The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-05
Fireworks at Athletic PARK Closed
the Celebration.
WITNESSED Nv THOUSANDS.
Cries Of Admiration Fiji the Ar ~
play-1sslaen streaAs ~ L.AeA&
Pierced by Mystads - Danstng,
Twinklin9 saars-ss0aF Dsys n
NAAila"-Nagniacea Set Pieces.
~ yAS II great? Well. n you had eoan
" and heard tho great crowd gather

" PAS II great? Well. u you had sean
" and heard tho great crowd gather
ed in Athletic park aud all neigh
boring vacant spaces you would
have thought 50. From the opening bombs
whose reverherAtions shook the heavens -
the fnal good night" set In liquid Hama
cries Of admiration filled the air. The pierre
Ing yell os the small boy. whose paradise
was there. mingled with the startled SHREK
Of the simid maiden whose hand cluag The
tighter to tho arm Of her stalwart and
nerveleaa best young man.
II there were dtscordAnt note In tho
general sympostum Il Was In the voice Ok
the smart young fellow who had seen uMcA
better things somewhere else and eatd -
But beyond acting ~ . dampsr 70 hia'
immediate surroundings. he was . ssnAti
factor in the nights enjoyment.
BY $50 o'clock there Was . SEA Of faces
spreading out on every side. revealed ~
the lights that Giimmertd here and there
and human forms by thousands and te0os
Of thousands fitted about in the wander..
Ing shadows like dim ghosts. The cruw0
Was gathering all the evening, by street
car and on foot. men. women and children
coming out to zee the much herasdsd d.
play Of pyrotechnscs that was 10 wind W IN
eventfil Fourth Of July. It Was = ~
gathering of good natured people. OUT -
be amused and succeeding very well n a.
efeorta
AZ s:o twelve hid eightssn-tnch bomtn
were set on ~ warning that the re9uaoe
exhibition was about TO begin. Ths eoon0
OF the detOnating explosions must have
been heard for miles and they acted nike
magic in settling the crowd which from =
wandering aimless MANS quickly eettie0
into . composed but eager throng. seAfeN
es..,as,. VA
49,
THE ignieaoa OF rory cosose0 49,
from the NIL. where the dup1y
ixed. was hailed oy the esowd - IVY -.
prelude TO the more nrInAnt 90. - ~
sn:y nad com: % '1 e. .oo .,I ~ snsTs
derry hiss q monster rockets reachsd -
ear. and golden streasns Ct light yese 49,
pierced y the slssm and sias Ne g ysss s
u heard the rcAr Of bombs. and from ons
the exrlcd.ng shells come eprooAlAe
streams. hanging iike the nIanehee q
out i ike xsry ssrpents seeking sscsps.
by the merry balls and ehowers q stase
and and E "a batteries
out II each recurring. scene. but the nsYt
d soiy. es out Of 81 he he dsssnsss sssssd q
golden willow tree, ana w1athing y 80
words that touched thear heerte:
boys IN Manila Ana, A. sne pe01lS
cheercd. from orinces = tnA suecsN24
work shot up starr ana nane fnaI
. cleaning framc Tor the eansl4e 0L. u
fancy ons sHS'd a,oss - crs o \, ~ -.
they actuaity 80 tnTou9n Hse q ~ @
vice OF the country whose natal Gay -
oean9 no0oteo.
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crrr~rE.py,cfs ths. r>s,e anothsr rOsszA
D. ...--cx..s.sc~i Nt~rs.~ Naat.e ~
% ks.o.s .s.s 1tt - 49, -
neAv0s MILL wsAn Sm@s.s = 49, 49,
sparkIes OF uent, Wnite heIa ssM xnesy
little b0niifes were built ~ tna 0mn1ps-
ent email boy. and the warmth 40
Rrntcful too 70 their eToWn-up neaGh.
hors MOI ana then an urYuly ahyroqeept
w,nniA An arA tWjst ohOve tke heaho q
shs rrnIA snN fskin9 4 downvar6 fnGR
sesrh fhs esrfh n Tire rraiflcf al = ncatf1es
inr fr39htened shrfrkfnR grouD Thn4 -
ona Wa aff1ufed vgae fD6rcy and = Wogs-
der. too for through the p3peTo onA ~
voice a the msnaSogu present.. Wpsnin9
had been rfyen ~ the Danger Of aofft14
near tna explodin6 1oya II was Withhold
e(Rert.
n the ,nSddle OF the pgOgramwe came
another set Niece ana n. too. cana uunn,
saoaannnA ~ t6A AARh0nmn &1oQn4D1t
first g . coufussd eittfer Of iigAt. II graz.
ua1ly took hare ana color, noW noDonss
me s. wns g - - s ssss.,ct