The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-21
PAINS POMPEII.
THE BIG SPECTACLE WILL Az
RIVE IN PADUCAH BY sPE.
CIAL TRAIN SUNDAY
NOON.

W. II. Barry, general agent for
Pains great spectacle, Last Days of
Pompeii," is in the city completing
the arrangements for the. coming OF
the big show next Monday night.
"Pompeii" last week attracted the
largest crowds that have ever been
brought together in Nashville, and
the papers of that city werc unanimous
in pronouncing 1t the finest spectacu-
lar production and fireworks display
lever seen in the south, the American
declaring 1t "a pleasing reminder Of
the centennial's palmiest days"
AT Memphis last Monday night an
audience Of over 5000 people saw the
opening performance. The CONNER.
cisl-Appeal Of the 18th says:
With all Difference TO Mount Pelee
and the recent magnificent display
from that ancient volcano, together
with what the imagination can pic
ture Of the confusion and terror caused
by the awful disaster, it could hardly
compare in the eyes OF many Mem
phians with what they saw last night
at the opening exhibition of Pain .
Last Days of Pompeii" as given az
East End park
The quiet residents of that neigh
borhood who had not attended the
show Dad hardly gotten into their first
sleep before they were awakened by
the awful and terrific explosions
which shook all the dwellings for
miles around and reminded the older
citizens of times during the civil war
when they were in the vicinity Of
some 81 the heavy boinsardments. To
those who were ON the grounds the
terrific noise was accompanied by
beautiful display Of fireworks. which
il anything outshone me results of
old vesuvius when she made her his
toric outbreak.
To say il was grand woald he but
poorly expressing it; it was magnif-
Gently so.
just before nightfall theOpeBing ex-
hibition of the evenings. entertain
ment was given, when Lao Stevens,
the Human Bomb" mounted the
air attached to a balloon He was
enveloped in the form of a bomb, and
wnen his balloon haa reackod height
Of about faH mile TIE slow fuse I
burning ON the sack enclosing HIM re
leased him ana he dropped, together
with his parashute, with, whssi, he
quickly descended to the easth again
This is one OF the most wosberful
feats ever accomplished By, an aero-
naut, and has won him ia ne al over
the country.
When the grand march is coacleted
10y the entire company II perorIoers
the celebration OF the fet sday is COM
menced. Here are to be seen some Of
she best acrobasie feats e1er performed
in the country, while along with that
is the dancing 81 the girs in shs flow
or dance, and ihe tambonne dance. as
If in playful rrAlry, being inspired by
the shouts of the populfce,
On the conclusion Of the nnsn's part
in the fete gRy celebintions he girls
appeared in fire dance, whieh was
beautiful sight and jast preceded tho
grand outburst. resembling tine des-
oriptions of the reclnt oathreak "A
Mont Pelee.
The heavy cannonsdiDg, which
could be heard all over tine city. was
accompanied by bsautifal display Of
fireworks which colld only be appre-
ciated by those an the grounds who
could SEQ the entire show. As esplo-
sion after explosion occurred, accom-
panied by brilliant light, the hdies
in the grand stand held their esrs AID
only watched the beautiful sights
Rockets and osher varieties of special
fireworks we've discharged in the mir
and aided in making the sight the
prettiest pyrotechnic display ever Civ
ca in Memphis.