The Washington herald., 1913-03-05
Fireworks END
EVENTFUL DAY
Skies Illuminated with Rock
cts and Candles as Last
Act of Ceremonies.
MONUMENT is LIT UP
Throngs from City and Thousands of
Visitors Congest Ellpse for
the Display.

Every highway and byway leading to
the White House Ellipse and every place
of vantage in the city from winch
view or even a glimpse might be gained
of the magnificent fireworks display.
which formed the closing number OF the
Inauguration festivities last night. were
blocked with a living mass of humanity.
orderly and good-natured, all bent on
adding their little mite to the holiday
spirit which permeatcd the atmosphere.
. scarcely had the last man OF the last
division of the monster parade passed the
. Presidential reviewing stand when the
police released the ropes which were
stretched along the sidewalks, and a ma
jority OF the people made their way in
haste to the great circular track In the
rear of the White House to gain the best
possible places from whence to witness
the most magnificent fireworks display
ever had in connection with any Presl-
Dental inauguration.
I From the time of the signal which an
nounced the beginning until the finaI
"Good-night." in siX-foot letters OF fire.
the display was a succession or sur
prlses.
Niagara Falls. in all its glory. was out
rivaled last night by its fiery competitor
This feature was in two distinct changes,
opening with the white falls, then chang
ing TO the golden falls. 1t was true
reproduction of the famous American
falls, showing a solid sheet of falling tirs
extending from "A point 800 feet In the air
to the ground and so feet in width.
salute to the American Fag" was an
other new piece. Fired from a gigantic
bomb. an American flag seventy-five feet
by nifty. was released coo feet in the
air. While this piece was in the air the
uational salute OF twenty-one guns was
fired. The flight OF aeroplanes proved
highly interesting. There were fifty or
more of tn" machines
The Washington Monument was visible
for many miles last night. 90 magnesium
fires illuminating the Glistenng white
marble shaft The discharge Of one gi-
-antc bomb near the end OF the pro-
gramme exposed to view the name.
"WilsOn.' in pearls of fire, which was
followed 10y Marshall bomb. This was
followed by the Transformation device.
opening with mammoth bouquets of
roses. changing to an immense Amer
lean nag. then TO the fire portrait of
the President and Vice President. The
inauguration bouquet" produced by the
electrical discharge of 500 bombs, fol-
lowed. Just before the good night by
the greatest number of shells ever fired
at one flight. envelopinG the sky with
all the Coiors of the rainbow.
There We're used in the display SOD
rocket bombs. 500 batteries, l,lo Colored
lights. 100 tourhilliOns. 200 geysers. 500
flashes. 100 deviI-among-the-tail twen-
ty-fve girandolas. fifty aeropianes, 2oO
aerolitas fifty balloons. 100 mines. 1900
candles, leo bombs, besides the big set
pieces.
The committee in charge Of the fire.
works consisted of Isaac Cans chair
man; Frederick A. Fenning. first vice
chairman: w. T. Galliher. second vice |
chairman: Thomas Grant. secretary. and |
Earl Goodwin. assistant secretary. and the !
following members: Roy Adams. \. S |
Offutt ;. J. Provost. r. +. Andrews, !
Joseph Strasburser. Prof. Harry King. |
Mai. Frank A. Butte. William Fowler. |
George W. Driver. Samuel J. Prescott. |
W. s. Knox. Harry Cunningham. Frank |
Gillcm. a. o. MCkimmie. Capt. Harry q. /
Maguon Howard Moran. Col. John l.. |
Glenn. Monte Sanger John Martin, John .
SewbUld. Herbert Corning. Samuel Cans. |
James II. Baden. James r. Brown, Col !
A. r. Randle. Alfred J. Buhrrnan, Earl !
Fenning Frank NJ. FinOtti. G. Z. Nor
man. j. p Forsyth. +. Richard GasCh. |
Thomas r. Harvey, John f. kreh. James
l.. Norris. J. {. c. Patterson. L. NJ.
Thayer. o. Z. Darnall. Dr George Is. |
WclCh. l.. {. Wilson. James i. Dnrnall.
John A. Kuons. Goulding X. Wright j.
Fred Kelly. s W. Curriden. l.. A. Dent.
C. j. GOckcler, y. {. Hargrove, y. r.
Jnr"c. charles kraemer. c. f. Langley.
Ralph W. Lee. Guy Mason. S. r. Reizen-
stein f. :. Marlowe, II. G. Wilson,
James \ CahilI. George 7. Dunlop, Capt
] Fickling Max Fisher. Frank Sebring,
William F.. Gilmore. Charles +. Han
cock Charles r. Sanman.