The Portland daily press., 1870-07-01
FIREWORKS.
PROGRAMME e.

Rockets Of the largest calIbres exhibiting every
style OF earDtuie known TO the Pyrotechnlc art,
ge her with shells tilted with gOrd rain. crimson
erald and varegated stars, will be discharged in pro-
fusion from sun ct until the commencement IT the
display with
No. 1-Grond Illumination OF the vast area and
assembled multitude by Indian and Chinese fires of
the most vivid and intense brilliancy, beginning with
glowing crimson and afelwards to vivid eieen This
IL umiration produces an effect at once wondrous
and startling.
No. 2-Shietds of Irs-An immepse " heel of fire.
made to revove with great velocity by large and
powerful driving cases the four arms OF the VIII. Ell
being decorated at regular Intervals by pots anu
points colored fires and the circumfee ce sur
rounded by showers of spur and bee fire. The effect
produced is one oil great spendor. an immense slieid
Of ralno0w cOlors, surrounded by golden halo be-
ing produced.
THE NEW lLLUMINATED SHE'LL FIRED FROM
HEAVY PROVED MORTARs.
No. Stree Of Liberty-A Tree OF Fire tinged
showers OF golden rain, thickly mingled with stars OF
every color at tile base revOlves vertical wheel
showing in RAPID succr ssien the National colors :
Red, White and Blue--and The whole initiates to
Liberty Cap wrought in bliia lance of apprOp ia
te colors and surrounded by halo of Sun FIRES
The whole terminates amid heavy and startling ex-
oSlon5.
ROCKETS OF CRIMSON STARS.
No. .4-GaicpadeGf Serpents "A large piece formed
of vertical wheels with great variety OF colors
China Flyers and Saxous, vertical and
ipg these placed upon four arms. which are made
to revolve with great rapidty produce effect at
once comeal and beautiful.
Ro. KETs OF GOLD RAIN.
No. 5-The Fountain-A representation in pyro.
tcchny Of Il Fountain in full play. The base OF the
structure is wrought in silver lance, nterspersed
with points and stars of crimson. jessawine and en-
erald fires, while the basin is supported by two dol
phins also wrought in brilliant lance. A powerful
je, Of golden fire is thrown from the basin. which
ers over the base, the mugling of the golden,
aid and other cololed fires forming piece OF wop-
deriul beauty.
SHELLS OF coLoRED STARS. sns
No. 6-Chsnese GIOry-A revolving centre of Gold.
on Fire, changing rspi ily to crimson and emerald
metals, suddenly to a circumference of jeweled
poin's and 'Jets de teu," instantly enlarging the
structure to one OF immense size. Heavy explosions
terminate the piece.
No. 7-Boquet Mobile "A larse pi' ce composed o
ho zonta and vertical wheels, Saxons, Gerbs anG
component part being decorated with brill mt color
magnificent "Boqutt de Feu" is formed composed
OF jessamine, rose, emerald. purple and other coors
CKErs OF COLORhD d STARS.
No. S-Iarttsh Cfoss--A Cross with crescen
shaped arms wrought 10 emerald and crimson fires
the points being ornamented with sparkling jewels
baZug centre of Indian fires initiates suddenly Il
circumference OF Suns. backed by jets of Indian
fires. The termination of the piece is startling il
| the extreme. ID,
ILLUMINATED SHELLS.
No, 9-Eglpt,da Pyramid. revolving base 0
emerald, crimson and golden fires initiates suddeni,
pyramid OF variousIy colored flames with FOLK;
centre OF blue ard gold. The whole is surmountet
by blazing Sun OF dazzling briliiancy and jets o
Chinese fire are thrown from the circumference. Th
piece terminates with heavy and rapid explosions.
ROCKETS AND BOUQUETS.
No. 10-Nu!ttpiysn1 Stdr-A centre of crimson
and azu, fire initiates to circle OF brilliant GRIM
| son and golden flame, which in turn extends t.
points OF circles in colored fires, gradually decreas
ing in sise From these points are suddenly thrown
powerful jets OF Indian FIR, which meet and form al
immense Siar of golden and colOred flame, endn.
with loud ex olOsio..s. -.
10 l1-Kor-i noor-A beautiful representation il
PyroteHhny OF the tar-famed Jewel now possesset
by Queen Victoria. The rays OF light and the beau
tiiul changes OF color seen in larg, diamond ar,
beautifully shown by this combination OF the most
rare and delica;e t1nts known TO The pyrotechnst
and the piece is OF the most beautiful known
| the art
.r ROCKETS OF CRIMSON STARS.
No. 12-Line Of Union Batteries Extending tn,
whole length OF tie vast and dscharging, annie
loud and continued explosions showers of gold n
emerald, crimson, purple and other cooled stars, to
gether with rain OF gold, spur and bee fire.
ROCKETS OF SERPENTS. .Hf
No. Is The DaR are Ceketrate--The motto july
4lh in m 'mmoth Letters wrought in brilliantly col
o1ed lance, is supported by revolving b,sc display
ing the National colors of red, white and blue AboV
| the motto scars The AMERICAN EAGLE bearing ON III
white and blue Above and over the whaie is thrown
halo OF sun fires, and The whole terminates amid
salv0s OF artillery in honor of the day. H
SHELLS OF GOLD RAIN.
No. 14-4igretfeS de ROutet eS-A large circle o
roy0nnt fires with coored ceutre OF dazzling beau
| ty surrounding a common centre, whl III muta,e
| from emerald to crius}n and golden fame. From
tue circumference are thrown powerful and extensive
jes Of Chinese and sun fires, and the whole ternn
ates with hea exp'os,ors.
ROCKETS OF EMERALD STARS.
No. I'D Persian EoSe-An elabora.e design il
azure, emerald and den fire surrounding star
shaped cenire with brilliant changes The points o
the structure are loaded with sparkling brilliants
and the whole INITIATES suddenly with heavy explo'
sions to powerful suns and jets starIit from col
ored point OF dazzling brightness The effect OF the
many colors and sudden changes is beautiful and
startling in the extreme.
ROCKETS OF sERPENTs.
NO. 16- aurora BorealiS-A representation of the
fitting and changing light of this great wonder of the
Northern sky, oimed OF saxons flyers and wheels
revolving horizontally and vertically, and throwing
out showers OF golden bee and sp, fires.
ILLUMISArED BOMBS.
No. 17-Greciaa Circles-A combination of shield
shaped circles OF AZURE purple, crimson golden and
emerald tires arranged in pyramsdal form and sup
ported on bouquet of part-colorcd fires thrown
from two small ciicles. From the top discharged
jets OF golden and colored fires, interminged with
coiored stars, and the whole terminates amid loud
and cont nued reports.
ROCKETS OF sERPENTS.
No. 1S-Knteidescope-An arrangement of saxon;
and flyers, vertical and contra-revolving intermng
led with wheels OF various sizes, the arms Of which