The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-22
SURF'S FIRST VICTIM
WAS AN EXCURSIONIST
SUN CONSPIRED
WITH GREEDY
RESORTS.
Records for Season Were
Broken at TYbee, the
Casino and Isle of Hope
on Su1try Sunday.

NdSfnO ana Isle OF nope
on Su1try Sunday.
Coming as they did from an almost
cloudless sky. the suns fiery rays beat
down upon SaVannahians yesterday
and forced them to the resorts.
1t was a record breaking day at all
of the resorts and it looked as if Old
Sol and the salts had entered into a
conspiracy against the public.
Although it was the hottest day of
the month, the mar. at the Weather
Bureau, and he is backed up by the
thermometer, insists that it was
warmer in May. The maximum tenn
perature was reached at o'clock, when
mercury registered SO degrees. AL
though it went no higher it was good
and hot then. Later in the afternoon
a breeze sprang up, and 1t was pleas
ant in the city, but the resorts had
already gotten the bulk of their crowds.
Tybee's Record Broken.
At Tybee not only was the seasons
record broken, but last years record
as well.
In actual numbers there were 1850
people on the island. On the same
day last year there were only 1,2SS,
while for the second largest day of the
present season, June H. during the
Freight Agents Convention, the num-
Der was 1929.
There was a steady travel to the is
land all day, though the greatest rush
was in the afternoon. The train that
left at $3.50 o'clock consisted of thir-
teen coaches and carried $50 passen-
gers. Without knowing the actual
figures of the railroad both Mr.. Charles
F. Graham of Hotel Tybee and Mr..
William Bohan of Bohan's pavilion
declared that it was the largest crowd
of the season.
So soon as the train reached the is
land there was a break for the surf
and in a very short time it was fairly
alive with bathers. The surf suited
admirably, the water being high and
just enough of a breeze blowing to
make rollers of an interesting size. So
enjoyable were the conditions that the
surf remained popular during the en-
tire afternoon
AS is usual music was furnished at
both the hotels. at Hotel Tybee by
Prof. Levins Orchestra, and at Bo-
hans pavilion by the orchestra of Mr..
1. NJ. Rosenfeld. Those who did not
enter the surf or go for walks on the
beach remained in the cool of the pa
vilions and enjoyed these concerts.
Largest Crowd Yet.
Several thousand people visited Isle
of Hope and Mr.. Barbee stated that
it was the largest Sunday crowd that
he has ever seen at the resort. Sew
eral hundred went into the water. and
wet bathing suits were as much in
demand as the dry ones. A large guam
tity of splendid fish was caught at this
resort, and the day will go down as a
record breaker for Isle of Hope.
The "shoot the chute was not oper-
ated by Mr.. Barbee, and the gondola
will continue out of commission until
tomorrow. 1t was found during the
| day that the driving gun was too
small for the belt, and it was decided
| that it would not be wise to operate
the shoot under the circumstances.
| Special machinery will be put in at
once, and the shoot is certain to be
popular during the summer.
Thousands at Casino.
| AT the Casino the record for the
season was broken. There were rs.ore
than 5000 people at this resort, besides
the large number who visited the
| Yacht Club. An excellent concert was
rendered by the First Regiment Band,
and hundreds sat on the well kept
lawns while the band played. Milo
Deyo, pianist, was heard both after
noon and evening.
The Savannah Electric Company was
| almost swamped by the rush to the
resorts, and all of it's rolling stock
| was in service. On some of the lines
| there were not cars enough TO handle
the crowds promptly. This was par
| ticularly noticeable on the Liberty
street line, a line that is literally pat
ronized just before the departure of
| the Tybee trains. The fact that the
| day was clear and at the same time a.
scorcher is responsible for the breaking
! of the resort records.