The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-31
THAT SHAM BATTLE.
What Colonel Milton Stewart Has to Say ABOUT
the Great Reunion Attraction.
TO the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
sham battle in broad daylight is no
novelty to the people Of Kansas, and as
winning card to attract crowd ana Iur-
nish amusement for the multitude has per-
hans seen its best day. Not so, however,
with the mimic battle of dark night,
where the war of cannon, the ta-ra-ra
boom de-ave of the CANNON rocket, the
scbreeching whistle of the caliope rocket,
the loud explosion of the two-pound
screamer in mid air. the rattle OF musket-
nv. the hoarse shouts of men seen only
amid the lurid glare of explosives and
Bengal lights-go to make up an attraction
the illusorv effects of which will impress
the minds of the beholders with weird
ness and awful sublimity OF grandeur
which time will not efface. The
writer has witnessed three of
the greatest pyrotechnic displays
of modern times, reviewed by multltudes
numbered by hundreds of thousands, and
while the magnitude of this display would
be somewhat dwarfed in comparison, yet,
in proportion to our surroundings and OPP
portunities, it will far exceed them In
variety, quality and quantity. For exam
pie: There will be whistling fountains,
described as "a continuous stream OF
gyrating musical figures, very curious,
exciting and amusing, quoted at S4o each.
might bomb-shells, which are the grand
est production of the pyrotechnlc art.
They show every known color, and all the
beautiful combinations OF colors, besides
streamers, shooting stars, meteors, comets,
duration stars, serpents, gold rain, trallea
stars, whirligigS, parachutes, mammoth
spreaders etc. The Japanese bomb-shelis
used on this occasion will be of the first or
der, described as emitting showers of pearls,
chrysanthemums of various kinds, stars,
willow trees, moons, dragons, lighted IAN
terms, hanging chains, thunderstorms,
showers of shells, clusters of grapes, fans,
necklaces, rings and scrolls. There Will
ne a number of meteoric fireworks bal
ICONS sent up described as the finest ever
offered in this line, diScharglng at various
elevations q continuous stream OF meteorS,
bombs, variegated showers, gold rain. ETC.,
lasting long time. The display pieces OF
this unique entertainment will include
portraits of Lincoln, Grant and Logan, a
Gattling battery. the motto u. A. IL. and
the closing piece go Home" the latter
being listed at 500.
The entertainment will be held at the
fair ground on Friday evening Aug. 10.
The Second regiment h n. u. ana bat
terry A will participate in the sham battle
conducted by Brigadier General Murray
Myers and Colonel j. II. Ricksicker. The
artillery used will be Gattling gun now
in the hands of battery A, and new
Hotchkiss in transit.
The pyrotechnics will be conducted in
connection with the sham battle. by ex
perts, furnished from Chicago by the Gar
den City Consolidated Fireworks Com
psny of America.
In anticipation of the immensely of the
crowd that will desire to witness this great
entertainment, people who have teams are
& requested to use them in order that visit
ing guests may be able to reach there by
the electric cars
1t is recommended that all persons who
have teams and can be induced TO hau
passengers from the corner of Main AND
Douglas to the fair grounds for 10 cents oil
% cents round trip, regardless of whether
the conveyance is a coupe or hay-rack,
report at the aforesaid corner at O'CLOCK
p. III. We want everybody to see this. anC
for the credit of Wichita and its ability K
handle big crowd in short time, trus
that1a response will be made equal to thu
occasion. NJ. STEWART.
Secretary Committee A