The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-20
Death of ole RulI.

The celebrated violinist, ole Borne
man Bull, who died at Quebec on the
10Th inst, wss born at Bergen, in Nor
way, on the 9th of February, 1910 His
passion for music manifested itself at a
very early age, but was Fepressed by
his father, who had destined him for
the church, and at the age of Is placed
him at the University OF Christiania,
with which his connection was dissoly-
ed because he TOOK temporary charge
Of the orchestra at one of the theaters
during the illness of the leader. In
1899, he went TO Cassel to study with
Spohr, but his reception was so cold as
TO almost entirely suppress his musical
enthusiasm, which thus far had with
stood both the frowns of his father and
the disiayOr Of the professors. He then
began the study Of law at Gottingen,
but soon recovered from the despoud-
ency caused by his interview with
Spohr, AID once more determined to
devote himself 10 his art and went %
Minden, where he gave his first con.
cert with considerable success At this
place, quarrel with a fellow artist re-
suited in a challenge, and in a
dSel which followed his antag.
onist was MORALLY wounded. Com
PEELED to leave the country, he went to
Paris, where he led a most zprecarious
and wretched existence, from which,
after being robbed Of everything he
possessed, including his violin, he at.
tempted to release himself by drown
ing lie WAS not destined, however, TO
die in the Seine, from which he was
| rescued and taken TO the house of a
recently bereayed mother, who found
in him remarkable resemblance to
her dead son, and assisted him so lib
orally that ho was enabled TO sppear
IN public in the profession he had
chosen, namely, that of a violinist
His career as an artist had now fairly
begun, aud the next seven years were
/ spent in professional tours through
Europe, by which he acquired not only
an extended reputation bat q hand
some fortune In 1898 he returned 10
his native place with his wife, a Paris
sian woman, and five years later made
his first visit to the United States The
enthusiasm With which he was received
here, and the pecunisry success OF his
/ first professional tour through this
country, are still fresh. in the minds OF
musical readers who heard him at that
/ time, and need not be recapitulated
here In 1915 be returned TO Europe,
and during the succeeding seven years
gave series Of concerts IN the priuci.
! pal cities Of the Continent made cam
psign IN Algeria against the kabyles
under Gen Nusul, built theater in
his nstive town, and made an effort TO
establish - Norway natio5al schools in
literature aud art His hberality and
patriotism brought him in contact with
the police because of his political pre-
ferences, and number Of vexatious
lawsuits dissipsted his fortune His
wife sank under the rigors Of the eli
mate, and in 1852 he made his second
visit TO this country In the same
/ year be purchased a tract Of unculti-
waited land, comprising 10000 acres,
in Potter county, Pennsylvania, and
founded an agricultural colony, 10
which the name of Oleana WAS gwen,
in honor OF its founder, The project,
however, was only partially successful,
and TO relieve the peounisry embar-
rassments which followed, he resumed
his concerts. Upon the completion Of
the Academy OF Music, in 1854. he
leased the building and undertook the
management of Italian Opera, which.
however, proved extremely disastrous,
aud At the end Of two months was
abandoned lie again returned to
Europe, and since then has been occu-
pied IN giving concerts in al portions
Of that country, and this with great
success His misiortunes were many,
and, Notwithstanding his perseverance,
energy and genius, they follow him,
anti, st the age of flty SIX, death
found him poor, shattered, unhappy
and disappointed man