The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
DESIGNS IN FIREWORKS
Special Devices For Celebrating
the Fourth.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS m ROCKETS


More Colors Used In All Of the De-
signs Than Ever-water Fireworks
Greatly mproved-Meteor Candles
and coIored BombsbeIIs Electric
Niagara waterfall Novelty In
Fountains.
Fireworks will be more than ever a
Feature Of this years Fourth Of July.
ana Of course there are new explosives
to enthuse the patriot, says the chiea-
90 Tribune. The countries all over the
world contribute to this nations cele-
bradon Of its declaration Of independ-
ence. Great numbers Of the fireworks
designs made abroad have combina-
tons Of Americas national colors and
Of sold Glory" and some Of the Japa-
nese lanterns recently received by
large firm in Chicago show designs Of
the American ana English flags inter-
twined
1t is japan, too. which sends US the
daylight fireworks. They are intended
for use ia pleasure parks and similar
places and are especially attractive to
women and children. These devices
are fred from mortars placed on the
ground. The shell rises several hum
dred feet In the air, where it explodes
and throws out Immense figures Of fish,
birds, animals, flowers, pearls, stream
ers. globes. suns, moons. colored float
ing clouds and representations Of thun-
derstorms.
These figures and shapes are bril-
liantly eolored in such a way as TO give
the effect Of interior Illumination,
though visible only in the daytime.
They may be seen until they have
slowly sunk to the earth or have been
waited out Of range Of vision by the
wind. The difference between these
and the japanese balloons Of animals
and comic figures Is that the latter are
made to ascend by hot air, while the
others are sent up from mortars with
gunpowder The balloons, however,
are greatly improved this year, with
new devices for heating the air and to
prevent them catching fire.
Water fireworks. which have been
seen for several years, have this year
been greatly improved. These are de-
signed to make displays on the surface
OF the water, upon which they are
thrown from a boat OF dock after hav-
ing been properly lighted In a few
moments they begin to burn and show
many combinations Of colors in mo
ton Some Of the designs have de-
scriptive names indicative Of what
| they look Ike such as diving devils,
flying fish, water volcanoes. sea SER
/ penis and jeweled fountains.
/ All the stock fireworks, such as rock
cts, candles, bombshells and fountains,
show new features. This is particular
IL true Of rockets, One important inn
proyement ia this piece consists iii
three wooden legs. which come at
taehed to the rocket and which upon
| the removal Of a combining band open
out like a tripod which can be stood
upon the ground when ready to light
Among new designs In rockets may
be mentioned the telescope repeating
rocket, which when it has reached a
certain height sends out four more
rockets that take slightly diverging
paths, each disclosing clusters Of coll
ored stars or serpents. and the golden
cloud rocket, which at the highest
point Of its flight distributes through
out a large area golden cloud com
posed Of fine particles of fire, which
hang suspended in the air for some
time like mist
The eolored Japanese freely rocket
at the highest point Of its fight hangs
out several floating batteries and foun-
tains that remain nearly stationary in
the air. projecting streams Of vari-
ously colored stars and meteors in all
directions, while the colored triple bou-
auet rocket from the point of its great
est altitude displays a bouquet Of many
colored stars surrounded by golden
rain, all Of which changes after q
short descent to a second and then to
third bouquet. in which there is eom-
plete alteration Of the eolors The new
mammoth balloon rocket at a height
of COO feet hangs out seven balloons,
| from each Of which depends a signal
car that changes color as it burns All
the rockets this year have more coiors
in them than formerly.
| In Roman candles the principal new
/ thing Is the meteor candle, the continu
Gus stream Of fire from which Is stud
ded with larger balls, so that it looks
! like a strand Of beads with larger bril-
| liants at regular Intervals. Many new
designs are TO be found in colored
bombshells.
Among the fountains new one this
year is the electric Niagara waterfall,
( which Is particularly large and inn
posing. The dragon nest, also new
is set upon the ground and fred Ike a
fountain 1t sends out first a number
| Of stars which during their fight sep
arate into smaller stars. AT the same
time a shower Of colored flames as
cends to the height Of eight or ten
feet when burst forth innumerable
kissing dragons and curling serpents.
Lassoed His big Catch.
/ Frank Rogers Of South Orrington.