Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-05

bomba fired, from several positions 50
AZ 80 blend their varied colors. and
then IN rapid succession tho discharge
Of a battery or magnesium balloons
followed By Il marvellous sun Gus
ter and batteries 81 fiery robras, and
the burning Of great quantities nf
ruby fire witch gave It's red tint to
every object within a radius Of many
squares. THE StaT S%ranglcd Ban
nor excited the admiration Of tho
great thFonR Of spectators u was
produced hy the electrical discharge
lof manv htrfe bombs picturing the
natinnai shield in is true colors sts-
pended among the clouds, one or tho
great features OF the display was the
wonderful "Pfllaf Of Light rising a.
hnndrcd feet into the air arranged INV
five tiers aud lighting Ap the whole
southern section OF the city Thou
Jeanne batteries on lightning candies
emfttine binding finishes closely re-
srinbhng real lightning and followed
by peats OF thunder. Another ttew
feature WAS the frsScond0 r%eppating
bombs Tho first shaii tired broke
Win one explosion the second vita
tAu and SO on ~ 10 the twenty first
with tMcntN-one explosions An anus
ing feature Of this display was tho
calling mt IN unison hv the great
crowds 81 the number Of explosions
az theA occurred. This was followed
By unique displays embracing The
Astroidc. The Flprai Bouquet.
The FREELY and 4rhe Will-o-the-
Wisp.' and then The 'Spiderland.
produced by many large shells which
bursting discharged into the air a
vast number Of colossal many legged
spiders which seemed to creep across
the Sky THE silt9r Glory was an-
other feature Of the display one
t...- -..4 a. IA . rf.L1 |
to a great height. contained a com
pound which Il sai1 to produce the
brightest light known to science. IN
IT. wonderful brilliance tho pillars Of |
the Old lee mansion at Arlington
cemetery two miles away coul1 be |
seen az plainly ns ~ broad day |
light The White House. che state
and navy building. the capitol
ana other great structures, ana the
windows were plainly visible, A hn-
lnorolts number was the "Whistling |
CoOns,' the shells In thor light
Ia different keys. the "Acr-
iAl Device. the fifing Of a battery
or "Acfob1tic Candles" and the
Changing cloud which h a 1909
novelty Of SURPRISING beauty excited
The enthusiasm OF the throng Of on
lockers. \ number hat set the great
H| ~ EfF' rs WV w. fWf Nfff'
10 Tho American Flag An immense
shell which was iircd several hun
Arcd feet into the air rclcaFcl a mon
ster streamcr In the inspiring collars
Of old Glory. While the crowds
gaXed the flag tlOAted away and FIN
ally disappeared. During these mo-
ments the national salute WIS fred.
Then came two miles of noating fog
toms which were followed bv the
ascent Of four large balloons each
boafinE a gigantic letter forming the
1amc TAFT" Nearly the last ana
greatest sensation of the whole
was a set piece Tho bat
tie IN the Sky showing a city with
~ spires and lofty building some 81
one hundred feet high aud MI
.nR II spaee Oh the ground Ave hun
bred feet long An nirship is seen
evcr IL followed by others.
These turn and are mot by an OPP
posing aprinl fleet when a battle en-
one air shin after another is
On fire ana falls. In the mean
other airships float over the
fltN dropping frey bombs WreckinB
be buildings which crumhlc and fall
intil all are utterly destroyed The
action of the encounter az the aero
aud the destruction OF the
'itN We're mHfVriuuslN realistic.