Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-27


WILL BE GIvEN-POSITIvE
THE FINEST FIREWORKS EVER
SHOWN IN WHEELING.
Never in Wheeling's history has
such display of fireworks been seen
as will be given here Wednesday even
ing, September 9th. The merchants
day committee has closed the contract
for $500 display with Detweiler &
Street, OF Brooklyn, and they have
prepared special programme for the
occasion, which will be a credit to the
city and to the merchants who have
shown enterprise in arranging for such
an elaborate display.
AS has been announced, the display
will be made from three barges an
chored in the river opposite the wharf,
which will enable thousands to see the
beautiful set pieces to advantage. The
company will have the material here
on Wednesday of this week, and three
representatives will accompany the
fireworks and have full charge Of the
promptly at o'clock.
The following is a complete list and
description of the various numbers to
be given:
No.1.-"NATIONAL SALUTE"
OF thirteen reporting shells or aerial
2 One piece ELECTRIC GUM Car
mine. This is a new combination which
is more powerful than electric OF cal
s-one GRAND BOUQUET
OF six extra bombsheils, Is INCH to be
These shells are charged with different
chains of coiored Japanese and Chinese
effects AMI make a wonderful display in
ne air at an altitude Of S9o e 40 se
EAGLE 10xz0 feet, which emits pierc.
ing screams upon being fired.
5EFggh p p Of z e s ELEGIRlG Me-
rockets upon reaching the highest point
in their flight, explode with a report
and display large meteors together with
numerous stars, dragons etc., and are
Very beautiful in color and effects.
Six pieces MAMMOTH ELECTRIC
SPREADER FOUNTAIN BATTER
les" discharging streams of cracking
bursting and scinctillating electriestars.
a. a height of 200 to 800 feet in the air.
An entirely new combination with very
Flight of 70 "WEEPING WILLOW
TREE ROCKETS, 6-pounders. The
rocket on reaching a height of 400 feet
whose branches slowly lengthenins
downward, waving and hanging in the
air, finally reach almost to the ground.
1t is by far the most beautiful fire ever
used in fireworks; the. color is a brill
liant gold and the effect produced is
exceedingly fine.
MTRAL DEWEY" 10x20 feet Very
handsomely embellished with jewelled
stars and scinctillating FOUNTAINS
9.-One GRAND BOUQUET Six extra
1S-inch bombshelis, 10 be fired from
copper or iron mortas5. These shells
are charged with the most beautiful fuI
e6nnaas sna effects at a aude Of
800 TO 400 feet.
1O-One piece, ELECTRIC SUM-" emer-
aid
n-Six pieces extra heavy JAPANESE
BOMBSHELLS, 1S-inch in flights,
fired from copper or iron mortars; they
are charged with extra neavy effects
in gold and silver rain, solid colorS, etc.
When bursting high in the air they till
space about 100 tet in diaIneter, form
ing a huge umbrella from under which
birds and various shaped figures are
discharged.
12.-Exhibition piece, FLOATING AMER
ICAN FLAG" l0x20. Handsomest and
by far the most beautiful and realistic
reproduction in fireworks IF orr Nag.
Born in America and raised everywhere.
1S-FIight Of 12.TELEsCoPE REPEAT
ING ROCKETS, S-pound. These as
cend to a great height and release four
more rockets, disclosing clusters of COL
ored stars, variegated meteors and SER
pents.
Ask mammoth NEAPOLITAN RE-
PEATING BOMBSHELLS. each one
breaking four times and exhibiting diff
ferent colors and effects, among which
are Golden Grain, Blossoms of Labur-
mum, Lilac, Wistaria, and orange,
green, purple, crimson an. and violet FIRE
TAIN BATTERIES. These batteries
throw a steady stream of trailing stars
and meteors, which have the erect of
flights of rockets and colored stream
1s-Fight Of - p pieces GOLDEN CLOUD
ROCKETS 6-pounders An aerial dis
This rocket exhibits at the highest
point in its flight a gorgeous golden
cloud, hanging in the air in sparkling
brilliancy and dropping streams of fire
17-Exhibit.ion piece Fire Picture, CAD
MIRAL SAMPSON 1Gx20. A magnif
icent reproduction in fire of one OF the
nations heroes. Handsomely embel-
lished with jewelled fires.
1s-''Grand SALVO of 1s-inch BOMB
iron mortars; these shells are charged
with various chains of colored Japan
csc and Chinese effects, and make a
wonderful display in the air at a great
1s-Grand flight of - "JEWELLED
STREAMER ROCKETS" 6-pound. Dis
playing great OGDEN s,nsl 3urst Of stream
with shell burst of variegated jewel
led stars. One of the grandest displays
of pyrotechny.
20-Exhibition piece. ''BATTLESHIP
MAINE, 10x26 feet.
H.-"ELECTRIC SUN ILLUMINATION
Carmine.
22.-.sNIAGARA FALLS" Grand exhibit
ton piece 20x30. Opens with a shower
of silver spray which terminates into
a realistic reproduction of the great
Falls of Niagara; beautiful beyond de-
scription.
DRAGON ROCKETS 6-pound. Each
rocket at its highest altitude discharges
fiery dragons which are suspended in
the air and swing with eccentric circles
in a shower of brilliant colored fires.
A-Six pieces extra heavy JAPANESE
BOMBSHELLS. 1S-inch, in flights and
fired from copper or iron mortars, ex-
hibiting the most beautiful combina-
lions of color and designs with magical
changes and effects known to the py-
rotechnic art.
Bone exhibition piece, "BOMBETTE
FOUNTAIN. This is a flight of bomb
shells combined with an extra large
battery of colored stars The shells
ascend to a height Of 200 to 800 feet and
there explode with fine effect, while
the stars from the battery fl the space
between with yariegated stars. me-
teors, ETC.
2s-Exhibition piece, Fire. F..ece, '..ADa1-
RAJ SCHLEY,'' 1ox20 feet And he
didn't do a thing 10 Cervera's ships.
z7-Flight of u co,ored REVOLVING
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