The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-05
The Popular Resort Was
Crowded with Visitors
Yesterday
ALL HAD A PLEASANT TIME
Boat and Bicycle Races, Fireworks
and Dancing, Prize Drills and Attn.
Ietic Contests Amused Visit.
ors During the Day,

ST. Simon was visited yesterday b.
hundreds Of people, not only iron
this city, but many came down from
the interior to enjoy the glorious
Fourth ON the popular resort
The crowd began leaving the city OF
the very first boat and before moor
the island was pretty well crowded. A
f, 2 o'clock and again at 8 al which time
! the Marine band and the Brunswick
Riiiemen went over, the boat was
comfortably crowded Again at and
Z. after the ball game, both boats were
loaded almost 10 their full capacity.
The program OF sports arranged by
the st. Simon Transit Company did
moi begin until O'Clock in the after
noon, and during the morning the visit
ors spent the day roaming around the
island The tide suited for bathing at
about l / o clock and one of the largest
crowds ever seen in the surf at ST.
Simon was witnessed at the pier
Many carried their own bathing SUITS.
and the supply on ST. Simol was al
most completely exhausted
a large majority OF the children and
Older folks returned on the ate after
noon boat and made way for the yoaug
people to enjoy the dance in the pavil
ion during the night. To the strains
OF the sweet music furnished by the
Marine band, the happy couples trip
ped the light fantastic untn the de
parture Of the last boat at midnight.
The program of sports began at .
o'clock with a motor boat race. There
were three entries the Ralph, Daunt,
less and Amelia, A large crowd gath.
cred ON the pier and watched the swift
little boats speed over the coast and
the race was one of the most interest
ing events of the day. Tue Ralph.
owned by r. B. Tupper. wae the first
to cross the line, the Daunuoas coming
in second.
The prize drill OF the Brunswick
Ritlement was next on the program.
and this, too, attracted the attention
of a majority of the visitors to the
island. Major h. g. Dart, one of the
best posted military men IN the state
acted as judge of the drill. One by
one the men dropppd from the ranks
until SaFgeant A. c. Jelfers was the
only man left. The drir lasted for
quite awhile and was a very pretty
one
There were two bicycle races. The
first was mile dash, which was won
by Mumford Tison, Norris Harris com
ing in second.
In the boys race Jim Minehan was
the winner, Ralph Wood running a
close second
The display Of fireworks at the pier
was sumply beautiful and was thor
oughly enjoyed by the large crowd
which had reached the island by 9
O'Clock at night. Many new and pret
ty rockets, etc, were exploded and
made a beautiful sight.
The entire day was a most enjoyable
one and everybody who visited the is
land were well plased. The st. Simon
Transit Company deserves credit for
the excellent way in which it handled
the crowds. The fast steamer EIessie
and the comfortable steamer Emne-
line We're on the run continually from
8 in the morning until II last night
and there was 10 complaint at all to
make with the schedule, as the excur-
tsionists found but little difficulty in
gteting to and from the island at their
convenience.
In he city there was but little cele-
bration Of course The stores all
closed at noon and the clerks were
given the afternoon off. Many OIL
them went to the island while the ma
iority remained in the city to witness
he ball game
| Fireworks were conspicuous fol
their absence, and not over half do7
en- crackers were exploded during the
day Unlike other cities, there were nc
accidents to mar the pleasure of the
day and everything passed off al
quietly and enjoyably as could be.