The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-04
TO ENJOY FOURTH
IN MANY WAYS
ATTRACTIONS ARE VARIED.
ExCURsIoNIsTs AND SAVANNAH
IANs WILL SEEK RESORTS.

Special Holiday Schedule Will BE
Operated by Central to Tybee,
where Races, Concerts and the
surf VIII Hold High Carnival.
Thunderbolt Casino Makes Bid for
Big CrOwd-BasebaH Enthusiasts
VIII he in Their GIOry-Bont
Races at Isle of Hope.
With every conceivable form of
amusement offered Savannahians. and
the strangers within her gates, will
have no excuse to offer for not spend
ing a pleasant Fourth of July.
Not in a long while have the at
fractions been so varied and the day
promises to be a record breaking one
in every respect Crowds will surge
to the resorts, and crowds, enthusiast
tic and blatant. will charge on the
Bolton Street Baseball Park, morn
ing and afternoon, TO see Kelly's Jays
and MulFaneys Pathf1nders.
And the fishermen win be in their
glory. They were out Saturday and
yesterday testing the waters and get
ing the inhabitants thereof in shape
AOl 6lEdI lull LO-ud4s II 10 upuDllui
if there will be a river. creek or sound
from Port Royal to st. Catharine's
that will not have boats from Savan-
nah upon them, or if other boats,
there will be Savannahians in them.
Shrimp bait is plentiful and the fish
are biting fairly well, so the pros
pect for Fourth of July fishermen is
very good.
AS has been his custom for a number
of years, Mr.. John Rourke will as
semble his employees at his place on
Bay and East Broad streets this morn
ing and read them the Declaration of
Independence. His cannon will be roll
ed into position and salute after sa-
lutte will be fired, after which refresh
ments will be served and the men
will be told to go and spend the day
IN any way they may desire. There
is no more patriotic citizen than Mr.
Rourke and rain or shine he has his
own celebration of the Fourth each
year.
Tybee VIII BE Popular.
1t is expected that Tybee will lead
the resorts in point of attendance, and
arrangements have been made by the
Central Railway to handle a mammoth
crowd. Besides Savannahians, a large
number of eXcursionists will visit the
island and the surf will be alive with
people during the day
There will be special attra ctions both
at Hotel Tybee and South End. At the
South End Mr. Bohan has put in a
new bowling alley. There will be con-
certs. races of every sort, and a base
ball game. Everything possible has
been done to assure those who visit
the island pleasant day. special
Fourth of July schedule will be oper-
ated by the railroad and the $3.50
train will be operated in two sections.
Unless all signs fail the crowd will be
even larger than last Fourth.
At ThunderbOIt Casino.
Special arrangements have been
made by Lessee Nelson and the savan-
nah Electric Company for the handling
of a holiday crowd to the Thunderbolt
Casino There will be races in the
afternoon with band concert starting
at 3 o'clock
At o'clock there will be a special
performance of "A Trip to New York"
This will be repeated in the evening, at
which time the grounds and the Casino
building will be illuminated The day
is always a red letter one for this popu-
lar resort and Lessee Nelson has made
arrangements for an unusually large
crowd.
At the Isle of Hone the chief attrac-
ton will be the races under the auspi-
ces of the Crimson Boat Club. The
Savannah Electric Company has made
arrangements to handle the crowd that
= is expected will attend these races.