Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-09

was injured. This fact is due 10
wise precaution Of the company, which re-
quires all trains to run slowly around this
curve. Had the train been going at full rate
of speed, a disaster horrible to contemplate
might have resulted
The passengers were brought into the city on
the engine and baggage ear, and on extra cars
sent out as soon as the news of the accident
was received. Gangs of men were at work all
day Saturday, and part Of the day yesterday, in
getting the cars into position and repairing the
track. The damage to the cars is but slight,
considering the character of the accident The
bottoms, ends and trucks are badly smashed,
but the seats are all in place, and the cars will
he repaired in a short time.
Mr. HAMMoND's CoYcERr.-The anticipa.
tious raised by the announcement of the pro-
gramme to be offered Mt the concert by Mr.. Ben.
I. Hammond on Saturday evening were more
than realized. In the fine audience gathered in
Washburn hall were to he seen those whose
faces are always noticed at our choicest musical
| entertainments, and Nh Hammond must have
had occular proof of the presence of a host of
friends. lie certainly experienced another man
Hesitation of it when he made his first bow and
sang the selection from RosSiui, which was an
| nounced by the programme. The hearty greet
ing was rodoubled at the close of the AHA, and
he responded to the deserved encore in way to
elicit fresh applause. Before he went to study
in Milan his fine baritone voice was the subject
OF complimentary remarks at musical gather
ingS here. The value OF his years Italian train
Ing is very manifest, aud he must now take
rank as valuable addition to the list of Amer
lean yocalists He chose for his second piece
the familiar air by ialre, "The heart bowed
down."
Mrs. j. W. Weston of Boston, who gave so
much pleasure at recent concert in Mechanics
hall, sang with even greater effect at this con-
cert. Probably the smaller hall was a better
place for the exhibition of the choice and raw.
lshing quality of her notes. She possesses a
soprano voice Of limpid purity, and will al
ways be lavorite, especially in chamber con-
certs. The Mendelsohn Quintete club played
delightfully."- as ever. MI Hennig, who succeeds
Mr. Fries as the yioloncellist Of the club, and
| Mr. Hamm, who is one of the new members,
| gave specimens Of their quality as so!oists,
| showing their undoubted right to wear the
honors Of this famous quartette. Nothing on
the programme, unless it was Mr.. Ryan's clari-
nettc solo, was greeted so enthusiastically as Mr.
Hamm's fantasia on the violin. Mr.. b. D. AL
len played the piano in the Schumann quarette
in the admirable manner which always charac-
| terizes his performances.
There were two drawbacks to the complete
enjoyment of the concert. The audience
| gathered in the upper hail made noise which
at irregular intervals was too plainly heard in
| the hall below Then the quintctte club were
were obliged to cut short their programme in
order to take the 80 train for Boston, Mr..
| Ryan apologi1ed for the curtailment, which was
without Mr., Hammond's knowledge, and was
| as much a surprise to him as to the audience.
To THE VOTERS OF WoRCEsTER--A circu-
lar has come TO my notice headed: "MAYoR
VERY AND THE POLICE FORCE" desire 10
say that it is a tissue of fasehoods and ii the
opposition have no other weapons their cause
must indeed be desperate.