The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-03
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
How il Will Be Celebrated in City
and Suburbs.
Military Parade, Patriotic Exercises, BIZ
cycle Parade aud Fireworks.


the celebration of the Fourth on the fifth.
The city Of Providence has got some
thing big in store by way OF celebration
and will keep things humming all day
long.
There is TO be the big military parade In
the forenoon and the biggest turneut OF
bicycle riders in the afternoon ever seen
in Providence.
Tn. Fireworks Display.
The Fourth of July fireworks display ON
DISCRIMINATING Ground under direction Of
the Rhode Island News Company viii
consist Of los exhibition rockets heavily
char ged with aerolites, whistling gerbs
meteOric showers, and other attractive
combinations, Including many new ana
novel features.
The display will also incude II para
chute rockets displaying Immense
floating lights changing to various colors
as they float in tho air Fifty lS-inch
shells exploding in the air and showing
many beautiful varieties, including con-
torting serponts, rainbows, bursting
moteoTs, electric showers and several other
attractive designs. Twelve 1S-inch as
sorted shells, which Will explode immense
floral rosottes ana clusters, meteorlc stars
aud showers, flying light of purple ana
GOlu ana Olnef Dtuubilul utHlknHs ioh
lSinch Japanese shells fired from mortars.
These explode high in the air making
great variety of beautiful light effects.
Twenty five aerolte shells discharged
with "a loud explosion and which exhibit
trail OF fire Of immense size, endlng
with burst of colors OF tho greatest
beeuty and variety. Twenty-Five of the
charged with showers of gold and silver
which will ascend in columns of fire 80
feet in the air and failing resemble largo
geysers OF living fire. Six exhibition bat
teries composed of immense Roman can
dies massed together filling the atmos-
phere with stars, of rings of every shade
and color. Twelve silver and coloTed
torbillours which display rings of gold
and silver and wreaths OF every shade OF
coloring. They closely resemble flock
of beautiful birds IN flight Twenty-Five
Of very brilliant assorted colored fire.
The set pieces include "A True Lover &
Knot" composed of two immense arms or
devices driven with great velocity. Tho
decorations at regular intervals In Grim
son, emerald and azure. The revolving
oolors form beautiful love knot in rain
bow tint of tho rarest beauty.
"The Diamond Cross Is a design Of
varied colored lacework which afterward
initiates To a halo OF brilliance which
finally explode with loud report.
1.-THE Giant Geyser" rapidly elects In
| an immense column over 100 feet high,
| filling the atmosphere with star gerbs
and clouds OF rejecting prisms. The
| Kaleidoscope" Is n new device consisting
OF a double bolt OF brilliant fire. showing
| all sorts CT beautiful colors moving in
contrary directions producing angles
and figures of all forms and shapes.
"The Evening Star" Is composed of q
| central scroll Of varied colored fires
changing 20 the star OF tho evening,
| Vesper, the beautiful. IL shows green and
| gold Jets of immense size and throws lines
| of sunfire at angles Of from 20 TO 20 de-
| grees.
Juno and the Peacock" Is n jeweled
vertical wheel of silver spray and colored
| potfires with wide spreading circle OF
fire and flame mutating TO an Immense
| five pointed star representing Juno. The
extreme points of the star discharge q
| battery of sun cases with a cloud OF mist
and flame Before this fades from view "a
peacock tail is elevated above tho star in
all its natural gorgeousness nf rnlnrs-
spreading over l5O feet wide This ex-
plodos, filling the air with rainbow
shower of ieweled gems. The Union
is a revolving sun with dazzling center
shooting forth rays from gerbs diclosiDR
the Union, formed OF sun fires arranged
so as to produce n star of brilliant points
between which will be seen tho motto
"Union." This display Will terminate
with grand salute
"The Yow Tree discloses q set piece
illustrating beautiful foliage, ornamented
with revolving devices of color which ter
inmates with "a grs nd explosion.
The "lriscope" Is en original design
which will present one Of the most novel
ana interesting devices IN the entire ex-
hibition. 1t will show combination of
different wheels rapidly revolving In dis
solving beautiful colors radiating across
Entss
frolic' In circle ofChneso fire revolving
round in circles Of gorgeous flame, sud
denly changing To turning spirals OF gold
and emerald, while beautiful belts OF rose
fire perforra fantastic evolutions. The
meteoric shower will he arranged upon "
pyrimidal frame and discharge cubes Of
moteoric ireballs closing resembling
shooting stars soon In August and
Novem ber skies Pyramids of suns and
wheels rapidly revolving in jassamino
and yellow fire conclude with y report as
from % thunder cloud, showing battery
Of immense meteorir stars Great moteoric
frebnlls thrown several hundred feet In
the air fall, leaving glitterins trails and
mist.
1.-The Jetteau" Is device representing
the waterspout IL commences its display
| with revolving caprice or wheel in
( crimson fires. which initiates TO the
.Isttoau of sparkling flames.
'lhe frlslnntlc ArCh' Is Continuous
/ line Of hanging prisns arranged in lines
/ and lengths of 100 feot across the exhibit
! ton ground producing a rainbow of
! changeablo Colors of long duration and
/ magnificent effect.
Tho finale of the set pieces will be- tho
| "Tonple Of Liberty" 10 will show
| within the porch Of the temple the God.
dess ofsLiberty clothed I'm graceful drap-
| cries Of the national coloFs. Suspended
above and within tho arch wreath of
roses and myrtle will gracefully droop.
| a temple will rise % tn 80 feet above the
| figure, formed of delicate scrolls OF laco
| work.
Beautiful pyrotochnic colors will bo EN-
/ ployed I'm the design Of the columns and
arch. In the base line the word Liberty
will loo displayed in letters OF crimson
! with n border of green.
In tho renr and on either side Of the
temple will be seen several rose trees
which extend this grand design from 10,
! 10 10 fcot In width. AS tho design fadoi
from sight terrific batteries OF cannon
bombs will explode with deateniug noise
Floral gardens will spread over the sk,
from gun mortars, falling 5uns and stars
will he seen from great elevations Will,
| an arch of IRA will ho raispu over nlI n,