The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07

~ Process Described by IN A.
gus.Eyed Correspondent

- Process described oy IN AZ
gus-Eyed Correspondent
Banooas Il Various Shapes md Slseo-
| Catherine Wheels and Otbsr
| Croessqus DsvseoA.
Il would seem to many that the manufsct
ure Of fireworks is . simple and easy mat
ter, writes . correspondent Of the Albany
Argus. But as NJ machinery Of any kind il
| used the manual work necessary makes il
/ much moro Eborious than where all the
process is performed by perfected machin-
cry. A knowledge of the laws Of chemistry
II also essential. In order to give the
reader some idea Of the process let US select
tho Roman candle as The most ordinary Of
fireworks, and follow it in its journey from
room to room and from building to building.
The first department We enter is that
where the cases are made. This is done in
the following manner: Cartridge paper il
cut into the length and size required and
hid on . marble slab, where paste Il spread
ever ono side, care being taken that The
paste does not get On the side touching tho
9oller round which tho paper = th0
wrapped, for IL the roller u Wes Il WIN toae
The paper n drawing Il out This Eeller -
! q bFaSs or wood and tho case comes a Il
lookinG - though Il had been made from
paper Of ono thickness, although every boy
who has disseceed . Roman candle Knows
10 Tie contrary. After this operation 80
eDd Of Tie $3.50 b closed. An expert WogA.
man can mako fFe0 Afteen huDA1e1
- three theasaad . day Of thsea, -
eoeding . sise. A1tes rSlling tAe oaoeo 80
elaeed q shelves and sent tothedEyingEee0
b - theesughlydried. In tAis same depaEt.
osat b . maoAiae Ise trimming Il ~
seugh sads - that tAs possibility q any Y.
e1dsat happeoing fro0 Unnecessary friction
. leoseaea These cases beside being useo
Iee AuiAe have also Vaz3ous othss purposes,
such - mailing. eto. While the Keenan,
Gandle q progressing thus far On IL jouE.
ney 1t N peep In as tie laboratory door.
where chemicals sre hsdng mixed. The
performance Of the principal part Of are.
works depends much On tho composition
being very fno and veil mixed; thsre1ceo
great care is taken In this :ssrt Of the work
and particularly for tho composition Of sky
rockets and also "a all fixed works from
which the fire plays regularly. The chem
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workEen, who in turn take them to the
moulding room, where, with little manipula-
tiou, they are placed in moulds and made into
''stars" or ''ball3''as they are more common
lytermed. These are all colOrcd, fer the pale
white lights have given place Of late years
70 those Of beautiful tints. The color Of tho
stars seen in this department would deceive
one as to that which they display when fired.
The green produce . blue light and the blu0
turn to green. White is made from rcd
stars, red from gray, and 50 on until every
color Of the rainbow is catal0gued.
It il at this point where we meet the case
again ready for the reception Of the chem-
icals thus prepared This Il called tho
charging department. Before the work
man - q frame capable Of holding twelve
ca0es upright which he places In position,
having first ascertained that the insides arc
entirely FREQ by passing . rod through
chem. This precaution il necessary b.
cause any obstruction would cause the piece
70 miss fire. On one eide Of him, In cop.
arste compartments, are clay, composition,
powder AMI stars Of various colors, and on
the other a mallet Of considerable weight
and several hammers Of different lengths,
the long st being about the same size as the
case he is to fill. Taking in his hand an in
etrument consisting Of twelve small scoops,
connected in q line and exactly the same
distance apart as are the cases on the frame,
he fills them with clay and skillfullv
empties them into these cases. b same
u done with the powder, the composition
(Which Is used rs q wad) and the stars. An
these he then packs down by means Of tho
longest ramrod. Repeating the same proc.
60 again and again, except the clay b
omitted, he uses . shorter rod cash tune
until tho case is fully charged, and pourO b
. the end moro clay, - this material guar.
anteos safe handling and packing and pro.
toctS tho explosives inside. Tho fuse 70
then inserted and lastly the outside solored
paper b wrapped around for besutifyina
10 Roman candle thus made. Tho Whelo
operation described here also sppli0s =
rockets.
Htrecrackers como from China, where
10 country people manufacture them - .
pogtime, as the Germsps do toys. They
are imported In boxes similar TO tea chests,
tho h~iero6lyphics on them representing i'd
vertisements Of different firms, and they
arc used rs ballast for the ships that bring
chem over. An idea may be obtained Of tho
utter impossib;.ity Of competition when one
y Informed that it costs but two cents 70
00ROo PDCk VI U~f0Cf0Ck0f8 tR6IO. x0o
Chinese were acquainted, - We al know.
with the uses Of gun-powder long before IL
Introduction into Europe in tho thirteenth
century, and the peasants have been for %
many generations adept In tho art Of max
ing 6re-srackers that Il has become, va
might say, second nature. OF course, in
tho fireworks, where . thorough under
standing Of tho mysteries Of chemical
action and artistic skin are required, those
manufactured in Brooklyn are . fair
sample Of the higher excellence Of American
productions. But when neither Of these
qualities is requisite We are entirely out Of
he Aeld.
Balloons Of various sizes and shapes ara
also made here. Passing through this de.
partment . performance Of the fair sex
1mong the hands is noticeable. which il ac.
counted for by their superior d~eftness,
quickness and accuracy in cutting and
FASTING. The devices in use for balloons
oro very amusing, often grotesque,
EeYresenting figures Of almost every
animal, from tho elephant to tho frog;
and also several fishes, some gigantic
IN size. It looks ludicrous to sec Q huge |
whale or . mammoth pig rise in the air and
gracefully float away. But the most strik- |
Ing Of al seen in this department arc thu
imported japanese ~bomb-shells. What |
m1lpea them still m0rN womderfnl "a Hhoip |