Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-21
O N e M O RE RIO AD
Electric Line to Arlington Ready for
Travel
Initial Trip Yesterday Was n Success
In Every Particular-ThOse
Who Went.

The initial trip over the Arlington branch
OF the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
vernon electric railway was made yestcr-
day afternoon by, large party Of the OIL
Gals OF the road. representatives, of the
Pennsylvania Railway Company and a Star
reporter.
AS has heretofore been stated in The Star,
the ROAD when opened for traffic through
out It's entire length, which it is thought
Will be about June 1, will extend from the
corner of 131a street and e northwest, this
city, to the principal gate at Mount Vernon
Inc branch upon which the first trip was
made yesterday starts from the same place
IN Washington, passes along E to 14th
street, thence south to the Long bridge,
which 1t crosses on the tracks Of the Penn
syivania Railroad Company, taking it's own
tracks again just south of the bridge, and,
AFTER proceeding couple of hundred yards
due south. defects to the southwest and
passes by Way Of the Mcclellan and Sheri-
aan gates OF Arlington cemetery to Ross
iyn. on the south side of the AQueduct
orlase and opposite Georgetown
PREVIOUS to theinspection Of the Arlington
accompanied DIR. G. E. Abbott, president
ana general manager of the Washington
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Company,
10 four Mile Run, where thorough in
'pNSNAoiA vas IudO6 OF the new power mouse
ana It's equipment Messrs. w. N. Barnard
superintendent electrical department Penn
savanna hallway Company; A. FeldpaEghe
principal assistant engiI eer p, w. and B..
Taliroa1; 5. C. Long. assistant engineer;
j.: L.. smith. master carpenter; j n. Hates
DIVISION OF crater: F. Cadlsh, train master;
). L. Crawford, engineer branch lines
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company; Joseph
Crawford general agent p, W. and b.
railroad, Washington; George II. Brown,
supervisor b. and p. railroad; f. G. Speak
man. j. j. Cooper, assistant train master:
Z. r.. Mann, general yard master, same
ROAD farke Agnew, vice president W., A.
ana Mt. V. railroad; J. Colvin superin-
tendent motive power; G. r. Phillips,
general passenger agent: William Eppley
tram dispa tcher; ]. s. Swartz of Philadel-
phla, treasurer of the International Navi-
cation Company. and D. c. Leech of New
York, the two latter also directors of the
w ashington, Alexandra and Mount Yer
non Railroad Company.
"A prominent member of the inspecting
party told Star reporter that the power
house and its equipment were found to
pe all That the contract required and fully
able to meet all demands that are likely to
be made upon it, At Four Mile Run a
train was made up, consisting of motor
car NO. IL and coaches 1O5 and 100 and
in charge of Superintendent Colvin, pro-
ceeced to the station in Washington with
OUT hltcn or interruption of any kind.
me arrival of the train at the station
in this city attracted an immense crowd
OF persons, who expressed themselves IN
terms OF great admiration at The beautiful
cars. 1t is believed that there are few, if
any, roads that have taken so many pre-
cautions to protect their motormen as this
the entire space in which that employe
is placed being so arranged that it can
readily be made safe from the attacks of
inclement weather
The cars, exclusive of the motor car,
which is little shorter are about forty
feet long each, and are equipped with
every modern convenience, such as is
TO be found in the standard day coaches
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
though they are not SO heavy. The seats
are somewhat different, they being of a
pattern that has not as yet, on account
OF their being so recently patented come
into much use.
The start for Arlington was made at
BIB o'clock. and the run to Georgetown
was made in tifty-seven minutes The
roadbed was found to be in iirst-class con-
dltlon, and much better speed could have
been made had the officials so desired. but
frequent stops We're made so as to nable
them to make inspections as to the work
ing of the machinery.
The Arlington branch will be opened for
regular travel tomorrow, when the trains
will be run on a schedule calling for fire.
quelit trains.