The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-05
THE FIREWORKS.


Thanks to the Department OF Public Parks there
was agratiiying display Of pyrotechnics In all the
more fitting localities At the lower extremity OF
the city,
BATTERY PARK,
there was gaping crowd Of men, women and chill
dren, even from early morn There was nothing pc.
culiary novel to be seen or heard OF course until
the evening hour. Nevertheless, the hundreds re.
NAMED and found full enjoyment in the multitude
nous passing sails.
Here, as elsewhere, when the season for firing be-
gan. there were at all points, in many cases, the
Same gorgeous pieces displayed, and in order that
we may not duplicate accounts Of the same pieces
at the various points, give here at the Battery
the list that was common to oil, reserving for each
separate locality the novelties OF their position with
1t understood that the pieces here named com.
mon were seen alike by all. The features common
to all the parks and grounds were the followine:-
Yankee Windmill. Eagle and Union.
lama Peruvia. Rose OF PeKin.
Passion Flower. Star OF Independence.
Fairies Froc. Scroll Quadrille.
Persian Rose. Egyptian Pyramid.
Star OF America. Polka Dance.
Mosaic Battery. Shield or our Union.
Triple Cross OF Malta. Cascade.
Cross OF ST. john Saturn and Satellites.
sPECIALTIEs OF THE BATTERY
were splendid pyrotechnlc emblazonment Of the
score Of yachts in the iull sailed iervor Of cham
ponship race. This was truly magnificent scene.
the water on IRE was not perhaps perfectly true 10
life, but as true as fire could make 1t and the back
ground view OF Castle Garden, and In perspective
the distant fort on Governors Island and the light
house further down the bay were brought into a
child. the mutations wrought by the
ever-varying col0rs, with the ever changing naval
emblcms showed an advancement in the pyrotech-
mic art well worthy OF highest praise. In this single
piece there was was an exhibition more Than cover
ing the previously declared amount or TO- 900 square
feet OF fire. The conclusion OF the exhibition at the
Battery was the usual going up Of the grand explo.
multitude than astonisS the eyes Of the c1aste. '"'
Moving upward in the JOY OF fire we come to the
Here the list OF pieces were also exploded; but
here, instead Of within view OF the wafer, was the
aS s pas
the war OF 1912. The vessels, as indicated, were
both In excellent battle trim, and they bombarded
and observers In front, 1t fair to presume
that the pyrotechnic vessels In the background az
fordcd at least their Oflcers and crews an excellent
view Of the fight. As holiday conclusion TO pyrO-
technic fight there was conclusion OF explosions
which filed the ornament with bombs and rockets,
streamers and stars. The grand gathering Of the
people, filing almOss entirely all the space Of the
Park, enjoyed the same immensely, and gave exhi-
oitions OF JOY. Az Tov,vr,s sor.,,
there was also very large congregation Of the
people OF the surrounding neghborh0Od, and here,
more perhaps than anywhere else, were the
cleanly washed but cneaply clothed In what may.
perhaps, be appropriately termed heaven OF
mon to ALL. wee 1red, there was at each grand
acclaim OF delight And then when they, IN the ful-
ness Of patriotism. burned out our national nag In
appropriate and inordmatey brilliant colors there
was an enthusiastic shout. So strong Is our IN.
herent patriotism that We give out sort Of Black
it be IN nre. The figure OF washington, with
the equally seductive Goddess OF LIBERTY and
sun ola Sna 81 wE
fact representation OF the 0odke In our highest
courts could elicit 30 loud an apnInnse Donna