Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08
Fireworks Display of
Celebration to Surpass
Any Ever Seen Here

Surprising any display of its kind
ever given in the city will be the ex-
hibition of fireworks to be made dur
ing and after the water carnival
September "a, during the great Mu-
nicipal improvement celebration.
Scenic reproductions of the Amer
lean flag and the Niagara Falls will
be leading features of the display.
The flag will be in a set piece of 100
feet square while the falls will be
produced in a set of rs feet square.
Plans call for the setting off of nearly
200 pieces. Announcement of the
start of the display will be given by
the simultaneous discharge of eiGnt
nine-inch artillery shells.
The display will be given from
floats on the river between the island
and this shore. During the water car
nival in the afternoon, number of
bombs will be exploded. These will
emit parachutes and designs of ami
mails.
Fireworks Pieces
The list of pieces as announced by
Chairman Hoffert, of the carnival
committee, will be as follows:
Opening salute: Simultaneous dis
charge of eight nine-inch artillery
shells, making terrific reports.
Illumination of floats with twelve
International red and green Bengolder
lights.
Discharge OF three 12-inch COM
bination bombshells, one break; shell
of amber and blue stars.
Discharge of three 15-inch bomb
shells, one break; she'll of green and
amber stars.
Evening sunset piece of forty inches
with wheel and change of color.
Cluster of jewels" set of forty
inches, with change of color.
fra hi
nation bombshells, one break, shell
of green stars.
Six 4-pound rockets, exploding in
air with unsual effects.
The canopy of the starry flag pro-
duced by the discharge of four 12-inch
hombshells. three breaks, showing red,
white and blue stars.
Display of six National colored bat
telies.
Flight Of two flying eagles or
girondolas. Rising slowly from the
ground, these pieces give a beautiful
cascade display, finally reaching a
height of at least $50 feet and then
breaking into a canopy of golden rain
fifty feet wide. and at the finish dart
heavy electric flashes.
Meteoric display produced by the
discharge of three 1S-inch, one break
electric shells, with floating revolving
wheel of brilliant fire, ending in a
burst of tinted meteors.
Whistling wheel set piece of forty
inches, giving three different sounds
and change of silver and COLDER
showers.
Sun wheel set piece of 900 square
feet with seven 40-inch electric sur
wheels with change of red, blue
green and silver coloring.
American flag set piece, 100 feet
square.
Scenic display of six heavy rockets.
Discharge of three 12-inch, three
break National color stars.
Combination bombshell discharge;
| Three 15-inch and nine 9-inch shells
all one break, with different color
effects.
Electric flash curtain with 250 small
reports and IS electric flash lights in
| set piece so feet square.
Rocket display of six pieces with
various effects.
Salute shell fight consisting of eight
extra large saute shells, making G
terrific report at great altitude.
| Rocket display of twelve pieces.
Niagara Falls. true to nature Sci
piece 75 feet square.
Givondola display: Flight of three
which rise slowly from the float and
| give a gorgeous cascade display
breaking into a canopy of golden rair
at 100 feet.
Display of eighteen rockets.
Bursting of two 1S-inch shells, with
three breaks.
Goodnight" set piece, with erup.
| ton of fifty heavy shots in wind-up