New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-30
{ THE GERMAN SINGER FESTIVAL.


BUFFALO, July &c, 1850.
The city seems to be transformed into true Teu-
tonic city. One might believe himself without great
sefdelusion, in good old Germany. Songs sound and
ring in your ear from every corner. The badges, a
yellow silk ribbon with black edges and rosette on
the end the sign of the gers to be universal
60 that he who does not wear one may be called an
outsider-a stranger in the crowd. OF lager beer
there seems no end; it seems as if the Erie Lake had
turned into lager which, let suggest, much bet
ter here than in NewYork. The close of the first day
was splendid torchhght procession in honor OF the
guests made by the Wide-Awakes 1t was truly
grand spectacle TO see these many lights twisting in
circles right snges and straight lines through the
streets at midnight. The next morning Tuesday
brought the rehearsal for the Monster Concert,
al II Was monster concert indeed six hundred sing
ers taking part As there was no other room large
enough they procured the New-York Central Railroad
Depot for the occasion. In the evening TINS immense
building crowded to sufocation; over eight thou
sand people had collected to hear the treat. The
OF siral part TO Tannhauser, credta
bly, rendered, considering the small number OF instru
ments. The songs were done very We'll Inc next
dsy "wednesday bro ught in the morning, session
of the Confederation of the Sangerbund, where
in nothing. of great interest was said, although
long speeches and contemporaries were made.
1t was resolved that the next festival should
take rlace next year in Columbus, Ohio. In
the afternoon occurred the real star perform
ance; it was the tournament OF song, prize concert
in which eleven different societies competed ior tne
prize silver goblet handsomely engraved, worth $lOO
Every society brought their best forces and choicest
sonps. The Judges, seven in number, Messrs. Schu-
bert and Kruger of N. y; Adam, Brown, Federleln,
of Buffalo, and Marx Of Detroit, declared for Arion
and 3 LiedeIkrapz, n. Y. 30 the Arion, N. \. was
declared victor There was an attendance at this con-
cert of over 2,O0O In the evening at o'clock the
banquet came off, when the presentation OF the goblet
tact necessary on such occasions When we arrived
at 10 clock the presentation had not come OIL; long
and tedious speeches had tired out the audience so that
there was De feet chaos and you could not hear your
voices and here for the hrst uTe sce .ne
val commenced we took our leave. The Mayor OF the
CITY and several of the digntares were among the
guests. This morning, heavy shower seemed &c 10
threaten discomfort TO the singers, but Phcus APono
was implored and granted sunshine at o clock p m
OnickIv the anxious waiting crowd formed the pro-
cession and set a moving for the picnic, VIZ
Marshas
Music Band.
Turner'S 100 with Banners. . . ,
Six carriages with the Central Committee Of the Festival and
otht, honor s guests
Sangerbund Of Toledo
SsngeIbund OF Buffalo
Name rchor Of Columbus
Frohsnn Of Pittsburgh
Germsnis of Dunkiik
decorated wagon with IL young girls dressed in white
Teutonia Of New York.
Liede,frsnz Of New.York
Music Band.
Einbracht Of Newark
Wyandot 8. b. Of Upper Sandusky.
Liedetsfel Of Buffalo
Music Drummer band
swivel cannon called Lady Warrington. ,,
Compspy Of Turner'S with three banners one stars ana
one Gut Hell (blue white aud red), and one Bshn
Fret, color. -,
The nrocesson proceeded TO Nor witz Hein the place
of the picnic and this closes the festival OF the North
american Sangerbund. 1t will be long remembered
BY those who Partook in it, and Buffalo will surely tell
of It TO her children and grandchildren IL was rue
ond German and by the aid of the American popaa.
tom became aona festival. Such festivities must
have an influence ON social institutions We nave
seen the vast change it brought forth in New.York In
sxcnrs;on TO the Falls independent of the festival but
stll with many great point Of attraction, VIII DC Tue
last entertainment, and we will be home again by Sun
day.