The Washington critic., 1886-06-21
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National CapttaI.

national capital.
Faro 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, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con-
tanning Mills statue OF Washington; Cor
coian 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 Willard'san 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 NavalNfonument
lhorc transfers are given to branch running
10 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
cending south side Of Capitol Hill, contin-
ulng along u street south TO PennsyEania
avenue, turning into Eighth street cast, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions
Fourteentstreet 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, 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 postoiiilces, odd o Eel,
at Centre Market and City Postoilce (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line, continuing across the Mall, past tho
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu'
scum, 10 the wharvcs Of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry Returning same route. ,-,..
Metropolitan Ralway-Leaving Georgetown,
where it makes d circuit OF West, High,
Fayette, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
goinery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the visitation High
Service Reservoir, and Oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to street north. thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tlal residences Of tho West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
tconth street west to II street north, Four
tecnth street to L, passing Wizards and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
are to ne md Sos
to Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to 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 Depart rtments at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenthhnd II streets.
Ninth street Branch-starts at northern ter
minus of Seventh street west (where it con-
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diverging
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postofices at +, 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 avenue, to Four,
L.tE ,N thA., e.. NhA AaHA al
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 Unlyor-
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 Bennng's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Bclt) Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and d.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 L street north, west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue. east to
TWelttD street. south 10 NlfplnlH avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead OF
i street.
| 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
FL Tcnth and Boundary.
| Anacostia misunderstanding from foot of
Seventh street. along NJ street south,
past navy-yard gate to Twelfth street east,
and the Aunpostin Bridge to l1uiDp-
town and the Government Hospital for the
! Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
to and from Avenue Line or Seventhstreet
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and G streets northwest. Fare, >
cents six tickets for 25 cents. Uorse-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 nre Sp ONE 81 per honF t0
| and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
| street northwest.
| The Parks.
In addition to the grounds already spoken OF
| there are many squares, circles and tri
angles In the city, beautifully cultivated
and many of them adorned with statues OF
military and naval heroes.
| 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,
| X and Fifteenth streets, containing al
| equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
Farragut Square at Connecticut avenue, |, X
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connect
cut and Massachusetts, avenues and Nine
| teenth street, holding the statue of Admira
Dupont. This circle Is in the heart OF the
most aristocratic 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
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of Yer
mont and Massachusetts avenues and
| statue of General George III. Thomas adorn
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
| sachusetts avenue, and Syringa Park, a
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, ar
two triangles beautifully, kept, and notei
| for their profusion of the shrubs from whicl
| they get their name.
| Mount Vernon Place includes New York ant
| Massachusetts avenues and Tx street be
TWEEN Seventh and Ninth streets. A mag
| nifcent fountain In the centre greatly adorn
| this beautiful park.
Franklin Square, between and X and Thir
teenth and Fourteenth streets, Is the mos
artistically designed and beautiful of all tn
| smaller reservations. IL contains naturl
mound, supposed to be an Indian burial
place, and q spring of delicious water
| which supplies several hydrantS.
| Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode ISLAM
avenues, and Thirteenth streets. Genera
Grants house is on the southwest side.
| Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at tn
intersection of North Carolina, Massachu
| setts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues, !
street northeast, A street southeast an
East Capitol street. II contains the beaut
full group of statuary representing Lncol
striking the fetters from the limbs of th
slaves. Reached by the Metropolitan car,
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