The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-05

! Never. il is said, has 50 brilliant
display OF fireworkss or an illumi-
nation Of such magnitude been at
tempted. Large searehlights threw
Their RAYS along the avenues and on
public buildings. while st the Mon
ument Grounds the crashing Of thou
ssnd al ssr.si bamba shd the nam
.ng light nom large SCI pieces is
mninated the Sky. But il was not
alone riot of bomha and flash
lights. The entire display was sig
nificent of the arrival of the new
executives. with set pieces Showing
the President and Vice President
and many designs of Wilson" and
Marshall"
The illumination Of the city be-
gan shortly after sunset, AT once
part of Pennsylvania avenue, from
the Capitol to Washington Circle.
was ahlaze with light Peace Mon
nment stood oHt In bold relief and
the avenue from end 70 end was
TRANSFORMED into falryland Of
light By hundreds Of ineandescen;
lamps spanning the street in grace
full arches.
On the roofs of the Senate and
House offco buildings, a number of
powerful electric searchlights played
upon the dome of the Capitol. max
| ing he Statue of Liberty that
crowns it stand out as of living
| figure. Peace Monument, Original
| Is intended for a fountain, was to-
night performing that function for
the first time since the last inangu-
raj. Upon its waters were thrown.
I by several boxlighis, different col
orea rays wierdly beautiful
Tie Court Of Honor. in front Of
the White House, was a central
roint Of Illumination tonight. as it
had been OF activity during the day,
the replica OF JefTersons home al
Monticello being the chief feature
of the display. Facing the replica
huge spotlight threw its rays on
the Jeffersonian mansion, bringing
its portico, columns and colon al
outline into brilliant relief against
the background of cedar trees, their
branches studded with countless
miniature electric bulbs giving the
effect of thousands Of grehes wing
| ing their way through the native
pines which surround Monticello.
From the time the Examinations
began thousands poured through
! PENNSYLVANIA avenue TO witness the
brilliant spectacle. buJ when the
laerial pyrotechn.c display starIeii
two hours later the great mass of
| humanity turned its attention to
the Monument Grounds, The dis
play opened with flesh which gave
rlace to bomb signal. Immediate
ly host of small balloons and air.
! ships ioated gracefully across tbs
sky, made brilliant by the scene OF
many rockets and other illuminat,
ing pieces.
Following the opening fash and
bomb came the salute Of 101 guns
fred from steel mortars. Their
came a brilliant illumination Of Tho
White House Grounds and the Mon
; ument Grounds through the ascen'
OF bonds that. upon explosion, re
leased fires that burned the nationa
eolors. The effect of this upon tn
surrounding white buildings ant
the Washington Monument wa
spectacular.
At intervals, pieces were shown
that reflected against the sky thu
red, white and blue of the nationa
flag either in form of shield or tn
flag itself. The browning effect o
, the display was the "Transforma
ktD1 Dfhitt, WHICH btEdD Win
/ mammoth bouquet Of roses tina
, changed into an immense America
flag and then transformed into tn
portraits of President Wilson anf
Vice President Marshall. This wa.
BY far the most elaborate piece o.
, the entire evening and the largest
: aerial set piece ever attempted, i
was said. The device covered more
than 1000 square feet of space
Just before this piece was re.
leased gigantic bombs assembled, ans
when they reached a great height
| exploded and formed in immense
letters the words, Wilson" and
Marshall" The last piece was en-,
titled Good Night and Ecu dc
Joi. which brought tine display to
close.
At midnight the streets slowly
lapsed into darkness The search
lights winked one after the other
and the white dome of the Capitol
merged into the darkness from
which it had stood out with such