Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-10
rhe Gr1n,,lrrnnin Roston.

CtFoHOnios A. NAuoAV A44Aif OSo-
Ton. on the occasion Of opening to public
view the great Wurtemberg organ, were
observed. A correspondent Of the New
York sening Post, writing from Boston,
gives the following pleasant account Ofthe |
affair, and of the audience, made brilliant
and radiant by the rich and gay attire Of
beautiful women. An interesting de-
scriptiOn of the organ and its history is,
also, sntiOined:
BosroN, November 8, 1868.
The Inauguration Of the grand organ in
the Music Hall took place last night, in
presence of crowded and fashionable
audience. The event has been the talk Of
Boston for weeks past, any the splendOr Of
the scene fully justified the anticipations
Of the expeetsnt public. All the seats in
the house-some thousands in number
were sold long since at the respectable
figure Of three dollars each-a fact which
shows that Boston is eager to help the ca
pable managers Of the organ enterprise,
and that the idea of possessing the biggest
musical instrument in the United States
is pleasing to the mind Of the music-loV-
ing people hersabouts. The ladies came
nv thousands, and in full evening dress;
the fascination Of their presence and the
brillisncy Of their toilets dividing with
the organ itself the attractions of the
evening. Colonel Greene, Of the Boston
Post, the gallant man Of our city press,
observes to. day that " some of the costumes
were exceedingly gay aad brilliant; and
many were especially fabricated for the
| occasion, quite regardless of figures that
| might be placed upon bills payable for the
same. The cream Of the fashion Of our
city and vicinity were out in full numbers,
snd in oolors that excelled the rainbow ;
for What is the rainbow, in all its splendor,
| compared with youth, beauty, and the ex-
| duisite art Of Demorest Y The Colonel IS
an authority in such matters.
| THEoRGAN.
DR.. Holmes described the great organ so
vividly in the November Atlantic that any
other account OF it would be stupid. He is
master of the art of pleasant sketching,
and as such 1 beg leave not only to bow
before him, but to draw upon him for some
bits of description which may interest the
musicul portion Of the readers Of the Even.
ing Post. "The great organ Of the Music
Hall" he says, " is choir of nearly six
thousand vocal throats," and this is true,
for il has five thousand four hundred and
seventy-four pipes in manuals and pedals.
ats largest windpipes are thirty-two feet
in length, and man caR crawl through
them. Its finest tubes are too small FOR a
baby's whistle Eighty-nine stops pro-
duce the various changes and combina-
tions of which its immense orchestra is Ca
psble, from the purest solo of q singing
nun to the loudest chorus in which all its
groups of voices have their part in the full
flow Of its hsrmonies. Like all instru-
ments Of its class it contains several dis
tInct systems Of pipes, commonly spoken Of
as separate OF gans, end capable Of being
plsyed alone or in connection with each
other. Four manuals, or hand key boards
and two ptdals, or foot key boards, com
mand those several systems-the solo or
gan, the choir organ, the swell organ, ana
the great organ and the piano and forte
pedal organ.
Twelve pairs of bellows, which II is IN
tended to move by water power derived
from the COchituate reservoirs, furnisl
the breath which pours itself forth IL
music. Those beautiful effects for which
the organ is incompatible, the ersseeEd,
and diminHendo-the gradual rise of tht
sound from the lowest murmur to the loud
est blast, and the dying fall by which i
steals gently back into silenoe-ths dig
solving views, so to speak, Of harmony
are not only provided for in the swell
organ, but may be obtained BY special ad
iustment from the several systems Of pipe
and from the entire instrument"
The instrument, constructed Of blacl
walnut and covered with carved statues
busls. marks and figures in bold relief, il
placed upon low platform, the outlines
Of which are in accordance with its own
It's whole height is about sixty feet, itt
breadth forty eight feet, and it's average
depth twenty four feet. Some idea Of III
magnitude may be got from the fact tha
the wind machinery and the swell-orgar
fll up the whole recess occupied by the
former organ, which was not small one
All the other portions of The organ CONT
forward into the hall In front Of its cen
ter stands Crawford's noble bronze statue
Of Beethov. n, the gift of Mr.. Charles c
Perkins of Boston.
According to a report laid before tht
Music Hall Association by DR.. Upham, or
Saturday evening, when the formal trans
fer Of the property took place, the orgaI
has cost over fifty thousand dollars. Tht
original estimate Of cost was twenty fivt
thousand dollars, but the magnitude of tht
work, and its extension over the sever
years required to complete the task. rollei
up the amount to double the estimated ex
pense. The history OF the effort goes bacl
to November, 1852, when a concert wa
given in the Music Hall for the purpose 0
settling apart its proceeds ss the nucleu
Of an "organ fund" The enterpris
found instant favor; subscriptions cam
in; the Music Hall Association voted il
1856 to have none but the finest organ tha
could be madp, one which "should stant
not for decades only, but for centuries 0
years " and the solid men of Boston
pleased with the spirit displayed by tn
stockholders, paid in more subscriptions
until finally 9 sum was raised which jus
tilted a contract with T. :. Walcker & Co
the famous organ builders of Wurtemberg
The work was begun in February, 1856
and finished in October, l863-snd here
is, in all its msgnifcence.
Conspiracy Case.
The Cincinnati Times Of Saturday eve
ming contains the following:
The cases Of the alleged eonspirator
came before Judge Leavitt, OF the Unite
States Court, this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. P Thomas were arraign
| al and rlead u MT GuiItV " To the charge