The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-08
JUMPED HALF An HOUR.
Savannah Loses Twenty lOuI Minutes in
Changing Time.

Tho Adoption Of the New Standard
Welcomed by the Ringing Of Bells and
the screeehing of Whistles-Big Duke
and the Time Ball Gave the Signal for
the Change-How the Change Is Re-
c1ived.
The city Of Savannah is now running by
10Th meridian time. At 1135 o'clock yes
terday by the old time the hands of the
clock on the city exchange We're moved up
simultaneously with the dropping of the
time ball on the top OF the cotton ex-
change Al the same cment the Big
Duke at the fire department began to ring,
the alarm being sent in by Chief Puder and
Electrician Claiborne from the box at
By and Drayton streets. Twelve success
i've strokes were rung out announcing
the noon hour by fast time. The notice
thus given was taken up by factory
whistles and the tug boats along the Iiver
and for some minutes there was a clamor
of bells and whistles. Hundreds of people
watched the process of moving up the
hands Of the city exchange clock and the
dropping of the time ball and considerable
enthusiasm was displayed.
The clocks in the tower Of the court
house and the steeple of the Independent
Presbyterian church had been moved up
"a minutes at IL o'clock. Either the party
who moved up the hands Of the court
house clock made a miscalculation or the
clock was not exact sun time as it was no
tieed that there was a difference Of three
minutes in the time Of the court house
clock and that of the city exchange clock
after the latter had been moved.
The city exchange clock did not strike
the noon hour when set ahead. This was
due to the fact that some mischievous
practical joker had visited the cupoIa of
the city exchange and removed the bolts
which held the striking apparatus. This
was discovered by Mr.. Van Keuren the
matchmaker for Theus Bros, when he
went to set the clock up to the
new standard. The consequence was
that although the machinery OF
the clock responded promptly to the
forward movement this fact was not an
nounced blk the bell As the
bolts had been carried off Mr.
Van Keuen found it necessary to
put in new ones. When the hands Of the
clock reached the hour of the fact
was promptly announced. The lock 70
the door leading up to the cupola was
broken some time ago and though the at
tenticn of the authorities was called to
the matter the lock has not been replaced.
Many people changed their clocks and
watches when the time was announced
by the city clocks. but the majority waited
until to-day. with the intention of start
IA fTala u. -.sl.
lie schools did not close until 2:24 o'clock
They Will begin work at 9 o'clock by the
now time to-day and close at o'clock as
usual. The teachers did not regard the
change with favor. AS they are required
to appear at the school rooms a half hour
before the time for opening the schools
This means that they must be on hand this
morning by s o'clock old time, or to be
exact, they must get breakfast and report
for duty just twenty-four minutes earlier
than heretofore.
A class of people who are directly affect
ed by the change in time is the saloon
keepers. The ordinance compelling the
saloons to close at midnight has only been
in effect a few days, and now the change
to 18th meridian time compels them to
close just twenty-four minutes earlier
than would have been the case under the
old time. The down town saloons were
literally patronized last night, and the OBJ
jections of the saloons keepers to being
compelled to close at early midnight were
both loud and deep.
The theater observed the new time last
night, and Will continue to do So
The building contractors who employ
large numbers Of workmen, began work
on the old time yesterday morning and
quite work at noon on the same time.
but continued work half an hour later
last night. They viii observe the new
time to-day.