The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
TYBEE'S SEASON ABOUT ENDED
1T HAS BEEN THE MOST SUCCESS
FUL N THE ISLANDS HISTORY.

More People Have PatroniEed the
Resort and the Hotels Have Done
More business Than Ever Before.
One Train 20 the Island VIII he
Taken on This Week. Another
Next Week and After sept. 10 All
Trains VIII BE Abandoned.
One more Sunday and the Tybee sum
mer season Will close. one train will be
taken on this week. and after next sun
day another will be taken on.
After Sept. 1 the present schedule will
be abandoned, and Superintendent saussy
win take charge OF the road and run such
trains as are considered necessary. This
arrangement viii continue until Sept. Is.
when the road will Be closed down entirely
and no more trains will be run until next
season. except perhaps for special occa-
slons.
The property owners on the island are
very anxious to make some arrangement
for a winter schedule. but they have re-
ceived no announcement. There is talk
OF taking the matter into tho courts for
the purpose Of securing an order requiring
the Central Of Georgia railway to operate
the road during the winter. but nothing
OF this kind has been decided on as yet.
Mr. J. J. McDonOugh made an offer 10
President Conner OF the Central last win
ter to operate one train day during the
winter at his own expense. but the offer
was declined. The reason Of President
Corners refusal TO accede to this arrange
ment is said TO be that in case Of any ac-
cident on the road while this arrange
ment was In operation. the Central would
be liable for the damages, Notwithstanding
the Iac1-the road was being operated by
anolner party. This may or may not have
been the reason for Mr.. Corners refusal.
but any way the road was not operated.
me present season has been one OF the
best that Tybee has ever known. Contra
ry TO general expectation the two hotels
nave both been well patronized and the
patronage has been steady throughout the
season. No walls have come up from the
island this season on account OF a lack
OF patronage.
One Of the noticeable features Is that a
large part Of the cream of the patronage
has not come from Savannah, but from the
Interior. The patronage from Savannah
was somewhat less than usual while the
number Of patrons from the interior was
greater than ever. These two facts may be
accounted for in the same way. The people
from the interior who have been going to
the northern resorts every summer did not
feel able TO do so this year and so econo-
mized by coming to Tybee, while the Sa-
Vannah people, also having less money
than in former years, were not able to pat
ronize their home resort quite so freely.
Another reason for the falling off Of home
patronage Is the increasing popularity of
some OF the SUBURBAN resorts. more attrac-
lions having been offered, especially at
Thunderbolt than heretofore The Thun-
derbolt Yacht Club has become a very pop
ular evening resort and has doubtless at
tracted many people who would otherwise
have spent their nights at Tyfbee
The Tybee hotel keepers are not COM
planning, however. Proprietor Graham OF
the Hotel Tybee and Mr.. w. NJ Bohan Of
the South End both informed a Morning
News reporter yesterday that the season
had been very satisfactory one. The
rivalry OF the two hotels, instead of prov
ing a loss to each, has had just the oppO.
site effect and has drawn many people
to the island who would not have gone
had there been only one hotel The tran,
silent custom from both the city and the
numerous excursions, has been large Both
hotels will close after next Sunday
Messrs. Bohan & Cowan are considering
an addition OF thirty rooms to the South
End for next season.
Yesterdays was the last of the regular
ly advertised excursions from Augusta to
Tybee, but IL is possible that another one
Will be given next Sunday. These excur-
sions have been literally patronized by
the Augusta people this year.