The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-23
FOR THE Fourth.
Preparations Being Made For
a Great Celebration.

This In the season OF the year Wnen tne
small boy stands in front OF the store
upon the jumbo rockets, the immense
cannon crackers, the long Roman candles
and all the other necessary accom-
paniments OF q thoroughly American
Fourth of July. As he stands there
his imagination pictures the terrinc
noise, the food OF blue and green ana goia
fire and he sighs to think that he must
content himself with q few penny boxes
of paper caps, a limited number OF torpe,,
does and one or two boxes OF wee, small
powder crackers.s
II the times are hard the manufacturers
OF fireworks have not taken 1t into ac-
count. Perhaps they imagine that the
patriotic spirit that controls every
American on Independence Day VIII
have a tendency to make him Tor
getful of the financial stringency. Az
any rate there has been the
usual output of fireworks, and the skill OF
the inventor is shown In the many unique
are being sold to the citizens OF Provi-
dence to be exploded before two weeks
have passed.
Hayden 4 Chester is the largest whole
sale fireworks house in the city and at this
time OF the year every floor OF their store
is filed with these articles that were MADE
to make a show and q noise.
While Hayden az Chester has all the
newest rockets, such as the willow tree,
the diamond chain, and the telescope re-
peating rockets they also make especially
of such unique features as the screamer
rocket, the musical candle, the colored
floral fountain, the fiery contortionists,
the colored floral bombsheli, the dragon
nests, the devil among the tailors and
such attractive exhibits. Among these
the most popular features VIII be the hery
contortionists and the devil among the
tailors. The former, which will be one oil
the general features OF the display that
Hayden & Chester will give for the city,
produces a beautiful pyrotechnic effect.
1t represents a spur fire fountain which
rises high in the air and changes to myri-
ads of fiery contortionists that twist ana
turn themselves into many shapes, Just as
il they were alive.
The devil among the tailors is even more
amusing, making more display than any
article offered for the money. When IT Is
set of there is sudden illumination
in colors, and from this beautiful mass a
stream OF fire rises to height OF nifty or
sixty feet, where il ends in fountain OF
electric stars, burst Of fiery dragons
and a loud explosion.
HAYDEN Il Chester also makes q speciality
OF the cheap goods for children and In
these there are an unusually large number
| of novelties such as the bee hive, the
| ostrich plumes, the fire kings, the snake
nests. the bengolas and other things to
delight the little patriots.
For many years the firm has sold the
| Excelsior fireworks, and their stock this
season represents the best work of the
company.
A. ii. King & Co., are agents for the Un-
excelled Fireworks and one side of Their
| store is now devoted to the sale OF such
| articles as the importance of the grea,
event demands Besides the usua
amount Of small articles, caps
torpedoes PIN NV wheels, e;., h.. nIms, ! Iara,
supply OF the higher grade of goods
Here may be seen the rockets that are 81
| big that there are many boys in Provi
dence who could not lift them, as well al
all the beautiful pieces that are warranted
to paint picture in the sky.
The making of these big fireworks 4
not new enterprise, but there are man.
new things in stock this year that will b.
an innovation in the celebration OF th
Fourth.
There is the cannon rocket, a rocke
that reaches the highest altitude and ex
plodes with a heavy report. The cascade
rockets will last the longest time. Risin,
to the clouds they give wide, spreading
spray of liquid gold that finally dissolve
into cloud OF sparkling mist. As 1T
| name implies, the colored jewelle'
streamer rocket displays a large numbe
of golden streamers. The electric shove
rocket presents perfect shower q
variegated tints and the diamond chai'
rocket produces links OF chain which de
scend, going further and further unit
they disappear, with a burst OF color, Il
the distance.
Among the other inventions are th
colored floral fountain, the fiery contor
ZIONIST, the jack in a box, the bombett
fountain the dragon nests, the dew
| he ha iza I'd q A. N m
die.
Besides these there are many noveltie
in day fireworks for the benefit OF thos
who cannot contain their patriotism
until night appears and Mr.. King ha
every reason 10 believe that he will fin
no trouble in disposing OF his stock
Some years ago the people OF Providenc
went to Boston to purchase their Fourt
of July displays but nothing of this kin
Ia being done this year, and,
the result, the local dealers al
doing a better business than ever befor
Tie reason for this change is that it hs
been found that the Providence dealer
are able to compete with any out of tow
parties, in prices as well as in the qualit
OF the goods.
While the Rhode Island News Compan
does large wholesale and jobbing trad
!. its retail business Is what has made i
name most familiar to the ma
! who buys nreWorks, Tor mere tnt
! make a speciality OF everything that tenc
to make the Fourth glorious. Besides t.
,, big supply of fireworks there are horn
; flags, pistols, revolvers, red fire and laI
, terms of every size and description.
|. One of the most popular articles toda
however, is the red fire cone that WI
invented by Mr.. George l.. Claflin OF tn
city, while the big eight pound rocke
; and the long Roman candles are enjoyir
, larger sale than ever.
: One floor of the News Company's bull,
, ing on Westminster street is almost Ell
, tireIy devoted to fireworks, while Il
= heaviest pieces are stored in the cellar. A
ready many large contracts for priva
! and club displays have been received nj
! there is no reason why, IL the night
: fine, Providence should not glow Wi
fireworks on the Fourth.
Some weeks ago the Rhode Island Fir
works Company opened a temporary sto
at the corner OF Weybossett and PEI
streets, and since that time tn
have done large wholess
business, and there is every reas,
to believe that they will eAjoy equally
great success with their retail trade. He
aIso the man who desires to cele brate