The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-16
DIGNITY CUT NO FIGURE.
JUDGE AND JUROR. OFFICER AND
CIVILIAN ALL RALLED ALIKE.

Everybody Hit-Busfness Tempo
rarfIy Suspended and Warfare
WaEed on Every Passer-by-Win-
dow Panes Broken and open Cars
Called Into service-Plasters and
Arnica VIII Be Useful To-day.
Flights and Fracases the Outcome
OF Sonse of the COmbats.
The majority OF savannahians enjoyed
the snow yesterday. There was a con-
siderable minority. however. that did
not enjoy 81. but the feelings OF the mi
norify on the subject cut no figure with the
majority.
An inch OF snow on the ground in Sa-
Nannsh Is decidedly an unusual sight. and
. snow carnival is some thing there is sell
dom an opportunity for. so almost every
body made the most OF it,
The squares and the business portions
Of the city were the principal scenes OF
ihe one sided snow combats in which the
enemy always got the worst OF #. The
Fun was confined principally TO the more
central squares and to Bay and Brough-
ION streets. Broughton street especial
ly was I'm for war, and for long time the
aggressors had everything their own
way.
Crowds Of boys. girls and in many in
stances grown people were gathered in
almost every square ready with handsfun
of snow, in round and campact form TO
urge on any passerby without respect 10
position, race. color or previous condition
OF sorvitude. It made no difference who he
was. whether judge or juror, officer or
civilian. priest or layman, everybody got
81 IN the neck" and sometimes on the
ear too. Some accepted with good grace
while a few were enraged and wanted
10 night. An exhibition of anger only
1nade matters worse, for the victim gem
orally stood in the proportion of about one
80 hfty.
The street cars probably got the worst OF
she deal and especially was this the case
on the Broughton and Whitaker street
lines. Snow missiles few az conductor
ana motorman as wen as passengers and
1or a while things looked dangerous
panes were smashed in almost
every car that passed. and passengers
mad 10 be on the lookout to prevent glass
oesng broken IN their faces Finally the
were put down and the shutters
pulled up. This. however. did little good
and number Of open cars were called
into use to prevent further damage to the
property In the afternoon an the cars
on the Whitaker and Abercorn belt were
open cars. Some times in passing one of
The crowds a motorman would go inside
his car and let it. jog along the best way
II could until he himself was out of dam
ger 0''"
The street car glasses were not the only
ones Droken,as there seemed to have been
2 general smashing of panes wherever
me snowballers were at work. such
might not have been the case i'm MANY
Instances If only plain SNOW halls ba1
oeen used, but yesterday there
was crust of ice frozen over the snow
: nd THIS went into the composition of the
oalls. Practically many of the missiles
were balls OF ice, and this told upon the
c ountenances of some of those who PASSED
me batteries. In some instances the bovs
seemed to think the presence of snow
leedil@ed the throwing Of almost anything
mat came handy, and some We're struck
with pieces of ice or rocks, as the rouyb-
ness OF those engaged i'm the throwing
ilctated, and some of them were nrett,y
Hoogh. The poor drayman was decidedIv
nors du combat, but his assailants Melted
him all the same. and many Of them win
AIRY bruised lips, noses and eyes for
lays.
On Broughton, Bay and Congress stree+s
N many of the stores business was prac-
-Ically suspended for a time. and employer
ana employe took - turn at the fun.
Sroughton street was the PRINCIPAL bat
cry and during the morning it was dan
erous for any one to attempt to pass the
ordinations. Bay street, which was do
ng some good work. however. after n
WINE grew envious Of Broughton streets
nd
pr h1ty around TO defeat their rivals. There
vas A pitched battle for Il while. and Il
ooked as If the Bay would be defeated.
Hhen the wholesale men finally rallied 10
ne attack and drove most OF the
Broughton streeters in doors.
About the liveliest gathering Of snow
oalilsts on Bay street was at the cotton
'Achange, where employers and emploves
olned IN the sport. Business during the
morning was completely suspended, and
ne waste paper baskets were improvised
IS arsenals for snow ball bullets. and
placed IN front of the exchange where
hey were kept filled. in readiness to sun
Ply the army OF Jolly warriors who at
acked every defenceless enemy who
ehanced to come their way. From . 10
d o clock the warfare ragged furiouslv.
Every new conner was pelted good natllr
coy, but severely, and many slightly
Scared features was the result. The
and draymen suffered the most.
ana those who showed an inclination TO
hight back, got the worst Of the bargain.
No one was seriously hurt, and all voted
the unusual occasion to be a Jolly good
lime. About II O'Clock the crowd de-
serted the Held, for want of new ma
Ierial to work on, and marched to Brough
ION. where they captured the street by
adding endorsements to their already
lively brigade.
Towards noon the snow everywhere
vas melting and became slushy and
dirty. Only the boys kept up the sport
In the afternoon, the condition of the
snow making little difference to them.
All day long the back streets and lanes
were more popular than they have been
before in years, and a number who es-
capped the fire by taking them took par
icular delight in commenting on the vic
tory they had achieved.
Alderman z. c. Gleason rugged up a
sleigh il the early morning and ventured
10 go the rounds with a party of friends.
consisting of Messrs. ]. II. Furber, Lutte
Yeunglove w. f. Chaplin. J. F. F'urlong
and w. G. Sutlive. The party was made
a target everywhere, and all but Mr. Fur
long escaped without a scar. He bears a
badly swollen lip as the result of its con-
tact with snow ball that was rather