New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
NEW IN FIREWORKS.
MONT PELEE WILL BLAZE AGAIN on
THE FOURTH-MANY NEW DELIGHTS
FOR THE SMALL. BOY

America is practically the only fireworks country
earth; the only country where a great deal OF
money IS made in fireworks; the goal of every fire
works maker from any other part of the world.
There only two large manufacturers in Eng
land. one Of whom operates in America also The
Continent offers practically field, and even in
China and Japan. the land OF fireworks. America is
the market for the best and most expensive goods.
China sends little besides the frecrackers.
In America twenty factories, employing thousands
Of hands, busy making fireworks the year
around The exhibition of huge set pieces has
grown 10 abnormal proportions in America. being
utilized by municipalities, companies and
all sorts Of summer amusement concerns. Yet the
American boy. and 10 a less extent the American.
is more profitable customer than all the trolley
parks and summer gardens Young America takes
the bulk Of the output OF the twenty factories.
ELECTRICAL DEVICES.
Electric fireworks the latest American pro-
duction. and this year are offered in surprising
splendor There are electric bombs which explode
from five twelve times in the air sending forth
q shower of silver teardrops at each break. There
the parachute rockets a japanese importa-
ton. raining down showers OF gold and illuminated
rain. from five 10 twenty-one showers TO a para
chute These trihes from s. to $50 apiece. One
get serpent battery which will send
Of hery serpenIs. kissing and coling most real
istically, twenty in the for $50 dozen.
bouquet Of roses, beginning with discharge OF
coored and changing 10 immense gold
sheaf surrounded by bouquets OF flowers, costs $12
dozen. Then there are floral FOUNTAINS and SILVER
showers. Indian jugglery and colored fire, diving
devils and flying fish, jewelled cannonades and
Neapolitan bombshells prismatic whirlwinds and
flying pigeons, and thousands Of wheels fountains
and fire jewels.
Elaborate and expensive these are the set
pieces far above them. both literally and in
price. There is piece % by % feet jardinere
fun OF roses. which fade away give place the
picture of a beautiful girl. Mont Pelee will blaze
in a thousand parks Friday night, and each of
its eruptions will cost s25. There are revolving
running to 500 in price; revolving pyra-
ulids $500, and hundreds of other designs rang
ing from $40 between $500 and 500 for a single
piece. One house showed two great alegorical
pieces Manufacture and Agriculture" al a.2l5
for one and g 43o for the other A patriotic char
acter is lent TO many Of these pieces by the sub
ject- Grand Army OF the Republic hats. Goddesses
OF Liberty, eagles. flags. Liberty Bells. cannons,
Minute Men, soldiers and fremen will pirouette
gsyly through the heavens Friday night. II is
an expensive kind OF patriotism. but it comes only
year.
FLOATING PEACOCKs.
Then there is a floating peacock. which spreads
ns jeweed tail aIoft, then changes into flowers and
the flowers into flock Of birds
Whole gardens of flowers will bloom in the skies
Friday night; masses Of lovely vfolets. pansies
prinroses. golden laburnum, passion flowers and
helotrope The Southern Cross will blaze in North
skies. comets will dash their fiery paths.
pavions Of fire will shoot aloft. breaking into
clouds ~ electrical coors. and batteries Of jew
eled mines will shoot upward, bursting into novel
and beautiful pictures Combination shells will
burst into perfect riot Of colors-crimson mauve.
lemon verrniliog gaslight green and electric blue
pearl-in fact. only the terms used In describing
barbaric magnihcence can be employed in speaking
of twentieth century fireworks
THE PRESIDENTS PORTRAIT.
There is eagle that high and. he
bursts into golden splendor. emts eagles
scream, and the strenuous features Of President
roosevelt will shine IN starry outline over many
lake and lawn All these spectacular things have
been developed from the little. old fashioned pin
But ii is in the 81 600 or s. ogD exhibits
N urTNufkSS men make their money. II is from
- Cliap III Kihckernockers, firing his baby crack
oI M PtHIg torpedo upon million streets and
lawns For this Young man there are string
HaLuaFlnS one thousand in a pack powder can
non crackers warranted kill as easily as
expensive varieties. ''ironcIads silver dragons
cat seats and giants" all cheap and conta IN
ing a satisfactory amount Of noise. For family
prepared collections Will be popular. For 81 pater-
iamllaS can take home box containing six RO-
man candles. Two triangle wheels, floral mines
Two kaleldoscopes two chrysOlites, magic
fountains two coloreG torches. four set pieces
hesuFus fountain. eccentric wheel. TGondlkc and
broHnieS-one can OF FIRE and package Of
able lawn display. and from this the cases run up
10 $500 il price.
Although nowadays there is certain demand
lor spectacular fireworks the year around still
me season in the trade is before the Fourth
IInroughout the North and al holiday time in the
ooutn- All through the South nrecracker time has
always Christmas and New Years In
slavery times the master always ordered "A guam
Aty clrect from the wholesalers, and
coiored boy and Wench the plantation a bunch
which were used throughout holiday week Now
adays the Southern darkey buys his Christ