The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-21
NOVEL FIREWORKS.
PYROTECHNIC DESIGNS PREPARED
FOR THE SUMMERS DISPLAY.

A List OF the Latest and Most Attractive
Novelties s-Japanese Day-Fireworks-
Tor the Young Folks-Hints on How
to Avoid Danger.
For some woeks 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 illu,ninator, Roman tloater, water
volcano, spray fountain, jeweled fountain,
and water-wheeL Colored flying pigeons
are also new. They fly distance of from
100 to 200 feet and return TO the starting
point Colored acrolitcs are another novel
feature They be sin with an illumination
of changing colors, change to fiery foup.
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; co!oved pris.
matte fountains OF fire drops, intermingling
Z,
geysers, or revolving rockets, resembling q
wheel Of fire ascending in tie air; the man
in the moon with a large, round, laughing
face; colored saucissons, which are large
sized mines that first throw out shower Of
fire, with intermediate stars of varirgated
colored fres and finally explode with a
heavy report, discharging high in the air a
mass of fiery contortions, Missing
and squirming in every direction, with
trails Of brilliant fire. What Is claimed to
be the greatest novelty ever produced in
this country in this line are japanese day
fireworks They are shells thrown from a
mortar to q 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 Look of six leaves,
with three stripes to each leaf A strip or
leaf torn from the book and lighted will
burn with brilliant red or grcon illumina-
ton When asked if great deal OF injury
and damage caused by fireworks every year
could not be avoided if proper care wore
used the reporters informant said that they
could, and gave the following important
hints on the subject: Rockets should be
tired, he said, from gutter or trough, in
clined at very slight anglo 10 leeward of
the spectators. Floral bombshells, mines,
batteries, fountains, and aerolites should be
placed erect in an open place and fired from
the ground FcrticalS, flyers, triangles, and
other wheels should he securely nailed to q
POST, care be taken that tee piece will re.
volre freely without striking TIL post when
fired. Colored Illuminating fire should bs
poui cd out on a dry surface, in short
train, according 10 the quantity usel, aud
fired at one end. to burn toward the wind
Set pieces should be fastened securely to
posts and placed upright, care being taken to
cut all the strings, but not the fuse, anu to
see that all wheels are in their proper places
and will revolve freely when tirod aiso that
the fuse hangs within convenient distance
for lighting, WHICH should be done by re.
moving paper from the end and isnitng
the black match. Bonbshells frel from
lnortars 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 bombsholl should be
dropped in cartridge end down, with fuse
uncoiled left hanging out of the muzzle of
the gun The mortar should DO swabbed
out carefully after each shell is fre;l, SO that
no spark remains and great care should be
taken when loading or firing that no Tart of
the person projects over tue mu.zle of the
gun. The bombshel is frel ty removing
the cover paper from the end of the fuse
and lighting tho black end of the match
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