The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-05
GALA DAY AT TYBEE
THOUSANDS SPENT THE GLORIOUS
FOURTH AT THE SEASHORE.
RACES, MUSIC AND BATHING
DREW ONE OF LARGEST CROWDS
THAT HAS VISITED THE ISLAND.


the Tybee ExcursiOnists-Day Pass
ed Pleasantly with No Disorder.
Crowds in the SHrf-RunninG
Races on the Beach Won by G. L.
PaImer's WhitefOot-BarneyV OIpin
became Crazed With Fear in. the
Surf and Narrowly Escaped
Drowning.
Gay crowds sought relief from the
heat Of the city and recreation upon
the beach at Tybee yesterday. The
summer population of the island was
augmented by thousands, and all day,
until midnight, the various means of
amusement and entertainment that the
resort offers yielded from their store
in the fullest measure.
Despite the crowd that sought the
island and its pleasures, there was no
casualty that would tend to mar the
record of the day or interrupt it's even
tenor There was no drowning, there
were no fights that amounted to any
thing and there were very few whose
patriotic exuberance manifested itself
through a too liberal application to the
flowing bowl or a too languishing look
upon the rye when it was red. The best
of order was maintained. Every body
was in a good humor, and there was
nothing seen or heard to offend the
many ladies that were included in the.
crowd.
The Tybee Railroad made every pro-
vision for the accommodation of it's
patrons. 1t reduced the fare for the
day to % cents for the round trip, and
put on twelve trains to handle the
crowds. The twelve were none too
many. There was need for every one
of them. The low rate attracted many
to whom Is cents is an item, partic-
ularly where, as was noted in some
eases, several of a single family took
the trip.
Trains Were Crowded.
The first train left the city at 6
o'clock in the morning, and, naturally,
did not have very many passengers.
The succeeding trains, however, had
no scarcity of passengers. The $3.50
train left in two sections, each of which
had great crowd aboard. The first
section got off ten minutes ahead of the
second, and had 712 passengers. Its
crowd could not compare however
with that of the second section, aboard
which passengers were packed and
damned with such sardine effect as to
make it either impossible or undesira
BILE for a few who had intended taking
the trip to get aboard. There were
1,27S aboard the section when it
pulled out, and there were eight
disconsolate would-be passengers left
in the shed. Only five of them got
their money refunded, the remaining
three electing to wait for the next
train.
Every train was on time, and Supt.
Clement Saussy, who looked carefully
to the operation of the trains, report
ed that there had been no trouble or
accident of any kind. The crowds had
been handled with an ability and a
wisdom born of experience that pre-
vented mshaps. There were $3.50 pas
sengers in all, according to the super
intendents reports, as against 1921
last Fourth of July. Had it not been
that some of the other resorts made
liVelier bids than usual for the crowds,
there would have been more visitors
to Tybee.
Both Mr.. William Bohan and Mr.
Charles f. Graham We're prepared for
the entertainment of the crowds. Both
the Tybee Hotel and Bohans Pavilion
were popular, and each was thronged.
Meals were served practically through
out the day, and it was found neces-
sary, from time to time, to close the
dining room doors in order to admit
those already seated to be served and
the tables to be cleared for newcom-
ers 1t was such a rush as the walters
of both establishments will long re-
member. They did we'll considering
the vast numbers that were served,
and both Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Bohan
were congratulated by their patrons
upon the attention that they were able
to bestow upon their guests.
Races on the Reach.
To the natural attractions of The
island and the sea were added horse
races. These were given under the
management of Mr.. James F. Furlong,
who acted as starter for the events
The tide was too nearly high at the
time the heats were run to admit of
the best PAGES of the animals entered
being shown, but the races, neverthe-
less, We're enjoyed. 1t was marvellous
| that no one was run over by the
! horses, for the only warning that the
CIOWuS on the D6dcn ndu Indl the
horses were off" was a shout or two
and the surging multitudes that made
to open a lane for the passage of the
racers.
Two out of three-quarter dashes were
| to determine the best of the three
| horses entered-Imperator and King
full, by w. H. Fleming, and Whitefoot
| by G.. l. Palmer. The first heat was
! Won. by Whitefoot from Imperator by
a nose, Kingfull having been left at
| the post. In the second and conclud-
ing heat Whtefoot won by two
lengths. lmperator having failed to get
away from the post. Leo Mehrtens
and H. f. Saunders Were the judges.
The Surf Filled with BatherS.
1t is seldom that so many bathars
! are ever seen at Tybee as disported
themselves in the surf. Far more than
the usual proportion of Tybee visitors
elected to don suits and seek the ex-
hilaratiOn a dip in the affords, and
at about o'clock in the afternoon
HUNDREDS of bathers were bobbing up
and down off shore and lending the
appear anCe of a Sunday at Manhattan
Beach.
But once was there any considera BILE
excitement created among the bathers.
That was a result of the Venturesome
performances of Barney Volpin, who,
when he had reached depth about
up to his neck, lost his head complete
ly and became as one crazed by fear.
He shouted and gasped in his alarm,
and the despair of a drowning man
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