New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-12
PILLARS OF FIRE BY NIGHT.
MORE pyRoTECnNICs on TIE BRIDGE.

RpIrL1,Nr But M:'MAN,GED sPEcT\CLE-
THE CLIMAX 1T THE MIDDLE-pEopLE WAIT
FOR MORE FIT NOTHING CONES.
If any of the astronomers Of Mars hal their telc-
scopes turned upon the third planet of the solar
.y,tom last night they probably recorded the dis
coyorv Of a new volcano in an active state OF
cruptior If their scientific knowlcdg" went far
epuuoh 70 DISTINGUISH between "A stream OF lava
nd a winged fiery anaconda" and 10 reason on
the origin Of each. they probably settled IN" VcAeo
question A. - whether that thiri planet, the
Earth was inhibited. II, on the other hana' I'M
nnscien,,lic owes q Columbus and his crew ma l
rrstcl upon the eoutort.ons of the pyrotechhi''
liberated on th. Brooklyn Bridge they would GER
tainlv have scutilcd back 10 Spain with PRAYERS
and cNorcisms 70 sprcai the news that they h'd
discovered the mouth of the Internal req IN an
that the Democratic members Of Pinto " empty
district were evidently holding a lively caucus.
Even larger fleet Of brightly lighted boats
Gathered IN the East River 20 view the di play
than came on VI nday night. - closely wri"
they packed that the observer might ca'ily nave
-uppo. nd himself in Of the great Chinese cI'p'
where half of the population hv" IN boats ana
cyory bahy * provided with llie-prts"rV"r wheh
mt into short dresses. The men with selrchl.htS
ON the roofs of adjoining buildings amused 'hem-
selves 10y prying into the busi'>ss OF every one
within the radius Of their Viewe, S'hdini '""
searching rays into every nook and corner IN the
hunt for spooning couples and curious sights
The spcctacl. from the Bridge was As interest
inq n. the exhibition upon il. Every 1901 OF
.nscc on either shore of the twin cities was occu-
pind When some patriotic citizen let on cav
Of red fire bcoie the expected show began the
was seen t. be black with clustering humanity.
Wherever the inquIstivc searchlight turned us
single eye of fire. like an uneasy 'yclops' ther'
wrr. tiptoeiug mutitudes in the streets trying -
49,. over the heads of the people in front of them
For hour, tncy had been coming from every
I;,acti n nv tvos and do7cns Half the city dn'i
downtown. and the luncheon places in III" II 'st
secluded by-strceis had an unexpected ana mn
timely run made on them that quickly exhausted
! tLcir dcpet.d larlers Women who rarely ger
hollow the shopping district trudgel about IN me
| ,ynrchous. REGION, smiling the perfume "t drhi'
and spices f the East. or turning III dlsma' r'u'
the less delightful odors of the lonsShor'm'n !
abiding place.
LlSS THAN WAS EXPECTED.
| As for the fireworks themselves they suffered
| from 70, mech advance Advertising and from a
| bad case of ant-climaN The programme lUr-
nisle,l the press and published Yesterday rad
| with all the gnilecss and turgid cloqucncc oi Il
| circus poster r., that the public had built up a
structure Of anticipation that COLLAPSED slightly on
| humping up against stern reality stripped oil
adlcctvcs The much-pulrcd Niagara Falls. whose
description in the bill read like the annexation OF
| IA Gilmore Jubilee programme, was n INN, short
windcd affair, and by piece OF gross mlsmanase-
ment. or some curious accident. II went oil pre-
| maturrly In the middle Of the show. Consr'
| ouently the unlocking thousands didn't know
whether they were looking at Niagara Falls or at
the Bridal Veil Falls The whistles footed their