Daily Republican., 1883-09-27

mine, emerald and ruby, unfolded int
q magnificent Palmetto tres of corusca
ting gold, which ELECTED loud applaus
from the assembled crowd.
Following this was flight Of rocket
with floating stars an Egyptian pyra
mid, or Tomb Of the Pharoahs, ,
beautiful device, which showed in III
pyric combustion that monument O
antiquity, an " Egyptian Pyramid ="
discharge Of bombshells again illumina
ted the heavens with prismatic colors
and o Passion flower with revolving
centre Of violet, crimson and gold
which changed into the above beHuti
full flowers, were welcomely received.
Between the discharge Of these speci.
alties rockets ofevery description were
discharged and the sight was a grand
one. Among the other specialties was q
Magnolia tree, q new and chaste figure
designed expressly for the occasion. II
began with hexagon figure of green
purple and lapis lazuli, unfolding into
a superb Magnolia tree with corrusca.
Ting foliage ; q revolving star of the Re-
public, decorated with the National
colors, red, white and blue a harlequi-
made Of shells, reaching high altitude
in the heavens, and expanding into
brill liant and beautiful gems q kalei.
doscope, with centre fires of green and
gold, changing to thrillingly delight
full Kaleidoscope figure the Sun OF
Freedom, commencing with rotating
centre of vivid brilliancy, which sud-
denly burst into sun of gorgeous
brightness, all of which received fre.
quent applause from the crowd.
The crOwning feature of the evening
was a cascade OF Niagara, a fac-simile
in fire Of that wonder OF the world,
Niagara. 1t was u cataract of Are
on which the eye gazed as upon streams
of falling gold, while the ear was as
founded by the rush and roar Of the
mighty fails and the minds Of the peo-
pie were lost in wonder and awe at the
sublime grandeur of The scene.
The grand finale was thrillingly
beautiful allegorical figure designed
expressly for this occasion, in the GEN.
tire ofwhich appeared the escutcheon Of
the State, surrounded by letters Of sill
yer fire, agricultural Society Of Della
ware," whilst the background of the
beautiful picture of fire was filled in
with the exploding of mines and shells,
and fountains Of prismatic fire, the
whole terminating with the uprising of
a grand bouquet, which spread ont
like huge volcano, and formed a great
Jewel cloud in the heavens. The sight
was certainly grand one, and the
throng wended their way home highly
elated with the success Of this part OF
the program.
During the display, some excellent
music was discoursed by Oglesby's 5
band. This is first class organization,
and during their stay here they have
made many friends.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
George Dean, of Philadelphia, was
the first man that got into trouble since
the opening of the fair He was ar
rested yesterday and locked up in the
reporters stand, charged with stealing a
book. Another arrest was also
made, but for what CAUSE could not be
learned.
After ths grounds were vacated at
the conclusion OF the fireworks, Profess
sor jackson and William b. Spittall
sent up number of fire balloons.
The managers of the fair are deserv-
ing much credit, for the successful
out of the program as first
and the visitors received
the full benefit of their mouey.
The members of Our Boys base ball
club were highly pleased with their
treatment in Dover, and desire to
extend their thanks to the managers OF
the fair in general and Mr.. ID. P.
Barnard, the Secretary In particular for
the many favors shown during their
stay here.
RUNAWAY TROTTER.
Just after the word "go' had been
given to the horses In the third heat OF
the q 20 race, Idlewild's sulky collided
with that of Alice Addison, which
threw the driver out and the horse
broke into a run and proceeded around
the course at a rapid rate, striking the
fence at intervals. He proceeded on
and went the entire mile before lie was
stopped. The sulky was demolished,
the harness badly broken and the horse
severely cut about the legs and body.
The animal, as soon as caught, was
taken to the stable and the injured parts
attended to. AS far as could be learned
the horse sustained no serious injuries,
as no leaders were broken.
Mr.. Amasa Pratt, the driver, had
one of his legs severely hurt and wat
unable to walk without assistance. The
run7 way created considerable excite.
ment. This is the second runaway
that has occurred during the races
here, and two drivers are now crippled
in consequence. The driver Of Young
Snuggler, who ran away on Tuesday,
was on the grounds to-day, walking
on crutches, his foot and leg being badly
injured.