Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-17

Celebration In Honor OF the open.
Ing OF the New RailrOad-A Gala
Occasion-ExcurSIon from Savan-
nah.

| II has been announced that the railroad
between Jacksonville and Fernandina viii
be completed by the Goth inst, and on the
sd viii be formally opened to travel. The
citizens Of Fernandina have determined to
make It gala occasion, and extensive
preparations for q grand celebration are
being perfected. We learn that there win
be an excursion BY the inland steamers from
Savannah, and that probably large mum
Der Of our citizens VIII avail themselves Of
the opportunity to see the charming little
city Of Fernandins In her holiday attire.
The following outline Of the programme
and list Of the various committees who
have the arrangements in charge, we find in
the Florida Mirror:
AT 10 O'Clock, for upon arrival of the
first train from jacksonville, the road will
be formerly declared open, when q national
salute OF thirtY-eight guns viii be fired by
| the Nassau Light Artillery, assisted by the
First Florida Artillery Of jacksonville. The
| first gun OF the salute will be the starting
signal OF grand union regatta, in which
| yachts from Savannah, Brunswick,
Jacksonville and st. Augustine will
compete with our yachtmen for
| good fat purses. The regatta
over, the citizens and visitors will be re-
called with an al .freScO entertainment, In the
shape OF sports and feld exercises. These
embrace sack and hurdle races, jumping,
Wheelbarrow races, donkey races, creased
pole Tin which all viii be permitted to con-
test for an sntidote to the ''white mouth -
in the shape of Magnolia ham), tug of
war, etc. At five O'Clock D. m. a military
dress parade and review, participated In by
our own and visiting military organizations,
at the conclusion of which grand feat de
JOE.
Then comes the special feature of the
day, or, as the programme announces it, "a
| fine Illumination of the yachts and shipping,
\ a magnificent pyrotechnic display on the
harbor, and ball at the Egmont Hotel"
We understand that an extensive order
Tor fireworks has already gone forward to
New York, and, as the programme embraces
| some magnificent exhibition pieces, which
are to be displayed from RATS on the har-
Dor, we anticipate something novel and in
| teresttng. In the very extensive programme
| OF pyrotechnics, which will take nearly two
hours to exhibit, we notice batteries,
| bombs, wheels, double triangles, cannonad-
ing balloons, parachute rockets, garden
pieces, and two grand exhibition scenes,
| While Bengal lights, Roman candles, flower
pots, ETC., are SO lnterspersed as to daze
one even in the reading. Then, as IL to
make joyful night of it as we'll as gala
| day, we are invited to trip the light fantss-
tic toe at the Egmont
Aolus and Pluvius smiling, expect high
| old time, and now turn we to the gentlemen
who, in the face of an equinoctial period i,
have the temerity to predict ga perfect sue
| cess"
LIST OF COMMITTEES.
Executive and Reception-G. B. Lamar,
| Chairman; w. B. G. Duryee, q. w. Yulee,
D. E. Maxwell, W. G. NJ. Davis, R. F. Arm
strong, Secretary.
Regatta Committee. w. Synett, James
Fitzgerald, James Bell, J. L. Horsey.
Sports Committee-W. j. Woodward, Fl.
W. King, r. w. Southwick, H. H. Linville.
Military and Musie-Capt. w. o. Jeffreys,
Jr., Lieut.. NJ. J. Patton.
Aquatic, Concert and Pyrotechnics-R F.
Armstrong, j. L. Horsey, Jas. Bell, William
Sharp.
Finance Committees. A. Swami, Gus
tave Stark, F. W. HoYt, J. H. Prescott.
Ball Committee-W. B. G. Duryee, L. F.
Goodsell, g. W. Yulee.