The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-28
FIREWORKS.
PROGRAMM e.

Rockets of the largest cabre, exhibiting every
style OF garniture known to the Pyrotechnlc art
ge,her with shells filed with gold rain. crimson
erald and varegated stars, will be discharged in pro-
fusion from sun :et until the commencement IF the
display with
No. 1-Gramd Illumination of the vast area and
assembled multitude by Indian and Chinese fires of
the vivid and intense brilliancy, beginning with
a light OF pale blue and changing gradually to deep
glowing crimson and afterwards to vivid gTeen This
II umiDation produces an effect at once wondrous
and startling.
No. 2 Shieias Of hrs-An immense wheel of fire,
made to revolve with great velocity by large and
being decorated at regular Intervals by pots and
points Of colored fires and the circumfereI ce
rounded by showers OF spur and bee fire. The effect
produced Is one great spendor. an immense shield
Of rainoow coors, surrounded by golden halo, be-
ing produced.
THE NEW ILLUMINATED SELL FIRED FROM
HEAVY PROVED MORTARS.
No. Stree Of Liberty-A Tree OF Fire tinged
with green and dis, hargng with continued reports
showers of gOiden rain thiekly mingled with stars Of
every color At the base revolves vertical wheel
showing in rapid succession the National colors =
Red, Whiie and Blue-and the whole initiates to
Liberty Cap wrought in bIilia It lance OF approp,a
te colors and surrounded by halo OF Sun Fires.
The whole terminates amid heavy and startling ex-
pOsions.
ROCKETS OF CRIMSON STARS.
No. o.4-Gdiopdde of Serpents-A large piece formed
of vertical wheels with great variety OF colors,
China Flyers and Saxous, vertical and contra-revov-
ing These placed upon four arms. which made
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once comical and beautiful
RO, KETS OF GOLD RAIN.
techny Of 4 Fountain in full play The base Of the
structure is wrought In silver lance, interspersed
with points and stars of crimson. jessanine and en-
erald nres, while the basin is supported by two dol
phins also wrought in brilliant lance. A powerful
jet of golden tire is thrown from the basin. which
tails backs aud ov rfowing the basin, falls in show
over the base, the miUgiing Of the golden
aid and other colored fires forming piece OF woD-
deriul beauty.
SHELLS OF coLoRED STARS
No. 6-Ch,nese Glorv-A revolving centre of Gold
on Fire, changing rapiily to crimson and emerald
metals suddenly denly to circumference Of jswelled
structure to one OF immense kize. Heavy explosions
terminate the piece.
No. 7-Boquet Mobile "A large pi ce composed of
hol olizontal and vertical Wheels Saxons, Gerbs and
China Flyers vertical and contra revolving. Each
a magnificent "Boqaet de Eeu" is formed composed
oil essamine, rose, emerald purple and other colors
ROCKETS OF COLORED STARS.
No. 8-Tarkish Cross--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
circumference of Suns, backed by jets OF Indian
fires. The termination of the piece is startling in
ILLUMINATED SHELLS
No. 9-Egypt,dn Pyrdmid-A revolving base Of
emerald, crimson and golden fires initiates suddenly
Of blue and god The whole IS
by blazing Sun of dazzling brancy and jets Of
Chinese fire are thrown from the circumference. Tho
piece terminates with heavy and rapid explosions.
ROCKETS AND BOUQUETS.
No. 10-Muitiptytn7 Star-A centre of crimson
and azule fire mutates to circle of brilliant Grim.
son and golden fame, which in turn extends to
points of circles in colored res gradually decreas-
ing in sse From these points are suddenly thrown
powerful Jets OF Indian fire. which meet and form
immense Star OF golden and colored flame, ending
with loud EXCLUSIONS.
No I1-Kor-i noor-A beautiful representation in
Pyrotechny OF the far.tamed Jewel now possessed
by Queen Victoria The rays OF light and the beau
titui changes of color seen in largs diamond
rare and delicate tlnts known to the pyrotechnist
and the piece is one Of the most beautiful known to
| the art.
ROCKETS OF CRIMSON STARS.
No. 12-Lihe Of Union Batteries Extending the
whole length OF the vast area and dischargng, amid
emerald crimson, purple and other ed stars to-
ROCKETS OF sERPENTs.
4th in mammoth letters wrought in brilliantly col
ot.d lance, supported by revolving b.sc display
the motto scars the AMERICAN EAGLE hearing on i,s
breast the NATIONAL SHIELD a wrought in red
whte ana blue. Above and over the whole is thrown
a halo of sun fires, and the whole terminates amid
| salvos OF artillery in honor of the day.
SHELLS CT GOLD RAIN.
No. 14-Aigreftes de Routetes-A large circle O.
r1y0fdnt fires with cO0red centre OF dazzling bean
| ty surrounding a common centre, which mutaie
from emerald to crimson and golden fame. From
the circumference thrown powerful and ext xtcnsyt
jets of Chinese and sun fires, and the whole ernn.
ates with hea Y cxDlOsiOIs.
| ROCKETS OF EMERALD STARS.
No. I'D Persian ROse-An elabora.e design il
azure. emerald and golden fire SUI rounding star
shaped centre with brilliant changes The points
the structure are loaded with sparkling brants
| and the whole INITIATES suddenly with heavy explo
sions to powerful suns and jets staring from col
ored point OF dazzling brightness. The effect OF th
| many coiors and sudden changes is beautiful ant
| startling in the extreme.
| ROCKETS OF sERPENTs,
| No. 16- aurora Borealis-A representation of fin
fitting and changing light OF this great wonder of th
| Northern sky, formed OF saxops, flyers and wheel
revolving horizontally and vertically and tbIowin
out showers OF golden bee and sp, fires.
| ILLUMINATED BOMBS.
| No. 17-Grecian CircleS-A combination of shield
shaped circles ct azure, purple, crimson, golden an
emerald fires arranged in pyram:dal form and SIM
ported on bouquet of parti-colored fires throw,
from two small ciicles. From the top are discharged
jets Of golden and colored nres intermngled Viii
colored stars, and the whole terminates AMID lou
| and continued reports.
| ROCKETS OF sERPENTs.
| No. .18-Koteidescope-An arrangement of saxon
and flyers, vertical and contra-revOlving intermng
led with wheels OF various sizes, the arms Of whic