The Washington critic., 1886-10-28
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National CnpIlnl.

ftlllsNlNHlld avenue, DHNSllU tlftlt CON |
tanning Mills statue Of Washington; Cor
coran Gallery state, Ware and Navy Depart
mcnts; Presidents House Lafayette square, |
containing Mills equestrian statue of An |
drew Jackson: Department of Justice (halt- |
ing at Fife enth street, whore transfers are |
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth |
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De- |
partmcnt; 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 (whcrc transfers are given TO the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward |
Boundary street south to Potomac River, |
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument |
(herc transfers are given To branch running |
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
cending south side Of Capitol Hill, contin-
uing along II street south TO Pennsylvania |
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to .Nayy-Yard gate
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth-strect Branch - starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary passing
Franklin square and Thomas statue. Re.
turning same route. Transfers given toand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars 10 Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional
Seventhstreet Dranch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west. passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoflccs, Odd Eel
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City Postollicc lwhero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line, continuing across tho Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu
scum. 10 the wharvCs of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning same route.
Metropolitan Railway-Lcaving Georgetown,
where 1t makes Il circuit of West High,
FayCtte, Second, Dumbarton and MOnt-
gomery streets, passing ncnr Georgetown
College Academy OF the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak llill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to = street north. thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pnla-
tial residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
tcCnth street west to II street north, Four
tccnth street TO +, passing Wizards and the
Ebbtt House, crossing Ninth street (wherc
transfers are given 10 the Ninth-street
to Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue TO G street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to II street north to First street
east thence along East Capitol street TO Lin
coin Park. Returning same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front of the state
War and Navy Departments at convenient
intervals. connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus Of seventh street west (Whcre 10 con.
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, divOrging
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postoiliccs at L street (whero
transfers are given to main line east or
west), thence to II 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 wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Nranch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Uniyer'
gity mud Spluntypu Park. putrnupp tD
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Rallway-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 Bennng's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor BelD Railroad
starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and .a-half street, thence east to First west
north to q street, west to Fourth street,
north to p street, west to Eleventh street,
south to L street north west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio Avenue, east to
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead OF
street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat MlluTNtS. VI
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
| Anacostia misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street, along NJ street south
past navy.yard gate. to Twelfth street east
| and over the Anacostia Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
to and from Avenue Line or SeYcntl'street
| Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
| road, 3 cents.
| Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty,
second and q tIeets northwest. Fare,
cents: six tickets for 21 cents Horse car
tickets are also received as fare.
| Herdic cabs are run TO any part of the city
Fare, - cents, within l mile; Is cents pei
hour for one passenger 81 per hour fol
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
| and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.
The Cemeteries.
Washington contains several beautiful and
| historic cemeteries well worth visit Old
est OF these Is
| Rock Creek, Just north of the old Soldiers
| Home 1t was opened about the year LOO;
| The Congressional Burial Ground, or Wash
| ington Cemetery, lies Mt the east end OF
| Pennsylvania avenue, on the banks OF tht
| Anacosta. 1t contains eenotaphs TO the
| memory of many OF the Members OF Con
| gress who have died while I'm office Two Vice
| Presidents of the United States are buried
here, George clinton of New York and I'll
bridge Gerry of Massachusetts, The cemetery
| was opened in 1901, and Is Il very handsome
one. Reached by carriage.
| Oak Hill Is in Georgetown, on the banks o
| Rock Creek reached by street cars or cab
II is the most picturesque burial place II
the United States, and is famous for IL
| handsome monuments. IL contains the grave
of John Howard Payne, author OF Home
Sweet Home"
The Parks.
Washington Circle is at Twenty'thlrd street
| New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue o
| Washington.
Mcpherson Square is at Vermont avenue |
X and Fifteenth streets, containing al
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson
Farragut Square at Conneeucut avenue, l. Il
| and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
| of Admiral Farragut
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connecti
cut and Massachusetts, avenues and Nine
| tCenth street, holding the statue OF Admlra
| 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
| mont and Massachusetts avenues ana
and Fourteenth. streets. An equestrian
this the smallest OF the circles,
Lilac Park, AZ !. and Twelfth streets and Ma
| saChusCtts avenue, and Syringa Park, Il
| Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, ar
two trunglcs beautifully kept, and note
for their proiusiun of the shrubs from whic
| they get their name.
Mount Vernon Place includes New York an
| Massachusetts, avenues and K street b,
| TWEEN seventh and Ninth streets, A mag
riGcent fountain in the centre greatly adurn
this beautiful park.
Franklin square, between and X and Th
| tccnth and Fourteenth streets, Is the mo-
artisticalIy designed and beautiful of all III
smaller reservations 10 contains natura
mound, supposed to be an Indian burla
| Ilacc, aud a spring OF delicious waite
which supplies several hydrunts
Iowa Circle rs at Vermont ana Rhode Tslan