New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
TUE DOGES TO BE OUTDONE.
,,,ctJrs MARINE DISPLAY TO OUT
SHINE ANY IN VENICE.

Marine tid'c hi wv -N''''' 'N'N'i
so'" rsnnr. Admiral Miller and the Executive
cammittec Of the shipping and lndus'fa' Soohn
'' ,ssociation received some disquetinc re-
wv, .ro,, the Weather Bureau yesterday after
f'' and II was said that in the event of
" storm, the great water parade and the
.'',,a,. If fireworks might be put over until Mon
n'si'" .'on;rc. but ali the arrangements have been
u"' =. have the demonstration this evening
h'a. .r. will pe no postponement unless there
s severe storm $3.50
80 IL, ON steamboats,, propeller3. steam lisht-
~..,hoats and tugboats will he in tho pro-
' , which will form in four DIVISIONS hor'"
n,.. hundred and -thirtieth- h-st before 90 p
u "a then come down the river III SIN
Az Among the steamboats, VIII De 'he GRAN"
k.,,,o General Slocum. Huntington Mary r'
hePu' ,oorga starr william Fletcher. James
Goruo'' r,,a;re Mercedes .ioslyn, Elberon
T. W. o.. T. w Boyer. Castleton ana Her.
rea'"' 80 the steam lighters Will be the
eu'es co,;o, Johanna Aldred and Edwin'
Day ,,nbattan Aroma Mills, Borden Ci'!'
-, Ieander Clara, Climax ana A''ena
Aa'nn". ,hs ,urboa,s will be the Shohola' Kocn-
Imastown Nyack. Elniia fainaF' l'"
- 1oweu NJ. Palmer. Charles H. sem. 'i'"
sU,.nd Emperor Municipal. Arrow =, ~
r.orn;on j. W. Hustec' Mu'""', - - g
y
c.r,sr Fred g. Dalzell, G. : A'"oor, - -
r,ond H. B. Moore, Jr. ha'hI u. .,,.s - =,
n0.r ar,s Lewis Pulver. f. NJ Miiiaro' - 'i
Z. t"ai',' - - purcass Edith Beard, William
klhesi' r.oo,..,r Robert IL. Sayre, Eta
H. Dea'" =, pacrer y p. Skeer. c. NJ. Derew,
Moo -,.o lanes Watt W. f. Reed, Wliila'h
I. T. ''.' ,.,as p Fowler, :. l.. Crosby, Ira
:. H. Y,asras Edwin Terry. Rcindeer j. T. mart
-, u,ashhurn F. H. Mead, j. H. Cord's, Jon"
" % :, John. w. j. McCaldin' Mc' a'uin
lu',', Garfield. Walter j. Tice' Char'cS l."
u Williams jr., Archie! 'r"ss".
sp r co,r;son w H. Bentley, W. T. Ni'o
.'Ns valentine G. H. Notter Howard 'di'oi
pe",.' ,,a,..u Tcrror. s B. Mcdonald ana
F. F. Levy.
TO COMMAND THE Fl-EhI
W. N;iar will command the fleet
ass,s,ance Of NJ +. Staples, f. B. Dai-
:, uoore ir. and a. b. Valentine DIS
1s" aaoira,s and his immediate stan VIII con-
=. n w Voolsey fleet captain; hAcha'u
r...,., Nae lieutenant: F. B Anderson "ee'
-,.o, oe,cer / J. Boyd feet engineer JON"
ysua.rnoa, surgeon. and Commodores - W.
rn,r,;ns 7 G. Emmons George Eisn'ah' A'o"Ho
,ar,ch Moore Robert McCreerH. D. ~
cohoonmak.r John F. Baxter, Frank w boEe'
and ". J. Tice. with Commodore Michaei -"o'""
,n command Of the flying squadron.
Tho Aagboa,s will be the tughoats oiyinp'c
baltimore. r. B. Little, Fortuna ana W. N
chanman. and the flying squadron VIII consist
ot the tugboats r. H. Wise, Assistance. f'est
less r. j. Moran. James A. Dumon'. 'ai'ieS IL
Wallace and George l.. Garlick
The starting OF the feet down the North River
atSp m. will be sIgnalled by display of fire.
works from float anchored opposite Grant
Tomb Opposite Weehawken and Castle foih''
on the New.Jersey side Of the river. Will he
other floats from which fireworks viii he set OH
as the procession Of boats passes. There VIII VII
be so many fireworks on the hoats that IN uhe
river will be illuminated all the way down Inc
head Of the procession will be at the Battery
about 2 p. m. and salute or twenty-ohs gun
from the Admirars flagship will be followed ny
a display Of fireworks on the floats anchored
between Liberty Island and Governors lslahn
The Chapman floating derrick. II" feet hieh,
will be covered with set pieces OF hreworks
which will be set off making display that can
be seen for miles
FROM TIE BARGEs
Near it will be twelve barges from which fire.
works will be let off in this order: Salute of 1Ol
aerial guns fired from three points: illumina-
ton Of the harbor with 500 colored fres-red
white and bue-for one hour; ascent Of "a bal
looms carrying magnesium lights display OF
800 Congreve rockets; colossal fire picture OF
Mckinley. one mile high: 100 batteries OF col,
ored candles red white and blue display or l"U
bombs; rayOnet tOurhilliOns, or umbrellas OF
fire. separate flights Of 300 bombs, 30 OF gold
30 red white and blue. and 100 golden clouds
studded with Jewels, fired by electricity; illumi-
nation Of the harbor with 900 floating lights
display Of % Pains bombs: ascent OF ~ eight
pound rockets floating festOons Of fire: sdlvo or
go Saucisson mines. colossal aerial motto. one
mile high. Honest Money" and picture Of Bo-
bart: fight of 100 rockets. liquid gold; illumina +,
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compound; display OF 10 iifty-incn bombs; hign,
of 250 rockets in an aerial wheatshcaf. peace
and Plenty: illumination Of the harbor with
~ magnesium lights: display OF . mammoth
sixty.inch bombs. containing upward Of 1000
stars; salvo Of 20 magnesium star shells; %
aerial searchlights: flight of 100 bombs the
hanging chains of iridescent fire; flight of 30
bombs of illuminated gold: "Old Glory one
nile high; submarine explosions; the Mex inley
Bouquet produced ny the discharge Of 3.UD
eolored rockets and Grand Feu de Joie."
The Committee on Fireworks consisting OF NJ
T. Bennett. Michael Tracy and Lafayette W.
seavey. the scenic artist gave much time to the
PREPARATION Of the big float which Is to be in the
middle Of the procession going down the river
" Is 200 feet long and has been decorated with
uansparencies thirty feet high. Some Of the
yansparencies will consist Of imitation gold dol
lars eight feet in diameter. 1t will be illuminated
brightly and fireworks will be let off on 1t all the
way down the river. Members Of the committee
SAID yesterday that the biz float will be the most
remarkable sight in the parade
kR. HOBART TO REVIEW THE PARADE
Garret A. Hobart and members Of the Repub-
hcan National Committee have been invited tc
review the parade and view the fireworks from
The propeller Aurora off the Battery. Other in
uted guests Of the Shipping and Industrial
sound Money Acsociaton Of the Port OF New
York will be OH the steamboat Starin and an
eher steamer near the Aurora. The committee
nag provided press boat TO accompany me pa
!sde. and has extended invitations To members
NE press TO view the fireworks on other boats
me Hudson River Line has invited some repre-
sentatives Of the press to witness the parad'
.ne illumination from the pier at North rive
and Tweuty-second-st President Van SAINT
,,oerd and General Manager Olcott, of the line
rave taken an interest in the demonstration anf