The morning news., 1897-08-30
TYBEE'S SEASON AT ITS CLOSE
THE LAST EXCURSION TO BE RUN
NEXT SUNDAY.

Hotels Have Already Closed and
Only Drinks and Sandwiches to BE
Had NOw-TO BE Only One Train "A
Day After Wednesday-The Season
Good One in Every Respect "A
Good Crowd at the Island Yester-
day-The Last Augusta Excursion
to BE Run Next sunday.
The Tybee season is at its close. The
last of the Augusta excursions will be run
next Sunday and this will close the sea-
son. The hotels have already closed down
and only liquid refreshments and sand
wiches can be obtained now. A good
crowd from the city went down to the
island yesterday, but on account of the
fact that no meals were served at the
hotels many who had gone down unaware
Of this fact returned to the city on the
early train. Between 200 and 800 people
came UP on the last train, which left the
island at $50 o'clock. The tide came in
late but the surf was splendid and was
greatly enjoyed by a number Of bathers.
To-day, tomorrow and wednes-
day there will be two trains
each way, leaving the city
at $50 a. m. and 2:3O p. m, and leaving
Tybee at II a. m. and $50 p. m. After
Wednesday there will be only one train
daily each way, which will be run for the
accommodation Of the force at work on
the government fortifcations. Sunday a
convenient schedule will be run
There is no doubt but that the season
NJ has l., l.;
tory of Tybee. The crowds have been
larger, excursions from the interior have
been more numerous and better patronized
than ever before, and the people have re-
mained longer, all of which has Tedounded
TO the happiness and profit of the hotel
men and the life of the resort. The rail-
road people will not acknowledge that
they have made any money, but it is OBJ
viously the fact that if they have made
none they have lost less than in former
years.
The hotel prOprietors freely confess that
they had a most prosperous season. AT
times it has been difficult for them to ac-
commodate the guests who sought lodg-
ment with them and their houses were full
to overlooking for weeks al a time. 1t is
lIue ludt the repair OF damages Dy lNe
last storm together with desirable i'm
ITovements which were made in advance
of the season tend to pretty well discount
the profits, but, with the hope of less
storm damage hereafter. these can be con-
sidered permanent improvements The sea-
son itself was thoroughly satisfactory.
The fact that there were two first class
hotels on the island. both managed with a
view to the comfort and pleasure of their
guests, contributed greatly to Tybee's sue
cess and will continue to do so. Those who
visited Tybee this summer will want TO do
so gain.
1t is worthy of note that the people who
visited Tybee this year, especially
those who came as permanent guests, were
of desirable class, which shows that the
resort is becoming better known TO the
people of the interior who leave home for
pleasure and health during the summer
! The local patronage also was good Many
Savanuahians who are accustomed to
spend the greater part of the summer
away from home, remained at Tybee for
awhile before going north.
For perhaps the first year since Tybee
became a pleasure resort the season pass
ed without a single death by drowning
Careless bathers had close calls on a few
occasions, but that was all. This is the
best Of evidence that the beach at Tybee
is one of the safest on the coast.
With the help of the newspapers and
the railroads Tybee has come to he the
leading summer resort in this section of
the country, and there is no reason why
its popularity should not continue to in
| crease with each succeeding season.