ot these empty engives would mom tarily relax their vigilance owing to the le responsibility and it was during one of these moments that I got into the tightest place and received the closest cail of my life. I re orders to pass two empty engines coming south at Severn, @ email telegraph station about thirty miles north of Washington, and that they would take the siding for me. My engine was doing nicely and we were jicking it along at a pretty lively gait, when, just as [ turned the Severn curve, flip! bang!! came the two engines into me and when I woke up two weeks had paseed, an en- Rineer and baggage master had been buried, three locomotives and a half dozen cars smashed into splinters and I lay on my back in the hospital with a leg, an arm and three ribs broken and my under jaw almost torn off. The engineer of one of the south-bound engines had relaxed his vigilance for hardly more than a minute, ran by his siding and his lite paid the forfeit. “Why didn't I jump? Holy smoke, young fellow, that never entered my mind. I re- versed my engine, put on the air and by that time we were piled up aud I was unconscious, The good Lord only knows why my railroading days dida’t end there, but they didn’t and 1 myself I can make time with any of the boys. “How about that little accident out at Me- Grader’s curve; weren’s you mixed up im that affair? It occurred a good while ago, but 1 never heard the particulars.” “Well, I shouid say 1 was mixed up in that affair. In all m, ars of railroading that was the luckiest accident with the queerest trim- mings I have ever known. The littie details that I am going to tell you in connection with the affair came to me some time atter their oc- currence. ‘“Phis time I was coming south on the New York express and was due in Washington at 11:30 at night. I had about twelve cars well filled with ‘passengers behis time there was a telegraph juarter of a mile north of the ilson’s.’ The express generally had a clear track and orders were never given it only when of great importance. Owing to this fact it made very fast time and at that point usually ran about forty or forty-five miles an hour. As [ swung in sight of this lite lonely watch box I saw that the red signal was down, and after a fierce pull at the whistle I reversed the lever and put on the air. We came to a stop in a hurry, and, thinking orders were awaiting me, Imadea break for the office to secure them without losing any more time than nec- essary, “Pushing open the door I saw the operator lying back in his chair, as I thought, fast asleep. There was a strong odor of cual gas in the room, but in the heat of passion at what I thought was a case of neglect of duty I paid no attention to this, but grabbing him by the collar of his coat I yanked him out of the chair onto the floor, As he wasa little slow coming around I caught up @ bucket of water and threw the contents over him, bringing him to his senses instanter. “Where's my orders? What's the red down houted into his ears. = “s no orders, I must have gone to sleep or fainted. Everything's all right,’ be vplied im a dazed sort of w: “With an oath—I used to swear then—I rushed back to my engine, whistled for a flag- man und pulled out, vowing vengeance on that operator in the shape of a report to the super- iutendent upon my arrival in Washington. That report never went in. “I had gotten my train under way and was going only about five miles an hour when, just as we swung around McGruder’s Curve the track sank under me and with a loud crash and a splintering of butfers we came to a dead stop with the front part of my engine sunk about three tect below the track in mud and gravel. ‘There is a dangerous qucksand there, and it had washed about fifteen feet of the earth away from under the track, Owing to our rate of speed a good shaking up was aboutall we got, but suppose for one minute that t i had not been down on usat Wilson’ icked us up all in picees, as 1 would have gone into that hole at the rate of about forty miles Our, joth the day and night operators at Wil- son's were practical jokers, A bright idea strack the dsy man, aud climbing noiselessiy on to the roof of the office he placed a board over the chi shutting off the draft of the stove. After performing this brilliant feat he went home for 2 nighi’s rest, resolved to learn the next morning the resuit of his machina- tions, The stove door was partly open, the gas from the coal wasforced out, it soon filled the room and had 1 not been stopped by the red signal the chances are the boy would have been smothered to death, So you see the multipli- cation of circumstances’ engendered by that practical joke, although it nearly killed oe perron, saved my life and many more behind me.” — The “Science” of Astronomy. From the Chicago Tribune, “What star is that?” inquired the raw-boned stranger, halting at the street corner. “Phat ain't a star,” said the faker with a tel- escope. “That is a planet.” “H'm! What planet is it?” hat, sir, is Jupite: “It's Jupiter, is it? How do you know it's Jupiter?” “Why, everybody knows that planet is Jupi- ‘But how do you know it?” now it by its belts.” ‘Hain‘t any other planet got belts?” “Possibly some of them have, In the re- motest depths of space there may be myriads of worlds that the telescope has not revealed to us, and some of them may have belts like eethat 5 hat I thought. Do se what 101 ou s'pose Jupi- ter is inhabited?” = ” < “Some persons think it is and some say it has not yet cooled off sufficiently for human beings to live upon it.” ‘Do you think it's likely that the people who live on it, if there are any, call it Jupiter?” yh, 7 it isn't ye ‘ikely?” fi 'm! How much do you charge for looki it through that thing?” as “Only 5 cents.” ‘ive cents, hey? You want 5 cents for one about ten seconds at a planet you call Jupiter because everybody else calls it Jupiter, and because it’s got belts, when you say yourself itain’t the one that's got belts, and you acknowledge pee on it don'tcall it Jupiter. 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