The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-20
GREAT BURSTS OF MUSIC.
THE DRUMMTRS AND FILTERS or
CONNLCTTCTT ~ CONYENTTON.

tIlS IS vol ole Gupl weather wv Hflh HH.'''
said nm old gentleman from No dus this morn
ing. after he had critically examined the heavens
and tested tie rec II the wind 10y wct'inf ma
for, finger and holding It up IN the AIR. You
don't want too mucn wind If you're goin to NE
scientific. and yet an easy breez' helps more
than It binders. On the whole, its GOOD day
for the Convention, though It might be leete
warmer"
On the yerandah Of the Rockville House were
stacks and stacks vt drums, " various shapes
and sizes The owners who had come from all
parts OF Toand and the adjacent counties to
arum for the hOnors Of the C1nnecticnt Field
Must, Association. were inside tina hotel warm
lnr their hands before Col. Laws big omen lrc.
snd exchanging compliments with the nfers. In
prryious wears Conventions have been held In
Somers. In stafford, aud elsewhere. Never be-
fore. however, has such an aggregate Of real
talent been asse nbled on one occasion, nor have
tomany celebrat ID drummc r. and widely famed
hfcrs met IN friendly competition. 1t was
great day Tor Connecticut, and a great day for
Geld music.
At ten o'clock Leander T. Rowley and nine
other eIuerienced drummers from Mansfield
drove into town and piled their drums In front
of the hotel. Soon after a prolonged and we'll
executed roll announced the approach Of sixteen
picked men from It II ird. Then followed dele
cations from Hebron and Manchester and SOM
trs ana Wiillmantic ana tyranny ana Farming
lon AID East windsor. and many other towns
where martial music is rractlsed and esteemed.
hut when. a liitle after eleven tho train from
Hartfort arrived. and Major steele and score
Of dummies ana hicrs marched M the street
To the tune Of " he 1 muhDlis are Coming"
the enthusi s'u rea ned It's highest point. Bust
n-ss Vas at standstiil. stores were closed. the
mIls ut down. and the entire reputation Of
Rockville Abandoned itself 10 tue aesthetic
pleasures Of the day.
VETERANS or THE DRuMsTICK.
"The whole science OF drumming" said Prof.
Orsou Richardson, wNo has taught tue art for
nant year. &C n-isis I'm keeping your head cool
sd yISr srS 1sf aIn fp9 nav t ho.3 W
COX beat. mats tue old fashioned beat, open
hnd rough rut-tut t,-tut; wilcox WIS famous
old teacher a. Hartford, 0lty years ago. Hin
aud Durham Of Stafford (who brought ne up In
the protest., NJ were the masters In their day.
Most Of these old fellows here to-daI got tneir
style from one or the other ~ EN-. The boys
here who ink thty drum tut only make
noise. 81 he new fashioned. or army teat.
But the WILCOX l. tue beat t. naTcn by. Rus.
la-ia-tut. There's no tahging up your legs TO
Aud prf Or-on Richardson proceeded 70
at a T. too ON the Il lie of his drum. wan" all
the other I'D gentleuen MsiinttiNey Straight
ened up aud Logan feebly ~ mark time with
their feet.
over III the corner, venerable musician. who
wa, tightening he O. d. Of bass drum. ap9.r-
entl, murn older than himself. looked W aud
said To- NJ; 80 aint mucn OF "A drum to look 1.
Is ~ / kerr,d that drum from Mexc CO to
ycrv Croz; ana guess SANITY Anna remembers
I've pcen lr c'i-ln' three or four weeks Tor tlis
convention. AMI don't Ak no favors Of none OF
'em." Inc votr,an topped the parchment ana
the old drum fairly ro, red "Buom boom banner
boom sly good word Tor M II YOU can.
he whispered IN ni car. Ny IA tme l. EnOch
Puriugon. u Bottom. ana I'm seventy four IN
A generous dinner at II o'clock sh 70, and
plenty e Connecticut cider that Hsted, they de-
clured, iihe tie cider OF forty yesrs az" put the
81 o. ~ la rim for the great work Of the
49,. one o'clock A-aph Mckinney and Col.
Amos lease were r ing to draw up the one
IN re- IN a 81 VA htrIg
OF iotty hiers III straight line IN front OF the
hotel lhe oldest drummer was almost 81; the
Ine nfer, were nearly all veterans. MANY Of
them Drought iir-I which me melod, hau
least one ME there wnicn mad not uttered
much as aAqte Tor D.hf century. Tue pro-
found 1t intr.ct bic at first. tut he had breath
SUI leIt ia nls -ed lung, and Hlih one dsespe-
nfe, ann llunc ned ~ 5 3cVes-fuly upon the pleas
ing strains . "-cots VIVA haze"
Wien ne delegates o. 81 cen marshalled into
pre- ntablc ARIA, Prof. Orsou RchardsOn as
sumed command 81 toe drYmmers, whle NJ jor
;. " Bar lett OF Eat " indsnr TOOK IN nd the
NE = VIM hsld We rlshl VI tue long lne. Ma.
1er Bartlett, tue hfe major. Is very al oil gen
ITEM H. with stOop ul the shoulders SIX hai
OF Unique 'tiuctl II, ana d ess coat Il good
deal too short for bin. lie bears a striking
senbIan, To llauui ,ai Hd ulln, tnau whom he
samuch better man.
TREMENDOUS BURST or HARMONY.
Up TO this time there had been individual ex-
eufsiuns into the subIinities vi neld music, put
n Nfl no grand uiiltfl bur-t OF Ills
bust was now 20 take nlace.
=" Now said Prot OHon Richardson to his
uIumWets, sihpio tMo-lYui uLne, opeh anu
Iou-h. nen sd> three aud wave NY c-ne
"Co np.und time" explained Major Bartlett
90 MS uf,rs. All tOeetnet. nov, when Hour
ish ny ME. one, twu, threeW
Inc l2b drummtfs, at tue tall Of Prof Orson
Hchndsons cane Logan dru' ins away tor
der lie. Most 0l tue old fellows We're risky
~ their stNle Of execution. aud stamped tnelr
feet nd nItched tDeir shoulders to accentuate
the music. Ar they warned 10 tnrIr WORK. and
TIE o4d habit came Oh, eacn in-ensi ~ gided
into the tune ne used to Ike lest To drum,
Some p.ayed wi.n tue Litcn aud sOue without
The hitrh. some put ia n'Y uoufishe, wttn
the s.IcA-, iiue worhed ,.ur,lilv with TN. single
luta o. making noise, while every man
I'll ed as II the saiV ton Of Connect. ut de-
De did upon nis indI,Idlal rG.rl. pruf orsnn
hch ros'u shouted to stu. and IT mic ny
waved his cane; Ou The l@J drdmm-rs, their
hards once Ia, heard not nj snoui nor paid ,ne
slightest .tienl9r 10 l. movement, OF his cane.
MehnNuile tuu Df n, under Ftfe-MaJur Bort
let, were mag WIKI enthusiasm, o1t ON IN
edIdllY moe, eudeut system. Iney manfully
shi VITA pleiclng notes ende. vored u make
tntu,c.v,s .rd Above tue Tremendous roar
dr-m-. Two aged Nor. respectively seven D.
seven and 'eYraty-iuur wears OH, who held the
plac OF nouor AT the extreme r,gh,, ana VINO
Nllsnen 'n'lt hn-slS 40 nlmuH aud tapped
tn.r u $ Gdhl' rs thcN nd III the year
1910, Ut n INK awov long after every otner
let, has ceased to nlow.
Nn,n tue ~ sirians had stouped from sheer
eNh usupn' iroi. Ois'n richardson, the urum
IL jor aud MaJ' Btrtietl tue NE mai r. met
al tns u i'cle 81 .ns lne, wnere NUT, Al lecrimi-
Nations ensued " N0ur niet-," sid Prof. Orson
Hic9afdson s-rcaslcall,, kept mary lousy
"srl" replied Major Bartlett. with some ex
element. can IN maze my hiers, ami don't
ask aIYuod 10 ass 81 me. Perhaps your DRUM
ners nteu all tOur att.ntiuL, sir,
ANY drummers. Major B"tett-," Professor
Ofson RICHARDSON no begun ~ say. wncn for
tuhately fug the Ueac, fIl relations Of IA. great
powers one OF the hfers, unabio to keep longer
4 IN pouI,ns on! h,s soul IN music, siruck up
" ldnk . Doodle Livery unau IN the line &C
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