New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-12

generous applause Of the fine bu. somewhat snort-
lived spcctacle. and the crowd waited for more.
After twenty minutes of bOmby and aerlai
DISPLAYS Of diminishing grandeur, the curtain OF
nirht WAS allowed 10 drop over the scene wltnout
a climax or an epilogue. The assembled heet
waited for the lively windup' that Is expected
in every kind Of show from prize nght %
tragedy but nothing came. At hrst the steam
whistles footed nquiringIy, then lmperiouAy' anu
finally forlornk Convinced at last that the fire.
works gentlemen were unable to respond TO tha
cnrore. the steamboats, heaNed up anchor one ~
one and cautiously steamed down tie river WIN
a generou, parting salute for what they had sea-
The display opened with a few busines-llke
rockets that rushed into the heavens as thousn
they had important business with the stars, ana
then exploded their ideas upon the stellar ass
s.mbly without preface or introduction linen
yolley of Columbus shells went up Win eiiin'
m.rinp fine fuses and burst a few hundred feet
above the Bridge, but any trusting reader oi 'A@
nrogramme who had expected 10 hear the re'
ports a distance of twenty miles wouia nave peet
.,dIv left. nnlss, said reports had been sent ~
sueciaI wire The rockets were the best feature
# the show Some of them were regular SKYE
scrapers.n climbing up the avenues Of night 10
the barred gates of Heaven itself. Bursting each
aoatcl of toward the horizon.
THE NATURAL AND THE ARTIFICIAL
"Uulv gee said a street Arab perched Oh '"'
bowsprit OF a coa>tng vessel in Burlins slip, se
der fireworks stuck up dere in der sky Come
on" said his ragged side partner, dats realiy'
trnlv star" And sure enough /: was no o'her
than th, reddish planet Mars that deceived moro
practced observers ..,
Between the rockets We're wrlggllng ntie n,7
snrites that Kissed and squirmed as though SUI.
fsring the torments of the damned. Great p9mos
hurs, on their upward course ana gave ol,,n "
swarm. of little bombs that in turn Iasneu tnei.
Young lives away in momentary glory ne sIrayg
soo- serpent of fire uncoiled his glanng lods, anu
sntcful little missiles rushed about. bringing theH
cprkscmw tails behind them like 30 Peeps sneep'
S,rr, cre,t shcavcs of rockets bloomsi INTO oou-
ouets of many colors OF dropped !ampent me,eg's
back from fuIth,tt space. Again thrN nFr"'en
thousand twinkling fairy lamps OF every c 3
cniy.iln hue There were volcanoes OF green nIs
belching forth coored GLOBES tna' ros, ana zen -.
The torrent of flame like balls IN the JET Y. =
fnuntain Salvoes of hombshells showed spouI. VI
flame and then a thin streak ot hrr 'nel. .i
the conopy of sky and terminating III thc "ui,s"s
lories of n fiery weeping willow, grant s.ain,ls
ar a necklace. Of lewelled stream"rs that hltfc.
down through the atmosphere To DE met y. he"
ascending volrys Of IA like nature. MI, .
For about forty minutes the great biiuse w.:
pillar of lire by night. with Chinese suns % ,n ,
first magnitude upon It's tow.rS anu p,,rietv the
rnts of flame along its length. for variety .ao
disnlav WAS ahead Of Monday nights peiioinr
onrc and some OF It's features We're OF eNScp.ha
h.autv hui the general effect suffered from 'n1
,nti-climaX and the overstralnei EXPECTATIONS "
the hehOldcrs.