The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-17
MAY WEEKS FETES ENDED.
THE CELEBRATION A SATIsFACTO-
RY ONE TO THE COMMITTEE.

About Four Thousand Visitors in the
city During the Week-The Mer-
chants Did a Good business and
Are satisfied with the ResuIts-The
Military Parade the Feature of the
Celebration.
May week ended last night not exactly
in a blaze Of glory. but in fairly salts
factory manner. The crowds were fully as
large as were expected. the merchants en-
joyed "a good trade, the programme was
well rendered with the exception Of the
fasco OF the naval sham battle Tuesday
night. and everything considered. the com
mittee has good reason 10 feel satisfied
with its efforts.
Il should be taken into consideration
that in the beginning the committee had
an uphill job all the time. There was no
general desire for a May week and II 1t
had been left TO a vote of the merchants II
is hardly to be doubted that the project
would have been abandoned. Under these
circumstances money came in slowly and
a less determined set Of men would nave
given MP in disgust. The members OF the
committee We're hardheaded, however anu
kept hammcring away. As result ldlL-
~ successful celebration was gwen Ihelt
have been better May week celeuIatlohS'
ter than that of three years ago, win per
hans the exception OF the carnival feature.
The number of visitors 10 the city IN eA-
cess Of those who Wodll nave Be1I H''
ANYWAY was about 400o. This Is Mr. ).
g ShaW's estimate and n can he taheH
for granted that II is not far wrong. Inc
railroads have not yet made up tnelr re-
ports. and consequently the exact mum
her Of visitors since the beginning OF Jne
week cannot be ascertalned. q prettE
good Indication Of the crowds is tndt lie
al a
could accommodate and were compelleQ &c
turn many away. The De soto register
ed the largest number OF guests OF any
Nav week vet II is well known that the
majority of the visitors on these occasions
do not stop at the large hotels, but go 70
the boarding houses or stop with trlends.
Hence the fact that all the hotels We're
crowded the whole time indicates that
there was a considerable crowd in town
and that many Of them had money 70 pay
for the best that was to be had. All the
merchants who were spoken TO yesterday
said that they enjoyed a splendid trade
and that they did not have a single com
plant to make on this score or any other.
The people did not hurry away and the
hotels were still filled last night. The
crowd was not in evidence on the streets
however. as il was divided between Tybee
and the warships. About 100 people Visi-
ted Tybee during the day. Most OF the
visitors centered at the hotel which was
crowded all the afternoon and until late
al night. Two bands furnished music at
the hotel and there was dancing both in
the lobby and on the pavilion. It was so
cool that very few people went in bath
ing. AT night there was a fine display of
fireworks on the beach in front of the no.
tel, given by the proprietors.
Prof. Oldrieve gave his exhibition OF
naval fire works and walking on the water
at the south end, near the Chathams
club house. 1t was Witnessed by a small
crowd and went off fairly we'll
The majority of the visitors left for
their homes last night, and most of those
remaining will go out this morning. The
members of the Washington Light Infan-
try of Charleston left for home last night
after spending a day in sightseeing. The
company made a very favorable impress
sion here, and the members were given
cordial welcome wherever they went.
The military parade is acknowledged
by all TO have been the feature of the
week. Without IL the celebration would
have been a decided failure 1t should
be borne in mind that almost the entire
display was furnished by the city COM
panies, there being only a small number
OF visiting companies Taken altogether,
II was the best turnout made by the city
military in years, and the men deserve
all the credit given them. Every COM
pany made an effort to turn out its full
enlistment. and IL allowances had been
made for men out of town and those de-
tanned by proYidential causes several
companies could have claimed 100 per cent.
IN attendance. The Republican Blues
should have been credited with fifty men
IN line, instead of forty-five. as stated i'm
yesterday mornings report. The COM
pany made fine turnout.