The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-06
TYBEE ISLAND.
sAvANNAH'S POPULAR SUMMER
RESORT.

Charming Beach and Delightful Sea
Tathing-Building Lots in Demand
New l. otels 49, Ocean View House
Still in Her Tntancy-A Mammoth HO-
tel on the apis--How 1t Will Be Con-
etructed - a Winter Sanitarium-
Eighty Thousand Visitors-Not Sub
iect to Iuundetion-No Danger from
Geles-Reai Estate Firm-1'he Tybee
Railroad-Prs sident Purse-The Road
a Bonanza Tor Savannah-Tybee the
Future Long Branch of the South At
lantic Coast.
Up to tao outbreak of yellow fever in
Jacksonville, continuous stream of vsi
tors from the city as well as the interior
poured into Tybee, tar exceeding the ca
pacity Of the hotels and boarding houses to
entertain them. Excursions, particularly
from Augusta, were very frequent, and all
pronunced the beach and bathing equal tc
any from Narraganset Bay to the capes OF
F,ordl. 1t is understood that several par
ties in the latter city invested in Tybee lots
with the view of erecting sea side cottages
for the occupation of their families during
the summer.
Since the last season considerable i'm
provements have been made on the island,
and the accommodations more than trt bled.
Besides the Ocean house, we now have Fur
ber's Point house, Mrs. Lees Seaside pavil-
ION and the Ocean View hotel, erected and
owned by Fl. IL. Lewis, who also runs the
Savannah, Florida ana western railroad
restaurant
Mr.. Lewis had not time to complete his
hotel, but the rooms were made sufficiently
comfortable for summer occupation, and the
good fare provided for his guests and the
exceptionally fine bathing and dancing
arrangements always insured him full
house He will greatly enlarge and i'm
prove his premises during the ensuing win
ter.
But Tybee as a pleasure resort is still,
literally, i'll its infancy. It happened not
infrequently this season that hundreds Of
visitors could not be provided for, and a
very large number of persons from the in
terror were deferred from visiting the
island at all for the lack Of accommoda
TONS This will be remedied in the near flu
ture by the erection of u
MAMMOTH HOTEL,
nearly all of the stock for which has al
ready been taken and will be owned exclu-
sively by Savannah capitalists.
The premises and grounds will embrace
twenty acres, and it is the determination OF
the company to make the building and its
appurtenances first class in every respect
Elevators, water, electric lights and all the
modern improvements and appliances will
be supplied In short it is intended to make
the hotel popular resort for invalids and
tourists during the winter months, where
they may breath the invigOrating atmos
pheres and enjoy warm cold salt bath.
and the pleasures of sailing, hunting and
fishing at viii. The number of visitors
during the past four months is estimated at
EIGHTY THOUSAND.
But for the prevalence of yellow fever il
Jacksonville the length Of the season would
have been considerably extended. Nothing
can be more erroneous than the impression
that prevails, to some extent, that the sur
face Of the island is low, and liable to mum
dation in stormy weather. The very re
verse is true.
The island, with its forest growth of live
oak. cabbage palmetto, cedars, magnoiias
ferns and other evergreens, presents t.
the eye of the stranger a move
and highly picturesque appear
eance The surface is broken into numerous
attitude. covered with sturdy dwarf live
oaks and other trees far above the reach OF
the sea in the most tempestuous gales. The
severe hurricane that visited the Atlantic
coast seven or eight years ago only par
TALLY damaged several shanties erected il
exposed situations. The hotel and dwell
hugs were unframed. Several cottage
have been put up and Inhabited tins sum
mer. and quite a number or building lot
will probably be improved before the ad
vent Of another season. Real estate Is firm
and held at stiff rates.
THE TyBKE RAIL ROAD
is now a permanent institution and its EN-
bankmeuts covered with thick jacket O
indurated blue clay are impervlouS to tn
action of the rains and tides. The DALI
schedule was maintained with great regu
lar,tv all summer, and the truck is In fai
condition.
President Purse, to whom this road wi
ever 10 a deserved monument, has beer
untirirg liz his efforts to promote til
comfort and amusement OF the crowds wht
have visited the island during the late sea
son. The numerous excursions, picnics
races, and the browning event Of the whol
summer the recent
MAGNIFICENT REGATTA
were all largely due to his interchangeable en-
terprise and management.
Tybee and her railroad is already proving
perfect bonanza for Savannah. Neve
has the retail trade Of our merchants beef
so brisk in the dull months Of the year, ant
the streets have been almost constantly en-
livened by the faces of up-country friends
whom, encouraged by the very low excuI
sion railroad fares, have taken the opp0rtun
itv to view old ocean, and at the same tim
take in the lions of our beautiful city
Why may not Tybes become tn
LONG BRANCH
of the South Atlantic Coast. E.sy of aC
cess with million Of people within fey
hours reach of her Incompatible beach an
billowy surf, daily newspapers, telephon
and telegraph communication with a grea
city ana numerous railway trains connect
ing with all the great thoroughlares Of u
country, it would seem that all that is need
full is little well directed enterprise an
capital That these will soon be forthcom
ing cannot be doubted.