The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20

UdgnluVche
rloxer and Vegetable Festiva
4. Il was predicted by many tina
n that event would dwarf an.
might be made-in the direction o
,.s,lyal, but this idea was complete
~ by the magnificent crowd the
4 Forest park last night TO wit
u.pdest fireworks display yet at
n Texas.
1 that these fireworks we're prepared
- a sufficient guarantee that ;ht
would be superior one and Of
Aeusand or more people who wit.
h,m last night the first one is yet "a
mo was disappointed. 1t was GER
r,opI,ious inauguration of the three
s,sities set on foot by the Business
4 an effort to attract attention to
hss were brought in over nearly all
Zen, lines OF railroad during the day
hi thousand strangers were in the
pisbt and all were loud In praise OF
nfseent attraction that had been pre-
them.
the street car service was possibly
could have been expected from the
n at hand 1t fell short OF the demand
made upon it In handling the crowd,
numbers OF people were left in the
intended going to the grounds. but
sfred owing to the lack OF facilities
crowded condition OF the cars. The
nply oyertaxed the carrying capacity
e cars that could be placed in serv-
service furnished, however, was ex-
md with the cars available 1t would
tn impossible to have met the demand
teptnbly. An earlier start Thursday
III better meet the emergency.
rursmme was commenced ut the mark
afternoon with dancing and music,
attendance was small till the hour
tei for the fireworks display.
ION always does the right thing at
u time, and the suspicious manner
IL inaugurated the grand celehra-
Texas Independence yesterday at
Park will long be remembered with
pleasure by those who visited the
military band opened the festival
line concert in the afternoon, but
It event of the day. and one which
Pred forward to with interest by
~ was the elaborate display of
/. announced to- be given in the
] BY Pain, in which number of
w. tincluding spectacular repre-
p Of the destruction of the Ma'ne)
y reproduced and illustrated in a
que blaze of pyrotechnic glory.
before the hour for the commence
the display Is o'clock crowds OF
|Ngan flocking to the grounds. The
Fars we're taxed to their fullest ca
and vehicles of all kinds were
INTO requlsition for the convey
anxious multitudes TO the well-ad-
rendezvous. Tire park was
Illuminated and with its lord,y
y rustic bridges. its natural ravines
Mature lakes, looked charmingly
e In the glare of rAs- gayly-lighte1
snd the thousands of pleasure seek
y thronged its spacious environ
o'clock more than 10000 people mad
through the gates and>aoyed in a
Gus stream toward the enclosure
q for the 6sAeSste programme
as to be presented: lsYas cool
salnerlng, and under the insp.r-
las Of patriotic music it waited in
ior the bewildering spectacle all
ny o'clock number of signal ma
aerial cannons were exploded, the
9us 81 which rang out across tho
WIN Startling effect. They were
~ the exhibition OF a beautiful |
= eeyiee, IN choice colors, reveal
'se letters of light the appropriate /
~ Welcome to-iIouston. This
", Vas succeeded by magical pris-
of more than nifty
la'ense bri'llancy. all of t6em fe- !
hanging colors and blending with
'Aecution on the surrounding
'a'ee iorty-foot balloons were then
uae after TIE other. carrying pow
.slss'um lights and tinted fires. !
ols OF them dlscharglng bait
,Aoman candles and showers of
a s'ter It reached it's highest al
next device presented In q
saaor was the Lone Star OF
was greeted by the band to
Dixie and welcomed by the
'p a round of applause. The
WY was then diversified with
4 ssln which issued silver stream
~ serpents, celestial stars and
q ~ AL Respondent in chro-
aa beautiful Dsyond deserip-
]. svssamme, as given. embraced
4 ~ smone ether attractions:
raasselai shells, form. ~ yeweled
q with gems of every hue.
l,.,1ei'e rlyonet tcurDiliions,
aiding. = my WINE aspohu'ns
y writhing snakes.
Fh is ~ 4-Eound prize rockets.
tston, sued hanging chains and
4 ~ ms 81 yariegated lights.
Il sss mines Of crackers.
LA saucissons.
1s''s representing the Aurora
= 2 q fiery torpeaoes. 81
doas saqin's Jeweled Tree" an
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