The Washington critic., 1886-06-10

spent ~ would take columns to merely
outline the gigantic establishment which
employees In Its busiest season over 1000
people. 1t Is reached by the Columbia line
of street cars.
The District Jail.
On the reservation which lies Immediately
north OF Il street southeast and fronts on
the Anacostia River Is huge quadrangular
pile of red brick known as the District Jail.
This building Is especially noticeable for
being, the one wherein the assassin of a
the City Asylum. II Is reached by cab or
carriage, or on foot from the termination OF
the railway and herdic lines.
Marine Navy Yard.
The Marine Barracks are situated on Eighth
street southeast, between q and H. Several
squares further south the walls of the Navy
Yard rise before the gaze. This Navy-Iard
was IN Its time the most famous one in the
country, the second largest ship of the line
as the famous cruisers the Essex, the Wasp
and others 1t is TO be converted into the
great ordnance factory of the country, and
herein to interest him, especially the making
of the steel rifed cannon.
Alexandria.
Seven miles from Washington down the Po-
tomac, reached by boat or by rail, is the old
city city. Of Al Alexandria. II contains among I1sa
Washington worshipped, the house that
Braddock lived in before he went on his
fatal campaigil the lodge of Masons to
which Washington was attached, the store
where the famous General Turner Ashby
sold dry goods for many years, and many
other objects of interest.
Mount vernon.
| Fourteen miles below Washington down the
river reached by boat, is Mount Vernon,
the home and grave of Washington. Wis.,
itors can reach 1t by the steamer Corcoran,
Captain Blake, every day.
street Cars.
| Fare 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
Pennsylyaniia Mi avenue passing circle con. con-
| coran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
| drew Jackson; Department of Justice thait-
| ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs.House and Treasury De-
partment; again down Pennsyiyanla if avenue
the principal business portion OF the city,
crossing Seventh street west at Confer
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
| ihere transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore and ONO kaiiroad ,uuepotl, as
uing along street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
| Returning, same route aud conditions.
Fourteenth.street 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. Iransfers given 10 aaH ii
| cars to Mount Pleasant every hali nour.
Fare, cents additional.
| Seyenth.street Branch-Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west passing Mount Vernon
| Square, Patent and Postotices, Oid'fel-
lows Hall, crossing PENNSYLVANIA avenue
at Centre Market and City Postothce lwhere
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 Alexandra
ferry, Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway-Leaying georgetown
where 1t makes circuit OF west, iilgl,
Fayctte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery 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'
tial residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west to IL street north, Four
teenth street to +, passing willard : ana tle
transfers are given to the Ninth'street
branch, past the Patent and Post Offices
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 10 street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO LIN
coin Park. Returning same route golnl
west cXCept 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 al
Seventeenth and Ii streets.
| Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of seventh street west (where II con
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, divorgins
TO Ninth street, thence. south, passinl
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
Patent and Postofiices at f street (wher'
transfers are given to main line east OF
west, thence to street. passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
sixth street to Missouri avenue, TO Four
and.a-half street, thence To the Arsena
gate and steamboat whares, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
silver Springs Branch-starts from ,northerr
terminus of Ninthstreet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard univer
sity and Schuetzcn Park, TO entrance Z
grounds of soldiers Home. Returning
same route.
Columbia Railway-Starts at Fifteenth stree
west, southeast of Treasury Department
along New York avenue to its intersection
with Massachusetts, avenue at Seventh
| street; thence on Massachusetts avenue u
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Onlce to Boundary and beginning o
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridg
road Returning, same route
North Capitol and Street (or Belt Railroa,
Starts from Maryland avenue and -Four
| and.a.half street, thence cast to First west
north to G street, west to Fourth street
, | north 10 p street, west To Eleventh street
south to street north, west TO Fourteenth
street south to Ohio avenue, east Z
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenu
and east 10 starting point. Returning, sam
route, except passing east over o instead c
| 7 street.
; | This line also has short connecting roads rur
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharyes, Bureau OF EnGrayln
and Printing, Washington Monument an
Eleventh and Boundary.
, | Anacosta misunderstanding from foot {
Seventh street. along NJ street soutl
past navy-yard gate, to Twelfth street eas
and over the Anacostia Bridge to InioI
, town and the Government Hospital for th
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer
to and from Avenue Line or Seyenth'strct
Branch Washington and Georgetown Raj
road, 3 cents.
| Uerdc coaches are running from the Nav,
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twent!
' second and streets northwest. Fare,
cents; six tickets for % cents. Horse-oa
tickets are also received as fare,
| HeIdic cabs are run to any part OF the CIT,
Fare, 25 cents, within | mile; rs cents p'
. hour for one PASSENGER; 81 per hour II
more than one. Stands, East Capitol froI
and Pennsylvania avenue and Sevont