Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-29
NOVEL FIREWORKS.
PYROTECHNIC DESIGNS PREPARED
FOR THE SUMMERS DISPLAY.

A List Of the Latest and Most Attractive
Novelties Japanese Day-Fireworks-
For the Young Folks-Hints ON How
to Avoid Danger.
For some weeks past the trade in FIRE
works has been unusually large, especially
from the west, and many novelties for pyro-
technic effect have been introduced for the
| summers display. Among these are water
fireworks" made for use in water only.
They include diving DEVILS" flying fish,
floating illumination, Roman foater, water
volcano, spray fountain, jeweled fountain,
and water wheel Colored flying pigeons
are also new. They fly a distance of from
100 to 200 feet and return to the starting
point Colored aerolites are another novel
feature They begin with an illumination
of changing colors, change to fiery foun-
tain, and then discharge high in the air a
blazing aerolite, which finally disappears
with grand explosion.
Other novelties are twin asteroid rockets,
each at its highest altitude throwing out
two asteroids, which float away in the air
and change colors in burning; colored pris-
matte fountains of fire drops, intermingling
through each other with Kaleidoscope effect
wheel Of fire ascending in the air; the man
in the moon with large, round, laughing
face; colored saucissons, which are large
sized mines that first throw out a shower Of
fire, with intermediate stars of variegated
colored fires, and finally explode with a
heavy report, discharging high in the air a
mass OF fiery cOntortions, Kissing
and squirming in every direction, with
fro L. of Lrill ant fra hot &c, ln;,
be the greatest novelty ever produced in
this country in this line are Japanese day
fireworks They are shells thrown from a
mortar to considerable height, which ex-
plode and release figures of animals, fish,
birds, dragons, and colored smoke effects,
which float long time in the air. A novelty
in the same line are animalfgure balloons,
which are inflated with hot air. They are
made OF colored paper in the shape of pigs.
elephants and fishes
NOVELTY FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
A novelty for the young folks are Bengal
light books This is a Look of six leaves,
with three stripes to each leaf strip or
leaf torn from the book and lighted will
burn with a brilliant red or green illu,nina-
ton When asked if great deal OF njury
and damage caused by fireworks every year
used the reporters informant said that they
could, and gave the following important
hints on the subject: Rockets should be
fred, he said, from gutter or trough, in
ciined at very slight angle to leeward of
the spectators Floral bombshells, mines,
batteries, fountains, and aerolites should he
placed erect in an open place and fred from
the ground Verticals, flyers, triangles, and
other whaas ShOuld ba cacuroIv noila1 N
post, care be taken that the piece will re-
volve freely without striking the post when
fired Coiored Illuminating fire should be
poured out on a dry surface, in short
train, according to the quantity used, and
fired at one end. to burn toward the wind
Set pieces should he fastened securely to
posts and placed upright, care being taken to
cut ali the strings, but not the fuse, and to
see that all wheels are in their proper places
and will revolve freely when fired also that
the fuse hangs within convenient distance
for lighting, which should be done by re-
moving paper from the end and igniting
the black match Bombshells fired from
mortars should be handled with great care
to prevent premature discharge. The NOR
tar should be planted upright on the ground
in an open space; the bombshell should be
dropped in cartridge end down, with fuse
uncoiied left hanging out of the muzzle of
the gun The mortar should be swabbed
out carefully after each shell is fired. so that
no spark remains and great care should be
taken when loading or firing that no part of
the person pro ,ects over the muzzle of the
gun The bombshell is fired by removing
the cover paper from the end of the fuse
and lighting the black end of the match
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