Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-07-22
PYROTECHNIC NOVELTIES.
Curious Designs in Fire eWorks-Dangers In
Their Careless Use.

Their Careless Use.
Many novelties for pyrotechnic effect
have been introduced for the summers
display. Among these are "water fire
works, made for use in water only.
They include "diving devils,' flying
fish, floating illuminator, Roman
ioater, water volcano, spray fountain,
jeweled fountain and water-wheel.
Colored flying pigeons are also new.
They fly a distance of from one hun
dred to two hundred feet and return to
the starting point. Colored aerolites
are another novel feature. They begin
with an illumination of changing col
ors, change to fiery fountain, and
then discharge high into the air blaz-
ing aeroIite, which finally disappears
with a grand explosion. Other novel
ties are twin asteroid rockets, each at
its highest altitude throwing out
two asteroid rockets, which float
away in the air and change col
ors in burning; colored prismatic
fountains of fire drops, intermingling
through each other with kaleidoscope
effect; geysers, or revolving rockets,
resembling wheel of fire ascending in
the 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 variegated
colored fires, and finally explode with
a heavy report, dscharging high in the
air .mass of fiery contortions, Kissing
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 fire.
works. They are shells thrown from a
mortar to considerable height, which
explode 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
animal-fgure balloons, which are in
tlated with hot air. They are made OF
colored paper in the shape of pigs, ele.
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young folks are Bengal-hght books
This is book of SIX leaves, with three
strips to each leaf. A strip or lea
torn from the book and lighted will
burn with brilliant red or green illu
mination. When asked if great dea
of injury and damage caused by fire
works every year could not be avoided
if proper care were used the reporter
informant said that they could, ant
gave the following important hints ol
the subject;
Rockets should be fred he said
"from a gutter or trough, inclined at
very slight angle to leeward of tn
spectators. Floral bomb-shells, mines
batteries, fountains and aerolite
should be placed erect in an open plac
, and fired from the ground. Vertical:
flyers, triangles and other wheel
should be securely nailed to a post
care being taken that the piece will IT
volve freely without striking the po,
when fired. Colored Illuminating fin
should be poured out on dry surface
in a short train, according to the quar-
tity used, and fired at one end, to bur
toward the wind Set pieces shoul
/, /, be fastened securely to posts an
placed upright, care being taken to CT
all the strings, but not the fuse, and {
see that all wheels are in their propt
, places and will revolve freely whe
= = fired also that the fuse hangs with
convenient distance for lighting, whic
! should be done by removing pap,
from the end and igniting the blac
: match. Bomb-shells fired from mo
I tars should be handled with great cal
, to prevent premature discharge. tt
mortar should be planted upright c
:. the ground in an open space; Il
/, bomb-shell should be dropped in ca
: fridge end down, with fuse uncoilt
= = left hanging out of the muzzle of Il
= gun. The mortar should be swabb,
out carefully after each shell is fire
:, so that no spark remains, and gre
). care should be taken when loading
y firing that no part of the person pr
: iects over the muzzle of the gun. II
i bomb-shell is fired by removing t
: : cover paper from the end of the fu
: : and lighting the black end of {
= match. IN T. Star.