The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-25
BUTCHERS PARADE
GREETED WITH CHEERS ALONG
THE LINE OF MARCH.
FIRES GOING FOR THE CUE.
ONE HUNDRED CAIICASSES COOK
ING OVER GLOWING GOALS.

The Butchers Announce That They
Have Prepared the Finest Darbe-
cue Ever Eaten in Savannah.
Grounds Will Open at 10 O'Clock
This MOrnipg-Races for Bicycles,
Demonstration Ascension and
Fireworks Display ut NiEht-Danc-
ing Until Midnight.
The butchers advertisement for the
cue and sports to-day was as effective
as it was novel. At 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon they formed in line at
Butchers Hall, and headed by a brass
band, marched through the principal
streets of the city. The musicians, as
well as the members of the associa-
ton, wore white caps and long white
butchers gowns, which reached to the
ground.
over 125 strong. they walked on
either side of the street, the band be
ing followed by Master Clyde Purfley
May, the officers of the association
and the members. They made hit
and attracted much attention all along
the line of march.
From four monster pits the savory
odor of 100 carcasses is permeating
the atmosphere at the Fair grounds.
Fifty men are hurrying hither and
thither, with pots and pans and turn
ing forks, watching the cooking meats,
that to-day at noon all may be ready
for the thousands who will sit down
to enjoy the barbecue the butchers
have cooked. The sight is one well
worth seeing. The long excavations,
fire-laden, the glow of the Goals tint
ing the night a roseate hue, the fam
ing, tiarng torches and the dark fig
ures of the toilers, hurrying through
the gloom in busy preparation for the
coming day, the whole making
char oscuro worthy the brush Of
Rembrandt.
The sight and smell would tempt an
Epicurean of the period of Rome's lux
urious decadence. There is. it is true,
no dish Of nightingales' tongues, no
ragout of slave-fed cells, nor pasty OF
peacock eyes. but there are the finest
beeves that the butchers could buy, the
best mutton on the market. sucking
pig that Lamb would have enjoyed,
and hash compounded according to Mr..
DunbarS own formula. And over on
one side there are dishes of sauces
that add piquancy to the meats. What
more could any mortal wish who has
an appetite and whom fell dyspepsia
has not made a food-hater? 1t is
feast fit for a king.
The programme for the day is as fol-
lows: Grounds open at 10 O'Clock, bar
becue from II to 3, races begin at 3.
First event, motorcycle three-mile race;
prize, silver cup, value $25. Second
event, automobile five-mile race: first
prize, silver cup, valued at $35; second
prize, silver cup, valued at $25. Third
event, horse races. First event. five
eighths mile running race, prize SIS;
second event, three-quarter mile run
ming race; prize, SIS; third event, one
mile running; prize. $75. Balloon as
cension and fireworks at p. m. Three
brass bands and dancing until II
o'clock.
Weather for the Butchers.
The weather man was asked last
night what kind of weather he was
going to give the butchers for their
barbecue day, and he replied that there
was plenty of rain in sight. He said he
was sorry, but he could not help it, as
there was a storm center somewhere
between Memphis and st. Louis and it
was due to cause rain here. 1t had re-
manned stationary during the day. but
at o'clock last night the reports said
oopious rains were falling in Augusta,
that over an inch had fallen at Atlanta
and 2 inches at New Orleans. Rains
were experienced during the day over
the states of Alabama, Mississippi and
over the Gulf. The disturbance is NOV
ing north and east, and this will bring
rains to Savannah
The weather has not been doing right
for the last few days, anyhow, accord
ing to the bureaus reports. 1t has
measured UP to the yard stick of nor
NAL conditions, or rather it has meas
ured over, an excess being noted in
temperature. The maximum yesterday
| was IS at o'clock in the afternoon
| and the low point was 20 at in the
morning, giving a mean of rs, de-
| greeS above the normal.
The same period shows a falling off
| in the amount of rain that has fallen
| The month to date shows a deficiency
of 2.26 inches and the year nearly So
| inches.
September continues to be without
any wind to speak Of The equinox is
| now passed several days and the ex-
| pected storms have not come. The
weather men ridicule the idea of the
| equinox having anything to do with
storms and point out the present as
! proof of their contention. There are
| some in Savannah who say that the
| period of danger is not yet passed.