The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
ROCKETS And Bombs READY
Preparations for the Fireworks Dis
play Tonight Completed.

Flaming Pictures of the President
and vice observation-disclosures Fails.
Flower Gradens, Sapphire show
ers. and Golden Rains rs Features.
Everything is ready fer the fireworks
display on the Washington Monument
Grounds The set pieces are in place. the
bombs and rockets are piled beside the
mortars and are only waiting for night ID
come when they viii make the skies lurid-
The complete programme for the display
follows:
I. Salute Of I0I lyddite bombs; will be
heard ten miles aw2S
> Carmine illumination Of the Nonu-
rnent and grounds with electric suns and
packet fires
= Ascension of balloons with magne-
SUM fash light and a stream of golden
spray followed by an explosion Of tinted
gems changing into an electric ilIumina-
ton
/ Rocket display. crossing and inter
secting in their fight, forming a poly
chromatic canopy of gIitterfng radiance.
3 Electric fountain A novel and beau
tifuI representation in floral fire OF a
fountain throwing upward and outward
liquid drops OF spangles and sprays of
fire, terminating in a crown OF variegated
cOIored flowers of every hue.
6 Flight of mammoth bo1nbsheIIs, on
reaching their height produce links of
diamond chains changing coIors. followed
by bursts OF electric fires. embellished
with topaz and emerald comets.
Z Batteries of jeweled mines, beginning
with a prismatic coIored shower Of dia-
mond fire forming a beautiful fountain
only rr-fTh
filling the air with fiery-tailed wigglers of
fantastic shapes, ending with bursts of
pearl showers and shooting stars
s. Fire picture, Our President" Lance
fire portrait of President Mckinley fes-
TONED with the national colors and en-
bellished with batteries of electric fires.
Area, 1000 square feet
9. Message from Mars. New, thrilling,
and marvellous.
10. BOmbsheH display. displaying chrys-
anthemums, willow tree. dragons. clus-
tiers OF grapes, necklaces. and scrolls of
great brilliancy and startling effects
Il. Aluminium flashlight rockets, form
ing gorgeous veil Of feathery pIumes
embellished with topaz and emerald
comets
Z. Flight Of bOmbsheIls in national
colors, each bombsheu opening with red
changing TO white and finishing with blue.
Is. Six pillars of flame embelIished with
ruby batteries, surrounding the Monu-
ment with bursts of colored meteors and
showers Of shells, shooting stars. stream
ers, Wh4rligiSs, and mammoth spreaders.
Il Indian Jusglery, beginning with pris-
matte iIluminaLions, followed by brilliant
showers of diamond fire, then suddenly
exploding with loud report, filling the
ar with hery-tailed spinners, forming
fantastic circles Of fire and colored rings
~ NnlStLng Jacks These pyrCtechnicaI
curloSltes fly through the air whisrling
ana screaming IN wild fantastic unearth!y
port
ID. Rocket display; S-pound hanging
GA4lh ana floating wreaths, rising Ike an
I-iIei rover 10 an immense height throw
ing out links Of diamond chains fesfooue
ana crosses OF uncas, which float awav
and finally disappear in the distance with
colored magnesium flashes
Ii Mandarin bOmbshelIs breaking tbreA
times, producing Calling gun effects and
DeduuiuI showers Of electric stars seintiI-
laung IN green and azure tints- the whole
fects- II ei-
IS. Our Vice President lance fire.
with American flag.
u thgnt OF fiery wagglers-a continu-
GUS stream OF gyratory figures to be ser
On IN simultaneously, producing bouquets OF
al me latest Tints-
~ discharge OF fifty tourbHiions. s1fn-
Iilhg IKE horizontal wheel. forming I'M
ETSiiaS OF fre IN ascent and descent
4 balloon display. Flights of Arua-i
can banner balloons, Illuminated with
magnesium flashlights and diso1a y-5r,rI
Dea4tlIui fountains Of diamond sparks
combined with brilliant emerald ami
orange meteOrs and dragons
z BornDSheII display Flight Of 3G-inch
effects and devices
2. Flight Of fire flies, throwing vast
huta4ers Of glowing sparkles througb-the
ar, displaying broad stream of Co.'S
So4o ana silver Spangles, as they fan
throwing on electrical scintillations
q right OF 100 electric star rockets
opening with parachutes. holding a silver
star OF great briliancy; these float = Iore
olSL4pce, changing color several times
eH9lng with flash OF intense white thu
VIII hight up the entire heavens
. Battery display. Mammoth sDrAsd-
ped with silver 1P
e. Display Of 100 mammoth rockets Of
changing tints, and large number ~
streamers OF brilliant fires. terrninatine
with shell burst Of brilliant stars
q Illumination Of Monument and
GROUNDS r with hashlight packet bengal
.. Flight OF mammoth bombshelIs. each
SncIi olScharSlng several parachutes no
stars.
. Chromatic battery display. throwing
forth brilliant changing cOIOred stars I'm
lshlng IN wheels Of flashing fires
90 Chinese fans. with many changes Of
Drllllant IRE and centres of yariegated IL
4umInatlous, ending in an oriental fan Of
peacock feathers.
q. Battles of the Anacondas. oDeDina,
with a rich stream Of brilliant fire and
Calored stars. terminating with a hurst
OF zleTy dragons exploding with loud re-
ports
y Wizard fountains. starting with p
stream OF golden spray, followed by an
explosion of colOred gems changing into
an electric illumination, followed BY an
eruption OF silver snakes
- Revolving spiral columns in level
lance nreS with yariegated color Of cen
tral rings, projecting high IN the air a
piece OF mechanism. which after series
OF cOnJOTuOns disappears from view with
a loud report
"a CharItOns wonder bombshells. each
bombshen making from ten to twenty
FIVE bursts diSCharging all the finest ef-
fects known 10 pyrotechny.
80 Gigantic batteries of saucissions.
which throw out a fire Of intermediate
STARS Of Variegated cOlors finally eXploi-
ing with heavy reports. dischargiug high
in the air a mass Of fiery dragons. issiug
and Squirming in every direction, leaving
trails 81 electric fire
S. Grand canopy Of gold. produce by
mammoth bombshelis. each boni shell
making FIVE distinct breaks forming q
golden blanket Of fire and fame IN the
sky
81. Grand fusiuade Of national batteries
In red, white, and blue, throwing con
tinuous stream of national cOlors high in
the air.
IS. Colored bouquets produced by the
simultaneous discharge Of 100 rockets