The Portland daily press., 1870-06-27
Military Parade /!
Celebration Of the Water Works
FIREWORKS.
PROGRAMME.

Rockets Of the largest calibre, exhibiting every
style OF garniure known to the Pyrotechnic art to-
geher with shells filled with gold rain. crimson en-
erad and variegated stars will be discharged in pro-
fusion from sunset until the commencement Of the
display with @--sf q e1i
No.1-Grand Illumination of the vast area and
assembled multitude by Indian and Chinese fires of
the most vivid and intense briancy beginning with
light of pale blue and changing gradually to deep
glowing crimson and afterwards to vivid green, This
Illumination produces an effect at once wondrous
No. 2-Shietds Of Ir,s-An immense wheel of fire,
made to reyolve with great velocity by large and
powerful driving cases. the four arms OF the wheel
being decorated at regular intervals by pots and
points Of colored fires and the circumference sur
rounded by showers of spur and bee fire. The effect
produced is of great splendor an immense shield
OF rainbow colors, surrounded by golden halo be-
ing produced.
THE NEW ILLUMINATED SHELL FIRED FROM
sTs HEAVY PROVED MORTARS.
No. Stree Of Liberty-A Tree OF Fire tinged
showers of golden rain thicky mingled with stars of
every color. at the base revoves a vertical wheel
showing in rapid succession the National colors :
Red, White and Blue-and the whole initiates to a
Liberty Cap wrought in brilliant lance of approp ia
te colors and surrounded by O halo of Sun Fires
The whole terminates amid heavy and startling ex-
p'osions.
m ROCKETS OF CRIMSON STARS.
No. a Gaicpade Of Serpents-A large piece formed
OF vertical wheels with great variety of colors,
China Flyers and Saxons, vertical and contra-revov
ing. These placed upon four arms which are made
to revove with great rapidity, produce an effect at
once comical and beautiful.
ROCKETS OF GOLD RAIN.
NO. 5-Ihe Fountdin-A representation in pyrO-
techny of a Fountain in full play. The base OF the
structure is wrought in silver lance, interspersed
with points and stars of crimson jessamine and en-
erald fires, while the basin is supported by two dol
phins also wrought in brilliant lance. A powerful
Jet OF golden fire is thrown from the basin. which
tails backs and, overhowng the basin falls in show
the base, the mDgiing of the golden, cmer.
aid and other colored fires forming piece OF wop-
deriul beauty.
SHELLS OF CoLoRED STARS.
No. 6-Chinese GiOry-A revolving centre of Gold
on Fire, changing rapidly to crimson and emerald
metals, suddenly denly to circumference OF jeweled
terminate the piece.
ROCKETS OF GOLD RAIN. b"
No. 7-Boquet Mobile "A large piece composed of
iizontal and vertical wheels, Saxons Gerbs and
China Flyers, vertical and contra-revoving. Each
component part being decorated with brilliant color
magnificent "BoQuet de Eeu" is formed composed
jessamine, rose, emerald. purple and other coors.
ROCKETS OF COLORED STARS.
b No. S-Iarkish Cr0ss-A Cross with crescent
shaped arms wrought in emerald and crimson fires,
the points being ornamented with sparkling Jewels
b.azing centre OF Indian fires initiates suddenly to
acrcumference of Suns, backed by Jets of Indian
fires The termination of the piece is startling in
the extreme. B%
ILLUMINATED SHELLS,
No. 9-Egyptsan Pyramid-A revolving base of
emerald crimson and golden fires initiates suddenly
to pyramid OF variousy colored flames with a polka
by blazing Sun Of dazzling briiancy and JETS OF
Chinese fire are thrown from the circumference The
piece terminates with heavy and rapid explosions.
-s ROCKETS AND BOUQUETS. 'ssau
No. 10-1fuitiptyinq Star-A centre of crimson
and azure fire initiates to a circle of brilliant Grim.
son and golden fame, which in turn extends to
Gs ersfs II fos are Suddenly
powerful jets OF Indian fire, which meet and form
immense Star of golden and colored flame, ending
with loud EXCLUSIONS.
No 11-Kor-i-noor-A beautiful representation in
Pyrotechny OF the tar.famed Jewel now possessed
by Queen Victoria. The rays OF light and the beau
tul changes of color seen in larg3 diamond are
beautifully shown by this combination OF the most
rare sand delicate tlnts known to the pyrotechnist
the art.
ROCKETS OF CRIMSON STARS
No. 12-Line Of Union Batteries Extending the
whole length OF the vast area and discharging, amid
loud and continued explosions, showers of golden,
emerald crimson, purple and other colored stars, to-
ROCKETS OF SERPENTS.
No. 13-Ihe Day are Cetetrate-The motto July
4th in mammoth letters wrought in brilliantly col
oied lance, is supported by revolving use display
ing the National colors of red white and blue Above
the motto scars the AMERICAN EAGLE bearing OH it's
white and blue. Above and over the whole is thrown
halo OF sun fires, and the whole terminates amid
salyos OF artillery in honor of the day.
SHELLS OF GOLD RAIN.
No. 14-Aigrettes de Roatettes-A large circle of
rayonant fires with colored centre OF dazzling beau
ty surrounding common centre, which mutaies
the circumference are thrown powerful and extensive
jets of Chinese and fires, and the whole termin-
ates with heavy explosions.
ROCKETS OF EMERALD STARS.
No. I'D Persian Rose-An elaborate design i'm
azure, emerald and golden fire surrounding a star
shaped centre with brilliant changes. The points of
the structure loaded with sparkling brilliants
and the whole initiates suddenly with heavy explo-
sions to powerful suns and jets starting from col
cred point OF dazzling brightness, The effect of the
many coors and sudden changes is beautiful and
startling in the extreme.
ROCKETS OF SERPENTS,
No. 16-AurOrG Borealis-A representation of The
fitting and changing light Of this great wonder Of the
revolving horizontally and vertically and throwins
out showers OF golden bee and spu r tires,
ILLUMINATED BOMBS
No. 17-Greciaa CircleS--A combination of shield
shaped circles OF azure, purple, crimson golden and
emerald fires arranged in pyramidal form and sup
ported on bouquet of parti-colored fires thrown
from two small cles. From the top are discharged
jets OF golden and colored fires, interminged with
colored stars, and the whole terminates amid loud
and continued reports.
L.i ROCKETS OF sERPENTs. ft sHt
No. No.18-Kuleidescope-An arrangement OF saxons
and flyers, vertical and contra-revolving nterming
led with wheels of various sizes, the arms Of which
are loaded with points OF crimson, AZURE jessamine