The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-02
RxcURs1oN1srs' BIG DAY.
The Summer Excursion Season Opens
With a Rush.

With Rush
The summer excursion season opened yes
terday with rush. Crowds Of people from
every part Of the state were in Savannah,
and at Tybee, Of course. The excursions
were not as large as they viii be later on,
but the crowds WERE nevertheless. large
Tybee was thronged with pleasure seekers,
and the Central railroad depot presented an
animated appearance at the hours OF ar
rival and departure.
The Millen accommodation was the first
to arrive. At 1925 the Augusta special
came in with two cars filled with people
mostly from Augusta. The Americas
train brought in three cars filed with
excursionists from Americas, Oconee,
Mount Vernon and smaller towns along the
route. The train men said the crowd would
have been more than double what
it was from the Savannah.
Americas and Montgomery road had
the excursion been more widely
advertised.
TYBEE CATCHES TEEN.
The crowd that spent the day at
at Ty bee will not fail 10 advertise the place.
large number of colored people took adj
vantage OF the excursion, and they filed
two cars Of the Augusta special and one
car on the Amerlcus. The colored people
know a good thing when they see it and
will occupy a prominent place in the
summer excursions. The Central railroad
train, which leaves for Augusta at $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon, was held until Z
o'clock to accommodate tho excursionists,
and the arrangement will be continued
during the season. 1t was jolly crowd
that filled the shed at the Central depot
last night. The excursionists were delighted
with the trip.
A good many people from Savannah took
IN the Port Royal and Beaufort excursion
to see the North Atlantic squadron at Port
Royal. all of the Savannah resorts were
well patronized. The Warsaw steamer was
crowded on both trips, and many went out
TO Thunderbolr and Isle of Hope.
THE DAY AT TYBEE.
Tybee was crowded. The excursionists
poured into the city early in the day, and
after spending few hours wedt to the
island. The Hotel Tybee was an animated
place late in the afternoon. The day was
delightful. IL was not too warm to walk
on the beach. without an umbrella, and from
o'clock until s o'clock the beach was lined
with people.
Hon. Evan p. Howell, Mrs. Howell and
daughter and Miss Barker are guests of the
Hotel Tybee and viii spend tomorrow
there. Capt. Howell said that he has fallen
In love with Tybee, aud expects to be con-
slant visitor there. Judge Robert Falligant
was among the guests of the Hotel Tybee
General Manager Gabbett Of the Central,
accompanied by his family, also spent the
day there. Mr. Gabbett is an admirer of
Tybee. He said that it should be patron
lied as much as any other resort in this part
OF the country; in fact, more, because it is
the most delightful place of them ALL
Albert Howell, Jr, of Atlanta, accom-
panied by his wife, is spending some tune
ON the island
The Sunday excuTsionists from the inte-
rior were allowed to remain on the island
all day by an arrangement OF schedule on
the railroads. The Tybee road promptly
handled the people and nobody had cause
to grunble about being left, or crowded, or
anything else. Everybody was accommo-
dated.
THE BEACH WIDENING.
A visitor to the beach yesterday remarked
that Tybee gains in ground. He explained
that fifteen years ago the tide stretched
back TO where the railroad now is, dis
lance of fully 200 yards. All the South
Atlantic beaches are gaining ground, and
1t Is noticeable that most of the eastern
coast is losing ground. He predicted that
Iybee would, IN a few years, be much
larger than it now is. The beach is always
better where the islands increase. 1t is hard
and smooth. Where the islands decrease
the beaches, as rule, are pumpy and
rough This is caused by the covering of
land not worn smooth by water. A visitor
asked yesterday why it was that some of
the yards on the island were fruitful
and others full of shifting
sand. President Purse Of the Tybee
railroad says that it is a matter altogether
Of care and cultivation; il person takes
care Of yard by removing the surf sand
and planting grass. fruit trees or shade
trees, it win be matter of short time
when the shifting sand will give place to
sound dirt and rich gardens.