The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-30
FOURTH IN SAVANNAH
HOW THE DAY OF INDEPENDENCE
WILL BE OBSERVED.
DIVERSIONS ARE OFFERED.
CHOICE AMONG SEVERAL FORMS
OF ENTERTAINMENT.

Wings, But viii Not Be Very
VIII ROar-Public Buildings VIII
BE Closed-WhOIesaIe and Retail
Houses VIII Give Clerks and EN-
plOyes a Holiday-Great Crowd for
Tybee-Other Resorts VIII Not Be
OverIOOked-Yacht Races at Isle of
Hope-Tournament VIII Be Held
by Forest CIty Gun Club.
The great American eagle will spread
himself in Savannah next Thursday,
though he will not scream. The bird has
some vocal impediment in the South, and
he seldom emits the raucus noises to
which he gives vent in the North on
July L.
Mr.. John Rourke makes the noisiest
demonstration of his patriotism on July
T. He quite overshadows other Savan-
nahians. and the reverberatfons of his
cannon, fired from the bluff overlooking
the river from his iron works, apprise the
city that here, as at the North, there ls
at least one who believes in the observ-
ance of the Glorious Fourth by making
joyful noise.
Few fail, however, to observe the day
as state and national holiday. The an
niversary of the signing of the Declare
ton of Independence can hold no mean
place in the hearts of Americans, wheth-
er they be of the North or of the South,
and the mere fact that fireworks are en-
ployed at the North and not at the
South does not show that the people of
the former section are more patriotic or
have a deeper reverence and love for their
might be used to show that the South is
more profoundly touched by the great
truth of Christianity than the North.
Banks, the Postoffice and all public
buildings win be closed for the day, and
the various business houses, wholesale
and retail, too will give their clerks
and employees a holiday The result will
be that recreation will be sought by the
great mass of the population of Savan-
nah and the resorts will be patronized
by mighty crowds.
Tybee, as always, will doubtless be the
chief attraction. Not in years has there
been a Fourth of July that has not seen
the island thronged with visitors. The
Tybee Railroad puts on a rate of %
cents for the round trip, and that will be
an attraction. 1t is probable that there
will be at least 1900 people to visit the
island. The crowd last year reached
such proportions.
Thunderbolt has new attraction in the
Casino, and that will be drawing card.
Crowds go to Thunderbolt anyway, but
with the shew that is given at the Casino
by the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle
of Hope Railway, it may be counted upon
for a considerable share of those who
VIII seek the pleasant resorts to spend
the day or a portion of it.
At Isle of Hope the races of the Isle
of Hope Yacht Club will be the attrac-
ton. The races will begin at noon, and
many entries are expected. The entries
will close at o'clock the day of the
races. Messrs. Barbee & Bandy will
tender the free use of their pavilion for
visitors, and it is expected that the races
will be witnessed by many The course
has been so arranged as to leave the
yachts in view of the pavilion for nearly
all the while they are racing.
The Forest City Gun Club will have
big handicap shoot on the Fourth. Invi-
tations have been sent to Waycrss,
Brunswick and Charleston. and it is
hoped that each will send over delega-
ton of shooters.
For the first time the distance handicap
will be used in Savannah. Heretofore a
dead bird allowance was used, but the
distance handicap proved such a success
at Warm Springs that it was decided to
use it at this tournament.
The handicap will be from IA to % yards,
and it is safe to say that DR.. F. c. Will
son will find himself all alone at the %
yards post Some of the committee regret
that they cannot put him back to the
fence. Boss Thompson will find that
the committee in charge know a little
more of his skill than the Warm Springs
committee, and he will be made to keep
j. Rocker and Charlie LaMotte company
on the 20 yards mark. The lambs, for
once, think they will have a feast and
Bill Woetljen and Fritz Jaugstetter are
framing up a yell to keep the wolves in
spirit.
The committee in charge consists of
Messrs. Woetljen, chairman; T. G.. Phil
pot, c. A. LaMotte, Geo. F. Armstrong,
and II. D. Weed. Refreshments will be
served on the grounds. Shooting will
commence at 10 a. m. sharp. Eight events
will be shot. the club will add S25 70 +no