Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-22
IN FIGURES OF FIRE.
Pyrotechnical Portrayal of Popular
Pictures at the Park.
THE EVENINGS ENTERTAINMENT
Will Surpass Anything Ever Attempted
Before in Pittsburg.
GRAND DISPLAY ON THE FOURTH OF JULY

on the evening OF the Fourth OF July prom
ises to be the great feature of the days eel
ebration. The contract for 81, 800 display
has been formally closed with Heyl &
Jones, of this city, their bid being much
lower than those of the Eastern firms who
applied. The display will be commenced as
soon as darkness comes, and for two hours
the park will be ablaze with fire. A pro-
gramme of all the pieces has been prepared
and the committee it satisfied it will fal
surpass anything of the kind ever seen in
Pittsburg.
The programme contains IS numbers OF
displays, % of which are set pieces, and the
remainder consists of batteries, shells,
rockets, bombs, Roman fire illuminations
and various other devices of great beauty,
The display will be commenced with the
discharge of "a signal rockets of mammoth
size and four 1S-inch Japanese bombshells
in rapid succession, displaying showers Of
beautifully colored stars, golden rain and
clusters of dragons, flowers, pearls, etc:
The Grand Opening Device.
A grand illumination of crimson and
emerald bengolas will be the second figure
on the programme, and then will come the
grand opening device, set piece of large
size, beginning with brilliant illumina-
tion of red, white and blue, disclosing the
American Eagle in golden lancework, with
wings outstretched, and holding in its talons
the arrows of war and the olive branch of
peace in red and green Jets Directly be-
meath appears in variegated colors, "1776-
July 4-1891," and the word "Welcome, "
surrounded by an arch of golden fire, and
the piece terminating with grand artillery
salute.
Numbers and 5 on the programme will
consist of parachute and exhibition rockets,
japanese shells and three combinations of
largest size batteries, displaying hundreds
of purple emerald, orange and pink stars
No. will be set piece, "The Flag of
America" opening with large Chinese
wheel, with crimson and emerald center
gradually mutating to the starry flag, draped
with its appropriate coIors, and terminating
in golden spray. A discharge of large
number of immense rockets and shells will
follow.
A special design following the above will
begin with an illumination of colored fires
gradually transforming to an immense oval
of golden lancework, in the center of
which the words "Schenley Park in red,
white and blue. fire will appear. A golden
halo will surround the whole piece, filling
the air with crimson, blue, green and orange
fire, and it will terminate with a national
salute
A grand flight of "fiery whirlwinds,"
one of the most beautiful effects in pyro-
techny, will be No. on the programme,
followed by rockets and bombs in great
variety of colors and designs.
Hundreds of Serpents in the Air.
The next set piece will be the "Grand
Round" opening with two wheels of fire
revolving in opposite directions, forming
golden circle 20 feet in diameter, the center
filed with constantly changing brilliant
figures. An instantaneous discharge of 12
saucissons from mortar will come next,
and high in the air will burst liberating
hundreds of fiery serpents to go squirniag
toward the earth amid heavy reports.
After several displays of rockets and
bombs and fiery illuminations, the set piece
representing ''Old Fort Duquesne" will be
given. 1t is special design and said to be
remarkably accurate picture in fire of the
old fort. In connection with it will be the
words in colors, 'Old Fort Duquesne, A. D.
1764-Colonel Boquet.' The piece will
terminate with u grand pyrotechnical bo-
quet.
A set piece representing Kaleidoscope,
and a Vesuvian battery, showing MT.
Vesuvius in eruption, will be the next at
tractive numbers, and after several displays of
rockets and Roman fire illuminatiOns the
set piece called the "Grand National En-
sign" will be introduced. 1t consists ofthe
American Eagle, in gold lance work, hold
ing in its talons the shield in red, white and
blue, supported on either side by the ma
tional colors. On each side of the eagle
will appear large tri-color star, surmount-
ed by another star in golden fire, 25
feet in diameter. The piece concludes
with grand artillery salute.
full colors, enriched by brilliant ring of
amber spur fire, will be the next set piece,
and after simultaneous discharge of sew
eral hundred large exploding rockets and
bombs, the "see-saw" set piece will be set
off. 1t is a comical design, representing the
old-fashioned see-saw, with a figure of an
old man on one end of the plank and an old
woman on the other. The movement of the
figures in motion will be very entertaining
to the children.
A medallion of Washington, surrounded
by an oval of fire % feet in diameter and
made up of beautifully colored fires, will be
one of the finest pieces exhibited. 1t will
be succeeded by 500 exploding rockets set
off at one time, and a large number of other
fancy pieces, after which 'Gusky," the
park elephant, will be introduced to the
multitude in counterfeit presentment.
Mr.. Bigelow's Tribute to the Children.
This novel design was gotten up at Chief
Bigelow's suggestion for the benefit of the
children and will be life-like representa-
tion. The piece will be so arranged that
the elephant will appear to move his trunk,
ears and tail while in process of combus-
tion. A pretty set piece representing the
emblems of liberty and justice, the cap and
scales, will come next on the list, followed
by novel design of railway locomotive.
This. piece will represent a passenger en-
CINE with tender attached, and the revoly-
ing driving wheels in intensely bright col
ors will whirl around until the piece termi
mates in discharge of batteries that will
fling clusters of orange, blue, purple and
gold stars through the air.
Another beautiful piece will be a rain
bow cascade, the description of which indi-
Gates that it will not be excelled by any
display of the evening.
Other set pieces that are described in the
programme as beautiful beyond description
are called the "Scroll Quadrille," the
Japanese Glory" the ''sPolka Trio,"
"Maltese Cross" ''Swiss Triangle"
illuminated Double Cascade Wheel"
Cataract of Niagara" and large repre-
sentation of the emblems of the army and
navy in combination. Each set piece of
the exhibition will be followed by a
brilliant display of the various kinds of
small fireworks so there will be 81 constant |
closes with the "grand finale, +" which opens |
with a beautiful carmine illumination