The Washington critic., 1886-08-09
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions OF tn,
National Capital.


National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cars, for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, cast along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con-
tanning Mills statue OF Washington; Cor
coran Gallery, state, Warand Navy Depart
ments. Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice (halt.
ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Wilardsand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (where transfers are given TO the
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south TO Potomac River)
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
(here transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as.
cending south side of Capitol Hill, cOntin-
uing along street south TO Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate,
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourtecnth-strcet Branch - starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line Connects with
cars 10 Mount Pheasant every nnll nOuf.
Fare, 3 cents additional.
Seventh.street Branch Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoliices, Odd'fel-
lows Hall, crossing PENNSYLVANIA avenue
at Centre Market and City Postoiice twhero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linc), continuing across the Mall past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the wharves of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan MISUNDERSTANDING Georgetown,
where it makes q circuit of West, High,
Faycttc, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gOmery streets, passing near Georgetown
| College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir and oak Hill Cemetery,
| over Rock Creek to I street north, thence
| along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
| tial residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west to II street north, Four
teenth street to +, passing Willard's and the
Ebbtt House, crossing Ninth street twhere
transfers are given to the Nintlrstreet
| 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, by
| the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
| avenue, to b 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 ana
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
| cars also leave 1le west lTOUJ bI lne SJulti
War and Navy Departments at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line ut
| Seventeenth and IL streets.
| Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of Seventh street west (whcrc It con.
| meets with Silver Springs Branch), diy0rging
To Ninth street, thence south, passing
| Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postoilices at F. street (where
transfers are given to main line east or
wesD, thence to b street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
| Sixth street to Missouri avenue to -Four.
anda,haIf street. thence to the pa,sS,5d Arsenal
River Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Nnthstrcet Branch following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer'
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 tC
| II street north, past the Government Print
ing Oflce to boundary, and beginning OF
| Baltimore turnpike and Benniug's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and street (or BelD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
| and.a-halt street, thence east to First west
| north to G. street, west to Fourth street
| north to = street. west to Eleventh street
| south to L street north, west to Fourteenth
| street, south 10 ONO avenue. tuSl u
| Twelfth street, south To Virginia 0venu,
| and east to starting point. Returning. same
route, except passing east over o instead OF
| Z street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
| ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac rye
| steamboat wharVes, Bureau of Engravin!
| and Printing, Washington Monument anC
Eleventh and Boundary
Ucrdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue TO Twenty
| "a =
cents; six tickets for % cents Horse-ca
| tickets are also received as fare.
Anacostla Railroad Starting from foot o
seventh street, along street south
past navy-yard gate. to Twelfth street east
| and over the AnacOStia Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for tn
| Insane. Retugning, same route. transfer
| TO and from Avenue Line or ScventhStrce
Branch Washington and Georgetown Kan
road, 3 cents.
Herdic cabs are run to any part OF the city
Fare, % cents, within | mile; IS cents pc
hour for one pastemggsr per 4"uf frdH I0
and Pennsylvania avenue and Sevent
street northwest.
The Parks.
Washington circle is at Twenty.third street
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue Z
| Washington
Mcpherson Squara Is at Vermont avenue,
X and Fifteenth streets, containing Il
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
Farragut Square at Connecticut avenue, 7, |
| and Seventeenth streets, containing statu
OF Admiral Fdrragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire. Connect
cut and Massachusetts, avenues and Mint
tcenth street, holding the statue of Admira
Dupont. This circle is In the heart OF tn
most aristCCratic part of the city,
| Scott Circle ut Rhode Island and MasSaChu
setts avenues and sixteenth street contain
inga equestrian statue of General Winhel
| Scott.
| Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of We
| mont and Massachusetts, avenues ana
and Fourteenth streets. An eQueStria
statue of General George II. Thomas adorr
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Ma
sachuscttS avenue aud syringa Park, q
| Tenth and l. and Massachusetts avenue, ar
two trianglCs beautifully kept, and note
| for their prOlusiun of the shrubs from whiC
they get their name,
Mount Vernon Place includes New York an
| Massachusetts avenues and .k street bl
TWEEN Seventh and Ninth streets. A mag
niHCcnt fountain In the centre greatly uluu
this beautiful park
Franklin Smlare, between / and x and Thi
tccnth and Fourteenth streets, j. the mo-
artistjyulIy designed and beautiful OF all tl
smnllurru.cvatiouS 1t contains uUtur,
| mound, supposed to be an Indian hurla
place, and spring of delicious waite
which supplies several hydrantS,
Iowa Circle z. at Vermont aud Rhode islam
avenues. p and Thirteenth streets, Gcncr
Grants house is ON the southwest side,
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at q
intersection of North Carolina, MaSSach
sett,, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues,
street northeast, \ street southeast an
Tuut fur,it,l .frtpt II contains She hpuWi