The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-09
THE EUHARMoNIC ORGAN.
NEW HAVEN. March G

Mr. EDITOR: The Daily Spy has to hand
containing very able communications, signed ''E.
H.'' the subject of the Euharmonic Organ; one Of
the inventors of which, your very ingenious and sci
entifc fellow citizen, Henry Ward Poole Mr. Pooe's
articles 'sPerfect Musical Inonaons' in the Jan
airy and March Nos. of Sliman's Journal of Scen ce
in the view of its Editors and the scientific men of this
community, have given him an eminent and enviabe
reputation; for he has solved, and clearly explained
the great musical enigma of ages, on which Lston,
Hawkes., Loeschman, Farey, Maxwell, DR.. Smith
Prof. Fisher, and others have Iabored in vain.
The interest which this invention is creating in this
Getty of Ems, you may have observed from your ex
changes with our city papers, where less than
ty editorials and communications concerning this inven
ton, have already appeared The subject has assumed
the form of controversy, and has been discussed with
no little spirit and acrimony The most eminent must
cal men in city have taken sides for the new organ
among whom are Prof. E. T. Fitch of Yale College
DR.. L. A. Thomas and A. B. Norville ESQ. musca
conductor of Centre Church, and other gentlemen who
have and heard Mr.. Poole's new instrument in
Boston.
In the present stage of the controversy Euharmonc
is decidedly ahead, and the prejudice of musicians who
have long been accustomed to the imperfect scale with
Its discordon harmony is melting away before the stern
and rrevocable decree of mathematical demonstration
and the united testimony CT score of our citizens
who have listened the pntect harmony Of the Euhar.
monte Organ.
As further illustration of the interest here on the
subject, it may be added that the ''New Haven Must
cal Association" composed of some one hundred and
fifty performing MEMBERSHIP best musical talent of the
cityand three four hundred honorary members have
invited Prof Henry ID. Rogers Of Boston, TO lecture
before them on the principles involved in this ne,v in
ventlon, and he has accepted the invitation Prof
Rogers well KNOWN the eloquent lecturer on scien-
THO subjects before the Lowell Institute, in Boston,
The North Church and the Centre Church (where the
College Commandments are heidi have also sent COM
mtees TO examine the Euharmonic Organ and both
inc committees have reported ualinouslv in favor of
II as decidedly superior 10 the best organs the common
construction.
Kermit us to say, in conclusions that we never have
seem nor are know by your fellow citizen, the dstin
gushed inventor, and have no interest in him further
than ms we are member of the universal aternitv If
musicians, on which his genius has conferred untold
benefit lie is however well remembered in New IJo
ven, as member Of Yale College, in the class of 1S15
e Professors, as aman Of vigorous and original in
.eieci and by his classmates, as possessing an mex
hausiible mechanical ingenuity.
Inc fact that you inserted sccond time. the first
communication of "E. H." as you say, cat the request
o. oqr musical friends" would seem to imply that the
tue' IN this case at least is not likely to be fulfill
ed that "a prophet land inyentorl is not without
49, Nu'"'h. 10, 20 G. II. G.
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ed, with five others, in making voyage in November
from Carp River, Michigan, to the Saul He was II
he employ Of the Maquette Iron Company.