Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-24

QUARTERS.
DR.. Adams, chairman of the fireworks COM
mittee, yesterday afternoon signed the contract
for the fireworks display on the night of March
4. 1t will be given in the grounds south of
the White House. In connection with this dis
play there will be an illumination Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, the south end of the treasury.
and the capitol. First, Pennsylvania avenue
will be illuminated for a period of five min
utes; then the treasury and capitol, each in
turn, will be illuminated for five minutes
This will be effected, the contractors say. by
means of magnesium suns fred by electricity.
The firm, who are pyrotechnists in the use of
language as well as of powder, say on their
PROPOSAL
'We predict that for grandeur it will surpass.
with its aurelian tints, the most magnificent
Italian sunset ever witnessed"
The contracting firm is Detwiller 4 Street, of
New York, and the sum to be paid is $500.
The fireworks display is to begin at q quarter
In case the weather is unfavorable it shall be
given on the first evening thereafter when the
weather will permit.
SUMMARY OF THE DISPLAY.
The following is a summary Of the display
which the firm agrees to furnish:
Presidential salute of aerial maroons fred
from mortars and exploding with heavy reports
800 feet in the air.
Bouquet of 100 silver rain sky-rockets fired
simultaneously.
Three silver fountains, each displaying
streams of trailing silver stars, ascending to a
height of 80 feet and falling in showers Of sill
yer rain.
Three electric batteries fred simultaneously,
throwing streams of sparkling electric stars to
a height of so feet producing effects entirely
new in pyrotechny.
Flight of five illuminating meteoric balloons,
with displays of fireworks attached.
Exhibition of floating meteor rockets. The
meteors remain nearly stationary at an alti-
tude of 800 feet and display streams of violet
stars.
Six mammoth variegated exhibition batter
les. These are fountains of red, green blue
and gold meteors. projected to height of 20
to so feet, each battery displaying 500 meteors,
thrown in rapid succession. Two national
fountains fired together. Each fountain pro-
duces three streams of stars projected to a
height of from 60 to 70 feet in red, white and
blue respectively. Bouquets are placed in a
line on the ground Is feet apart and the num-
Der of stars displayed by each is between 500
and 600.
Two electric batteries fred together discharg-
ing 500 electric stars.
Two silver fountains displaying 500 silver
stars.
Eight meteoric bombshells, 80 inch, in GRIM
son.
Display of four-pound parachute rockets
four-pound calber) discharging stars, which
are suspended from parachutes burning chang
ing cOlors-emerald crimson and purple.
Jumbo fountain displaying streams of bril-
liant carmine fire mingled with sharp reports.
Eight surprise bomb-shells, q inch, explod-
ing at an elevation of 400 feet, and discharging
number of smaller bomb-shells. which in
turn explode and display rejecting -colored
stars in blue and yellow.
Flight of jessamine rockets, 4-pound caliber,
resembling clusters Of jessamine flowers, in
changing colors.
Two national fountains fired together, each
discharging between 500 and 600 stars in the
national colors.
Flight of five illuminating meteoric balloons,
with displays of fireworks attached.
Discharge of ten pear rockets ID. caliber.
These rockets during their ascent discharge
rapidly variegated stars which, mingling with
the trail of the rocket, form a column of bril-
liant fire, studded with colors. On reaching
their highest altitude, the rockets display show
ers of golden rain.
-Four mammoth variegated exhibition batter
les in red and green.
Ascension Of one hundred reporting rockets.
Fifteen bombshells, "A inch, in violet stars
and brilliant seEpeats.
Two hornets nests.
Dragon rockets, Id. caliber, fired stimuli
taneously. These rockets, at their highest
point, discharge fiery dragons, which are sus-
pended in the air and swing with eccentric
circles.
Thirteen celestial bouquet bombshells, "a
inch.
Two silver fountains.
Five mammoth variegated exhibition bate
ries, in emerald.
Five illuminating meteoric balloons with dis
plays Of fireworks attached
Two electric batteries fired simultaneously.
Flight Of Is tourbillions.
Aerial combination of rockets, shells, and
fountains.
-Four bombshel fountains, dischargirg so
bombshells in crimson and emerald.
Grand gold illumination.
Fountain displaying streams of brilliant fire
mingled with sharp reports.
Flight of ten national emblem rockets dis
charging parachutes at height of 400 to 500
feet
Five mammoth exhibition batteries.
Ten bombshell rockets. four-pound caliber.
Ten aerolite rockets. four pound caliber
Five Illuminating meteoric balloons.
Eighteen bombshells, 24-inch, in orange and
silver stars.
Bouquet of 100 skyrockets, 2-lb. caliber.
Two national fountains, red, white and blue
Three silver fountains.
Eight Salamander triple Shells 30-inch.
Ten revolving comet rockets. Alb caliber
Two electric batteries, fired together
Two hornets nests.
Brilliant emerald illumination. using 100 lbs.
of material.
Five bomb-shell fountains in blue and vel
low
Thirteen bomb-shells. 27-inch
Fire portraits of Harrison and Morton,
Set pieces representing the capitol and the
White House.
COMMITTEE BADGES.
The committee on badges has decided upon
the colors of the various badges which will
distinguish the members of one COM
mittee from the members of another.
The following is the complete list: Executive,
royal purple; reception, black; floor, white
military, light blue; street decorations, yellow;
civic. cherry; public comfort, lilac; press,
cardinal; banquet, dark blue; auditing electric
blue; ballroom comfort dark brown; carriages
pink; ballroom decorations, light green; f.
nance, old gold; parks and reser-
vations, myrtle: public order, red
badges, peacock blue; tickets and
invitations, maroon; music, olive; fireworks,
gray; transportation, orange; printing, straw
berry.
ANATIoNAL CHORUS.
Alice L. Mitchell, of Kansas City, No., has
addressed a communication to Chairman Brit
ton asking him if he would like to have a
national chorus, composed of singers from
every state in the union, to sing two
grand choruses at the inaugural ceremonies
She saws. ssI led the exposition chorus here