The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-04
LARoR's DAY OF IUBILATION.
THE HOLIDAY VERY GENERALLY
OBSERVED N SAVANNAH.

Tybec and other Resorts aud the
Rest oforder Preserved-A Lengthy
Programme of Events Successfully
Carried Out-LaborInE People GEN
orally Enjoyed "a Pull Holiday.
I Labor Day WAS not only more generally
celebrated IN Savannah than during any
previous year. but the holiday proved 10
be q very enjoyable one. The working peo-
pie and their friends entered into the
spirit OF the day with zest and az the same
time took their pleasure with moderation.
I The day was almost entirely devoid %
casualties. Notwithstanding the large
crowds az the resorts. ana the excellent
I behavior Of the crowds at Tybee ana else
whore was subjec, OF general remark.
/ About 800 people spent the day. or
part Of 1t. q Tybee. and as many more
took Ia Isle of Hope. Thunderbolt and 9th
| er places Of lesser note The crowds at the
resorts would undoubtedly have been
larger but for the fear that the rain.
I which poured down - heavily during the
early morning hours would resume opc-
rations again. The threatening appearance
Z % the weather caused the early trains for
I Tyhee 10 go down half loaded but this
was made up for later in the day. the
/ O'Clock train carrying a very large crowd.
| Many people. accustomed to the regular
/ schedule Of che 2.a5 train. which has been
taken on. calculated upon this train and
so got left
I In the city the railroad and machine
shops and factories OF every class shus
| down for the day giving their employees
| the whole day. The commercial people
I for the most part gave a half holiday.
though in the naval stores and some 9TH
/ er leading lines the day was hardly OBJ
served. owing 10 the press Of business
AZ this season and the further fact OF les
being near The frst Of the month. The
Offices az the City Exchange and Court
/ House were closed. So were the banks.
/ and the Cotton Exchange and Board
/ Of Trade also ceased operations for the
/ day During the morning. the fact that
enc working people waFe not working and
l mat the retail stores were open gave n
| lively appearance TO Brough;on street.
many seizing this opporfu unity 70 go shop
4 ping In the afternoon. however. with
/ most Of the retail places closed Brough-
son street looked almost as II Il were
/ Sunday
Tybce was headquarters for the labor
people and there they not only rallied In
I numbers. but made "a very crcditable
showing. The large crowd was not only
orderly and well behaved. but IL was a
/ neatly dressed and well appearing crowd.
/ IL was also a thoroughly good humored
/ crowd The people were out fo- "a good
time and they were not worrying them
selves about everyday matters.
The programme Of events which had
/ been arranged for the day. was very sue
| cessfuliy carried out. There was a large
number Of entries and the greater num-
| Der q those entered participated In tho
events. The programme was begun az II
a. m. and continued almost without inter
/ mission until .. m The cakewalking.
\ the egg and spoon race. the sack race and
I the tug OF war between the teams from
/ the Central and the Savannah Florida
and Western railways seemed TO bs the
chief features OF interest. The following
/ Is the list Of events with those who were
\ declared by the judges TO be the success
/ ful contestants:
/ Climbing the greasy pole. r. J. ship
plngton first and second prizes W. Dow
ncy third prize
iO0-yard sack race: F. NJ FInnie first
[ prize. ". A. Robertson. second.
l0l-yard dash. union men only: Robert
| Greene. first: James O'Hoarn. second.
Pie eating contest: John Sullivan. win
ner.
Foot races. 1o0-yard dash: Joe NJ. Hull.
/ first: II. Greene. second; +. NJ. Finnie,
/ third
5o-yard dash for girls under Is years:
/ Ellie Sullivan. first; Ruby Demmond. sec
| ond. Teresa Lightbody third.
/ l0o-yard dash open 20 all: sigmund
/ Berg. first; J. a. Dukes second: W. sulli-
van, third
Running broad jump: ]. A. Dukes. FIRST:
! w. Z. Roman second.
Standing broad jump J. A. Dukes. hrst;
| sigmund Berg. second.
Bicycle races Two-milc championship.
I W. S. Harris first, J. W Grifiin second.
To-mile amateur: h. Beckett, hrst; r.
/ +. Cronk. Jr.. second
Two-mile for boys Fred Waters, FIRST;
| II. Greene, second.
Putting the shot: Claudius Brown. first
I Albert 0cette second.
FIFTY Yard Egg and Spoon Race-Teresa
| l.. Lightbody. FIRST Lizzie Mofett, second:
/ Jennie Maddox. third.
Shoe Mixing Contest-Fred Beckman.
/ hrst D. sullivan. second.
/ The tug OF war was an interesting fea-
ture. ahle-bodied men being set by ones.
/ twos. fours and even six men on side
/ - nnli ahart nnlnn-naade garments The
garments used were furnished BY the Falk
] AlNihihA company ana ttAoI the test wei
They we're awarded 20 the successful
strugg.ers on the spot Among these were
G. =. Fetsinger, !. c. Blaze and =. J.
| Griffin.
In the cake-walkinR contest. +. NJ. Fin
ME and ]. J. Moore won the honors. car
'ying on both the FIRST and second prizes.
=. j. Finnine won the third prize and
1 Graham Baughn the fourth prize
The tug OF war between teams chosen
from the employees OF the Central Railway
and the Plant System was exciting but
inconclusive. The Central crowd easily
pulled their opponents over the line. hut
% was contended that che former had
three men more than the rules allowed.
on the second contest the Plant System
people claimed to nave pulled their op-
| ponents across the line without any dim
culty This left The contest somewhat
| inconclusive and ~ a compromise II was
decided to hold smoker al an early
| date az which the members OF the oppos-
ing teams VIII consume the beer and cl-
| gars offered as prizes.
Catching the greasy pig proved 20 be
! great sport for the crowd. There were
1 many who caught A. but few who kept
u. The prize was awarded 90 W. Dow
| ney
The committee which had charge OF the
| awards consisted of 5. W. Thorpe chair
man. W. T. Quarles. J. A. benson. c. s.
Stephenson and y. Lundby. Apparently