Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-28
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Correspondence Of the Union and American.
FRENCH DAY.
BOSTON, June 20, lS72.-I arrived here
|, this morning with the expectation of find
|. ing the greatest hub-Rb and uncertain noises
ad inhuistm and aaseann, having read on
my way the New York accounts of the
first day. Now, at this moment have to
confess my most agreeable disappointment
further, so numerous, varied and i'm
mense are the objects of interest aggregat-
ed in and about Boston that making notes,
let alone writing letters, seems impossible.
Every street is thronged with jostling
crowds and gay with all the decorations that
a Yankee can think of to draw attention to
his wares. Hardly less numerous than the
curiosity seekers are the wonder and gala
day caterers, and every nook is noisy with
the outcries of pop-beer sellers, and the ar
my of penny-gatherers who flock to such
places like flies to an opea larder on sum-
mer day-snd it is summer here-the real
melting, singing, sticking, dusty city sum-
mer that keeps you hot and dry inside and
demnition moist and. unpleasant outside.
But Boston is jubilant. 1t is enjoying the
cynosUre of and all manner of representa-
tives from the world at large, and at least
temporarily feels that it is really the Hub.
| When got off the Portland boat this morn
ing at six O'Clock / found the city looking
| quietly over the noble harbor, dotted with
vessels, which were resting securely after
their long flights.
| But when my carriage reached the Parker
! l saw the unmiStaksble evidence of the pre-
| Sence of strange multitude. Pyramids of
baggage in the hall, around which roamed
| carelessly or with nervous haste dusty
groups Of people, evidently too late for
| ''Rooms." An hour or two later the streets
| began to mysteriously ill up. From every
! direction the constantly increasing streams
of humanity poured into and along the de-
Vious thoroughfares of the city, the sources
Of their coming as hidden as that of the |
| Nile, except as betrayed by their motions, |
| figures and costumes. could fnd no de- !
fined current of travel, for take what direc- |
| ton would, l was necessarily colliding |
with people all seeming as DESTROYS of get |
| ting somewhere as the busy merchant just |
in from the country seat. The splendid |
double track street railways with all their |
large cars, were even now hardly sufficient |
for their work. Passing down fremont
street you meet every inducement TO laugh, /
swear and spend money. The "historic old |
Common" appears entirely given up TO |
fruit cake and beer stands, and the petty |
humbugs that beguile dimes from rustics-
all driving a good trade. In the inscrut-
able arrangement of human affairs the
grandest things seem to be as much for the
benefit of the humble as the great. No |
class enjoy the Jubilee days more |
than the popcorn peddlars, while thousands |
who fred with the big advertisements, have
saved their money and heaped their mag
nations for these notable days, forsake,
when here, the coliseum and its wonders for
those Of the side shows, circus, races, etc.
Still there were enough true to their virgin
intent to purchase 100000 worth of tickets
to-day. After being in the distracted streets
awhile it is a great relief to step into one of
the excellent art galleries along fremont.
One can scarcely find poor piece of art in
them; all are of taste and excellence. Three |
famous pictures are now on exhibition here.
Moran's Grand Canon Of tie Yellowstone,
lately purchased by Congress for $4,000,
and Selon's magnificent paintings of Jeru-
salem, in her glory and as she is now. AT
ter seeing these l went to
TIE COLISEUM,
and was ushered into the 'spress room q
large apartment tastefully fitted up and sup
piled with every facility for correspondence,
including post and telegraph offices.
Rehearsal was going ON, and the larger
part Of the chorus, which consists of 10000, |
were present, the orchestra and some 5000 |
or 1900 spectators, but the vast building
seemed almost empty.
do not know how to convey an IDEA Of
the size of the building better than meas
uring it by acres, it covering three and one
half acres. The proscenium occupied by
the orchestra and Chorics takes about one
qprn tbp ar1dioDaa room aho11f fy1-o o,,d ba |
offices, reception rooms, ETC., the balance.
Mr.. Preston, the architect of The building,
has arranged his details with an eye to ca
pscity for almost any number and obtaining
too convenience and ease Of access and
egress in the highest degree. The police,
fire /, press, officers, committees, orchestra
and chorus departments are all cOmmodious
and the suite Of rooms allotted to each are
convenient in every respect, while the
splendid halls and refrCshment departments
are the especial comfort of everybody. The
reception room is elegantly cited up with
carpet, -ofa- and easy chairs,
while fine paintings adOrn the walls,
among which is Bierstadt's celebrated
Yosemite. l must not forget to mention
that the press room is also finely ornament
ed with chromos and paintings. The cell
ing Of the audience room flaunts the ban
ner of almost every nation and cplTts pen
Eants Of FL. ch2da5, Shapes ard sizes. At
one end of the building is the immense Or
gan, which is fast proving itself too large
for use without more strength and expert
ence, while at the other end hangs suspend
ed proportionately large drum, which it
was found couldn't be beat" Probably |
both will become the basis of some side
show to a future jubilee, or steam will be
applied to the former to play it, as it now is
to blow it, while a Tennessee mule viii be
necessary to kick 70 70 melodies out of the
latter. While stroIling about the corridors
Johann Strauss, of Vienna, is shaking the
baton, while the orchestra are shears
ing one of his Walt-es. 1t is bound |
to be q treat, Tor he injeCts music into the
orchestra at every movement Of his 1.-the
figure. The orchestra really seem to uu-
consciously play just what he wants them
10, and in just the style.
Having finished a cursOTy survey Of the
coliseum, returned to the city only to
find the story of the morning exaggerated
into confusion and distraction, and the
thermometer as elevated as any body.
THE CONCERT
commenced 3 p. NJ, but long before that
time every entrance-and their name is
S8lOlI-JO lie DuuulIi5 Mas CLONuCu Will
an in-rushing humanity which were sWal-
lowed up by the building 10 such way
that on glancing in at 3, there appeared only
a carpet of heads, somewhat variegated,
where the ladies were with their smart rib
bons and gay cOlors, but plain enough on
the tenor and bass sides, where the mOnOt-
ony was only relieved by an occasional well
polished pate. The crowd present, eXClu-
sive Of the chorus, was estimated at 10000 |
to 10000. But there was room for as many
more, almost, if they had pushed in as they
do on the street cars.
The opening piece was the Gloria from
Mozart's Twelfth Mass. When the mighty
chorus commenced 1 expected to hear a
thunder prOdigious, such as shook the
mighty amphitheaters Of Greece and Rome
when Eschyles brought out his tragedies
to houses Of a hundred thousand. The
chorus commenced-soundsi ndistinCt from
their very number. l waited with bated
breath for the thunder to come, but as it