The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of th,
NuttunnI CapituI.


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, east along
iennsylyania, avenue, passing circle con
CCran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
inonts; Presidents House, Lafayette Square
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
drew jackson; Department of Justice (halt
ing at fiitt cnth street, whore transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street BrancM Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partmcnt again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'snnd 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
(herC transfers are given TO branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
CCnding south side Of Capitol Hill contin.
ung along II street south TO Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate
Returning, same route and conditions,
FourtCenth.stTCct Branch - starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west. ont
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re-
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
Seventhstreet Branch-Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoflices, odd Eel
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postoflice (whero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linel, 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 Railway-Leavng Georgetown
where 1t 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 I'LL Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to p street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tla residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven.
tecnth street west to II street north, Four
teenth street TO L, passing Willard's and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given to the Ninthstreet
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices
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 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 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 (wherc 1t con
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, divergng
to Ninth street, thence SOUTH passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and PostOfces at f. street (where
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 avenues to Four
anda.half street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer-
sity and SchuetZen 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 Oilice to boundary and beginning OF
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o street Tor BclD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and a.half street, thence east to First west,
north TO g street, west to Fourth street,
north to p street, west TO Eleventh street,
south to IL street north west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east to
Twelfth street. south to Virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, samo
route, except passing east over instead of
j street
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharvcs, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and boundary.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and G. streets northwest. Fare j
cents; six tickets for ~ cents. Horse-car
tickets are also received as fare.
Anacostla Railroad, Starting 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
To and from Avenue Line or Seventh street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
Iierdic cabs are run to any part of the city
Fare, % cents, within mile; 1j cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour fol-
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.
The Parks.
Washington Circle Is at Twenty third street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue OF
Washington.
Mcpherson SquarA is at Vermont avenue,
and Fifteenth streets, containing N
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
Farragut Square at Connecticut avenue, |, Is
and Seventeenth streets, Containnsa Il statue
Of Admiral Farrugls.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connect
cut ard Massachusetts, avenues and Nine
tccnth street. holding the statue OF Almirl
Dupont This circle Is in the heart OF tn
most aristGcratic part of the city.
Scott Circle. at Rhode Island and Massachu
sotts avenues and Sixteenth street contain
vVn +taf .t l.aF NJ La
Scott.
Thomas Circle lies Mt the intersection of Ner
mont and Massachusetts avenues AMI
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue of General George II. Thomas aiorn
this the smallest of the circles.
! Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
sachusetts avenue, and Syrlnga Park, a
| Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, ar
two trlungles beautifully kept, and note
| for their prOiusiOn of the shrubs from Whlc
| they get their name.
| Mount Vernon Place includes New York an
| Massachusetts avenues and ik street bt
| TWEEN Seventh and Ninth streets. A mag
| niiCent fountain in the centre greatly adorn
| this beautiful park.
| Franklin Square. between | and X and Thil
| teenth and Fourteenth streets, Is the mos
| artistically designed and beautiful of all tn
| smaller reservations. 1t contains natul-l
mound, supposed to be an Indian buria
| place, and II spring OF delicious water
| which supplies several hydrants.
| Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode Islam
| avenues i and Thirteenth streets, Gencra
Grants house Is ON the southwest side.
| Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at th
| intersection of North Carolina, Mussachl
| setts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues,
| street northeast, A street southeast an
| East Capitol street. II contains the beaut
| fu group of statuary representing Lincol
| striking the letters from the limbs of th
| slaves. kcached by the Metropolitan car
| Theatres.
| Alhaugh'A Grand opera House, In the WdSl
| ugtuu Light Infantry Armory, is ON I'll
tceuth street, just south of Pennsylyani
] avenue.
| Tie New National Theatre occupies the sam
| site ON which so many historic Theatre
have stood, ON L street, between rhirteeut
and Fourteenth.
Hospitals.