. The street railway review . fic have been launched in thepast few months. On the fourth of July horse andbicycle races and games were held on the fair grounds,the contestants being followed by a powerful electricsearch light run from the railway circuit. The sameevening there was also a balloon ascension and parachute drop by search light. Onanother occasion an electricfountain was fitted up foruse in an evening effect was beautifuland caused much fountain was built ona flat car. The tank waslined with tarpaulin and thewater kept in motion withan electric pump. All theu
. The street railway review . fic have been launched in thepast few months. On the fourth of July horse andbicycle races and games were held on the fair grounds,the contestants being followed by a powerful electricsearch light run from the railway circuit. The sameevening there was also a balloon ascension and parachute drop by search light. Onanother occasion an electricfountain was fitted up foruse in an evening effect was beautifuland caused much fountain was built ona flat car. The tank waslined with tarpaulin and thewater kept in motion withan electric pump. All theunsightly part of the carwas covered with lights and decorations. The fountainsconsisted of a perforated circle of lead pipe laid on top ofthe glass plate, under which the fountain lights were (^(aiWay-j^Vm/ 015 placed. It was lit from the trolley wire and hauled byhorses, as were the other floats in the parade. The enterprise and hustle of the management is wellillustrated by the dispatch with which the electrical dis-. play for the Elks picnic was prepared last fourth of car load of electrical designs was shipped by a specialcar from the Edison Lamp Works at Newark, N. in connection with the display had to be setup specially for the occasion. The fourth was on Wed-nesday. The alternator for running the lights came at7 p. M. the previous Sunday. The wire and cross armsfor connecting the station with the fair grounds two milesaway did not come until Monday noon. In spite of thehaste with which things were put up everything was asuccess and there was no hitch in the display. The setpieces of the electrical fireworks are enumerated as fol-lows: one waving flag 10x12; two large and two smallshields; an old Dutch windmill; an eagles nest; twostars; a cone; two prisms and a peacock. The displaycost about $1,000 and was so well received that it wasrepeated several nights. The set pieces were rentedfrom the Edison Lamp Works. This fall a number ofballoon asce
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