The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-25
CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT.
A CRUSH OF PEOPLE IN TIE
STREETS AND STORES.

A CRUSH OF PEOPLE IN TIE
STREETS AND STORES.
The Tin Trumpet, Giant Pepper, and
Toy Cannon Get IN Their Work, "a
they Always Do-The Boys in Pos
session of the Squares and the City
Illuminated with Bonfires and Roman
Candles in the Churches
To-Day.
Christmas eve was noisy and busy one.
The blare of the holiday trumpet from the
lowest to the highest ear-sphtting key, the
boom of the toy-cannon and giant pepper
and the incessant fusillade of the firecracker
were kept up until midnight
During the afternoon the street cars,
streets and stores were crowded, and last
night it was jam Hundreds put of pur-
chasing their holiday goods, as they always
do, until the last moment, and then comes
the inevitable overcrowding.
Broughton street was a veritable Broad
way, and it was with the greatest difficulty
that one could make passage through the
crush. Many stores had placards consDic-
uously displayed, announcing that no goods
would be delivered yesterday, but TO stand
ing patrons of the stores the packages were
carefully laid away to be delivered later in
the day.
THE FIREWORKS AND BoNFIREs.
The squares south of Liberty street were
taken possession of by the boys, and will be
held until midnight tonight just enough
barrels we're consumed last nignt to keep
the beacon lights burning, and to night
there will be pyramids OF barrels dragged
from their places of concealment to light
the Christmas night bontres which have
always been features OF the holiday season
In Savannah.
Yesterday was clear and as balmy as a
spring day, and all who could get out of
doors were on the streets. The West Broad
street line put on three open cars yesterday
afternoon, as did the Coast line, and it was
an unusual sight to see summer cars the
day before Christmas.
The market was packed aud damned all the
morning and again last night Although g
saloons did heavy business during the day
and last night, there was little disorder, and
very few drunken people were on the streets.
This morning all the principal bars will set
out free lunches with turkey, roast pig, and
other inviting edibles, and patrons Will be
presented with TASKS of wines or other
liquors at many Of the better class saloons.
I'VE gave away more than one humid ed
bottles of rare old liquor last Christ nas,n
said one Of the proprietors Of hotel bar
yesterday, land most of our customers will
expect something this year, In most cases
the principal saloons will close by 2
O'Clock this afternoon.
PEOPLE CONE AND GO.
The trains yesterday and last night
brought many former Savannahians home
for the holidays, and nearly as many went
away bound for their out-of-town homes
To-day the principal business houses will
be closed, the day being a legal holiday,
and while the great body OF the people will
remain at home, many Others will take
the trains for out-of-town trips to TYbee.
Thunderbolt, Isle Of Hope, and Montgomery,
and others with dogs and guns will spend
the day in the woods
The Coast Line railroad viii run the
Sunday schedule to-day to Thunderbolt.
and many will take the Tybee trains for a
day on the island, and the belt line street
cars will have rush for around the city
travellers.
The attraction at Thunderbolt will be the
races, on the Thunderbolt track. There are
several entries in the different running and
trottlng races, and the goat and mule races
VIII, no doubt, be most amusing. All Of
the best horses in this section are enteaed.
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.
No signal service reports were received
outside OF the Savannah district last night,
Dut tnere Is warm wave extending over
the country as far north as Kansas City
and the lower lakes. A slight rain fell at
Jacksonville yesterday. The maximum tenn
perature here was 70' and the mInimumwas
81 degrees The indications for today are for
clear and warm weather. The tintinnabu-
latlons of Christmas sleigh-bells will not be
heard In Dixie to-day, and it is warm
enough In the northwest to plant garden
sass" There is an old weather saving that
"a green Chri tmas makes a fat grave
YARD" and 1t has grown into superstition
among many northern people that if there
Is no snow on the ground on Christmas day
the succeeding year will be an unhealthy
one, hence the saying "a white Christmas
and lean graveyard" In the south, how
ever, these says do not go.
FIREWORKS By THE THOUSAND.
The dealers in fireworks estimate that
Sl0,OOO worth of explosives will be sold
this week They estimate that s25, 900 will
Dc disposed OF TO parties outside of the city.
I'VE have never had such run on fire.
works in our lives said one of the largest
dealers yesterday. "The consumptio, has
increased, and the demand, of course,
has made the sales larger
than they have been for several
year. Every kind of fireworks made is SO d
now. Thirty-two ball Roman candles and
the cannon crackers are, perhaps, having
tne biggest run. Some of the largest sky
rockets that have been seen here are going
also rapidly. From the park extension they
may be seen distinctly down on Bruughton
street. The park extension will be a popular
place for those engaging in the pyrotechic
displays tonight and tomorrow night,
IN THE CHTTRruRS