Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST STREETS
Results Of Inspection Of PennsyI-
vania Railway in District.
THE DEANEWOOD HORROR

board some time ago, and he has made a
personal inspection of every one of them.
His report, in full, is as follows:
THE following Is q list of the streets
crossed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company within the limits of the city of
Washington, and also of the roads crossed
in the county, together with a list show
ing the number of watchTnen at each cross
ing and the time of service of said watch
men:
Sixth and K streets southeast, 1 day and
night Waterman. safety gates.
Third and X streets southeast 1 day
and l night Waterman. safety gates
New Jersey avenue southeast, 9 day
ana night Watchmen, safety gates.
New jersey avenue southeast, 1 day
and 1 night fiagnan.
South Capitol street southeast 1 day
ard night watchn an, safety gates.
car al street, / Cay and l night watch
man, safety gates.
Fl street southwest, 1 day and 1 night
Waterman. safety gates.
Delaware avenue southwest 1 day and
night Waterman, safety gates.
First street southwest, l day and 1
night Waterman. safety gates.
Il street southwest, day and night
watchmen, safety gates.
Second street southwest. 1 day and
night Waterman. safety gates.
Third street southw est, l day and 1
Four-and-a-half street southwest, 1 day
ana night Waterman, safety gates.
Sixth and Virginia avenue southwest,
Gay and night Waterman, safety gates.
Sixth and Virginia avenue southwest.
1 DAY and / night fagman.
sixth and { streets southwest, / day
and night Waterman. safety gates.
Sixth and Maryland avenue southwest,
day and night watchmen, safety gates
Sixth and B streets southwest i day
ard night Waterman. safety gates.
Head of pass yard southeast. 1 day
and 1 night Waterman. safety gates.
seventh and Virginia avenue southwest
1 day and l light Waterman, safety gates
Seventh and Maryland avenue south
west, l day and 1 night Waterman. safety
gates
night Waterman, safety gates.
Ienth street southwest, l day and 1
night Waterman, safety gates
Eleventh street southwest | day and 1
night Waterman. safety gates.
Watched Day and Night.
1T will be noticed that nearly all of these
crossings are watched continuously day and
night and are provided with safety gates,
the exceptions being follows:
Fifth and streets southeast one watch
man from am. to Il pm, safety gates:
18th and X streets southeast, one watch
man from am. to II pm, safety gates
(three men on these two gates): ID street
southeast, one Waterman from 6 am to
pm, safety gates; street southeast, one
Waterman from q am. to . PM safety
gates; 18th street and Maryland avenue
southwest, one Waterman from a m to T.
pm, safety gates; 18th street and Mary
land avenue southwest, one Waterman from
am to Il pm, safety gates three men
on the two gates last namedD; 49,. street
and Maryland avenue southwest, one
Waterman from AIN. to 8 pm safety
gates; Bennins road, safety gates and a
| tflnv
ty gates operated by a man in the tower
day and night; Sheriff's road, f1agman from
q a. m. to pm.
THE only question to be considered by
the Comm lSSioners is in regard to those
crossings which are not watched continu-
ously day and night. and in connection
with these / have the honor to submit the
following recommendations:
Crossings Personally Inspected.
"a personal inspection of these crossings
was made on the 18th of October, as a re-
suit of which, together with informat ton
since obtained from the lieutenants of the
police precincts in which these crossings
are located, / have to recommend that the
crossings at 18th and 13E streets southwest,
respectively, be guarded continuously day
and night, as these two streets are used
very largely by dairy and ice wagons W hich
are compelled to cross the tracks very
early in the morning.
Thirteenth street is not very much used
in the early morning, and, in my opinion,
If it were guarded until l. o'clock at night
It would not be necessary to guard 1t from
that time until O'Clock of the following
morning.
The crossings at ID 4th, 9Th and /
streets southeast should be guarded con-
t.nUously day and night.
1t is suggested that the sateman at Sd
street southeast cannot see an approaching
train until ii is within one hundred yards
of him. SOM signal should be provided
| there to give him notice of the approach
of trains.
The provisions for guarding the cross
ing al Sheriffs road seem to be abundant
and no suggestion is made to any in
creases at that place.
Dcanewood Accident Recalled,
AT the Deanewood crossing, while it is
true that safety gates are provided, which
are operated day ard night. it is also true
that The man in charge of the gates Is also
in charge of the signals and the telegraph
| instrument. II is conceded that 1t is posi-
BILE for one person to do these three things
and that day after day he might properly
| perform these duties without danger to
the public, but the deplorable accident
which recently caused the death of one of
WGshington's honorcd citizens and an es-
J Unable young lady, shows how dangerous
| earnestly recommended that at this cross
| ing, as well as DIT other crossings the man
| who has charge of the gates, or the flag
| nan. be required to perform other
Duties
| Ape nded TO this report will be found the
reports of the lieutenants of the metro
| politan police force in charge of the fourth
| and fifth precincts, to which attention Is
| invited; also report showing the travel
| across 18th, 18th and 1872 streets south
west, between II ard q am, for three con-
secutive mornings.
| The tracks of the Southern Railway Com
ptny cross 1872 street just below Maryland
| avenue. a, a point which is very much
| trt velec by dairy and ice wagons, espec-
| tally in the early morning. The fact that
these tracks are not guarded from II o. IN
| to g am. gives rise to a very serious COM
plant on the part of the drivers and pro-
] prietors of these wagons, which seems to
| be entirely reasonable. and l recommend
! that the company be requested to provide
| Waterman and safety gates for the pro-
| lection of this crossing day and night.
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