News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-04
THEFIRE-W ORKS
PROGRAMME OF EXHIBIT OF FIREWORKS FOR
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT MORRIS
TOWN, JULY 4TH, 1890.

PROGRAMME OF EXHIBIT OF FIREWORKS FOR
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT MORRIS
TOWN, JULY 4TH, 1890.
1.-The announcement of the display will be
made by grand artillery salute of marOoned
bombs, echoing among the hills with loud re-
port.
Followed by a grand illumination in red.
white. and blue fires and owl lights and cOntinu-
ing for several minutes ehangeable in color and
effects.
3.-Displays of exhibition rockets of large size
exhibiting examples of coOred stars, SerpentS,
golden rains, meteOric showers and floral gar
nitureS.
4-The first set piece represented consists of
a beautiful Jeweled Fountain, composed of a re-
volving horizontal jet of brilliant flame, inter-
spersed with priSmatic cOlors which mutate to a
center-piece of cOlOred fires forming fountain.
This composition produces the most beautiful
effect with it's ascending shower of fire over 20
feet high
5.-Heavy exhibition mines will be fired throw
ing up great showers of meteorc stars in fan
shape groups intermnged with star mist of
yellow and silver fire.
6.-Golden fountains will display silver fires
from different points and fill the air with bril-
| liant ScintillatiOns.
| 7-Rockets of large calibre will be fired in
groups of and - of different varieties showing
Silver rains, meteOric showers, and fire balls in
| cUlorS.
| S.-The second design of the exhibit will con-
sist of the Rose of Sharon, beautiful represent
alton of this celebrated flower, composed of
crimson lance fires witlia golden centre; the
| design suddenly changing into revolving sun
| of dazzling brillancy and extending its rays to
great distance from its centre.
! 9.-Colored tourbilliOns of large size will be
made to ascend in spiral flights and display
| rings of crimson and blue. ruby and gold in
mid-air, ascending and descending.
1O.-Heavy exhibition batteries of Roman can
dies will be fired from central points, displaying
colored fire balls, silver spray and meteorc
| showers.
11-Displays of rockets carrying up and dis.
charging floral garnitures, changeable lights,
comforting serpents and sauciSsOns will be pre-
| Sented i'll variety.
| 12-The third design of the exhibit will con-
siSt of the composition called the Bands of Orion
which will represent vertical seXagon wheel
! with crimson and emerald centres changing TO
| Wide-Spreading sections of brilliant sun fires,
| and forming q magnificent Revolving sun OF i'm
menSe siZe-amid which appears broad bands of
azure and crimson fire and concludes with a
grand salute.
13.-Batteries of floral shells will be fired from
motar guns and display various cOlOreG star
groups, Japanese fires silver and golden rains
| falling from high elevations.
14-Colored fire Nominations with Bengola
| fires in red, white, and blue will illuminate the
surroundings for several minutes.
15.-Serpent mines will discharge groups OF
comforting and exploding gerbs amid flames OF
| silver spray.
tanning great quantities of curious revolving
serpents that explode with loud report.
II The fourth design of the exhibit will rep,
resent the Star of america. This elaborate de-
vice commences with a zone of brilliantS, gar
niShed with emerald jets in burning star points
are developed, inteTspersed with Saxon wheels
with emerald centres. These revolye and eX
plode with great noise and effect.
18.-Artillery shells will be fired in batteries
producing rG-echong salute at an elevation o.
several hundred feet.
19.-Colored mines will be exploded and ex
hbts fire balls of red and green, purple anC
gold, yellow and ruby amid silver flame an(
fires OF jasmine.
2O-The fifth design of the exhibit will display
a representation of a Water Spout called the Jet
teau The device commences with a caprice
wheel in crimson fires which initiates or changes
to a water spout Of sparkling flames ten fee
high and produces the most remarkable effects
21.-Dsplays of bomb shells from heavy NOR
tars will discharge examples of Japanese willow
trees, star bouquets, floral bouquets and eXplod
ing whistle bombs at high elevations.
22.-Rocket displays showing immense spur
of meteoric stars, cloud bursts of silver mists
and golden rain.
! 23.-Goden fountains will throw up grea
streams of silver fire ten feet in the air and fill
the atmosphere with brilliant reflections.