The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-20
END or THE PIANO war.


measrs' steinway a. Sons Victorious,
Ihe disputed question as to the result of the
Piano War at the Paris Exposition--about which
there were so many blasts and counter blasts
has been definitely settled in favor of Messrs.
steinway Sons, Of New York, who have been
unanimously awarded the FIRST Gold Medal for
American Pianos. This medal, as we have
already noted, IS distinctly classified First, and
ooeT that attained by the Messrs. Chlckering.
This essential fact is shown by the following
Official certificate from General Melinet, the
President, and the members of the International
Jury on Musical Instruments
PARIS 20 Juliet 1867.
ne cerilae que Ia prem eremedae en- or pour les
steinway par le Jury lie PExposlton ISternationSis
Classe 10, premiere sur la liste.
lie President
MELINET.
GEORGE KAsTNER AMBROSE THOMAS.
hD. HANsLlOk f. A GEVAERT."
j. sCHIEDMAYER.
TRANSLATION
Paris, July 2oth, 1851 certify that The First od
Medal for American Pianos has been unanimousiv
awarded 70 Messrs steinway by the Jury of the In.
First on the list In Glass X.
President of the International Jury.
GEORGE KAsrNER.
AMBRoIsE THOMAS. Members
!. +. kGEIEHgaYin &; gEUgGT; international Jury.
We have received the "Oficial Catalogue y
containing the detailed account of all the
awards (recompenses) to the exhibitors at the
Paris Exposition, as fixed by the international
Juries and affirmed By the Imperial Commission n
In this Official catalogue, dated July l, 1867, and
printed since that date, we find of the Amer-
can exhibitors, Messrs. Steinway recorded frs
on the list, and Messrs. Chickering second.
In glancing over the almost interminable list
OF the new "chevaliers" of the Legion of Honor
from FOREIGN countries, as published in the
-Monte,T of July 2, 1867-chevaliers created
according to that official organ of the French
Empire, by the Emperor Napoleon, upon ''the
recommendation OF our Minister of Foreign
Afalrs"-we find, on comparing the names of
the "knightedn exhibitors with the official Cata-
logue of Awards that quite a number of them
only received second, third and even fourth
prizes. This, together with the fact that not the
slightest mention is made in the official catalogue
OF the Legion of Honor, or recommendation
thereof TO any exhibitor, furnishes overwhelm.
ing proof that neither the International Juries
nor the Imperial Commission recommended or
even knew of the decoration obtained by num-
Der of exhibitors upon their personal applica-
tion to, and through the recommendation of
the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
The triumph of Messrs. Stelnway Sons, and
OF their new system in Pianos, achieved in face
of the most formidable and unscrupulous oppo-
sitiOD by the only American and nearly all the
European adherents of the old system in pianos,
is most complete, and Is highly gratifying to the
musical public of America No matter how
Messrs. Chickering may insist and strive to
make the public believe that the decoration of
the Legion OF Honor, obtained by Mr.. f. Chick
ering personally, has a connection with the
Awards at the Exposition the fact is, distinctly
and positively, that it has nothing to do with
the matter, and we have yet to see the slightest
proof of their assertion.
By the unanimous yer 1ict of the International
Jury on musical instruments - the only and
highest tribunal at the Paris Exposition the
incontrovertible fact is established before the
world that for American Pianos, Messrs. Stein
Way az Sons were awarded the first Gold Medal,
and Messrs Chickering the Second-Ne,o York
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