Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-17
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE

GEORGETOWN, Sept. IL. 1856.
If he who causes two stalks of grain or era.
to grow where mono grew before is to be re-
garded in the light of bcnefactor of his ace,
we candidiy think our onterprising follow
citizen of the Union line, Mr.. Vanderwerker,
is equally entitled to the same appellation.
w ho does not remember, with a sort Of sick
eniDg disgust, the time when the riekety old
meal wagon lin appearance) concerns furn
ished almost the only accommodation for trav-
elers between our city and any point in Wash
ington! Into these (when you could acciden-
tally catch them) passengers had to crowd like
chickens IN coop, were rolled and jOlted
along tho streets Of the two cities at about OK
cart speed, and then had the privilege (lades
as well as tho moro hardy sex) of being
dumped out about the middle of the street,
with sometimes the luxury Of wading to the
footways through mud, slush and snow, f r
which each passenger was required to pay the
sum Of twelve and half cents. How very
different now. No two cities in the Union are
blessed with better accommodations for trav-
cling, either on business or pleasure and r G.
reatiOn, than the Union line Of omnibuSos af-
fords. The coaches are spacious easy, neat,
clean, and airy, and are driven by sober, gon-
tlemanly and accommodating drivers As a
further evidence Of Mr.. Vanderwerken's do.
termination TO furnish the citizens Of the Dis
trict, and strangers coming into it, with the
very best accommodations that money and
enterprise can procure, he has now in course
OF construction seventeen magnificent coaches,
all Of which will DO placed upon the line as
soon as completed
The names of three of these already letter
ed, is as follows Col j. q Berret, Joseph II
Bradley, and DIR. w. D. Magrudcr When
these are ready for sol .ice, and placed upon
the line, the public will be furnished W; tn
greater facility for transition betw cen eur city
and the Capitol and the Navy Yard, than they
have ever heretofore had; as will be seen from
the number Of coaches on the route, and the
time upon which they will be run. Between
the Navy Yard and the War Department
twelve coaches running ON eight minutes time;
between the Capitol and War Department,
three extra coaches, running on two and
half minutes time; and eighteen coaches run
ming on i've minutes time between George
town and the Capitol gate. Thus it will be
seen that there will always be when neces.
sity requires it on the route between our city
and the Navy Var thirty three coaches, re-
curing at all times about two hundred and
twenty horses to propel them, and some
fifty men as drivers, hostlers, superintendent,
&c The foregoing will give somo idea of the
magnitude of the arrangements of Mr.. V. for
the public accommodation, and tho expense
and labor necessary to its establishment. The
time between the Capitol and tho War De-
partment will be two and half minutes.
A small leak occurred yesterday in one of
the canal locks, near Seneca. Consequently
the packet boat Argo was unable to reach our
city last evening. The III. G. Meigs was sent
On early this morning to bring the passengers