The Washington critic., 1886-12-30
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How TO Reach All Portions of tn,
National CnpItnl.

NJ htbfEcIOWn, corner Oh lllgn Street, uOWN
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east 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 Fiitt enth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branchl Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sa and other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west Mt 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
cending south side of Capitol Hin, 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.
Fourtcenth.strcct 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 to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
Seventhstrcet Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and PostolIlces, Odd-Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City Postofiice (whero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
lne), 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 Rallway-Leaving Georgetown,
where II makes Il circuit of West High,
Fayctte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
Ill .NN lao tni Hob
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to p street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pnla'
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 L, passing Wizards and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
Transfers are Gvepn to the S Snat rS
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
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 lWnere IL con-
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diverglng
TO Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postofiices at T. street (where
transfers are given to main line east or
west), thence to street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four.
and-ahalf 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 Univer-
sty 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 Office to Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route,
North Capitol and Street (or Belt) 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 T. 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 o instead OF
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
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
ANnnIlR S1Npnt l.
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare 3
cents; six tickets for % cents. Horse-car
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run TO any part Of the city
Fare, % cents, within mile; rs cents per
hour for one passengers; 81 per hour for
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 Square Is at Vermont avenue, L,
X and Fifteenth streets, containing an
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
Farragut Square az Connecticut avenue, |, X
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
OF Adinlfal fafraBut,
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts avenues and Nine
teenth street, holding the statue OF Admiral
Dupont. This circle Is in the heart OF the
most aristOcratic part of the city.
Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massachu-
sets avenues and sixteenth street, contain
ing an equestrian statue OF General Winfield
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of Yer
mont and Massachusetts avenues and NJ
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue of General George II. Thomas adorns
this the smallest of the circles
Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
sachusCtts avenue, and Syringa Park, at
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, are
two trlanglcs beautifully kept, and noted
for their pruiusiOn Of the shrubs from which
they get their name.
Mount Vernon Place includes New York and
Massachusetts avenues and tx street be.
tween seventh and Ninth streets, A mag
nihCCnt fountain In the CoutTu greatly udurns
this beautiful park.
Franklin Square between and X and Thir-
toeuth and Fourteenth streets, Is the most
artisticuly designed and beautiful Of all the
smaller reservations IL contains natural
mound, supposed to be an Indian burial
place, and a spring of delicious water,
which supplies several hydrants,
Iowa Circle Is NJ Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues, p and Thirteenth streets. General
Grants house is ON the southwest Side.
Lincoln Park occupies tho grounds at the
intersection of North Carolina, Massachu-
sets, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues, A
street northeast, A street southeast and
Fast capitol street, II contains The beauti'
ful group OF statuary representing Lincoln
striking the letters from the limbs of the
slaves. Reached by the Metropolitan cars,
Rawlins' Square is at the intersection OF
New York avenue aud r. street, west of the
White House, and contains a statue OF Gen.
erai John ., l,4wllgs, which T. shortly 10