Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-11
FIREWORKS
HERE T0.PUT UP
CARNIVAL SETS
PunchboWI Eruption and MoiIiiIi
Events VIII Surpass Last
Years Spectacle, Promise


". H Wilson. the fireworks King. =
and ], a. NJ. Johnson. chairman Of the
committee which has the fireworks
features CT the Carnival in hand, are
cutdoing each other today in superla-
tiyes descriptive of the planned erup-
ton Of Punchbowl the Moiliih spec
f1cular event and the fireworks In
connection with the water carnival.
Wilson arrived yesterday, q pas
|, eaRRer on the steamer Lurline. and
NJ will remain here until after the
celebration to superintend personally
the carrying out of his plans. Both
Wilson and johnson declare the fire.
works this year win excel any ever
seen in Honolulu, or any other city,
for that matter
The eruption Of Punchbowl will be
made q special feature. A big ship
1ient Of special chemicals have been
received. Mr.. Wilson has an assist
ant with him who will commence to-
day TO treat the materials to be used
II the production OF lava and volcanic
effect A temporary laboratory is to
be erected ii the crater.
The Spectacular fireworks at Mo-
It'll February 20 viii be even more
wonderful than last year. declared
Wilson e0f course there win be
rockets n flights and bombs galore.
and bombs different from any you
have seen before. There win be an !
aerial masterpiece, a house on fire,
and sChantant des Oiseaus.' octopus
shells nd.vpllelks of kissing Cobras.
But the surprise viii come when you
see q fireworks portrayal OF Chinese
laundry. with the Was1n1an Iaboring
away. The climax Of the evening win |
BE- reached when the Darktown fire
brigade appears when two-stofy |
house gets aire.
The engine is seen coming, horses |
eallopihg to the fire. The engine ar
rites at the IRE plug the horse is /
hitched and the engine starts pump
ine hery water on the place. At last |
the root falls in-and the climax
comes
eYod saw the Indian do his stunt
last year? Well. the Darktown freI
brigade Is even better. with far more |
intricate performance. There are SO
numbers in all
Chairman Johnson doesn't do q |
thing but strain the high-key adjec-,
tives n describing this fireworks cele-
bration. This il how he put II:
1T VIII be the biggest show ever
pulled on ii this or any other city, 1
the elect VIII be more gorgeous. the
display more dazzling and every de-
tail worked out as never before. Ev.l
eryone who went to the Display last
year came away delighted. This year
they viii all be even more delighted
Supervisor G. N. Arnold. head OF 1
The electric light committee of the Car. I
nixal decorations committee, has re.
ported to Chairman Emil A. Berndt /
hat the board Of supervisors will make L
m appropriation sufficient to dress
unr the central blocks of the bust
ness section Of Honolulu through the
use OF many hundreds of electric
Iiehte
sides of King and Hotel streets and II
Fort and Bishop streets beyond Hotel II
There win be light every Is feet.
Chairman Berndt is urging that every
in Honolulu illuminate his
3r her yard each night during carni
val week with japanese lanterns
More MarshaIs for Parade.
Three additional marshals to direct
NE movements CT the Japanese Ian
Tern parade. Carnival feature, were
appointed ct meeting Of the commit
Zee in charge. They are Messrs. So
zawa. Iznmi and Inouye. local Jap
1neee newspaper men. Il was report
u that more than 5000 Japanese wiz
axe part In the parade.