The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-29
FIREWORKS To-SIGHT.
A Mdgnifcont Display That Will he visib
for Miles Around tho City.

A Mdgnincont Display That Will He Visible
for Miles Around tho City.
Every New Yorker and every visitor to tho
city may not be able to see the naval or land
parade. but there is q chance for almost every
body to see at least a part Of the great hre-
works display tonight. There will be = flo
tilla OF car floats fitted up for tho fireworks
men In both the North and East Rlvers-oh
Grants Tomb In the North River and of
Wards Island In the East River The display
near the Olympia will begin at g P. M. with a
salute OF aerial maroous. which will be fol-
lowed by the illumination OF all the warships
and other craft in the river with prism alto
colored fires which will burn FIVE minutes.
Discharges OF four-pound rockets and 24-inch
bombs will precede display OF aquatic fire.
works. in which are to be included fiery fishes.
exploding torpedoes and mammoth geysers.
The fret set piece will be a fire picture OF the
Olympia. covering 1000 square feet. Then
will follow batteries OF aerial saucissons. sal
woes Of 16-inch sequence bombs. displays OF
Japanese rockets tho aerial novelty. The
Southern Cross" flights OF colored aeroights.
and accents OF Tower OF Babel" rockets A
salvo OF 30-inch bombs will introduce the set
device. Welcome Home. Victorious Admiral"
which will be spelled out on line nearly 900
feet long. Then will come bombs forming q
hanging chain rockets weeping willow rockets.
sleigh bell rockets. national streamer rockets.
golden shower rockets and floral bomb
shells. After an illumination OF the
squadron by q daylight making illuminant
will como one OF tho novelties. q mammoth
shell discharginR a bomb which will In turn
shoot of red. white and blue stars Significant
OF tho United States. silver stars for Porto Rico
and smaller shells for the Philippines. Then
will come a display OF batteries OF cometic
stars and the aerial device. The Fold OF the
Cloth OF Gold" A series OF bombs fired by
electricity will preface the final device. The
Admiral OF the Fleet" The flight OF large
colored rockets win mark the end Of this pro-
gramme. which will last at least forty-tive
minutes. Somewhat the same programme
will be gone through of Wards Island.
Then the fotillas will start down both rivers
to the Battery in blaze OF fire. and Off Cover
nor's Island the largest exhibition OF the pro-
gramme will be given. This part Of the display
will begin about P. NJ. with an aerial salute
OF 101 guns. Then Governors Island. Bedloes
Island and Ellis Island will be illuminated
with colored nre. accom- panied by the ascent
OF balloons carrying powerful magnesium
lights and other fireworks. The "polychro-
matte canopy" will be produced by discharge
from Ave different points OF rockets OF many
colors and tints. Then willooms a display Of
shells breaking forth into rubies. emeralds
and sapphires. and larger shells exploding
into a blaze OF the national colors. There 10
to como a IRE picture OF tho Olympia. which
will be followed by discharge OF aerial saucis-
sons and discharges Of Pleiades. electric and
banging chain rockets and a salvo OF repeating
bombs. A feature OF this programme will be
the releasing Of balloon which when mile
high will shoot of The Star Spangled Ban
ner" in fire. Among tho set pieces will be
another FIRE picture Of the Admiral. Near the
end OF the programme there will be q dazzling
illum inaton with magnesium FIRE.
The discharge OF 5000 rockets in a Dewey
shea" and final good night device will bring
the programme to close. Governors Island
and Bedloes Island will be used as points for
displays
Meanwhile. beginning at 8 p NJ. there will be
displays at the following places throughout the
city: At the Grand Boulevard and the Con-
course IN The Bronx. at Mount Morris Park. at
the Plaza at Fifth avenue and Fifty ninth street.
at Union Square. at City Hall Park at the Soldiers
and Sailors monument. Prospect Park. Brook
Ign lat the Brooklyn Borough H1al. at the County
Court House IN Long Island City and on Barren
Hill In Staten Island.