The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-19
A CARNIVAL OF SNOW.
sAvAHNAHIANS TURN MERRY
MAKERS FOR a DAY.

MAKERS FOR a DAY.
The City Experiences the First Snow
Storm in More Than calf a Century.
The Entire Population Gives Itself
Cp 70 EDjoyment-Everyb body Snow
ballec and Neither Age, Sex Nor
color Respec ted prosrious Scenes
on the Boy and Broug atom Street.
sleighs Improvised and the Whole
City Jolly.
A snow storm In Savannah, like that of
yesterday, has not occurred within the
memory of the Oldest inhabitnat, certainly
not within the last half century.
There has been snow in Savannah on an
average of about once every ten years, but
nothing like the fall Of yesterday. The
only snowfalls known in the history of the
city anyway eQualinR it were in the winters
Of 1851 and 1855.
There was a light fall OF snow during the
war, just about enough to cover the ground.
The weather bureau has records Of the
weather at Savannah for twenty-five years
and there Is not a single heavy fall of snow
recorded for that time, though there were
several light furries
ANEPoCH IN sAvANNAH's HISTORY.
Yesterdays snowfall may safely be put on
record as the heaviest in the last half cent
ury.
It will mark an epoch in the history of the
city from which the children Of to-day will
date their experiences hereafter.
The snow began falling shortly
after daybreak and came down
steadily until about noon. The flakes
were fluffy and the air had an
appearance as il there was big feather
picking going on mp in the clouds. brisk
wind blew the flakes hither and thlther
the effect of the scene,
Early rsers we're so surprised at the white
covered ground and the falling snow-fiakes
that they could hardly believe their eyes,
The fact that Savannah was enjoying a
hrst-class snow storm was soon realized and
almost with one accord they set themselves
TO enjoy it to the utmost possible extent.
A CARNIVAL IN SNOW.
The air was soon filed with the
shouts of the merrymakers. Late
sleepers thought from the noise that
tho scenes Of Tuesdays election were
being repeated and that the Harmon and
McDonough partisans had met in a grand
conflict.
There was a general jubilation over the
snow. Everybody was out snow-balliDg
and being snow-balled. The children en-
joyed it TO the utmost, and there were
hundreds of truants from the schools on
account of 1t. Pedestrians were assaulted
from every stoOp as they passed along
the streets, and crowds at every corner
expected the assault. Neither age, sex nor
color was respected and the better known
the person attacked the more he suffered.
Down on Bay street the members Of the
cotton exchange and the board of trade,
and brokers, lawyers and bankers who
make their headquarters around Bryan and
Drayton streets, turned themselves loose
like 80 many school boys. Every body was
snow-balled.
THE POLITICIANS CAUGHT 1T.
The politicians were favorite marks,
especially those who have been recently
showed under. Mai. RIVALS. late
candidatssfor county treasurer vas battered
until lie begged for mercy. Alderman
Harmon was literally showed under in front
OF the cotton exchange. He said it was
nothing, however, to the showing under he
received the day before.
The defeated aldermanic candidates
came in for their share.
Between 10 and IL O'clock au uproarious
crowd OF Bay street men took possession Of
the space in front of the cotton exchange
and proceeded to clean out
the whole neighborhood. They
blockaded the cotton exchange and
whenever any OF the crowd inside at
tempted to come out he found perfect
gauntlet of snowballs to run. A few got
mad, but it did no good. They were only
punished the harder. prominent Bay
street merchant tried to frail out the crowd
with his umbrella, but the result was not
satisfactory. He received good SNOWFALL
ing and ruined good umbrella.
A BOARD OF TRADE RAID.
Capt. D. g. Purse, president of the board
or trade, and Supt. Z. Wallace Howard,
organ zed a party and went through the
whole building. A regular pitched battle
occurred in the Office of Aimar q Rowland.
with the result that the office looked as If a
Dakota blizzard had struck it. Capt. Purse
and his forces retired in good order. Shortly
afterward he received the following bill:
To p st. Julian Aimar DR..
Capt D. g. Purse, President Board of
Trade, G. Wallace Howard. Supt. Board
OF Trade. and others.
For sundry damages TO Office
! ypeWIlter'. 800 90
] splendid hat ....,,.,-...' & O0
I antique CHAIR .-.......--. ...... ....... 20
] f1re-proof safe mot snow proof. ..... $50 20
damages to walls. Observation-Disclosures. Is 90
Nervous prostration suffered by j +.
Rowland; :....... .... ............. so
~ per cent additional for cash ....,...... 81 90
1925 90