The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-10-14

ing's programme. Then there was blaze
of light which lit up the entire bridge; lit
the moving spectacles on the water and
showed the crowded mass of humanity on
land. The heavens We're aglow as though
by reflection OF a great conflagration.
Slowly the glow died away and the towers
of the bridge cast great black shadows on
the flowing water as of a giant hand laid
upon them. From the New York tower
appeared in fiery figures 1892" and from
the tower on the other side 1882" blaZed
forth, Then from the summit of either
tower blazed great and magical light,
blue at first chanSing to blood red, dying
a strange, unearthly tint the connecting
span of the two cities, the ships and the
buildings.
Loud and Continued Applause.
From the river came the sound Of
whistles, and bells loud and sonorous,
that mingled with the applause of the sight
seeing people, carrying above the city con-
fused and muffied roar. Screens of Roman
dust followed bursting shells; screaming
eagles of fire mingled with rockets and
aerial shafts and showers of sparks, until
the whole ended in the golden shower fac
smile of Niagara, covering the Bird g from
tower to tower, realistic aud wonderful.
Some of the pieces given were: Two gas
balloons, with aerial fireworks, volley of
ten 25-pound bombs, Lattery of magnesium
Roman candles, fire of thirty lS-pound
shells with variegated stars, jewel tipped
golden column, fight of screaming eagle
rockets, flight of twenty 18pound bombs
with stars of silver, batteries of $50 Roman
candles, great bouquet of rockets, forming
an aerial wheat sheaf, then came. The
Niagara spectacle, and following that the
final bouquet of rockets and salute of 100
decorating shells, indicating that the pro-
gramme was at an end. .y =
They Were Ali There Again.
The crowds that witnessed the spectacle
were beyond precedent. 1t seemed as
though all the people of the great city had
rushed like q great wave to the waterside,
filling docks and piers and boats, swarm
ing riggings, streets, wagons, everything
and everywhere. The windows, roofs and
fire escapes of buildings all over the down
town district were black with spectators.
Wherever a sight of the bridge could be OBJ
tanned there were people in numbers that
crowded and pushed, fought and scram-
bled for the better place. For hours the
people hurried toward the southern part
of the city, aud many were still on their
way when the spectacle was at an end.
Start of the Naval Parade.
Today at 1890 the naval parade started,
that late hour having been selected on &C
count of the tide. 1t is magnificent sight.
The ships of war of the United States and
visiting nations formed in two lines and
started for the Narrows, headed by the
torpedo boat Gushing. Salutes were fired
by the forts as the ships passed by. The
ships will go Though two lines of mer-
chant vessels up the North river to stake
boat opposite the Grant monument, turn
there and retrace their course. The whole
waterfront of the.city from which view
can be obtained every point of vantage on
Brooklyn Heights and elsewhere about the
harbor is packed with people, while the
water is covered with all sorts of craft,
wherever they are permitted.