The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-02
MAGNIFICENT CELEBRATION.
Preparations About Completed For
Patriotic Demonstration.


Chairman Rognoh of the Fourth of
July celebration committee was the
busiest man in town yesterday, and
expects to be until the big event is
over. In conjunction with Grand Mar
shall John @. Cannon and c. 5. Burton
of the committee, he arranged the pro-
gramme for the day, and hustled finan-
ces during all his spare time, for the
regretable reason that most of the
members of this committee chosen had
no time to serve.
But the big celebration is coming. 1t
grows bigger every day, and the
amount of money thus far subscribed
S740-is within $50 of the amount re-
quired to make it a magnificent affair.
At sunrise on the Fourth Old Glory
will be raised on Ensign peak by the
signal corps of the National Guard.
At a. m. the Veteran Artillery as
ISOLATION will fire a salute.
Route of Parade.
At $50 the parade starts from Main
and South Temple streets. The route
lays south on Main TO Sixth South, east
on Sixth South to Fifth East. and south
TO Liberty park.
The programme will commence at
1920, to be followed by a general days
recreation.
The fireworks and illumination of En-
sign peak and surrounding mountains
will occur at $50 in the evening.
Governor Thomas of Colorado has
written to the committee, expressing
his regret at being unable to attend
and speak here.
Ex-Congressman William H. King
and Fisher Harris will be the principal
orators of the day. Governor Wells,
who wired yesterday that he would
reach home Monday evening. will make
the presentation of the sword to Lieu
tenant Pearson and the lieutenant will
respond. There may be other short
addresses. Chairman Rognon will pre-
side at the meeting.
Red Fire On Mountains.
Preparations are going on with in
creased energy on Ensign peak. a half
dozen men are carrying material to the
summit, where the red fire is being
manufactured. Five hundred pounds
of this, it is estimated, is sufficient to
show for twenty-five miles, and the
citizens can-or rather cannot imagine
what display 1000 pounds will make.
The scheme now is to represent a
volcano in action. Smoke potts." a
known to men in the bus
mess, that are capable of making a
CiOuQ VIII Dt
set off behind the red fire to add realism
and the effect will be completed by a
trail of gold fire down the mountain
side to represent flowing lava.
The signal for the eruption" will be
IA one-pound rockets and fifty dozen
candles at one flight. 1t can
easily be believed from this that the
yesterday purchased the en-
tire stock of a defunct fireworks es-
Fifty pounds each of red,
white and blue fire will follow the
rocket display. and Immediately after
Vesuvius ensign will come forth in all
her glory.
The fireworks can be seen from all
ports of the city, but to the best ad-
vantage from Capitol hill.
The makeup of the parade has not
been fully decided upon. With the
cavalry from Fort Douglas, the Ma
tional Guard, rough riders and volun-
teer cavalry, and a detachment of bat
terry boys. IT will be sight we'll worth
seeing. The latter will wear their fight
ing uniforms worn in Manila, and will
be accompanied by Calling gun
drawn by four horses. as though ready
for service. The G. A. r. will be out
LOO strong, and many civic organiza-
tons will take part.
Twenty-six hundred people will be
seated at Liberty park, and there is
good shade for thousands. Other de-
tails of the programme will be filed
n Monday.