National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-21
1NAUeUnArloN FIREWORKS.
ruii Programme OF the PyrotcchnIc
Display That VIII he Made on tho
Night OF the tth Of March.


Night OF the tth Of March.
Tho committee on public decoration.
illumination, and fireworks have entered
into u crontract, which has boon approved
by the executive committee. with tho
Unexcellod Fireworks Company, Of New
York, to give an exhibition south of the
Presidents house OH tho night Of tho ith
of March next, commencing at 7;31 o'clock.
The following Is the programme:
I night animal balloons, elephant shape.
4 night animal balloons pig shape
4 night animal balloons, hsh shape
2 mcteOrio bnlloons-lArgost siZe-with dis.
play Of fireworks attached. Changing colOrs,
y pieces japanese Is inch shells. Cylindrl.
cal shape.
20 Picrcs Japanese Is inch shells. Combined
cylindrical and spherical shaped.
10 Pieces Japanese Is inch shells. Spherical
shape.
These goods arc Of Japanese manufacture
being peculiar nnd entirely different from any
thing of the kind made by any other nation.
atty. They contain twice the material TINT
eau be put into Other shells. aud make dis.
play IN the air four o. more times ny great rs
others, each bclng equal, II not superior, to mn
/ exhibition piece, Mt less cost.
80 pieces, lS-inch unexcelled shells, with
gold rain, uolored star, stroamcr, ball. and
many other handsome effects.
II pieces, 2i-inch uucScClled shells, with
snmu, but grundcr effects
IL pieces, 8.inCh uncNncllcd shells, mnm.
moth, with the graudcst Of effects.
These shells Will furnish ~ or more different
aud distinct effects combining all that arc
produced by native mud foreign manufacture,
1000 halrpound rockuls OF color0d and
varicgatcd effects, such as serpents, gold rain,
colorud stars, sc.
80 rockets, 1 pound, colored, with similar
lyJ rockets, 9 pounds, colorcd, with slmllnr
but still grandur effects
100 rockets, . pounds, special and colorod,
with such special effects as peacock tails, steel
spangled, pir0ucttes, prize comotic stars, lSc.
This last-nnmed effect won tho first prize nt
the Crystal Palace, London, England.
$50 tockets, dpOunds colored, special with
effects similar to the above, but on u grandor
scale.
Is floating parachutcs, ascending high in
air, aud sending forth ilontlng stars with
changing cOors
3j twin asteroids, pounds, special, with
twin star effects.
81 Pleiadcs rockets pounds, carrying seven
stors aud twirling mcteors.
20 repeating tclescOpic rockets, with Qliadru-
pie effects
These rockets, on reaching the highest point
In air, send forth four other rockets which, III
their turn, ascend and throw out many kinds
of effects.
90 umbrellas Of fire, ascending to great
height.
9Jilluminators, i.poundIsizc, with prismntic
colored changes.
20 floral fountains, fountains OF fire with
floral stars of different Colors.
20 floral shells, largest size.
. extra large union batteries, colored, with
varlhued golden shower, and steel spangled
ball effects.
% Kaleidoscope batteries of largest size of
many Colored lights forming an ever chang
ing Kaleidoscope of great size,
10 mines of sAucissons largest size, with
| myriads of snake-likc contortions.
| 40 lcwcled mines largest size, sending forth
masses of colorcd stars.
extra large balloon.
l6 Japanese night cylindrical shells, Is inch.
20 Japanese night combined cylindrical and
| spherical shells, Is inch.
| Is Japanese night spherical shells, IS inch.
| Duncxcolled spherical ls-inch shells.
! uncXcelled spherical 2i-iuch shells.
| uneXcolled spherical 30inch Shells
1000 rockets, v pound, colorcd, &c.
| 10 rockets, pound, colorod, &c.
| 80 rockets, 2 pounds colored, DC.
50 rockets, pounds, colored, special.
so rockets, pounds colOrcd. special.
% parachutes, with floating stars,
20 twin asteroids, pounds.
| 20 pleiades, q pounds.
| 10 telescopes, 0 pounds.
/ 10 umbrellas of fire.
| 30 batteries OF stars
~ Kaleidoscope batteries.
10 illuminators, pounds.
10 largest floral shells
10 largest mines OF sauoiSsons
&O japanese and unexcclled shells, largest
! size.
| exhibition piece, tree of liberty.
exhibition piece, cross of honor
| ! exhibition piece, serpcntine wheel.
exhibition piece, cluster of diamonds,
exhibition piece, ieweled cross.
| / exhibition piece, maltese cross.
exhibition piece, large size portrait of JEFF.
4, forson.
! l exhibition piece, mammoth size, repre-.
I senting the United states capitol complete
with portraits OF Clev Gland and Hendricks,
and Goddess of Liberty placing crown upon
each.
i large exhibition piece representing the
Niagara Falls complete from shore TO shore
| with Goat island, &c This piece will be 3Ot
feet long and 10 feet high.
The performance will commence with fine
display of shells, batteries, DC, &c. and 8 OOO
large rockets fired simultaneously.
In addition to tho above, the Unexcelled
Fireworks Company has promised the
chairman of the committee that, IL the
weather will permit, they will fire on the
occasion one Of the finest pieces of pyro-
technic art ever displayed in any country
as their donation to the inaugural cere.
monies.
The committee on fireworks expended
vast amount of time. labor, Skill aud
discrimination In selecting the above, as
regards tho character, beauty, effect,
quality and quantity of each display
named; they having In Wow to have the
entire display one Of magnihcence and
grandeur, which will excel any dis
play of fireworks ever exhibited in this
country, aud 1t is only just to announc Q
the names Of this important committee,
as follows:
James L. Norris chm. s. A. staunton, u. s. N
Joseph J.. Coombs, sec. Wm. Il, Spalding.