The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-30
The City Thronged With Visitors and
They Still Come.


The City Thronged With Visitors and
They Still Come.
The people continue to come to Merchants
week. Large crowds came in yesterday by
all trains, but as the greater portion of the
crowd went down to Tybee, the city did not
present crowded appearance during the
day.
The hotels and boarding houses can tell of
the crowds, though. Every one of them
was filed last night and hundreds of people
were turned away. Plenty OF men were
glad to sleep two to the cot-in fact, glad TO
get place to sleep under any clrcumstan-
ces The restaurants told the tale. too.
II have exceeded my biggest day of last
years celebration by $500, said Bob Hicks
at the Market restaurant yesterday morn
ing. 1.-THE trcde has been regular and Of
the best class"
How is it now" said MORNING NEWS
reporter at S o'clock last night.
This is the worst yet, )" said the usually
genial proprietor.
1.-THE rush is too big to handle with any
satisfaction"
1t was expected that a large portion of
the crowd would leave the city yesterday
and last night but such was not the case.
The railroads only carried out few huns
dreds, and the crowd in the city is greater
than ever. Most of them wish to see the
cavalry tilt to-day and will remain over
until tonight on that account.
A large crowd is also expected in on this
mornings trains on account of the cavalry
tilt. The majority of the visitors are an
| intelligent class Of people
DON'T tell me about sending missionaries
to Africa" said young business man who
| just finished handling a crowd. They
| don't get any more OF my money for it.
They ought to put every missionary they
| can catch right here in Savannah, Ga"
The Market restaurant catches q good
many queer customers
(which way is the door" said young
| fellow who had gotten confused in the
crowd to Joe Fried yesterday morning.
Right this way" said the fun-lovins
restaurant man as he laid his hand
against one Of the brick pillars
Of the market. The man started through
but found the wall pretty solid. Push
hard" sad Mr.. Fried, and the fellow pushed
until he saw the joke.
The next joke was on the restaurant
though. A lank and cadaverous individual
sat down to q table, and while the waiter
was gone after dinner for him begun Il
devour the bread which was on the table
He was helping himself to about a spoon
full of butter to every mouthful of breaC
when Proprietor Hicks observed him, no
ticing with some anxiety that the plate o
butter was fast disappearing.
"You don't seem to be afraid of that but
ter" he remarked to the hungry customer
"N-no; LIANT afraid of it, remarked
the hungry customer, who was a sufferer
as he swiped another spoonful of butter TO
his bread. A visitor who, while he had. NJ
doubt, handled bills before, had neve
made theacquaintance of bill OF fare, was
little pnzzled at his first experience whel
he sat down to the table at the Screvel
yesterday morning. The waiter politel
handed him the bill Of fare and awaited hi
order. The countryman was puzzled. H
had never ordered soup and pastry in un
pronounceable French before, and he didn'
seem to know what the COMPOUNDED thin
meant no way. Presently the familiar wort
'bill" at the top Of the page caught his eye
"Just make out your bill and I'll pay it,
he said 20 the waiter. This paralyzed th
waiter, but he recovered and asked:
What did you order STRIP
20, bring me 10 some fish and ham an
eggs and coffee and I'll pay the bill, " sal
the worried countryman.
The visitors from the country make
few breaks now and then, but the man VIII
trades with them needs TO have cut his ey
teeth. They know bargain on sight an
always want bottom prices.