New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-02
LIBERTY'S TORCH AFLAME.
A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS.

Yesterday was the first fair day since tho
Goddess OF Liberty unveiled and more sgh.seers
than usual down to Bedlows Is ana to take al
vantage OF IT. tn. hammerin2 was ss'u
going on on the outside OF tho big hzure ant
the seures were posted inside the fort walls to warn
NJ the tocantbus Another stationed at the
ton OF the pedestal. No ono without aposs VIII %
allowed TO 20 up the stairway insie the statue and out
on the balcony about the Goddess torcsock uht the
work OF ryetinz AMI boiling Il ali ioae.
Great prenarations being made by PROFESSOR
PAINS men for last nights rewOrks,the little Knoll out
side the fort facing Sew-York being covered wish AL
sorts Of platform work, holes with clay piping sticking
from them, aud supports for inc opmos
and rockets and sho0tinz-stiTa with
last nj hps illumination the Statue was turned over
actually to the Lighthouse authorities. The boats VIII
run down. however, as usual, every half hour during
the da, from tho Barge Office pier until cold weather
sets well In.
The host Of all possible nights for fireworks and for
lighting 40 tbe Statue too At last 70 reward ths
American Committee. TLess was not cloud
or o streak OF haze IN the sky Inc stars
twnkied everywhere and tho crescent OF the
nav moon shDne chcerfuily on tho waters
of the Bay Till Professor PAINS gorgeous rel ana green
and purple nres sud obscured us orlancy lnere
were Dire hsrDpr for an honr enough TOT le
election of three Mayors and the great t'r;h OF the
Goddess lighted for tue hrst t'ne puD"oT VIII
what appe irei entire sIccsss
BY o'clock nearly every ting that hails from sais
port was anpat with An expec;ant ioa' OF
slgnt-seers number OF big steamers when nia
been laid up for the winter were Droaght oas
and took on more passengers for tho run down the
Raw tnan they could comfortably legally
carry Down Bed os's Island close into shore was
forea OF ant poles. eacn Win ts ereen re'
or yellow light rte tsani Itsef was black 10" n'ss'
over which the Statue lowered vaguely IN the Darkness
and behind the Jersey Shores dotted ali o'er
with sprcks or lines OF IT. hit
Toward New York could tho gliiterng arch OF
the Brlg aud he hlsu circle OF electric lamps Seros'
the battery on tsp OF tue tail Fel BlldinR me I'M
~ war law at anchor channel. WITH yarHs nih-
ned bur NOT u hight showing from st'nl u stern. -
sud lenly Just ~ SOY u nes na stneh u sIe t9 Knoll
| ON siie tue fort BE lows Island. ahe.n.r
u,iv followel aud AMID Il rcusins -aiute OF steam
SU..H1s f,e Lar ,rrrng rays of wnits snt broke
roush tie lenses OF the GOdles,'s tuch Ihe rrnS%
ar IN tne Gubby hols were lighted on. by enc an ,he
M r,ay line, OF he graceful iest dashed out lrou
re surrounding darkness rue dr'prry D, t.e %
ctue ou toD. but tn- llsnt III no SEN 'De W V.t
rther ana the xhOe bnst was hdIen Dy cOmpirsohI ia
! 4 dim of shade. rue features we're never clear anu
TIE TORCH Of course throw its light dowqwrrd
the lamps being InNlie anu III -. t5. ANN than
da lem do much more toward Aolnhat .s te d. na
tre face Tue light it.'' I, IS pescihe an con
trary q expectation, can De So "iar IL wiz hsko
.rt,c beacon FOR harhOr aud ~ RAYS are thlS
errd s,fuus give the lamps WhlcI llu iu..o ~.
he the Goddess Is t. be s'en III nail ner
symmetry an Dr,tuty by night Last nisht' fo~e'sr.
! RE .ttepe. ut C,amnuip or the hiii' OF stren
Island Hardly ,d [' rso M" y,rs of the three
trsmnE fps were all alive with s19 r6 gree" th aIr
cess and the tugs hoWled and footed their lou esI u
applause. DIM. ana, d, Rs,,oUsrslaro 90, 70
rorr in rnest and pnt of bewd ring trsin or n1nos,
rockets ueiy serpei's Coy ~efs. smVos~E ~ c'r,
Of colo ed lights burned ~ the st,tnrs base N whose
unnar'h'y glare I'n no a,,n tI Tne .eni rloS,n
ne rote sent AL the wnlsi - OF ne no
wnks Stpiei the tags and sraner. waited twenty
minnie. mnkins desperate efforts al recall ana tnrn
vrhl At of
G nSpSi at s Goseraors Island AID tho Battery
| o., ,a p,,,.rv PARK A broad scream OF electric
ght was poareu r anns The ptrk was packed win
n and line ish,s slowed ,niv OF heads and
6Onnes ana sa yas and surface cars AMI from
every ina. Op,nsd INTO % B, "y ow 'Ts
VS. 10 .e irsns,c II ,ris OF the police aud tho
trees ths mao "se ,h 9~ElaoSins lnnps that swayei
boonei mel, Az agi -; ,n MN, most animated fasnon
AM shouted III i' n 80, -, s,J To-, silentlr th.lr
TugDoass ani -tean'tS Iy ,nar nnlis xers snnt
into the by the mass OF people mat We're Cd inc
ooats Tue 81, cry 80, ms' 1000 th, statne AZ ast
shout over the PARK an was t"sen w ny sne
ten rhon-ahis o, IN S,w, Is,snd Il deepened and
twnkled more 9r,lamtn u u, broad .nr The scam
- h,n r. whisr and rocksis upward the
Battery, sp w,os b,y S ghIei II in he glow
Pr'Ssnty sno ,,rn,.r law tho coiorpd lights Tue BAs.
OF an lnaian s,tnernv: TINS sky was tilted
terry disclosed IT'S Immense hsi, and ,omn. mar
with rockets w d. yrssn and rolJ beyond them
into sho wers OF n.c s, vsry .nrvs n; her
all appeare b.r,p" ,in, n IN her nant what seemed
figure di-nr1 anu spr The moon stood over the statue
10 ee thr @ nor snlenSor srac,ousy Tor occa-
ana NJ Ia tnau an hour the spectators waIcn-d
SION t"t ~, ~ hen The fire burned
tue mum Ia ali lie cars and were irrel away
the croW''s 'n,ad lines wer. taxed 10 their limit
home. me eeN n,'a ,n. ,risn,s NJ the military
ever" na n,. Island went there last evening 10
Stah on " t'.nav OF nrpworka Shortly aforr 7:3)
wItnrsS tn rnr,sst was sen TO wander skYwsrd
ococh snnrs near Castle william. IL folio we'd
! rom INC ,vhirn moved toward the q
ny o'n., of way az though they were
/ ,a"9 ma hurry to burst, To Let ina
Ia Ia 40 of poopie who waiting in three cities
o ,rr states besides those on num'er ~ ISLANDS
aud On several hunured tugs ana S.e""rl 70 ,"o uo
display OF nrew"rAs y px "a shower OF stars which
Tell slowly INTO the bay rms was x e't t " mamsnr
| ing chorus from tue tugs III ~ oS
| mo AIR hlled WIN s,reaAS w
| blue, green. red purple ana y rnosn n ~ :"