Connecticut western news., 1872-06-21
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SALISBURY, CONN. Friday Morning, June 21, 1872
OEa To Boston.


 Monday morning, a special express train loaded with the singists of the Salisbury Choral Union, started from Lakeville sta ton on its lightning trip to Hartford, to connect with a special express on the Hart ford, Providence & Fishkill and Boston < Providence roads to Boston. A slight halt at Salisbury, where few more singers and others were added and onward we flew to Canaan. Again a slight addition to our load-and by the way, perhaps we might as,well say here as anywhere, that-Con- duotor Rowley meant business" last Mon- day morning, as was evident by his exhibi- ton on that occasion of his peculiar tact for hustling passengers on board and get ting away from station. It is sufficient to say that no tune was fooled away" on the trip to Hartford, where we arrived at 8 quarter past o'clock. Sixty four miles ln two hours and twenty-five minutes is yfaSr It is quite proper that the timelost wait. ing for freight train at station near Hartford, should be deducted, as something like twenty minutes was consumed In that way. We left Hartford at precisely half past eight by train which was made special for the occasion, and which carried not only our load of singers from the Conn. Western road, but large delegation of warblers from W waterbury, making three passenger cars and baggage car chock full of melody, the duty of which appeared to be 10 get to Providence at 1l.30 o'clock, distance of ninety miles in exactly three hours including stops. This it would have accomplished, had not slight misunder- standing occurred concerning the running of train going west, which delayed our train % minutes. Although speed was a prominent feature in the running of that train, SAFETY appeared on its timetable in type that controlled its every movement. As it was, to deduct the time lost in wait ing. less than three hours were consumed in the trip of ninety miles. Superintend- ent McManus was on board, and with his hand grasping the bell rope, stationed as he was at the rear end of the rear car, he so managed the train, that notwithstanding the rate of speed with which we were tear ing through the country, not the slightest indication of anxiety as to safety was man. ifested on the features of the passengers. The track was in the best possible condi- ton for road doing such an immense busi- ness, and with proper management this train could make this time and do it safely. Arriving in Providence too late (being thrown out of time 25 minutes as stated above, to take the regular express train for Boston, another locomotive was quickly obtained and on to Boston we went, after of course being detained, as usaal, by an- other train in advance, prodigiously long freight train which lazily dragged its tedi- ous length out of our way We arrived at the Coliseum at precisely l7 minutes past o'clock, having been whirled 19S miles since o'clock in the morning; 25 miles per hour over three roads, and including all stops and delays is fair average running. At some convenient time in the not far dis tant future,' we propose to make our read
 
 Providence s Fishkill road, by descrip- ton of the scenery along the route, &c., t&c., but for now it must suffice to say that the people of our section we feel assured by their numerous expressions of approval of the speed and safety with which all were brought to Boston, cannot but be gratifed at their own good judgement in the selec ton of this route. We are in Bostor for the first-concert of this Worlds GranG Musical project, but beng fatigued witt our long ride, will repair to hotel-the Boston House for instance, on the corner of Beach street and Harrison avenue which at low figure provides wonderful amount of comfort to it's guests, as we have at times learned while previously stopping in Boston, n,-and rest our weary soul by in dulging in the luxury of writing up an iten for the NEWS. To give description O the Coliseum would require more time ant space than we now can command, and W, must be content to say that it is not onll about eight times larger than that of '69 which everybody thought was large enough but it far surpasses that structure in 1t beauty of design and architecture.
 THE FIRST CONCERT.
 AS noted above, we concluded to not as tend the first concert of Monday, and t give our readers an idea of the first effoI of the grand chorus of 10000 voices " copy from the Boston 1raUeller thei account of the day:
 At the close of Gen. Banks's address tn musical part of the entertainment wa taken up. The organ sounded c; ther was for brief space a general tuning o instruments the orchestra and chorus se tied quietly down into their seats; ther was a momentary stiffness then a rippl of applause from the distant part of th chorus seats, which grew in volume, g Gilmore was seen vending his way dow the alsle to the conductors stand. The f, male chorusters waived their handkerchief the male choristers shouted themselve nearly hoarse the violinists beat the bac of their instruments with their bows; th audience took up the applause, and with
 roar of welcome, and an outspoken an heartfelt greeting, the great originator ( the Worlds Peace Jubilee of 1872 steT upon the stand. Rowing his acknowledg ment he waived his baton, and the fir number, the choral "Old Hundred" we given by the full chorus, organ and orche: tra. As the closing strains of the secon verse died away there was an immense ou burst of applause, and the problem ws then settled that so far as the chorus wa concerned, it would fill all requirement. No. was Wagner's overture to "Rizini
 by the grand orchestra under the condu, torship of MT. Carl Zerrhan, who receive great ovation, mainly, however, from tt female members of the chorus, with whol he is prime favorite. He had his force well in hand, and the overture was interpr ted in masterly manner. Indeed nothin else could have been expected, for the bant large as it is, is made up of the cream ( the musicians of the country, not one (