Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-05
CARNIVAL CROWD OUT
TO WITNESS FIREWORKS
Small Boy Compensated for
Illuminated
Avenue Thronged.

The fireworks display on the White
Lot last night was witnessed by thousands
of people. The atmospheric conditions
were ideal. The heavy rain in the after
noon had cooled the air and left over
head a dark curtain of clouds against
which the pyrotechnics were brought out
in brilliant relief
The small boy who had been denied the
doubtful pleasure of touching off his
''piDny-wheel'' red fire i'm front of
his home found compensation in the
greater display near tho Washington
Monument.
Fireworks Set Off.
The boom of the first bomb that was
shot skyward and its explosion were
greeted with a long-drawn-out "A-h-h-h
from the crowd. There were many more
abs and much applause as the cxhi-
biton continued. 1t was a case of paint
ing the sky with fire.
There We're bombs of all sorts. From
some of them came squirming. wrigghng,
fiery serpents. Others dropped great
clouds of sparks, and still others emitted
bright stars that fioated away on the
south breeze.
A picturesque feature of the display
was the illumination of the great white
monument smart. I1e1e were SWdIIuS VI
comets in blue, red and green. The tum-
bling, tossing waters of Niagara Fails
were reproduced in fire.
Fountains burst forth in variegated
hues, and the reverberating discharges OF
the mOrtarS that sent the bombs upward
gave the effect of a bombardinent of
Washington from the south. The final
fire-piece. Good night" died away In
tumult OF applause from the assembled
thousands.
Illumination of Avenue.
The fireworks display was followed by
the illumination of Pennsylvania avenue.
From the White Lot human tiee surged
into the wide avenue. Hundreds of auto
mobiles with footing horns and other
types of vehicles passed out of the White
Lot over the several roads, which were
already massed with pedestrians.
The thoroughfare was soon packed,
sidewalks and roadways, 10 its capacity
and presented gay carnival effect.
There was no opportunity for speeding
because of the congestion. Chauffeurs
contented themselves with Joining in a
weird chorus of toots, with now and
then the tallyho bugle calls.
The illumination of the Avenue, under
the direction of the committee, was
success. The picture presented from the
south side of the Treasury building was
striking one. In the glare were the
long lines of autos and carriages, while
the sidewalk crowds resembled a vast
black current slowly flowing nOrthward
and southwark.
The police were vigilant. Where the
ebb and flow of humanity was interrupt
ed by some exciting event, caused the
assembling of a crowd, the buecoats
promptly gave the. order Move on
and the tide resumed its flow.
Fourth Of July Incidents.
There were Fourth of July night Incl
dents, too, grave and gay. A white-haired
man on a bicycle bedecked with flags
rode hither and thither, waving a small
copy of Old Glory.
Singing The Star Spangled Banner
and other patriotic songs. a squad of
girls in white marched along the avenue
until late hour.
Their escort, set Of tours composed OF
stalwart and athletic young men. paradei
just behind them.
A farmer from a nearby Maryland
county wore his arm in sling. He also
wore a Jag He persisted in stopping
pedestrians TO inform them with tears in
his eyes that he had been thrown from
his buggy and sustained broken arm.
The police finally took him in to prevent
further possible injury to his anatomy.