The Washington critic., 1886-10-21
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions OF tho
National Capital.

all cars, o FOR % cents, good on any lino.
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 Willardsand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (where transfers are given 20 the
Seventh Street Branch going north toward
Boundary street or south TO Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
lhere transfers are given TO branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
ccnding south side Of Capitol Hill, contin.
uing along B street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street cast, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning same route and conditions.
Fourtcenthstrect Branch Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street 10 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.
seventh street Branch-Starts at boundary
ana 1lilS uUc sOuln across t1t tllN dlOUg
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoiices, Odd.Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City Postoflice (whcro
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
lno(, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the wharvcs of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
Fayette, Second, Duinbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Goorgetown
College, Academy of the visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and Oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to L street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tal residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven.
teenth street west to II street north, Four.
tccnth street to +, passing willard and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street twhere
transfers are given TO the Ninth.street
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
to Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, City Hail. and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to G street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to ID 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
ID 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 (where II con-
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diyerging
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
Patent and Postofllcos at f street (where
transfers are given TO main line east OF
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 wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninthstreet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univor
sity and Schuetzen Park, TO entrance 70
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 t
ii street north past the Government Print
ing Office to Boundary and beginning o
Baltimore turnpike and Bennng'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 to q street, west to Fourth street
north to = street, west to Eleventh street
south to street north. west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east t.
and east TO starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead
y street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument ant
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia Misunderstanding from foot 0
Seventh street, along NJ street soutl
past navy-yard gate. to Twelfth street east
| nd AuuppStin Rrunp
town and the Government Hospital for th
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer
to and from Avenue Line or Seventhstree
| Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents.
| Hcrdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare,
cents; six tickets for % cents. Horse'ca
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run to any part Of the city
Fare, 25 cents, within mile; IS cents pc
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour TO
more than one, Stands, East Capitol from
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seycnt
street northwest.
The Cemeteries.
Washington contains several beautiful am
| historic cemeteries well worth visit. Old
Rock Creek, Just north of the old Soldier;
| Home II was opened about the year 100.
| The Congressional Burial Ground, or Wash
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| Pennsylvania avenue, on the banks of tn
| Anacostia. II contains cenotaphs to tn
| memory Of many of the Members of Con
gress who have died wilhelm office. Two Vic
| Presidents of the United States are burie
| here, George Clinton of New York and II
bridge Gerry of Massachusetts. The cemetcr
| was opened In 1904, and Is a very handsom
| one. Reached by carriage.
| Oak Hill Is in Georgetown, on the banks {
| Rock Creek, reached by street cars or cat
1t is the most picturesque burial place !
the United States, and Is famous for II
handsome monuments. II contains the grav
of John Howard Payne, author OF "Hom'
Sweet Home"
| The Parks.
Washington Circle is at Twenty'thlrd street
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenue
and containing an equestrian statue {
Washington.
Mcpherson Squara is at Vermont avenue,
| X and Fifteenth streets, containing a
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
Farragut Square az Connecticut avenue, I,
| and Seventeenth streets, containing statu
| of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connect
| cut and Massachusetts avenues and Mn
teenth street, holding. the statue of Admir'
| Dupont This circle Is in the heart of IL
nost arstocratic part OF the city
Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massachr
| setts avenues and sixteenth street, contain
| ing an equestrian statue ofGeneral Winhel
| Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of We
mont and Massachusetts avenues and
and Fourteenth streets. An equestra
| statue of General George III. Thomas adorl
this the smallest of the circles.
| Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Ma
| sachusetts avenue, and Syringa Park
| Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, al
1 al bon HAt a