The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-04
FEATURES OF FOURTH
HOW THE DAY MAY BE SPENT BY
SAVANNAHIANS.
PLENTY OF WAYS OFFERED.
ENOUGH ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN
MAPPED OUT FOR ALL.


gattn OF the Isle of Hope Yacht
cIub-Boats That Have Been En-
tered-Great Crowds VIII Go TO
Tybee-SpeciaI Attractions Ar
ranGed-FOrest City Gun Club win
Have "A TOurnnme Will
Have Rife Practice at AvOndnIe
Range.
The Bird of Freedom, metaphorically
speaking will hover over Savannah to-
day. He will be awakened from his rest
at dawn by the roar of cannon. The
Chatham Artillery. under command of
Lieut. H.. S. Dreese, will fire a salute OF
rwenty-one guns in the Military Parade
Ground.
Not by the Chathams alone will a salute
be fred. In accord with his long custom,
Mr.. John Rourke will fire his cannon from
the bluff near his iron works Fireworks
TOO, will be used by small boys, but in
some moderation. They do not enter
with such wild zeal into the celebration
OF the Fourth of July as into the celebra-
ton of Christmas.
General Holiday.
The day will be a general holiday. But
few stores will remain open. Nearly all
of those that remain open during the
forenoon will be closed during the after
non, giving employees a half-holiday. The
wholesale houses and the more important
retail merchants have all agreedNto close
for the entire day. The banks and public
buildings will all be closed for the day
so that there will be comparatively few
people in Savannah who will not have
the day to themselves. The postoffce will
have the money order window closed all
day. The registry, stamp and general
delivery windows will be open until 10
i'm the morning Carriers will make the
usual deliveries and collections until IL
O'Clock The mailing department will be
open all day
with so many people who will have
nothing to do, ii might be expected that
many entertainments would be devised
for their enjoyment. Those looking Tor
some pleasant means of spending the day
will find their only difficulty in making
choice All the resorts will afford at
fractions, and other means for passing
the Fourth pleasantly have been hit upon
Isle of Hope Regatta.
At Isle of Hope the chief attraction will
be the annual regatta of the Isle of Hope
Yacht Club. II is expected that large
crowd will gather to witness the events
Silver cups will be the prizes for which
the boats will sail. To the winner In each
class cup will be presented, while the
boat crossing the line second will be
awarded a pennant
The RACES viii start promptly at
o'clock. when the boats in the first class
will get away. A rowing race for bat
teaux, however, will be the first event.
This will start promptly at II o'clock.
Boats have been entered In the first
second and third classes. Entries VIII
close this morning at O'Clock, and 1t
is expected that there will be a number
made Those made up to yesterday were
as follows:
First Class-Annie Ruth King. c. w
King; Constance, Charles O'NeiA; Meta
W., Charles b. Westcott; Devils Dream
j. A. Adams, and Undine, Frank Fer
guson.
Second Class-Albatross. Chandon Ross
Pug. C. d. Ellis, and Sea Gull, Charles
Mills.
Third Class-Jewel, H. A. Woods: Eu-
genia, Eugene Harmon; Fern, T. Newell
West, and Annie, Swan Sullivan
For the first and second classes, the
course will be fifteen miles long, extend
ing from lime in front of khe pavilion
around a stake-boat off Priests Landing
and return. The course for the third
class win be ten miles long, extending
from the pavilion and rounding stake
boat off Barstow's Landing.
The sports will be concluded with
swimming match which will be held off
the pavilion at 6 O'Clock This will be
after the return of the racers. A gold
medaa is offered by Messrs. Barbee g.
Bandy for the winner of the swimming
match.
Music will be rendered in the pavilion
all day long Admission will be free, and
dancing may be enjoyed at any time.
Barbee & Bandy have made every ar
arrangement for the entertainment of the
crowds Cars will be run to and from
isle of Hope every half hour until mid
night
Great Crowds for Tybee.
Tybee will draw the largest crowd. That
IS always the case. That resort is FAM
Gus for the great gatherings 1t has on
the Fourth of July. Savannahians and
visitors flock to the beach. There will
be excursions into the city to-day, and
the Tybee crowds will be swollen by them.
The Tybee Railroad has arranged sched-
ule that the management feels will be
certain to meet every requirement. The
trains will be run follows:
Leave Savannah 500 a. m, 500 a. M.
1880 a. m. 1880 p. m, 29O p. M, p.
m., 800 p. m, 1850 p. m. 1910 p. m.
Leave Tybee 500 a. m, 6:55 a. m. 800
a. m, 1880 a. m, 1:25 p M. 4:l5 p. m
$40 y. m, 900 p. M, loo p. m.
Trains are operated by standard, 90th
meridian time, one hour slower than Sa-
vannah city time.
The tide will suit for bathing this af-
ternoon, and II Is probable that there will
be more people In the water than have
been seen In bathing costumes at Tybee
since last Fourth of July. Bosh the
South End pavilion and the Tybee Hotel
have prepared for the crowds, and efforts
will be made to give the very best ser
vice.
Special attractions have been arranged
by Mr.. w. NJ. Bohan at the South End
pavilion. He will have she Gnlett family
of acrobats perform during the afternoon
and at night. Fireworks on the beach
will be another night attraction Music
will be rendered continuously at both
pavllions and great crowds will throng
them in dancing. Those who ENJOY this
pastime will appreciate the opening of the
new pavilion and the relief of the con-
Restion that would be noted II there were
hut one for dancing. The Chatham Ar
ainery viii go 40 Tybee.
The Casino at Thunderbolt. the Savan-
nah. Thunderbolt and Isle OF Hope Rail-
ways growing attraction will draw many
visitors to-day Trips 10 the Casino have
become very popular.
Gun Club Tournament