Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-05

ncsium balloons follower by mar
Vicious Sun Cluster" and batteries
fof fiery cotras, Ara the burning of
great quantities "f ruby fire which
gave it's rcd Tin to every object
within L radius Of many squares. The
star Spangled Bannrr excited tn"
admiration of the 2r"a; thronS OF
spectators. |. WAS produced T.. the
| electrical discharge OF many large
lCmhs piciuring the national shield
hi its true cOltrS suspended among
the clouds One OF the great lea
turas OF the display was III" wonder
fnl pillar OF Light Using a hundred
fec into the air. arranged in five
tiers and lighting up the whole south.
ern section OF the city. Then cam"
batteries oi lightning candles. emit
ting hlinding flashes CLOSELY resemb'
linz the real lightning and fOllowe |
bv ptais OF thunder. Another new
feature was tn" 'r"scrndo repeating
bombs. The frs, shell fired brok"
with one explosion. the second with
TWO and so on up to the twcnty-first
with tWrnty.rnc explosions. An anus
ing feature OF this display was the
calling out in unison ~ the great
crowds Of the number of explosions
as ihe> occurred. This WAS followed
by unique displays embracing "Th"
Astroi e." The Floral Bouquet,
THE FREELY" and The Will-O the
WiSp." and then the Spderlani,
produced Nv many large shells which
bursiirg discharged into The air u
tl,,s al
Spiders. which seemed 10 creep across
the shv. 1.-The Silver Glory was
another feature Oh the display. On"
hrndr, d large bombs which were hrcd
to great height. contained a com
pound which is said % produce the
IrichteSt light known I" science. IN
It's wonderful br:iiiancr the pillars OF
the old Lee Mansion at Arlington
cemetery TWO miles away could be
seen as plainl.' as in broad daylight.
The White House. til" Stat" War and
NAVY Building. the Capitol. and other
great structures. and The crowds OF
people on roofs and a windows. were
plainly visible. 4 humorous number
were the "WhiSting COnnS1. the
shells in their flight whisiins III
different keys The Aerial Devic"
The firing of battery of "Achohaur
Candles" AMI the "ChanCing Cloud
which is a 1909 novelty OF SURPRISING
beauty excited the enthusiasm OF the
1hrong of onlooksrs. A number that
st the great crowds cheering was
the "Salntr to the American Flag.
An immense shell. which was fired
several hundred feet into the air re-
CT tho IN
spriug cOlorS of Old Glory. While
the crowds sazed the flag n0ated
away AMI finally disappeared Dur
ING thse moments the national sa!tte
was fired. Then came the miles or
floating fes;COnS which were followed
Nv the ascent Of fonr larc laFoOnS
each hearing gigantic letter form
ing the word TAFT. Nearly the last
and the greatest sensation or the
whole exhibition was set piece 'Ihe
hattie in The Say" showing city
witt, il. spires AL loft, h ;i'Tings.
some of them one hundred feet high
and filling a space on the ground nHe
hundred feet long. An alrShlp Is
seen passing over it followed ~
others These turn and are met by
an opposing aerial fleet when a bat
ne ensues. One airship after another
is So, on fire and falls. In the mean
time other airships float over the city
droppin: frey bombs wrecking 'nt
buildings which crumb,e and fall until
all are utterly destroyed. The action
OF the encounter OF the aeropianes
and the destruction OF the city were
ma-vplOusly realistic.