The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
NEWS AND GOSSIP
FROM GEORGETOWN
RAILROAD FACULTIES DISCUSSED
Proposed Bridge at the Three Sis
tiers and Tunnel Underline North
west Meet With FavOr-Lo-
cal Pride Aroused.

The proposition that is now being ad-
vanced for the railroads to cross the Po-
tomac River, by means of a bridge at the
Three Sisters and then use a tunnel I'M
der Georgetown meets with special favor
in the West End The contamination Of
such project would give Georgetown
Iong-needed railroad facilities end re-
move Instructions in the river channel,
which so long have retarded navigation
and consequent commercial interests
AS far back as 1852, Charles Elicit, the
distinguished civil engineer, advocated
the selection OF the Three Sisters site for
a railroad bridge. Even then the Long
Bridge was the subject OF universal con-
demnation.
The Three Sisters site is singularly
adapted to bridge purposes. The river
here at common high water is about /, GOO
feet wide, The bed is generally OF rock
and the depth variable. The high water
depth between the Rocks and the Virginia
shore is said TO be nearly eighty-five feet,
this great depth being found at a distance
of 80 feet from the Virginia shore The
bottom is of rock, extremely rough and
irregular The depth and the want of uni
make an ordinary stone or iron bridge.
requiring the support of piers, extremely
costly However, a SUSPENSION bridge has
been NEST generally advocated from time
TO time. On both shores the necessary
cables could be anchored IN the solid
rock. Such a bridge would not have TO be
traversed at a slow rate of speed nor
would it interfere with navigation.
The tunnel under Georgetown, entered
On the outskirts, would enable trains TO
maintain their full heaGway. Il has been
carefully estimated, through minute cal
culation that through trips can be made
quicker on a railroad which crosses the
Potomac where il is narrow above navi-
cation, the read passing north of Wash
ington, than on any line whatever. passing
through the heart of the city. The dis
lance 20 be bridged from shore to shore.
at an average stage OF the river, is Loco
feet. Engineer ElIet calculated that he
could span the entire waterway with d
wire suspension bridge with one span.
a bridge at the point here proposed
with proper sidetTacks etc, for the
benefit Of Georgetown, would be TO the
untold advantage Of the West Enc. In
addition to local benefits the public at
large would profit through having travel
aninpeded. Il bridge across the Poto-
MAJ near the Long Bridge such as has
been under consideration. must have
and closed This viii cause frequent
stopping OF trains and discourage river
traffic. In addition to this, the extra cost
OF construction at this point would be
great
The Three Sisters site for bridge has
been advocated by both engineers and
public for half a century, while the
Long Bridge site has been condemned
since President Jackson's time, when It
was selected
The fact that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has already made land pur-
chases at the Virginia end OF the sug-
gested Long Bridge route, would not bar
railroad officials from changing their
plans, il Is said It is interesting 20
know that fer some of the land pUr-
chased here, said 10 be Reeds coal
wharf. through means of which he sup
piled the brickyards with fuel IS a square
foot was paid
Funeral of Miss NuIiigaR-
The funeral OF Miss May E. Multi
gan. who died early Wednesday morn
ing at her home on Woodiey Lane. took
place this afternoon at O'Clock. Ser
vices were held at the undertaking es-
tablishment of George X Wise. Twenty
ninth and NJ Streets. The iuterment was
at Oak Hill Cemetery. Miss MulIigan
was the eldest daughter of Mrs. Amelia
and the late James s Mulligan- She
had been Ill for some time.
Requiem Mass.
Requiem mass was celebrated at Trim
ity Church at O'Clock this morning,
over the remains of Mrs Mary A. Can
non. who died Tuesday. Mrs. Cannon was
dressing the Christmas tree for her two
small children. at her home $500 II Street
northwest. when she was attacked with
heartfailure.
NeishBOrhOOd Notes.
The Dumbarton Club will give dance
on the evening of December 3.
The donation party, which was to have
been given last night at Good Templars'
Hall, on the BroOhviHe Road Tenley-
town, was postponed until next Thurs
day.
Alexander Anderson, a fifteen year-old
coI0Ted boy is confined at the House of
Detention on the charge of having turned
in false alarm Of fire on Christmas