The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06

| highest specimens OF the pyrotechnist's
art.
DR. Crichton Yesterday gave a Post-ln-
teliisencer reporter an outline Of the fire
works programme. together with brief
description OF some OF the more profni~
nent set pieces. Scme % the latter, he
said would be the largest ever seen i'm
the Northwest. The opening set piece will
consist OF the words. Seattle Welcomes
You" the letters being three feet high
Showers of many gltteriug stars OF many
hues viii fall around the words. and vol
umes OF liquid fire viii add brilliancy to
the piece.
One or the most important OF the set
pieces. ani one in which all the skill and
artistic ability of the designer and man
ufacturer is shown III it's hest, will repre-
sent Magnolia bluffs. fully fortified. with
huge floating engine OF destruction SIM
liar TO the hattleship Oregon. lying in the
Sound of the fort. An artist has recent
~ made a sketch Of the site for the army
post and il VIII be used In the construction
of the piece. During the burning of the
piece the batlleship will open fire tho
fortif:cations. 20 which the guns from the
shore will respond with terrifying effect.
During the height Of the contest the bat
tleship is blown M and sinks beneath the
waters OF the Sound. and the piece is
ended. This piece viii measure aiS2a feet.
and Will form one of the most attractive
features of the celebration.
Perhaps the largest set piece will he .
reproduction In living flames of the Sno-
quaimie falls. fifty feet in height and iif-
teen I'm width. This viii be a truly won-
derfulgy brilliant piece The immediate
vicinity az the falls, including the shors
line viii pc shown. wonderful effect in
the fail os fire down the precipitous
slopes of the cataract will characterize This
piece.
Another OF the set pieces viii lie par
ficulsriy interesting 10 residents ~ Ss-
attic II will be no less than IA reprodue-
tion Of the great nre which swept over
the city eight years ago today This piec~
will he "a nv 1s feet In size and the burn
Ing buildings the ar.men. engines aud
long lines Of streaming lose viii be shown
in FIRE with vsvldness really renarkahls.
The heroic figure of George Washington
will form another attraetiv set piece IL
will 10 seventeen feet high. Lincoln viii
also be- ortrayed, and these Two historic
pieces are expected 10 arouse A patriotic
feeling in the hearts of IN. people the
nnparnents In fire slowly fade away.
As a prelude 10 the exhibition ds the sg-
are az washington a salute % fhirtesn
guns pll b~ fired. These y ~ consist u
bombs expelled e5tn greet force from
mortar. They explode At a distance of
feet from the mortar with \ reSound equal
10 a pound cannon. The regulation
hs nresf before tne countsnanee 81 70
rnarfyred president looks down upon tne
crowd
Something entirely novel IN the way ~
balloons aill be shown From = height Il
nearly e. asa feet the pieces attached 20 fhe
balloon VIII drop. exploding aR they de-
scena 20 earth and emitting beautiful
lights as they come nearer the ground.
There wf.i also be parachute rockets.
These viii he sent up much after fhs
fashion ~ rockets. bat instead ~ drsce nd
ing will ro4t away at 81 great height tlil~
n1sr! stlnE me night with bursts 81 many
Colored lights. novelty called 1Ftug
pigeons Will be introduced. They are st.
tacned 20 tisntix stretched wire. and
after being set OF fash along ;Ae wire for
- feet and then return.
These are only fe~ 81 the more fmfoT-
tsnt features of the illumination. ~hien
NiI h@ OK zucQ excellence as 20 attract
hundreds of people 20 fne city 20 sss IL
Between th@ set pieces w5Ii come mum
E,er OF smaller WORK. bet al o1t - 1as
ordinary displays u similar charaeft'-
Net single Roman candle has Been 1r~
aer.d and the display VII iafs al com
uDenplace features usually associated ~tfh
Fourta ~ July ceie t1ratsors.
TIE co1a nnsttee hsss rat set decided On .
ioezslon for ia~ display X has IN vt@~
vii a ford asnpie rooEn- = place satisfar-
turx sn thgs regard @as offered or Ire nsi.
has ~. eornrnHses Intends 10 place the d.
play within easy re4cf Of the nHirifndes
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