The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-27
A GREAT EVENT.
Complete Programme of the
Fireworks to Be Given
At the Fairgrounds on Next
Monday Evening
IN REPRESENTATION
Of the ''Battle of MANILA as 1t
is Given
At Manhattan Beach Near New
York This Summer.

made at the meeting of the Committee
of Fifteen last evening.
Treasurer John f. NfcManus of the
Committee was authorized to employ the
necessary ticket sellers and. take full
charge of the disposition of tickets
President T. J. Anderson reported
that in the event the weather is bad
next Monday evening the spectacle will
be produced a week or more later and
that the tickets purchased now Will be
} good at that time.
The committee decided to admit
teams to the grounds, but to keep them
out of the quarter stretch and from be-
ing driven around on the south side OF
the quarter stretch.
President Anderson said that Marshal
Strauss had agreed to furnish an ade-
quate police force to keep order.
Ihere IS already large advance SAFE
of tickets at 35 cents each, including ad-
mission to the grand stand.
Following is the programme:
1.-Salute of Is inch bombs, fired from
iron mortars, exploding in mid-air with
tremendous reports.
2.-Grand illumination of the grounds
with powerful cOlored lights, changing
color.
3.-Ascent of monster balloons carry
ing magnesium lights. flooding the en-
tire neighbOrhOod with dazzling light,
finishing with a string of jewels 100 feet
long, constantly changing color as they
float through space.
4.-Display Of 1-pound and 2-pound
rockets containing Pains famous MAN
haitian Beach Combination and fired
so as to blend the continued varied
tints.
5.-Device-Twin fiery pigeons, flying
to and fro, creating roars of laughter:
6.-Huge batteries of gigantic sauc1s-
sons.
7-SaIvo of 15-inch bombs, with latest
novelties and effects.
Slight of asteroid rockets, emitting
9,IDisDIav Of bayonet turbillons.
forming umbrellas of fire in ascent and
descent.
Observation-Disclosures jeweled tree,
| changing into a gigantic golden foun-
tain.
11-Mines of fiery, kissing serpents.
12-Salvo of 18-inch shells, Colour de
rose amethysts, rubies, pearls, sap
phires old gold, cerise, etc.
13-Ascent of hanging chain rockets,
first introduced into pyrotechny by Pain,
in 1885.
14.-Exhibit of gigantic batteries of
variegated stars.
15-Device Gcomic)-Jocko, the aero
batic monkey. performing evolutions ON
the horizontal bar.
16-Devil among tailors; one of the
amusing pieces of pyrotechny.
17-SaIvo of 6-pOund Pains chromatic
star rockets; the most admired of all
i8.-Sa1vo Of the 24-inch shells, con-
tanning all the latest novelties and eff
fects invented by Pain for the 1898 sea-
son at Manhattan Beach.
19.-Ascent of Alb rockets; 'Ihe
Pleia des'' or seven floating stars.
2O-Ascent of Alb. rockets; opal show-
ers, lavendar blossoms and evening
stars.
21-AeriaI Novelty.-Disp1ay of Pains
1898 novelty, the Repeating Shell,
opening red, changing to white, finish
ing blue.
wheel 100 feet in circumference, with
intersecting centers, the whole finishing
as a mammoth kaleidoscope:
23.-Explosion of gigantic cracker
24@Display of 24-inch bombs, liquid
fire. cometic rain, prismatic jewels.
5-Device-Grand portrait, in out
lines of fire, of the nations hero, Ad-
IniraI Dewey, 20x20 feet.
26.-Swarms of fire flies and lightning
bugs. -,.,
Exchanging gardens; the great bear.
29-PeacOck plumeS.
educational streamers.
31-EIectric stars.
22-Ma gneSium stars, consisting OF d
pound 4-pound and 6-pound rockets
33.-Aerial Indian jugglery and es-
sence of moonlight, created by the dls-
charge of Pains celebrated Z4-lnch
bombs.
34.-FIight of S-pound rockets with
floating festOons of fire: Pains special
ty, and not attempted by any other
pyrOtechnists; called by marx 1WaIh'
Aerial Sleigh Bells"
35.-The golden cloud studded with
Jewels, produced by the simultaneous
discharge of 9-inch shells.
36.-Battery of Italian streamers.
37.-Battery of electric spreader stars.
3S.-Battery of Pains chromatic can
dies.
39.-Battery of cold showers.
4O-Salvo of Pains Manhattan
Beach Bombs, shooting stars and corn
ucopias.
41.-Ascent of congreve rockets with.
cometic stars.
42.-The starry flag produced by the
simultaneous discharge of 9-inch
bombs red, white and blue.
43-Prismatic whirlwinds.
44-Ouintuple Repeating Bombs; tur-
ouoise. emeralds, rubies, amethysts,
pearls: 1898 novelty.
45.-'Tother of Thousands" the 1898
bombs.
46.-speciaI War Device.-The Battle
of Manila, showing the destruction of
Spanish gun boats and bombardment OF
forts, with terrific explosions, etc, ETC.;
finishing with Old Glory floating over
the Spanish fort Size 50x20 feet.
47.-Grand final aerial bouquet, pro-
duced by the simultaneous discharge OF
large cOlored rockets.