The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-04
THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Skies TO Be Made Lurid by the
Flight of Countless Rockets.
Preparations mt The Washington
Monument Grounds-A Programme
of sixty Features for Tonight
Mckinley and Roosevelt in Fire.


The fireworks display tonight will be
one of the finest ever given in Washing
ton. The contractor has been at work for
nearly two weeks ON the Washington
Monument grounds preparing the ground
for it The display will be almost entirely
an aerial one, so that the greatest posi-
BILE number of people may be able to
witness it There will be a few handsome
set pieces, however.
The programme is as follows.
l. Salute of 10i lyddite bombs; will be
heard ten miles away.
q Carmine illumination Of the Monu-
ment and grounds with electric suns and
packet fires
8. Ascension of balloons with magne-
stun flash light and a stream of golden
spray followed by an explosion of tinted
gems changing into an electric illumina-
tion.
l. Rocket display, crossing and inter
secting in their flight, forming a poly
chromatic canopy of glittering radiance.
8. Electric fountain. A novel and beau
tiful representation in floral fire of a
fountain throwing upward and outward
liquid drops Of spangles and sprays Of
fire, terminating in n crown of variegated
colored flowers of every hue
G. Flight Of mammoth bombshells,. on
reaching their height produce links of
diamond chains changing colors, followed
by bursts of electric fires, embellished
with topaz and emerald comets.
Z Batteries Of jeweled mines, beginning
with a prismatic colored shower of dia-
mond fire forming a beautiful fountain
effect suddenly exploding with report
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-
tooned with the national colors and en-
bellished with batteries of electric fires.
Area, 1000 square feet.
g. Message from Mars. New, thrilling,
and marvellous.
10 Bombshell display, displaying chrys-
anthemums, willow tree, dragons, clus-
tiers of grapes, necklaces, and scrolls Of
great brilliancy and startling effects.
II. Aluminium fiashlight rockets, form
ing a gorgeous veil of feathery plumes
embellished with topaz and emerald
comets.
u. Flight of bombsheils in national
colors. each bombshell opening with red
ClldllsiIS u Nilllt anu llIllSulllS Win plue.
IS. Six pillars of flame embellished with
ruby batteries. surrounding the Monu-
ment with bursts of colored meteors and
showers of shells, shooting stars, stream
ers. whrligigs. and mammoth spreaders
Il. Indian jugglery, beginning with pris-
matte Examinations, followed by brilliant
showers of diamond fire, then suddenly
exploding with loud report filling the
air with fiery-tailed spinners, forming
circles of fire and colored rings.
Is. Whistling Jacks. These pyrotechnical
curiosities fly through the air whistling
and screaming in wild fantastic unearthly
Juror, terminating with a fusillading re-
port.
10. Rocket display; s-pound hanging
chain and floating wreaths. rising like an
Eifel Tower to an immense height. throw
ing out links of diamond chains, festoons
and crosses of uncas. which float away
and finally disappear in the distance with
colored magnesium flashes.
IL Mandarin bombshells. breaking three
times, producing Calling gun effects and
beautfui showers of electric stars, scintil-
-ing in green and azure tfnts: the whole
producing one of the most beautiful eff
fects.
IS. Our Vice President" lance fire
1ortrait OF our Vice President. embeIHshed
With American flag
". Flight of fiery wagglers-a continue
Jus stream of gyratory figures to be set
m simultaneously. producing bouquets Of
III the latest tints
~. Discharge OF fifty tourbillfons. sniu-
ing ike horizontal wheel, forming nm
'relias OF IRE IN ascent and descent.
Il balloon display. Flights of Ameri-
AN banner balloons. Illuminated with
magnesium flashlights and dispIavinp
beautiful fountains of diamond snar-S
,om olned with brilliant emerald and
orange meteors and dragons.
z. Bombshell display Flight of 3s-incb
'om rs, showing all the twentieth century
Elects and devices
.. Flight of fire flies, throwing vast
li nn9 1 OF glowing sparkles through the
tr, displaying broad stream of Chinese
EoId and silver spangles, as they fan
hrowing of electrical scintillations
"a. right Of 100 electric star rockets
,penlhg with parachutes. holding a silver
star OF great brilliancy: these float a long
Instance, changing color several times
'nding with flash Of intense white that
MI light up the entire heavens.
70. battery display. Mammoth spread
ers which break into golden stars tip
ped with silver
2e Display OF 100 mammoth rockets OF
changing unts. and large number of
with shell burst of brilliant stars
q illumination of Monument and
fires
~ VI DOIlDShtIlS, Facn
shell discharging several parachutes TO
which are suspended chains of colored
stars.
% Chromatic battery display, throwing
forth brilliant changing colored stars. fin
Ishing in wheels Of flashing fires
80 Chinese fans, with many changes OF
brilliant fire and centres Of variegated H.
luminaions, ending In an oriental fan of
peacock feathers
81. Battles of the Anacondas. opening
with a rich stream OF brilliant fire and
colored stars. terminating with a burst
or fiery dragons exploding with loud re-
ports. ...--...-
j. Wizard fountains, starting with a
stream Of golden spray, followed by an
of colored gems changing into
an electric illumination. followed by an
eruption Of silver snakes.
g.. Revolving spiral columns In jewel
ance fires with variegated color of CEN
lral rings, projecting high in the air a
oiece OF mechanism, which after series
If contortions disappears from view with
! loud report
"A. Charlton's wonder bombshells, each
Dombshell making from ten to twenty
i've bursts discharging all the finest ef-
'ects known to pyrotechny.
rs. Gigantic batteries of saucissions
which throw out a fire Of intermediate
ltars of yariegated coiors. finally explod-
nS with heavy reports, discharging high
n the air q mass of fiery dra CONS. Kissing
md squiFming in every direction, leaving
rails of electric fire.
&C. Grand canopy Of gold. produced by
mammoth bombshells. each bomIsheil
making five distinct breaks, forming a
golden blanket of fire and fame in the
ky.
81 Grand fusillade Of national batteries
n red, white, and blue, throwing a con-
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