The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-08-20
BRILLIANT FIRE WORKS DISPLAY
To Be One of the Features Of the
Coming State Fair.

The management of the Michigan
State fair this year has arranged fol
one of the most gorgeous displays OF
ed at any similar exhibition. The Greg
DRY Fireworks company OF Chicago
which Is one of the largest concerns
! cured to give an exhibition that for
! brilliancy and startling effects, has
never before been seen.
: The fireworks will start Saturday
evening, September A. and continue
disseminating of course on Sunday
night, and the last night of the fair.
The horse show which will also be
given In front of the grand stand, will
start promptly at 1880 o'clock and con.
tinue until $3.50. Then the fireworks
will Immediately begin, the display
lasting until $3.50, giving everyone am.
pie time to reach home early. The
Gregory Fireworks company will pre-
pare a program from high-class mater
ial that is something different from
that ever seen before. The program
will be filled with startling things
that thrill from the opening of the pro.
are fired, until the close with the
goodnight piece.
Among the features will be the
grand illumination, when the entire
surroundings are brilliantly illuminat-
led with tri-colored Bengal lights,
changing from red to white to blue.
Two monster fire balloons will follow
carrying trails of variegated colored
stars. Figure balloons will then ascend
showing the star spangled banner in
the sky, air ship, flying fish, pigs, ele-
phans, foxy grandpa, etc. Then will be
exploded numerous bombs and rockets
reaching an altitude of five thousand
feet.
The Merry Acrobat" is humorous
piece of mechanical construction
showing in outlines of fire. most
realistic production of an acrobat per-
forming many interesting and anus
ing feats on the horizontal bar. This
wonderful creation cannot fail to pro-
duce roads of laughter.
The flight of peacock plumed rock
cts produces a most startling effect,
gorgeous veil of feathery plumes en-
bellished with emerald commets,
spreading out through the air.
The "Sultan's Fan" is one of the
most novel and bewildering pieces
of pyrotechnic displays. When first
displayed a beautiful pillar of tri-col-
ored fire is seen, which finally opens
into a fan that, when ablaze, has
spread of thirty feet.
The Golden Sunset" is a mammoth
wheel of fire, twenty-five feet in di-
ameter, the acme Of twentieth cen
20, ;a ~ xryhn oh
has a circumference of over one hun
dred feet.
The "Girondela" is another start
ling effect. This device is manufac-
tured in Europe and especially i'm
ported by this concern. After making
long flight and descending nearly to
the ground, second flight Is made,
resulting in thrilling effects.
Niagara Falls in fire would seem
difficult to produce. but 1t Is really ac-
complished by this concern. The
piece Is forty feet in length and when
in operation has all the appearance
and sound of the mighty cataract IT
self. The molten fire, reaching to the
ground, rebounds with a splash Of sill !
very mist. creating an inspiring eff
feet.
AQdeu 10 tnlS great display,
there are scores of other beautiful /!
pieces that will add to the general
fascination. Rockets and bombs are
exploded at the most opportune time |
to produce startling effects.
These beautiful things In fire are |
all produced by skill crew OF men, |
who have been so long in the bust |
ness that hitch never occurs to |
spoil the pleasure of the evening. |
This exhibition alone will be we'll |
worth trip to Detroit, and is ex-
2ected to be one Of the leading at |
fractions at the big fair.