Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-07-12

ing is on hand, and will sell for enough
to reduce the amount some, and few
more entertainments or gatherings are
expected to be held in it before it is TAX
en- down, which will net small amount
more. Mr.. Gilmore generously gave his
entire benefit to the guarantee fund to
make up the deficiency in paying ex-
penses.
A CONCERT AND PANIC.
On Wednesday, the Fourth, four con-
certs were given for the people, during
which terrific shower and tornado pre-
vailed, almost creating panic, which
might have proved a serious disaster.
We give the account from the Boston
journal below:
The afternoon concert, which COM
menced at 2 o'clock, was attended by
some features not included in the pro-
gramme. The audience was double in
numbers to that of the morning. The
settees had been removed from the two
lines of central sections, in order to pre-
pare for the promenade concert in the
evening. All the listeners we're crowded
together as near the stage as they could
stand and sit, and the English band
were in the midst of Herold's overture
to " Tampa" when the tornado which
swept over the city struck the Coliseum.
The black clouds shut out the sun, and
the great amphitheatre became as dark
as night. The wind blew hurricane,
and the rain, which fell in torrents, was
driven through the sides of the ventilat-
ing turrets, the skylights, and under the
shingles of the western roof, and fell in
streams upon the heads of the audience.
For the second time in the history of the
Jubilee, the Coliseum was converted in
to mushroom garden; hundreds OF
umbrellas and parasols were spread, and
everybody laughed and bantered, and
poked fun at the builders, until a ire
lnsndous gust of wind drove cloud OF
dust and sand through the open doors,
which filled the building and half blind.
ed the audience. At the same time a
timber in the front gallery fell and broke
several panes of glass, and few splint
/ ers fell from the interior of the central
turret. Only those who have been
! frightened--thosew who have had the feai
of sudden death upon them, and whose
first thought in such an emergency has
been to seek place of security-car
imagine the feelings of the five thousand
men, women and children assembled un
der the roof of the Coliseum at this mo
ment. The women screamed and made
a rush for the doors. Men were behinC
in the last movement, and climbing ovel
the settees and rushing through thu
crowded aisles they added to the genera
fright. But for the GOODNESS and fore
thought of few individuals, and espe
cially of Mr.. Dan Godfrey, PAM,
would have ensued, the results of which
would have been most lamentable. Will
the recollection of the fate of the firs
Coliseum, and the disaster to the grea
trusses fresh in their minds, the situation
was dreadfully suggestive of great dis
aster, and yet the building did not quake
nor timber creaked, nor bolt started
It defed the blast, and came out of tn
storm with all its pennons flying. TIL
audience were saved from accident. TIL
moment they made break for the door
to 60 out into the pelting storm, God
frey, by crap, rap" of his baton, an
significant wave of his hand, directe
his band to drop the score of "Zampa.
, Then with another pass of his baton the
struck up the Star-Spangled Banner.
Those who knew no danger, and other
who felt that there was none, immediate
ly began to cheer. This treasured thos
who had been wavering, and they arres
ed the more timid, who in turn said t
the wildly excited, al don't think ther
is any danger" and so they all stage
: and listened with delight to the "Be
gravia Waltz" and the -" Renaissance
of Verdi by the English band, who's
scarlet and gold uniforms were as grea
an attraction in the eyes OF the grount
: hugs as their exquisite music has bee
to the ears of the dilIiidnte Madam
Leutner charmed all hearts by her il
j genious and spirited rendering of tn
"Star-Spangled banner" in which II
r great electrician enthroned among Il
/, clouds usurped the powers of the batter
men below.
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