The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-29
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Battalion
Cobb's Military Band
Savannah Volunteer Guards Battalion, Col
Garrard Commanding
Chatham Artillery. Lieut. r F. Harmon com
manding.
The Georgia Hussars. Capt. Pritchard com
Inanting.
THEsLINE OF MARCH.
The column marched on the south side Of
Liberty street. counfermarching on Aber-
corn street, and next TO jefferson street, 70
BrOughtOn. on Broughtoa 10 Drayton ami
down Drayton 70 Congress, next to Bull.
out Drayton TO Liberty, where threatening
weather caused a suspension Of the parade
in the park, and the column was dismissed
but not ia time 70 save some Of the soidiery
from q drenching, as the rain struck the
column OF the First regiment and the battal-
ion of BartoEs and ZOuaves at Draytol
and Castor streets The boys composing
this battalion got of without a wetting as
they double quicked 10 the srmOry and got
into quarters before the heavy rain fell
DREScHED BY THE RAIN.
Along the line Of march there were also
thousands in the streets, and the balconies
were lined with people. The crowd poured
into Broughton street by the Thousands.
The wind suddenly shifted, and brought
low clouds back over Savannah, and all
hope Of concluding the exercises at the park
was necessarily abandoned, although every
seat Yves taken at the park, and
waited in eager expectancy were not
only disappointed, but thoroughly drenched,
as the rain came up suddenly, giving little
time for the visitors 70 get out Of the rain
TO a place Of shelter. Many went to the
regimental armory, others took the street
cars. while by far the greater part took the
rain as it came, as no other alternative pre-
scented itself.
NOTES OF THE PARADE.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards had 12O
men in line.
Col. w. ". Gordon, commanding the
First Georgia cavalry battalion. took his
place in the ranks Of the Georgia Hussars
as a veteran member.
The Barlow Light Infantry had 90 men,
and the Busch Zouaves had % men in line,
and the young battalion made quite an at
tractlve feature Of the parade.
There we're nearly seventy pieces Of music
In the parade.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards were
photographed on Bull street, near Brough-
ton. The line was halted long enough for a
negative to be taken from the second-story
balcony Of the Oglethorpe Club house.
Both the balconies were crowded with peo-
pie.
THE PARK CONCERTS.
After the hard rain in the afternoon the
weather cleared, and last night was clear
and cool. The band concerts In the park
drew crowds of people; Cohb's Military
Band, the Tennille Band, and
Myers band played alternately end gave a
delightful concert. The park was thronged
and it never looked gayer. Aside from the
Savannah bands, the Tennille gave excel
lent music aud the players were applauded.
Another concert will be given tonight in
connection with the fireworks display.
MERCHANTS WEEK NOTES.
The hotels are overhowing and all trains
this morning will bring crowds to witness
the trades display to day and the fireworks
exhibition tonight.
The music for the week will be In abund-
ance. Cobb's and Myers bands have been
engaged for the entire week The Tennille
band was in service yesterday and will be
in the parade to-day and at the park to-
night. The Brunswick band is expected to
arrive tonight and will play Wednesday
and Thursday. All the bands will go to
Tybee on Thursday.
The ''open house" was thronged all day,
and the house committee was kept busy
giving out guest badges. Over 800 badges
were given out
Policeman Sheehan was stationed at the
"open house" and the most perfect order
and decorum were maintained all day. 1t
was jolly day for the visitors.
The country merchants form the bulk of
the people in the city, and the majority of
them are accompanied by their wives. They
had the freedom of the city yesterday, and
there is little that they did not see. The
De Soto was thoroughly inspected, and
many Of the out of town merchants are
spending the week there.
While yesterday was a very interesting
day it was not as interesting as will be
to-day, or tomorrow, or the next day.
As the week grows older the entertainments
will increase, and no visitor can truthfully
say when he returns that Savannah is not
the most hospitable city in the world.
The ball game. this afternoon between
the Macons and the De Sotos, at the ball
park, will be one of the most hotly contested
games played here in long time. Both
teams are we'll trimmed.
The following are the members Of each
team as they play in each position:
MACOGE.