Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-30
CLOSING SCENES
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TINS. the Closing day, mas been tIltt
slowest one Of all. At any rate it
seemed that way to many. Perhaps it
sgas due to the small attendance as
kbmpared with previous days.
- There was not the usual hustle in
the morning. Out in the cattle sheds,
sneaking preparations We're being made
toward the moving out for pastures
green and fields new" Some of the
racers We're, going home and every
,..thing pointed to the fact that it was
the last day. The general interest was
gone Superntendents and judges
-UieGere about putting in the finishing
go-round which blossomed out in. the
Iieytouches to tl.eir work Even the merry
go-round which blossomed out ia the
:. morning with brand new set Of tunes,
had the celebrating effect or the
source OF poetic respiration that they
"'Iright have Influenced on the brains of
the reporters on Newspaper row, dur
81 ing the earlier part of the week.
- a few bouquets are perhaps in order
" for the authors of many Of the larger
attractions Of the fair.
First OF all it might be well to
,euloglze the Paine's Fireworks Co.,
Which has furnished the major part
~ of the evening entertainments
~ Large crowds have been in attend
uloi1ieal display by this company has per-
.e,e haps been the most enjoyed feature.
yItL large part Of the display consists o.
:. electric fireworks and it is on this kind
that the greatest expense is incurred.
Further the display consisted OF bombs
set pieces, rockets and various other
1hekinds of fire works.
hsbn Each evening thousands have wit
.nrenessed the gorgeous illuminations and
the rockets with the variation and
90 change Of color have excited the ad-
,,, miration Of all.
Paine's Co has been one of the feat
ures OF the Eastern Maine State Far
since it's initial appearance in '98 with
the realistic and soul-thrilling Battle
-9y Of Manila, and the next year portrayed
the charge up san Juan hill. Since then
1a7fhey have been an expected and hoped
for feature of the fair.
$50, The Painc's Fireworks Co. Will be
remembered by Augusta people on ac-
-, count Of the creditable display of fire
works at Togus, July 4. A. B. Ham
handled the exhibition in admirable
Oh" style.
-iod G. F. McDuffee had general super
~ui vision of the display at Bangor and
carried out his duties most efficiently.
A There were no long waits, a fact that
f~t
Messrs. Ham and Gallagher are his as
sistants.
After brilliant burst of rockets,
mines floral palms, batteries Of can
u'o1aes. bombs, etc, 100 rockets of various
az tolors and of extreme beauty made a
.abrgrand finale.
n1ln The Nananhtns t;oUple OF trapeze
performers and acrobats completed a
busy week with this afternoons per-
9'' -formnce. They do a unique turn with
'''"'a variance of program which is rare
9thing in performances of this nature.
.". They have given two performances
~ daily. in the afternoon and even
ing, and have been the objects Of much
attention
Then Madame Pianli and her edu-
&C., Gated lions have come in for their share
of attention between heats and have
also been an amusing number of the
evenings program. Their turn is a
little different from ordinary perform
ing lions and the perseverance that
10 must have been necessary to train the
animals to obey the word of command
. has been source of wonderment TO all
witnesses of the performance
One of the important attractions of
the fair, this year. and one which must
not be overlooked, has been balloon as
tensions which have taken place
daily. Prof. Stafford is the daring
aeronaut. who, when the balloon is
hundreds of feet from the earth. is shot
co. from the lannon's mouth and makes
an'ua safe descent to earth in his para
chute. Yesterday afternoon there
raIceame near being new feature ac-
comranying the balloon number of the
, program. The cannon is attached to
the balloon by two chains and during
q in,
sition. Wen, as the balloon left the
earth one of the chains became de-
ut achcd in some peculiar manner and,
~ being held only by one chain. it as
sumed vertical position. The pro-
fesscr was at once thrown into a most
periious position, for it was necessary
Man for him 20 prevent himself from fall
roytlng out of the cannon and being Sc
verely injured, perhaps killed. simply
i7ft ny pressing his arms and legs tightly
against the smooth side OF the cannon
ysUuntil the balloon should reach sufi-
.sntfeient height so that when he dropped
.., the parachute would have time to open
before he reached the earth. thus
breaking the fall
J-rY 1t was a narrow escape for the daring
man, he was only few rods above
the ground when he dropped, Just bare
Aly high enough to let the parachute
open and that was all. 1t is hardly
likely that there was one person in a
hundred on the grounds yesterday
that appreciated the professors mar
row escape. They all thought that il
was his regular manner OF procedure
Each day Prof. Stafford has made
descents. and though he has been en-
gagged in this business for IA years has
never had during all that time n Sc
we're accident befall him. He has re-
ceived minor injuries but none of con-
sequence
Mr. Sanborns display of fancy horses
has been source of no end Of delight
to all horse lovers who have visited
the fair. A large crowd Of enthusiasts
tic horsemen has been present each
day at the stables and the many pretty
compliments that have been paid Mr.