The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-01
A QUIET NEW YEARS EVE.
Savannah Welcomes the Young Year
With Little Display.

The Rain Adds to the Gloom of the
Dying Year, and Keeps People From
Celebrating the Coming Of 1894
With the Usual Eclat-How New
Years Day VIII Be Observed.
The new year was ushered in last night
with the ringing Of church bells, the
bursting of fireworks and the blowing of
steam whistles by the tugs along the
river front and the engines in the railroad
yards.
1t was not a very pleasant night for
New Years eve festivities, and there
were not many people on the streets when
the old year went out and the new year
came in. The weather proved somewhat
of a damper upon festive spirits, and the
welcome to 1894 was not as noisy and
demonstrative as is often the case upon
that occasion.
Most of the colOred churches held ser
vices until midnight TO bid farewell to
the old year with songs and prayers
Many small parties Of young people look
advantage of the occasion TO keep each
other company while waiting for the de-
parture of 1898 and the advent OF 1874.
VERY QUIETLY DONE.
Altogether, however, the death of the
old year and the birth of the new proved
a very quiet affair or affairs, If it may be
considered dual action.
An endeavor will be made, however, To-
day, if the weather permits, to give the
new year a good send of.
Being legal holiday, all banks and
public buildings will be closed for the
transaction of business. The postofi1ce
will observe the same hours as upon
Christmas day. Very little business
will be done, and many firms
will give their employees the benefit of a
full holiday. The day will be half holt
day with pretty much all the bust
ness element. The retail merchants
have signified their intention of clos
ing at 80 o'clock to give their en-
ployes a chance TO attend the foot ball
game, the races and other sports have
been arranged Cor the day, and most of
the wholesale houses and the factors
and commission merchants will do the
same thing.
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
The events of the day will be
as follows The Augusta and Savannah
foot ball teams will meet
each other at Bolton street park
for a hotly contested game If the
weather is good the foot ball will draw a
big crowd. The game will begin at
O'Clock.
The races at the IhunderDolt driving
park promise to be big attraction. The
Christmas races were so successful in
every respect and so generally satisfactory
as 10 largely increase the interest in
the sport and the managers will endeavor
TO repeat the success of Christmas day as
near as possible. The race begins at 2:30
O'Clock.
The colored people will celebrate
emancipation day with pa
rade at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, followed by exercises at the
theater and an Grafton by Bishop Turner.
The Savannah Rife Association will
hold its usual New Years rife contest
at the Wheelmen's Park range. The
members will shoot for turkeys An oys-
ter roast will be one Of the accompani-
ments of the shoot. A special car will
leave the market at II 10 this morning, and
will run through, without change, to the
park.
There will be special excursion to
Wilmington Island by the steamer Flora.
The steamer will leave Thunderbolt at
10 O'Clock. and will leave the island re-
turning at o'clock
The German Aid and Benevolent So
ciety will hold its fifteenth annual ball at
the Odd Fellows hall tonight.