Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . , War Depart-ment, Presidents House, and Treasury. At 15th st. W. connect with the carso\\\\\^ \^th Street 2in6. Columbia Railways. Exchange tickets given for theformer. At the S. end of the Treasury they again enter Pennsylvania av.,which they follow the entire length of the business quarter of the city, t;.^> GENERAL INFORMATION. The Baltimore and Potomac Passenger Station^ Washington,on 6th St., W., one square south of Pemisylvauia Avemie,reache
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . , War Depart-ment, Presidents House, and Treasury. At 15th st. W. connect with the carso\\\\\^ \^th Street 2in6. Columbia Railways. Exchange tickets given for theformer. At the S. end of the Treasury they again enter Pennsylvania av.,which they follow the entire length of the business quarter of the city, t;.^> GENERAL INFORMATION. The Baltimore and Potomac Passenger Station^ Washington,on 6th St., W., one square south of Pemisylvauia Avemie,reached by the F St, changing at 9th St., W., going S,,and conveniently by the Pennsylvania Ave. street cars, is abeautiful gothic edifice, designed by J. M. Wilson. It is built of brick, with courses of Ohio sandstone, the whole resting on agranite base. The taller to7ver\s 134 feet high to the finial. The main building aooxiZoiceX., and the iron passen£^er shed iiox^zo k&t. ~ tifully finished in native woods. Total cost, $2,00,000. The interior is beau-. i! The Assassination of President GarjicUl. it was in theladies room, after entering from B St., that President Gar-field was shot down by the assassin Guiteau. The silver star in the floor marks where the President fell. A beautiful muraltribute in the wall near by, representing a tablet with the Roman fasces on eitheiside, and an American eagle resting on the top, bears the inscription, yametAbrant Garfield, President 0/ the United States, yuly 2, 1881. It was•xccuted by W. Struthers & Sons. Phila., cost $613, and erected by the company X GENERAL INFORMATIOK. intercept the Metropolitan line N. and S.; and at 7th st. with the cars of the 7th st. branch N. and S. Onthe latter exchange tickets are given. At the W. gate of theCapitol grounds one branch turns to the 1. for the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad Depot every 10 min. during the dajs andthe other to the r. for the Capitol or Navy Yard, every 5 the day. At
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