The Yale expositor., 1909-07-02
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 Tor
one OF the most gorgeous displays OF
fireworks that has ever been witness
ed at any similar exhibition. The Greg
DRY Fireworks company OF chicago
which is one of the largest concerns
OF the kind in the world, has been Sc
cured to give an exhibition that Tor
brilliancy and startling effects, mas
never before been seen.
The fireworks will start Saturday
evening. September A, and continue
ave nights. September 6, Z, and y,
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, VIII
start promptly at 1880 o'clock and con-
tinue until $3.50. Then the fireworks
will Immediately begin, the display
lasting until $50, giving everyone am
ple time to reach home early. Inc
Gregory Fireworks company VIII pre-
pare a program from high-class mater
ial that is something different from
that ever seen before. The program
will be filed with startling things
that thrill from the opening or the pro-
gram, when a salute OF aerial guns
are fred. until the close with the
goodnight piece.
Among the features will De the
grand illumination. when the entire
surroundings are brilliantly lllumina.-
ed with tri-colored Bengal nghts'
changing from red to white to blue.
Two monster fire balloons VIII follow
carving trails of variegated coloreo
stars. Figure balloons will then ascend
Allowing the star spangled banner IN
the sky, air ship, flying fish, pigs, eie'
phans. foxy grandpa, etc. Then VIII De
exploded numerous bombs and rockets
reaching an altitude of Ave thousand
feet.
The merry Acrobat" is humorous
niece 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 par ms
wonderful creation cannot fail 10 pro
duce roads of laughter.
The flight of peacock piumed rocE
cts produces a most startling enect,
gorgeous veil Of feathery piumes e.n
bellished with emerald comneu'
spreading out through the air.
The "Sultan's Fan" is one OF th'
most novel and bewildering pieces
of pyrotechnic displays. When mrs
displayed a beautiful pillar OF trfcoi
ored Are is seen, which finally opens
into a fan that, when ablaze' mas 1
spread OF thirty feet.
The Golden Sunset" is a mammoth
wheel OF fre, twenty-five feet IN al
ameter. the acme OF twentieth cen
fury creation. This piece when aDiaz'
has A circumference OF over one nun
dred feet.
The "Girondela" Is another start
ling effect. This device is manufac
tured in Europe and especially I'm
uNeted by this concern. After makinl
a long flight and descending nearly q
| the ground, a second flight Is MADE
resulting in thrilling effects.
! Niagara Falls in fire would seen
difficult to produce, but II Is really &C
complished by this concern. In
niece Is forty feet in length and whel
in operation has all the appearance
ana sound of the mighty cataract u
self. The molten fire, reaching to tn
ground, rebounds with splash OF 81
very mist, creating an inspiring e.
feet.
Added to this great display
there are scores Of other oeautifr
pieces that will add to the geners
fascination. Rockets and bombs ar
exploded at the most opportune tim
to produce startling effects.
These beautiful things in fire ar
all produced by skill crew OF mel
who have been so long In the bus
ness that a hitch never occurs I
spoil the pleasure of the evening
This exhibition alone will be we
worth a trip to Detroit, and Is e.
pected to be one Of the leading a
fractions at the big fair.