The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-04


Washingtonians Will be treated to-
night TO a display Of aerial fireworks
visible from every point Of vantage IN
the District. Although IL is expected
thousands viii be present on the MOnu-
ment lot, from which point the entire
display Will be fired. those who do so
probably will not see as we'll as those
who are at points some distance away.
Every piece Will be visible from any
point from which the top of the Monu-
Inent can be seen, as none OF them Will
be lower than 800 feet, and many will
be much higher.
The real display will not begin until
$50 o'clock tonight. The two immense
daylight flags fired from the top OF the
Municipal building this morning are
fair sample Of what IS 10 come.
Display Unsurpassed.
The fireworks Will exceed in beauty
any aerial display ever before fired in
the District. For the last two days
representatives Of the Lloyd Company.
OF New York. have been busy getting
everything in readiness. A big tent.
twenty-five by ten feet, has beer erected
just south of B street. and 1t has the
appearance of an arsenal. 1t is loaded
with rockets and bombs, Roman can
dles. balloons, and everything else
imaginable There have been some few
bigger celebrations In the country, and
many WashingtOnians remember the
Peace Jubilee celebration. when each Of
three nights a memorable sea battle
was won in pyrotechnics on the White
Lot, but then, as in all other big dis
plays in the past, it was mostly set
pieces.
Batteries 1000 Feet Long.
Under the direction of Messrs. Gar
rett and Campbell. a force Of twenty
five men was busy all day yesterday
laying OF three mortar batteries, from
which the display will be fired These
batteries cover a line 1000 feet long.
They are set exactly north Of the Monu-
ment, and about fifty yards south OF B
street. The finishing touches were put
on today, and the bombs and rockets
were unpacked from their cases and
fused. All night the tent, which is
rOped of. was closely guarded. Two
men slept there TO guard against acct
dents. The tent has been TOped OF, as
has also the batteries. The firing and
all details Of the display are in the
hands OF the two representatives Of the
Lloyd Company Charles Garrett and
Charles Campbell. With a force of
twenty-five men. they arrived in Wash
ington Thursday morning. The fire.
works did not get here until. yesterday.
They came in the most innocent look
ing boxes in the world.
Those who go 70 the Monument Lot
to witness the display will have to
crane their necks, but they will get an
unobstTucted view. 1t IS expected that
every point in tho city from where the
display can be seen will be crowded,
and many hundreds will be on the
heights Of Georgetown and on the Aqus-
duct bridge, and the New Highway
bridge
Niagara Falls in the air. a silver
sheen of fire. dropping 800 feet through
the air from twenty-fOur forty-foOU
balloons. will give notice to those OF
watch that the display has started. All
twenty-four balloons will be released
simultaneously. and rising to a height
of 1000 feet. will drop their sheen of
silver fire. These balloons are worked
by a time fuse. and are calculated to 80
OF in concert.
Then the display will be on. It leg
CARS description but there d vii TdI,b be hum 5
rockets. all with different effects in
the air
Aerial Flower Garden.
Probably one OF the most beautiful
features viii be the aerial flower gar
den, or American Beauty Bouquet. This
VIII be created from 500 one-pound
bombs fired simultaneously from the
thOusand-foot frontage OF batteries
Each Of these contains from twenty TO
thirty flowers. and when they reach
their maximum height they will burst
The LOO feet OF batteries will be
brought into use for a volley Of red
white and blue stars. The batteries
are in three sets, and for the other
pieces, they will be used alternately.
one set firing, while one is being clean
ed, and the third Is being reloaded
One OF the features will be LIoyd' S
electric fash bomb. This will flash Ike
lightning and VIII give a wonderful
effect. There viii be a prismatic tor
rent. formed by twelve 12-pound shells
an aerial spider web and q comet that
looks Ike a golden spider. There will
also be fight Of 100 13-inch shells, that
Will burst in every color of the rainbU ~
Floating Chain of Stars.
Still another feature will be the float
ing chain OF stars. two hundred feet
long. all with changing lights, some
varying red, white. and blue. and others
every color Of the rainbow. There will
be a flight of silver electric bombs,
weeping willows, skyrockets. Roman
candles. and other familiar features.
During the entire time 3-minute aerial