The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03
TIREMEN's TOURNAMENT.

Moore's square.
FTRIMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
g O'Clock p. mo-
On Hillsboro street, near the cant
tol. Walter Woollcott, chief: Marcus
w. Croker, assistant chief:
l. Wagon races, first price S37 30. E.
second prize, $3.50.
Sis p. m.-Capitol Hose Companv
$50 p. m.-Rescue Hose Company,
2. Reel races, prize $1,000.
5:47 Victor reel team. No. /.
6 p. m.-Victor Reel team, No. ,.
NIGHT FIREWORKS.
60 o'clock d. n.y.
In this display there will be a fire
portrait of Washington, national
steamers, Old Glory, floating fes-
ICONS of changing lights floral bomb
shells, golden shower batteries, north
ern lights, Sinbad's JeWelled case,
devil among the tailors, Italian bonn
bettes, eagle screams rockets, chryS-
anthemum bombs, peacock plume
bombs, the weird white falls, shower
mines, exposition batteries, triple star
candles, electric sunbursts, revolving
cascades bombs, colored aeroltes, ST.
Louis rockets, shower of pearls, COM
hination shells, Fusiyania rockets,
field of the cloth Of gold, mammoth
prismatic whfrlwinds, revolving
fountain, colored sarcissons, Ma
tional bombs. electric rock
ate cbaplet of roses. dedication
bombs. aerial maroons, mammoth me-
teoric balloons, the poly-chromatic
canopy. jewelled mines, national flags,
brilliant and with revolving wheels,
Manhattan Beach batteries, magical
Illumination of the field. great silver
clouds, aerial sleigh bells, floating fes-
looms volleys of Shells aerial novelties
pyrotechnic cuttleflsh, motto: THE
Way We Celebrate Good Night
and Ecu De Jole," etc, etc.
This display of fireworks is the most
costly ever given in Raleigh. They
have been in Raleigh over a week,
and were opened yesterday morning
by Mr.. Lonnie Lumsden, who has
charge of that important feature of
the great celebration.
From the very moment the night
fireworks display begins the whole of
the Cameron field will be one brilliant
blaze of gorgeous fiery grandeur.
This magnificent programme of the
night fireworks display was specially
prepared for the occasion of the
Fourth of July celebration at Raleigh
by the famous Pain Manufacturing
Company of New York city, the world
renowned manufacturers of the cele-
brated Manhattan Beach fireworks.
All the street events has been
changed from New Bern Avenue to
other places, and the various events
will take place at Centennial graded
school, Fayetteville street, Moore's
Square and HillSboro street.
The music chorus held successful
rehearsal at the Baptist Female Uni
versity Friday evening, and excellent
results were obtained. There were
many singers from the different
church and Sunday school cholrs who
were not present, and Prof. Wade IL.
Brown requests them to occupy the
chorus seats at the Patrlotlc meeting
tomorrow morning.
Last night the Raleigh band held
its final rehearsal, and the progress
made is remarkable. There has been
much talk of the need of band in
the capital city, and it is probable
that the celebration will cause these
musicians to organize into a regular
hand.
The fire companies wagons have
been out every day for the past week,
and there is a considerable amount
of friendly rivalry between them, and
desire to excel. The contests will be
lively.
The afternoon fireworks display is
of the very highest order, and was
the best the committee could buy any
where al any cost. 1t far exceeds any
like affair, both in cost and beauty
ever given in this State, and every
piece forming this display was inn
ported from Japan. The balloons are
made from a silky tissue paper and
the seams are seWed together. They
are in the shape of animals and men
and are daintily hand painted. The
bomb and other aerial features OF
the daylight fireworks programme are
UNIQUE and beautiful, and all the peo-
pie, old and young, will enjoy the
entire display.
Band concerts will be given during
the entire day and othis vii add in
calcuIably to the pleasure OF the
crowds.
At night on Cameron field the mill
tary companies will be on duty, and
keen the people out of danger.
Several thousand complete pro-
grammS have been printed and will
be distributed on the morning of the
Fourth.
The mayor and police department
have taken special precautions to
avoid fatalities, and the list, if there
be any, will be infinitely small. The
law will be strictly enforced, and vio-
lators of ordinances will be severely
prosecuted.
INSURANCE LOSS ADJUSTED.