Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-05
EVERYTHING READY
 FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
All the Material Has Been Taken to Rogers Hill and Is Guarded in Tvo Tents-What Can Be Expected.

With evident promise of favorable weather. the fireworks committee be- lieve they have a display in store which will meet with unqualified ap- proval. All the material for the big display for this evening has been on the Rogers hill since Friday after noon, being stored in two large tents pitched by the exhibitors, and guard ed by constant day and night watch men. The display made a full box car load and consists of several tons of pyrotechnics. The work of clean ing the hillside for the firing of the display was completed Saturday morn ing and before noon today all the mortars will be buried in the ground, the position from which they are fired, all rocket-firing racks will be in place and the entire dsplay ready for tho torch. This work is being done by several experts from the fireworks fac- tory, under the supervision of Mir. Craig, one of the foremost pyrotech- nicians in the country. who has had great experience, having overseen the Manhattan beach displays for a con- siderable time.
 The committee has been greatly en- couraged in their efforts to please the public in the general endorsement of their choice of site from which to fire the display. After the little display of last Thursday evening, which con- sisted of only a few of the smallest sizes which will be used tonight, re- ports have come in from all sections expressing the satisfaction of the peo- ple-as to ease of vision from almost any elevated point in the city, and from points as far distant as Central Village that the display could be seen with ease. A moon nearly full will confront the spectators if the sky is clear. before the display Is finished. but | q tee that the high coloring of the lights | used in the display will lessen the de- traction from that source to a mini- mum.
 During the firing the grounds will bo thoroughly patroled by uniformed po- | lice officers. but as the hill itself will be the poorest point from which to witness the display the committee an- 6cipates that only children will be in- clined to depredate. The committee therefore begs to warn pprents to seo to it that children are not allowed to be on or about the hill. as it will be point of wtreme danger. Spent por- tions of the aerial works will be drop- ped in the open country to the south and east of the hill. and unless tho wind is high will be limited to a small area in that direction.
 The programme will begin at s30 or as soon thereafter as possible, and fif- teen minutes before beginning three flash and sound signals will be fired. During the interval a display of mon- ster balloons with trails of variegated and changing stars and other novel fireworks will be sent up, wind and weather permitting.
 The first number of the display prop CT will be the discharge of the national salute of 21 aerial maroons fired from steel mortars exploding 500 feet in the air with terrific report Then will follow the entire programme of one hundred and hfty-three pieces. clos ing with the usual set piece, Good night"
 The piece de resistance of the dis play is probably the floating flag, which is sent up from the largest shell ever fired. and if a success will hover through space for miles illuminated by powerful magnesium lights. the wholet suspended from a parachute. a thou sand feet in air. This is scheduled to be fired about midway through the programme. and while seen but little in this country has created the utmost enthusiasm where shown.