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furl, the poles were shipped and the terror-
stricken crew crept under the tarpaulins
that protected the piano. The vessel drifted
where she w r ould, and finally ran aground
A FOURTH OF JULY EPISODE.
on an ugly reef of clam shells and seaweed.
"Knowing that starvation and death,
perhaps,
stared them in the face, the cap-
T is hardly necessary to tell our readers
that it rained on the Fourth of July, and tain, fearless of consequences, took off his
rained pretty hard, too; that is also the red shirt and hoisted it aloft on a stick.
HENRY WHITE, music publisher, 935 F
opinion of a New Yorker who ventured During a temporary blowing away of the
street,
Washington, has sent us two recent
down Long Island to help celebrate the fog the signal was observed by the young
publications
entitled "The Raleigh Two
"opening" of Oak Island Beach, which men in the post-office at the dock, whose
Step,"
by
Frank
R. Gillis, and an adapta-
was characterized in the papers some days duty it was, there being as yet no mails,
tion
of
Hamilton
Aide's "() Salutaris," by
before as the "Summer Home of Music, to exact 25 cents admission to the grounds
Heinrich
Weiss.
"The Raleigh" is a very
Recreation and University Extension." from each visitor.
dainty
and
charming
number, effectively
"Then it was that the rescuing party put
Eminent speakers were to address the as-
but
simply
arranged,
and
should prove a
semblage, and a concert, to be participated off in a small boat, and with great exertion
«reat
favorite.
Mr.
Weiss'
adaptation is
in by Eugene Clark, Emil Huber and Fer- pulled off the stranded piano.
very
creditable.
"Having a great love for music, I joined
dinand O. Dulcker and others were to be
O. C. KLOCK, the enterprising piano and
the main features of the occasion, but—it the piano-moving brigade. The story of
rained! This New Yorker gave an enter- how we struggled with that great instru- organ dealer in Oswego, N. Y., is giving a
taining and amusing account of his "out- ment, which grew bigger and bigger every handsome Braumuller piano to the most
ing" in the World last Sunday.
After foot, as we dragged it across the half mile popular teacher in that city; at least that is
describing in detail the unpleasant experi- of sand until it seemed as bulky as New what he advertises in the Daily limes.
ences of the half dozen who ventured down York's City Hall, cannot be told without
HAMILTON S. GORDON has taken up sum-
to Oak Island Beach, and dilating on the such agony of mind that I forbear. We
mer
quarters at Patchogue, L. I., and visits
brilliant oratory of Colonel Sprague and were four hours at it, getting hopelessly
the
city
once or twice a week.
stuck now and then, and finally placing it
Dr. McGlynn, he said:
" I t was announced that owing to the ab- in front of the platform in the auditorium.
ONE of the most aftractive piano win-
"We were too worn to set it up, and it's dows in Boston last week was that of the
sence of any musical instrument and of
Emil Huber, the accompanist, the concert thsre yet, in its box, I suppose. The gaso- Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Co. On the
would be deferred, and the little gathering line launch went over for Pianist Huber, Fourth it was handsomely decorated with
was asked to please liberally patronize Mrs. who arrived in a fierce gale at 2 P. M., American flags and pictures of our great
Somebody, who had prepared provisions much concerned over having missed the national heroes. The two handsome Miller
for a big crowd and would lose several hun- first train and the probable collapse of the uprights which were shown added to the
concert in consequence. The sight of the beauty of the display.
dred dollars.
"Arter this a breathless messenger from piano midway up the beach reassured him,
J. H. THOMAS, Hamilton S. Gordon's
the dock brought word that the grand and he was soon pressed into service as an
road
representative, is making a short trip
piano, on board a scow, had been sighted extra hand. Mr. Huber will probably give
in
the
interest of his house previous to tak-
off toward Fire Island, flying signals of dis- that piano the strongest testimonial it ever
ing
his
regular vacation.
had."
tress.
A rescuing party, consisting of
It certainly deserves it.
Musical Director Clarke, Sanitary Inspector
PAUL G. MEHLIN & SONS, this city, are
E. Elliott Harris, M. D., Woodruff Sutton,
among the manufacturers preparing active-
president of the-Oak Island Beach Associa-
ly for fall trade. They expect to place
Going to Make Things Hum.
tion, and one or two other brave spirits,
some very fine instruments on the market
was organized, and off it went in the blind-
—instruments that will make trade for the
HE Lehr seven-octave organ is one of
ing rain to bring in the water-logged piano.
pushing dealer.
the great "sellers" of the trade. That
"The piano having arrived at the dock,
THE business of Safford & Sons, 350 West
all able-bodied men were summoned to do is what dealers say, and that is why H.
Madison
street, Chicago, has been pur-
Lehr
&
Co.
are
not
complaining
about
busi-
duty in getting it ashore.
It was now
chased
by
the Chicago Cottage Organ Co.,
ness.
During
the
past
season
they
have
noon. The rain was pitiless, but the men
and
will
be
continued by the Saffords under
added
many
new
agents,
and
judging
from
folk went to the dock prepared to do or die.
the
supervision
of W. B. Price.
the
preparations
now
under
way
at
their
" The crew of the scow told a tale of the
deep that stirred every heart. It appeared headquarters in Easton, Pa., they are going
THE famous house of Lafleur, of Paris,
that the piano had arrived at the Babylon to make things "hum" the coming fall.
well known through their musical instru-
depot the evening before and was hauled
ments and musical publications, especially
to the dock. There it lay until daylight,
for bands and orchestras, have favored us
the arrangements to move it across the The Finest Grand Piano Ever with their special supplement containing
Heard in Troy.
bay having fallen through by reason of the
the numerous musical works published by
necessity of first taking a barge of coal to
them since they issued their last catalogue.
Point of Woods. Through the superhuman
NE of the great features of the Music A perusal of its pages gives an idea of the
exertions of the piano company's men and
Teachers' Convention, just held in activity of this celebrated house.
half of Babylon's citizens, it was loaded on our city, was the beautiful Fischer concert
a scow, and at daybreak set sail by aid of grand piano, sent here by the manufactur-
C. G. CONN has disposed of the Elkhart,
pole-power for Oak Island Beach.
ers especially for Mr. Sonnekalbe and Miss Ind., Truth, to W. M. Entler. The great
"The captain of the scow, erstwhile clam- von Betz to play on. The playing of these success of his Washington publication com-
digger, cast his weather eye above and pre- great artists on this noble instrument, with pels his entire attention.
dicted a rough passage. It proved so. A its rich, brilliant, yet smooth and even
IT is said that J. L. Reeder will sever his
wild nor'wester broke on the vessel as she tone and responsive action, attracted the
connection w r ith the Reeder Piano Co., of
struck shoal water a mile off Oak Island, attention and admiration of all who were
Peoria, 111.
and, sturdy craft as she was, it seemed she fortunate enough to hear them. It was
MAJOR C. F. HOWES, of the Hallet &
must go to the bottom a few inches away. generally conceded by all to be the finest
grand
piano
ever
heard
in
Troy.-—Northern
Davis
Co., is rusticating at Prince Edward
The gale increased its fury, and there
Budget,
Troy,
N.
Y.
Isle.
being no hatches to batten down or sails to
The Trials and Tribulations of a
Grand Piano.
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