New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-22
The Grand serenade to Madame sontag

We take, from the NewYork Tribune of the l4th the
following description of the much talked of serenae to
Madame sontag 1t appears to have been rather row.
dyish affair:
Last night as early as 1o1. o'clock very large crowd
assembled at Union place. in anticipation of the grand
serenade to Madame Sontag, by the combined musical
societies of the city moments glance at the material
of which the crowd composed satisfied us that mis-
chief intended.
There several hundreds of noisy persons near the
DOORS who were easily recognizable Of the Primary
Election and their behavior betrayed their purpose
long before the time of putting it in execution By IL
O'Clock the crowd had increased to many thousands fill
ing the space back to the Park railing. The arrange
for police in way misunderstood and no
force that in order to keep the crowd from
ransackng the house. became ssary to barricade
the doors There great trepidation inside for fear
that the people would break in in spite OF the asenings
At 1l2l O'Clock the performers escorted by small
| the house frustrated The uproar was perfectly
deafnng although thus far every body seemed to be in
| good humor.
The iremen and police made effort to clear place
for the music but gave it up and the performers
stationed themselves well they could, on the west
| side Of the crowd
Madame Sontag. accompanied by the Count, made
her appearance, and received with hearty cheers
but she very much frightened at the excited crowd
the vocferous cheers and the and indescribable
tiger which given in true NewIork style Her
fears however, all for the people, of whom she
certain many would be hurt in the rushing and crushing
multitude.
The and yels continued for about ten minutes
and then the musicians struck up Hail Columbia,
which put the crowd in better humor and order was par
TALLY restored.
Then followed the overture to Der Freschutz which
was listened with excellent attention Madame Sontag
stood the balcony during the performance waving
| welcome to the crowd.
Now there perfect Juror among the crowd for
smashing white hats and dozens OF men, who unfor
tunate enough to such head gear, were rudey
sauted, and where resistance made,
niously knocked down Among those worst used was
Gen Hall, whose hat knocked over his eyes half
dozen times.
There were also some scutiles with the police and sew
eral severe blows We're given and received.
All further attempts at music were drowned by the
noise of the crowd and not Dodworths Band could
get hearing.
About this time some of the musicians beset thc
| instruments broken. music torn up etc.
This decided the matter The performers moved off by
force Of the pressure and after the Chief of Poc
appeared with large force to clear the ground.
Madame sontag retired and the lights extin
gushed in her rooms, and at Ia O'Clock all was
The entire affair broken up, and all the disturb
ance made in consequence of malicious misrepre
sensations, made in the morning, by parties who
adopts in business of the kind least, this is the on
reason alleged last night for the dsgracefu conduct
the disorganizers