The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-16
EXCURSION CROWDS GONE.
MOST OF THE VISITORS HAVE RE-
TURNED TO THEIR HOMES.

General Satisfaction with Their Stay
in the City Expressed by All the
Visitors-Time Limit of Some of
the Tickets Is Not Yet Up-The De-
parture of the Majority of the Ex-
cursionists Relieved the COnges-
ton at the HOteIs-OnIy One Mis-
hap, That of n Young Lady Failing
Into the River, Occurred, Though
There Were 1000 visitors.
The excursionists who had been so thor
oughly in evidence in Savannah for two
days began to make their departure yes
terday morning. and last night the major
ity had left for their homes. All were well
pleased with their stay in the city, and it
was with regret that they left When
ever excursions at so cheap rates as those
which prevailed over the three
lines that ran them are advertised it is
probable that the visitors who were here
during the last few days will take adj
vantage of the opportunity to renew their
acquaintance with Savannah.
The limit of the Plant System excursion
tickets was up yesterday afternoon, and
about all of them have left No special
train for the return was run, the visitors
being at liberty to take any of the regu-
lar trains. The same rule applied to the
excursionists who came by the Central
and the Georgia and Alabama. The limit
upon the tickets he'd over the last two
lines has not expired, though most of the
visitors have gone.
%;
of most of the excursionists, the hotels
have reverted to their usual condition of
summer quiet. All were filled for two
days. not even bed being left for the
weary and worn who presented them
selves late at night after their long rides
from home. 1t was a run of business that
was appreciated, as it came at a time
when there is not very much doing for
the hotels
Passenger agents of the railroads that
brought in the eXcursionists estimate the
crowd that was here at about 1000 1t is
regarded as fortunate that, with so many
strangers in the city, there were no ac-
cidents or disasters. The nearest APP
preach to one was the fall of young wo-
man into the river yesterday morning.
She fell from the Seaboard Air Line dock,
striking the water between the wharf and
a lighter. She was in imminent danger,
her rescue. The two, as they struggled
in the water, were seen by Capt. Eddie
Paine of the tug Regis, who CHANGED to
be near
Capt. Paine sprang to the aid of the
immersed couple showing them ladder.
Holding the young woman upon his arm,
the man climbed up and regained the
wharf HIS position with her in the water
had been most precarious Between the
lighter and the W thpra was mt
room, and it was strange that he man
aged to save his companion. Few were
about the wharf at the time, o'clock in
the morning, and her scream as she fell
from The outer plank along which she
tripped was the first intimation that 9TH
ers than the young man who accc-npan-
led her had that the young woman had
fallen.
One of the office rooms at the wharf was
turned over 10 the young woman after her
rescue. Some one went for a new supply
of clothes for her, and she was soon none
the worse for her mishap. The young man
who plunged in after her and Capt. Paine
were warmly commended for their
promptitude.
Before their departure many of the ex-
cursionists found opportu to visit the
merchants. Considerable shopping was
done. AS there were many whose trains
left about noon or in the afternoon, the
forenoon was the busiest part of the day
with the merchants, They had a good run
of trade.
1t is difficult to calculate just what ben
efits accrue to the business of the city when
such crowds of excursionists appear. They
are considerable, as all the merchants are
ready to admit. The trade resulting for
any one merchant may not be large, but
the aggregate is, and the effect is de-
cided awakening and improvement. The
merchants are glad when the railroads
run such excursions and would be pleased
to have them bring in their crowds more
frequently.