The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-02
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The ieueillctonist of the Csar~r We, Et..t
Uars describes the et'ec, Of the first appearance
Of the Calliope- --,hs musically educated stcau
whistle, upon party Of French artists on ,h,
banks Of the Hudson;
/ 4 few years ago, ut n meeting in Paris o
European artists who had visited America. III,
conversation turned on the state Of music ia
the New World. | rccollect that one remarked
laughing, that in country Of steam like this
We should appreciate music ouly when We could
make it, as We do everything else. by steam.
Indeed he was far nom thinking that his pleas
aatry would. In few years be rsalisel-he was
prophet without knowing II. Music by steam,
Ia invented and by an American can bear
witness to having heard Il fortnight ago, ior
my ears still ring with the sound. Listen to
my experience After an excuruon In the
country, We were going down the North River
back TO New York. As we cleared West
Point, VIZ saw approaching 10 IN opposite di'
rection from the Hero" (which bore as), the
Glen Cove, going to Albany. As tho steam.
boats drew nearer to each other, saddcnly there
broke upon the calm, pure air Of the morning,
kind Of eatcry OF trumpets--or rather mod
ulsted hubbub, which Can compare to nothing
have ever heard, The instrument which pro
duced this strange and furious combination
must have borrowed the roaring ot q lion, the
believing Of q bull the braying u IN ass, aud
the barking ot dog. There was nothing ON,
mited in the catalogue oi animal discordAnce
except perhaps the mcwing ofa cAt.
At the first detoDation, Mme H.. who has
the VOICE Of an angel, and the nerves ola wo
man. started IN II under an electric shock.
Our friend, the Maestro NJ. who has his head
null Of harmony written and snwrittcn darted
towards the edge OF the boat, hui We caught
hold Of him for lear of accident The other
passengers ran hclter skelter. wherever their
acoustic nerves directed them. onc, = segro.
gave himself up 10 u variety Of contortions.
which was ON board ran among the passengers
his tail between his legs, bowling most plain
lively. Such was, on board the Hero. the III.
ect Of the Calliope heard at the distance u
quarter oi mile Tor II was the Calliopc 10.
stalled ON the Glen Cove that saluted us with
this overture II IL an instrument Of music by
steam Just invented No one but mn Americas
could have imagined II Yoa haso all heard
the whistle ola steam engine, which serves N
q sgual on railroads Welt the Csliope 10
nothing else ,nan 'sfoe,o"s plr. composed
OF as many OF those Whistles ~ ln''e are ao'es
~ the compass o. the Instrument ny means
OF mechanism whose ingen'o" como'nat'on
] have not had The opportunity OF "m'fing
inc steam Prec'p'a'ed A''erha,ve'y sad
WIN marked durSi'oo' 10 one or snotnc! OF tnoss
Internal Whistles em'tng SOUNDS tha' ~oo,e
splt the very rocks ba' what ls very ce
Wv "o'es NV ~ .''n'u sN"s ''''"" ~, :" ~'
le's OF steam which pfoaoce msm me ."
hnfiea out "ot 9nly "ulkes ,ue car IKE .''e pea
uhs " great urnm' ~, a.so 'oo eyes,
series o' whi'e pun. IKE the smoke ron uie
firc of maskeuy' IL WAS he very esshee o.
oddity when we recovered from u,e nrs'