The Washington critic., 1886-08-24
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How TO Reach All Portions of the
National CapitaI.


Fare for each person on all lines . ccnts.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor of
all cars, G for 20 cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Crock, cast along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue Of Washington; Cor.
coran Gallery state Warand Navy Depart
mcnts; Presidents House Lafayette square,
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
drew jackson; Department of Justice (halt.
ing at Fiito enth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street BrnnCh Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market where transfers are given 10 the
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street orsouth to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
lherc transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore and ohio Railroad depot, as
Cendng south side Of Capitol Hill, contin'
uing along u street south to Pennsylvania
avenue turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks TO Navy-Yard gate.
Returning same route and conditions.
Fourteenthstreot Branch -- starts Mt New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west ont
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square aud Thomas statue. Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given toand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, 3 cents additional.
Sevcnth.strcet Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount vernon
Square, Patent and Postoiiices, Odd-Fol-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
AT Centre Market aud City PostofcC (wherc
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
line), continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National hu-
scum, TO the wharvcs of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Rallway-Leavlng Georgetown,
where IL makes Il circuit OF West, lligh,
fayctte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomcry streets, passing ncar Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak Hi Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to T. street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue. amidst the pala-
tiul residences of the West End, including
that Of the British minister; along seven
tCcnth street west 10 u street north, Four
tccnth street to L, passing Wizards and the
Ebbitt House. crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given to the Nnthstreet
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
TO Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue TO c street, 10y
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to Il street north, TO FIRST street
east thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park Returning same route going
west. eNCcIt along New Jersey avenue and
street instead Of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front Of the state
War and Navy Depart nents ut convenient
intervals, connecting with above line ut
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch--Starts at northern ter
minus Of Seventh street west (whore II con
meets with silver Springs Brauchl, divorging
to Ninth street, thence SOUTH passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Templo,
Patent and PustOliCcs AT II street (wherc
transfers are given to main line east or
west, thence to B street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four
and.a-half street, thence. to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharNcs, Potomac
River Returning by same route.
| Silver Springs Rranch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.strcct Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Unlver-
sity and SchuotZcn Park, to entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
| Columbia Railway-starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to Its intersection
| with Massachusetts, avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts, avenue to
| ii street north, past the Government Print
ing Office to Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bonning's Bridge
| road. Returning same route,
| North Capitol and o Street (or Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
| and-a-half street, thence east to First west,
| north 10 G street, west TO Fourth street,
north to = street, west to Eleventh street,
south to T. street north, west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue. east to
| 1Welitn street, SOuln To NllHllllu avenue
| and east to starting point Returning. same
route, except passing east over q instead OF
| i street.
| This line also has short connecting roads rum
ming TO the Centre Market Potomac river
| steamboat wharves Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
| Eleventh and Boundary.
| Anacostla misunderstanding from foot OF
| Seventh street. along NJ street south
| past nayy.yard gate. to Twelfth street east
| and over the Anacostia Bridge to Union
| town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. transfer,
| to and from Avenue Line or Scventh-street
| Branch Washington and Georgetown ltall
road, 3 cents.
| Hcrdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue 10 Twenty.
second and q streets northwest. Fare,
cents: siX tickets for p cents. Horse Cal
| tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run TO any part OF the city
Fare, % cents, within ! mile; IS cents PEI
| hour for one passenger; 81 per hour tul
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
| street northwest.
The par,ls.
Washington Circle Is at Twonty-third street
| New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue o.
Washington.
| Mcpherson square is al Vermont avenue, I
| X and Fifteenth streets, containing ~
equestrian statue Of General Mcpherson.
Farragut SQUARE at Connecticut avenue, ], Is
and seventeenth streets, containing staLu,
of Admiral Farragut
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connect
cut and Massachusetts avenues anu Nine
tcenth street, holding the statue of Admira
| Dupont This circle Is in the heart OF tn
most arstccratic part of the CITY,
Scott Circle. at Rhode Island and Massachu
setts avenues and sixteenth street, contain
ing an equestrian statue of General Winfield
Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of yel
mont and Massachusetts, avenues and \
| and Fourteenth streets, An eQuestra
| statue of General George H. Thomas adOrn
this the smallest oil the circles
Lilac Park. at L and Twelfth streets and Ma'
saChusctts avenue, and SYinGa Park, a
Tenth and / and MASSACHUSETTS, avenue ar
two triunglcS beautifully Kept, ana nqte
for their protu>ion of the shrubs from wllic
| tlCy get their name.
Mount Vernon Place includes New York an
| Massachusetts avenues ana ,h street DC
| twcn seventh and Ninth streets. a mag
this beautiful park
franklin Square, between and X and Thu
tecnih and Fourteenth streets Is the mos
artistcaly designed aud beautiful OF all TIA
mound, supposed to be an Indian buriu
place. and Il spring of delicious, water
which supplies several hydrants.
Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode Islam
| avenues, ana Imrtecnth streets. ,touct,
Grants house is ON the southwest side.
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at tl
intersection of North Carolina, Massacm
setts, Tennessee and kentucky avenues,
street northeast A street southeast an
East Capitol street. II contains the beaut
ful group OF statuury representing Liucol
striking the lctters from the limbs of u
slaves, Reached by the Metropolitan car
Rnwlm,' Square Is at the intersection
New YORK avenue and T. street west of tl
White lluust, and contains "a stutuaoi Gel
eral John 3, RuWlin>, which l. shortly
laUIClt
Tie Cemeteries.
Wa,li.-f.u contains several lgJ.l'lNl JI
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