The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24
BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF FIRE WORKS FOR
 CITY CELEBRATION
Contract for Fourth of July Ts let
 To New Haven Company.
.PoIicc Make Special Tramc Rules ao
 Safeguard CrcpVds.

The grandest, the gaudiegt, tho mCBt magnificent display of fireworks ever seen i'm the city will be the Fourth of July celebration prepared by the board of Park Commissioners Tor the night Of July 4 at Seaside Park.
 The contract for the display was awarded to the Connecticut BIrhworss CO, Of New Haven, after PrasIdsnt George M. Eenes and Clerk Bernard F. Cooney, had investigated various displays offered by several companfes. It was selected because of the large variety and excellence of the display for the money appropriated for the money appropriated for the purpcsA. The program has one hundred and seven entirely. separate fireworks dis- play.
 The fireworks program viii open with a rapid discharge of twenty-three aerial mafoone. The sky will ba filled with color, and the discharae will echo and re-echo through the park. This will be followed by beau tifuI displays Of electric yoIcanoess Chinese fans, lightning flashes, sey- sers, floral fountains, Bombs, and e great Humber of elaborate set pieces. including lighthouse, waterfalls, tom- cts, mines, flying eagles, emerald spi- ders, and drunk and crazy men. e
 The display will terminate with an  will be the biggest spectacular piece on the program. Two hundred 8ad fifty bombs will be fired in rapid suo- cession, and beautiful stars and other floral displays will iii the air. The effect is said to be magnificent. Iha although not real war. is a pretty good imitation.
 The display will be on an iRnhrovis- ed stand at the further end of the race course. the remainder of the incI5Btre i to be utilized for the large crowd that is expected to attend. It is abelieR- ed that fully twenty thousand people will view this display, and it 14 thought that all can be accommodated in this space
 The program for the evening win start at 7:30 p. n., with a. band con cert by the Wheeler & Wilgon band An elaborate concert has been -sErsa1e- ed s9Tae Echoes of the Civil War one of the most realistic pieces ever rendered by a. local band, will be sfv- en. This will take full ha1E hour to, complete. It is arranged to accom- modate the band in a temp oraTB stand in the race course enclosure At 8:so the fireworks display will commence and will continue for more than an hour. f0 t6frarn
 Extensive preparations have been I made by MT. Flames and Mir. C0omsgs
 
 Police Eugene Birmingham and Pres I ident of the Police Board George g. Hill, who will also take personal charge of handling the crowds d1r1na 1.-the evening. The enclosure in the race course viii be roped in ana q squad Of police viii be detailed to hold the crowd within bonds The roping in will be a pfeeautioua-ry measure so that none will be 5njur- ed by the fire works.
 There will also be strict trafHo reg- uIations. All vehicuIaF traffic com ing into the Park must enter seaaids Park at Park avenue or any street east. They must Tnovs in a westerly direction, and turn at any intersection indicated by the numerous police, who will be assigned for the evening. In going out Irantstan avenue or the Bafnufn Dyke road must be utilized bv the automobiles and other vehicles.
 The parking provisions proved an unusually oifE3eu1t mater for these making arrangements. It WAS finally i deefded that FVa1deFneFe avenue ana 1 fine BarnuYn Dyke road on the east l side Of the course. ands for the night on1v. on the Speedway faeing east and the Seawail at Breezy Point. Ctn- 1 er places will be Set aside if 4caad necessary.