The Washington critic., 1886-08-28
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How 20 Reach All Portions of tn
NnilnnnI EnnIInI

Washington and Georgetown Rairoad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street. across Rock Creek cast along
tanning Mills statue OF WashingtOn; Cor
coran Gallery, State, Warand Navy Depart
monts; 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'sand other hotels and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (whcrC transfers are given TO 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
cendng south side Of Capitol Hill, cOntin-
uing along Il street south 90 Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning same route and conditions.
Fourteenthstreet 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 aud
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour,
Fare, 3 cents additional.
seventhrstreet Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Square, Patent and Postoilicos, Odd.Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postoflice (whero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
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-L6aying Georgetown,
where II makes q circuit of West, High,
Fayette, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak llill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to Z 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
tecnth street to Il, passing Wizards and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (whcre
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
avenue, TO B street north, to First street
east, thence along East Captohstreet 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.
Nlntn street BranCn-StarlS at northern tcf
minus of seventh street west (where II con
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, div0rging
to Ninth street. thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postoilices at II street (whcrc
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, 20 Four.
and.a.haif 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 schuetaen Park, to entrance to
| grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
| same route.
| Columbia Rallway-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 70
| II street north, past the Government Print
| ing Onice TO boundary and beginning OF
| Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
| road. Returning, same route,
| North Capitol and o Street Tor Bel0 Railroad
| Starts from Maryland avenue ana Four
| and.a.half 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 to Ohio avenue, east tC
| Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
| and east to starting point. Returning, same
| route, except passing east over o instead oi
| = street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharycs, Bureau of Engravin!
| and Printing, Washington Monument anC
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostla misunderstanding from foot o
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 tn
| Insane Returning, same route. Transfer
to and from Avenue Line or Seventhstree
Branch Washington and Georgetown RAN
road, cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue 10 Twenty
second and G 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, % cents, within l mile; IS cents pc
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour TO
more than one. Stands, East Capitol from
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
The Parks.
Washington Circle is at Twenty.third street
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue o
Washington.
MCPHERSON Square "a at Vermont avenue, I
X and Fifteenth streets, containing ~
equestrian statue of General McPhcrson
Farragut Square NJ Connecticut avenue, I, II
and seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral Farragut
| dupont NlTtlt dl NtW lldilllnullts NbllllNANl
cut and Massachusetts avenues and Nine
tcenth street. holding the statue of Admira
Dupont This circle Is in the heart OF tin
most arstOcratc part OF the city
Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massachu
setts avenues and sixteenth street, contain
ing an equestrian statue of General Winhel,
| Scott
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection Of Ver
mont and Massachusetts, avenues and
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
| 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 Syrlnga Park, Il
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts avenue, ar
two triunglos beautifully kept, and note,
for their protusiun of the shrubs from whic
they get their name
| Mount Vernon Place includes New York AM
| Massachusetts avenues and tk 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 Thin
| teenth and Fourteenth streets, Is the mos
artistically designed and beautiful OF all th
smaller reservations, II contains natura
mound, supposed to be an Indian bura
| place, and a spring of delicious water
which supplies several hydrants.
Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode Islan
avenues, p and Thirteenth streets Genera
Grants house Is ON the southwest side.
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at tn
intersection of North Carolina, Massachl
setts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues,
street northeast, \ street southeast an
East Capitol street II contains the boaut
| full group of statuary representing LncOl
| striking the fctters from the limbs of tn
slaves Reached by the Metropolitan car
Rawlins' Square Is at the intersection G
New York avenue and T. street, west Of th
| White House, and contains statue of Gen
erai John A, Rawlms, which Is shortly I
be removed to the vicinity OF the War DE-
| partmeut,
Theatres.
Alhaughs Grand Opera.llouSo In the Wasl
teeuth street, Just south Of Pcnnsylyani
avenue.
The New National Theatre occupies the sam
site ON which SO many historic theatre
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