The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
WHAT WE SHALL SEE.
SPLENDID FIREWoRKS OF TODAY
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The fireworks trade is at Its height In Jun,
md the sidewalks along Park place are piled
up with boxes of flrecrackers. rockets, Roman
candles. and floating stars. The companies
that have been making fireworks have their
heaviest sales in June. and after that In tina
fall. especially in Presidential year.
The catalogues Of the different kinds Of fire.
works show tho growth OF the business and
the old Chinese crackers do not take up mora
thnn n page OF the flty or sixty illustrated
pages OF the manufacturers price list.
The prices range from three cents
for the old-time package OF gold chop
frocrackcrs OF the gold dragon brand
to an exhibition assortment that costs s., 900.
and includes balloons. bombs. and num-
Der OF set pieces There Is no limit to the cost
OF fireworks any more. Any Of the leading
companies will undertake to get up S5OOO
exhibition that will give full value for the
money. They will send their men to set OF
tho fireworks and to see that everything Is ex-
hibited properly. and the committee in charge
need do nothing except send "A check. The
price OF the ilrecrackers has fallen until pack
OF two-inch cannon crackers can DO bought for
ten cents. which Is what the small gold .chop
crackers used to cost. and extra lnrge torre-
does. that make twice as much noise as tho
old-time sortcan be Doug mt at five cents a box.
The novelties In fireworks which the com.
panies havo brought out this season are In tho
line Of water fireworks and balloon fireworks
which can DO sent up in the day time or at
night There IRE bombs which go UP in tho
air and explode to let out elephants and fish.
and as many animals as Noah had in the ark.
to float around with rockets and Roman
candles shooting out Of them. They can bo
ali ;.I,
music, too 1t will be among the novelties at
summer resorts to see paper animals floating
around in the air and whistling like a foghorn,
whilp out In the ocean or. better still. In Q
lake whore the waves are not 80 high. gold.
fish. sea serpents. and diving devils will swim
in the water shooting of stars and fire.
Tho companies put UP their fireworks In as
sorted cases. so rs to save the customer tho
trouble OF picking out what he wants. or ask.
ing the advice OF the clerks He need decide
only how much he wants to spend. and order
the assortment at that price, For SO man
can get twelve large colored candles that shoot
Off six balls apiece. six exhibition candles and
twelve skyrockets. vertical and triangular
wheels Bengal lights. cans OF red green. and
blue fire; a colored geyser. mine which will
throw illuminated serpents UP in the air. and
bundle Of punk to set 1t all off with
From that the price and the kinds OF FIRE.
works increase to the 81. 900 exhibition assert.
ment which would be enough for good sized
town to celebrate the Fourth OF July with all
day long. The exhibition would begin in tho
morning with dozen three-pound cannon
rockets saluting tho SUNRISE During tho day
there would be an exhibition Of floating ami.
mails wriggling around in the dir after tho
bombs IN which they had been shut up had
been exploded Atnoon hot-ai bal Don would
day fireworks which could be arranged to
drop water fireworks into q lake or riyerif
oad is of eoor s d9yH re whee
too big to be called pin wheels. and rockets
IKE an E hs tower Of 4e o to
EeCqs veil Of Issfhag nearly
Amid the clouds they. display broad swelling
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tic Levels Of EN- smerad and sapphire tnts fall.
exhibition pieces to be set on between times
on. putting W q iIsmswork tos them, aan
American engie, tho star Of America. Mcnte.
brant endaK NTH NsFs
The orders for exhibitions OF fireworks used
to, come almost entirely from committees Of
the Fourth Of July in their charge. Recently
tho proportion OF orders from men who have
country places and the proprietors Of summer
hotels has increased until they outnumber the
orders from towns. 1t has become the custom
celebrations for their guests. and 1t is for them
particularly that the companies put up assort-
ments which can be used up In one night or
divided among several exhibitions.
The animal figure BALLOONS are among the
balloons are in the shape OF human figures.
elephants, fish, and birds. They can be bought
as low as IS cents apiece all ready to be sent
up In the air and they have attachments for
ing around over the tops OF the trees.
The fireworks men have an extensive vocab.
ulary. as the extract from their description Of
cissons to describe "a large sized mine dis
charging high in the mir n mass OF fiery
Dragons Missing and squirmi ing in every di-
rection with trails Of brilliant fire exploding
aret two other words they favor.
, The fireworks bus mess is developing until
the fireworks may play tunes in the air. They
are made this year SO that they have whistling
and other attachments. which add to the, noise
sends the figures through the mir. and the Vi
bration OF the air makes the noise. These are
cal led calliope musical rockets. There are
other rockets that scream. AS the fireworks
man says: They are largely used at public
and political meetings to draw a crowd"
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F,om the San Francsoo Examiner.
In the dim light Of the early morning In oer-
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