Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-21
From the New York World.

From the New York World
The grand displays OF fireworks TO be given
simultaneously on Liberty aud Governors Is
lands, on the night OF October Is alter the nm
yelling of the Bartholdi statue promises 10 be
one of the most attractive of the long program
OF events on that eventtul day. The displays
Will begin at dark and Will Include about sixty
separate pyrotechnic pieces. With slight yaria-
lions the fireworks will be the same on Liberty
Island and in front OF old Castle William on
Governors Island, and will be sct on by marine
signals from the statue. The displays will be
largely aerial aud Will be visible from all parts
OF the harbor, although the best positions will
be the Battery and Brooklyn bridge or from the
decks al excursion steamers midway h,tweeu
the two islands. The great statue Will be lIlu-
minated by brilliant nagnt stun fights
burned on the balcony al the top of the p,.-
destal and coiored lights viii he burned on
all sides OF the Qualifications lighting up Ihs
pedestal ana the commanding statue. In adui-
tion 10 the night display on Governors Island
and at the base of the statue, the entire fleet OF
French aud American war vessels Viii tje ilIi,-
minated: The ships will be anchored about
LiDefty Island. Lhe French mea-oi-Syar GA the
north and the American squadron GA the south
side, towards Staten Island. The yards aud
rigging Will be manned toy sailors, and tie ,na-
rines viii be drawn up on the iecIss along lia
bulwarks. Brilliant calcium lights viii he
burned from the eStremiiies Of the yards ana
lore and ait Oh deck, while the men stationed
In the rigging aud along the decks will be sup
piled vita colored fire. The displays ON The
illumination of the feet, with the reflection lu
the water midway between the two islands.
VIII be one OF the grandest effects Wit
messed.
In addition 10 the aerial fireworks at the
statue and on Governors Island IA new feature
viii be introduced in front oI old Castle Mil-
liam. Gen Schofieid has given orders for a die
OF 100 soldiers 10 Toe drawn up at intervals of a
few yards along the water front facing the bat
terry. They VIII toe supplied with torches filled
with coored lights, and AT a signal Iru,n the
statue on Liberty Island they win be lighted.
The torches VIII be SO arranged that the French
coiors viii be given first, followed by The red.
white and blue oI the American ensign This
change oil national coIors Will DE Repeated
eral times. and eDa with "A yaregatcd display
OF colored fires. This feature has teen acconI-
piished with great success AT PORT sInoutiI. Eng
land, but has never yet been attemp pied la tHis
country. The entire program viii conclude
with "A fighi of 1000 large rockets from each
island and from the squadron oi war Vessels.
Another striking feature OF Bartnoldi day will
be the naval parade, under the command OF
Rear Admiral Luce, of the North Atlantic
squadron. The program is being arranged by
Commander C. NJ. Chester, OF the United States
ship Gaiena who is CHIEF OF staff al Admiral
Luce. Mi. Chester mas an Office ia l3 of
the Washington building, m No. Broadway
W here he will receive APPLICATIONS for positions
In the water parade. Alter the civic ana mill
tary parade through the city the naval forces
will form opposite 18th street, ON North River.
The transports, lighthouse steamers, CUSTOM
house steamers, FAR department vessels and
the iaubches ana ooats from the men-oi-war
anchored in the harbor VIII head the line, with
the Dispatch having President Cleveland and
Admiral Luce on board, acting flagship.
Alter the naval forces will come "A line oi steam
yachts in double column. These will be fol-
lowed By excursion steamers, barges, trans
ports, tugs and other craft also In double
column. The line, led 10y the United States
steamship Dispatch, will steam slowly out OF
the North River and down the harbor past
Liberty Island and by the French aud Ameri-
can fleets, turning at the last vessel near
staten Island and proceeding back 10 positions
near u e statue.
The water parade will be the first a grand
scale ever witnessed in New York harbor, aud
to make 1t a success Mr.. Chester is DESTROYS that
all owners oil yachts and steam craft shall take
part. The war vessels that have been ordered
70 this port 10 be present on Bartholdi day are
the flagship Tennessee, Minnesota, Alliance,
Iantic, Dolphin, Portsmouth, Saratoga and
jamestown. Besides these IL ls expected that =
lew more now cruising Will report 10 the Navy
department In time la receive orders To pro-
coed 10 New York. The flagship tennessee,
the largest ship in the American navy, viii
leave Newport to-day Tor this city with Rear
Admiral Luce on board.