The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
WILL MOVE OUT
TO GROUNDS TO-DAY
CARNIVAL CENTER SHIFTS.
SCENE INSIDE STADIUM IMPREssEs
OBSERVER WITH SIZE.

Accommodations - Sunday viii
Bring shows and Many Visitors
stand for the Governor.
This morning the storm center 70,
the carnival will be shifted from the
Chamber of Commerce to the grounds
on Montgomery street between Thirty
sixth and Thirty-seventh.
The Office furniture and head
quarters equipement required by
Messrs. Donlan and Stewart will be
placed in the private offices near the
entrance and business will be opened
by noon at the new stand.
Within the huge enclosure every
thing is in most promising shape
The extensive space enclosed in the
stadium impresses the visitor with
the magnitude of the coming carnival
Each of the four walls Of the enclos-
ure is 300 feet long, making a floor
space of 10000 feet.
Inside the walls and extending over
the east side, and half of the north
and south sides are the seats. which
will accommodate 5000 persons. On
either side of the entrance, which
faces Montgomery street, are >the re-
served seats.
A little distance in front of the re-
served seats is the Governors stand.
adjacent to the stand to be occupied
by Abel's band. The Governors stand
will be decorated in Georgia's colors.
and will be one of the attractions of
the field This stand will be used for
Monday only, and after the Governor S
departure it will be torn down.
Arrangement of Shows.
Way down towards the west side of
the stadium is the enclosure for the
performance. of Troop H. Seventh Cav
airy. On the south side of the enclos-
ure is a gate for the use of the cavalry.
the horsemen dashing into the arena at
full speed.
Back of the cavalry ring and near
the west wall will be the section set
apart for fireworks. The bombs will
be fired from a point just outside the
grounds, so as to enable those in the
stadium to see every move of the pieces
discharged into the air.
Exclusive of the two features named,
the attractions of the stadium will be
within the quadrangle formed by the
seats, and a. line drawn bisecting the
grounds north and south.
In the center will be the steel globe,
inside of which the Stones will ride
on a bicycle. On one side will be Mel
vile in his aerial act, consisting of
hanging from a bicycle. running on a
wire and other difficult feats. The
Beckett family will eounterbalance this
attraction at the opposite side, with
their celebrated casting and return
acts, done on parallel bars.
The .TaanpttaS will a1So
have a place in the front of the line
The Weitzmans, the high wire walkers
will have the center of the space the
fact. that they will be ninety feet in
the air giving them a choice of po-
sitions at that altitude. The two large
poles have been donated by the Bell
Telephone Company for the week. The
Five st. Tekcibs will occupy a con
spicuous place.
TwO-Ring Circus.
Like two-ring circus, during a good
part of the time there will be two per-
formances going on at. the same time,
each near the seats on one side, though
both will be easily visible from both
sides. The Loop the Globe act will
be a single attraction.
Even with this double performance
there will be so many good things in
the stadium that the programme will
last for more than two hours, closing
each night with a display of fire.
works.
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights there will be a special display
of fireworks, the picture of Judge Par
ker, Our Next President" being
shown on each occasion. On Wednes-
day night there will be an additional
piece, Mayor Herman Myers, as Our
Mayor" On Friday night there will
be shown the picture of Col. Estill,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, as Our Next Governor"
Two CaIcirm Lights.
At night two huge calcium lights,
brought from New York, will turn their
dazzling brightness on the performers.
Under its brilliancy the movements of
the actors promise to be as plain as
in daylight.
Besides those there will be a num-
Der of arc lights with more than 500
smaller lights in the grounds, so that
the whole interior of the stadium will
be lighted.
Every show on the grounds, whether
in the stadium or on the Pike, will
be clean and entertaining. and will be
recommended by the carnival manage
ment. No gambling will be allow
ed, the concessions being scrutinized
with care by the management.
street Car Accommodations.
Street car accommodations to the
grounds will be ample. The A. e. B.
belt line will reach the grounds, and
can be taken in either direction. Pas
sengers will get off at Thirty-sixth
and Barnard streets and walk two
blocks to the entrance to the grounds
through the Pike street.
The Mont gomery car passes in front
of the Pike. The street railway COM
pany is preparing to establish a serv-
ice of three minutes. which will mean
that cars will empty their loads of
passengers from the belt line alone
every minute and a half II neces-
sary, the cars will be run even Of
tener.
A carload of fireworks arrived yes
terday, and will be unloaded to-day.
The set pieces will be built as soon
as practicable.
Sunday Lively Day.
Tomorrow will be a lively day at
the carnival grounds, and hundreds of
visitors VIII no doubt take a look at
the interior of the stadium and see
what is going on. Early in the MORN