The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-08-18
BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
[FRoN AN OCCASIONAL coKkESnoSnESr.l
BosroS, June ~. 1854
N, pr,ee Iuhilce.

closed has been remarkable one in the his
tory Of Boston. and might VIC not say In the
history Of the world, musieally considered.
Never has Boston seen such crowds filling
her streets. snd never has she held her head
moro proudly, than since the glorious success
OF the past week. The question Of the
ability Of ten thousand people 10 sing hsrmo-
niously together, has been settled, and the
"Juhilce' must DC elssSed smong the worid's
great successes The railroads leading to
Boston had been bringing in immense crowds
Of people Tor several days preceding the
opening Of the jubilee, One road alone
brought in $500. on Monday. From every
6irce,ioa the chorus singers eame-one So
cieiy coming from IS far as Chicago, The
orchestra was gathered from various large
cities, New York furnishing 400, and Boston
and vieiaiiy about $50; the whole number
ing over l,oo0 The number Of societies
volunteering was over 100, the largest part
Of ihem-1 socie;ies-coming frem MAssA-
chuse;ts The proportion Of the diferen;
rAr;S, in round numbers, was; Soprano,
/ 500; Alto, S.lO0; Tenor, l,eoo; Bass, so
The BuiIdiex.
The Coliseum has been only ten weeks
building, and il was only on Tuesday noon,
the first Day Of the Concert, that il could be
said 70 have been finished Think Of il, for
s moment; S building. strong, substantial
and symmetrical, withSl; with seats TO con-
tain over so,eoo people, built from the found
alton in Ten weeks time, Il is 500 feet long
T by SO feet wide, and, with the decorations,
cost SIS, ooo; the builder retaining the build
/ ing 2fter the close Of the Jabilec. /, is hand
7 somely GTapsi with flags, and az one end is
an immense alleSorioal painting Of Peace
Various portraits Of the great masters in
music are suspended from the different pill
I lsrs throughout the baildiug. The acoustic
[ properties Of the building are quite perfect,
I can ring ont in the vast structure, is quite
marvellous AT the rear, in the centre Of the
1 chorus seats, IS the grand organ, made by the
I Hooks, Of this city. 1t is in plain case Of
/ ehestnut-ihe whole top Of the organ ex-
I posed, with the metal and wood pipes in all
. their roughness, in full view. The manual
I faces the Direcior's stand, which is some 800
fee; OF, and the player sits with the organ
81 his hack, operating by what is known as
I the pneumatic zetion. The organ, though
no; massive al sll, has immense power, and
easily Ills the whole building.
Between the massive pillars that support
the rooS, are festoons Of bunting, relieved
Z here ard there by the flags Of the different
nations. The brightness Of the new timbers
I is toned down BY neutral wash or tint, so
T that glance through the multitude Of sup
porting shafts gives : pleasing effect, and
F. irresis;ibly suggests the idea Of pine forest
The building is plain in appearance, but stin
not unpleAsing. The roof, instead of meet
ing AZ the ridge, falls short, leaving sn ap-
parent space Of some ten feet Above this
spzee rises, so to speak, s supplementary
root. the space between being filled with
windows for light and air The building can
be seen for long distance, and is accessible
BY many routes. II is in tia, portion of the
city known as the Back Bsy Lands, which,
ten yeSrs ago, was overfowed with water. Ii
covers plot Of ground known SIS ST. James's
PARK, and infringeS upon some Of the sur
rounding streets.
The Presidents Room.
The reception parlor for the President was
fitted up with unusual elegance A hand
some carpet covered the floor; tasty curtains
of lzee draped the windows; elegant paint
inss hung on the walls, and rich sets of black
walnut furniture were supplied for the use Of
the President and his party. Fourteen bas-
kets Of flowers, hung in appropriate places,
added TO the sdornment of the room.
Other Rooms.
Refreshmeut rooms, accommodations for
the press, a telegraph office, pos;-ofiee, and
various retiring rooms, were provided to
meet the demands Of the occasion
Opening Day.
ST length the day arrived when these dead
walls were to resound with the voices of the
thousands Of singers who had spent so many
weeks in preparation. Would they blend
h2rmOniously in one grand refrain, or would
these various elements, developed under diff
fersnt leaders and in places wide ssuEdeT,
clash and war with each other? The morn
ing for the rehearsal came, and the members
of the chorus came streaming in, yet, large
IS il was, hardly making an impression upon
this almost illimitzble space. Away stretched
the tiers Of seats for an apparently interim
nable distance, and II really seemed IS if there
could never be = crowd sufficiently large TO
Ill them. The musicians being ready, and
order finally established, Mr.. Gilmore took
his place on the Conductors stand; the
chorus responded promptly to the signal to
rise, and with motion OF his baton, came
sweeping tide Of melody-fuE, round, clear,
eleetrifying-snd the Jubilee was fairly in
angurated- No hitch, no holding back, no
ftfal strains, but instruments and voices in
unison, the pillows Of song rolled over the
vast space until il seemed as if they would
continue their course TIL all the world should
hear them The plainest truth, in writing
Of the Jubilee to those who have not been
so fortunate Is TO be present, viii seem to
ssyor Of hyperbole; but il must be renem-
bered that we are writing Of what has no
parzllel-something wholly unique, and of
which the progress was watched with unre-
mitted anxiety and fear
The afternoon came 81 lsst-the day when
the general public were to learn, for the first
time, what had been done for their edifca-
ton The vast doors were thrown open,
and though the tickets ranged al from two