The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-11
BANG, CHATTER AND RATTLE
THE RrB-i-DUB- -DrB TIfIT STARTLED
THE CONNECTlCrT ECHOES.
Scenes and Noises Mt the nrumrers Tburna-
ent-Hockviiic Deafened bat Delighted
Poem nnd II Prodigy -Mooius Victorious.


well attended. Thc trains from all parts Of the
State were crowded with nfcrs and drummors;
along the valley Of the Connecticut the rush was
Unprecedented in the memory Of the oldest n-
habitant At Hartford no less than seventeen
snare drums and half a dozen bass were count
ed awaiting shipment To- Rockville
reporter for rnE SVN boarded the engine Of
the 10 O'Clock train ON the Hartford Providence
and Fshlill road nnd asked the engineer how
many drummcrs he had aboard.
About hundred odd. | guess" he replied.
You amt one. be you =
The reporter modcsty dsrlaimcd any con-
ncction with the Convention other than that of
spectator.
Il an't ono myself" added the enginccr
arologcticnlly. hut I've got hoy at home that
can knock spots out Of any shccpskin this side
Of York"
by this time the train had filed up with drum
mers. and the smoking ear. whore twcnty-iour
performers on snare instruments were con-
fined, rcscmhlcd a moving hail Storm At
Burnside the engineer diemountrl to Kick
couple Of COWS of thr trook. and then the traIn
toil"d ON again at a snairs pace.
After an hours wcatyr. lr. cnliycnod onlyhy
the monoton1us roar from the rear. that at
times drowned the sound of the whistle Rock
/ willie was reached. Factories wrrc clustered
/ thickly about the depot. ana the mnlgr purtm
/ tho fnctory population were gathered in ihg
/ strarts \ nn,ro drum -uinIor. in vnriogWrd
/ costume. welcomed the incoming delegation
/ la the name of Rockville. and tho visitors pro-
/ whieh elapsed before dinner were spent ia
/ irienlly contests between the rival corps. in
/ which ea b stroyg To- out'u the other IN ihe
/ matter Of noi-'. The result wis run on all
/ thr drug stores iu the plH'r. which scnt NJ tho
/ prir, of wax and cotton 500 per cont Martial
/ bands traV,r-rd every street ifos squcakcd at
! every corner. and buss drums thuuicrcd IN
1 rvery ywav. Cheap and apr"tiIlng nmu-"-
/ ment WIS provided Tor the multitude in the
| shnp' Qi nreJdl"r ui N"rmrius". ana couple oi
stationed himself noar the door leading To- the
| dining room. nnd exhibited Largo specimens IF
| upeWorm enclosed In elaS- bottles. Then he
| passed. some VI his medicine around among the
| crowd. AMI anumhcr Of "ld farmers drank It. "s
! they woull lUors. The prpproigrs - th"
"whcc.- ~ fortune rcapcd II small fortune.
gr,, ,,nhorns being plentiful ,anl Wei nroyided
! noun .,.l. aud tir 400 lrummors nni guests
bolt ! for ,No. .d'nln- room Dinner tickets
In tho afternoon thocrowl had increased aud
| u corr -punllu rhuuLc had tkon place in ti.
/ moved out, the door issuing from th" dining
/ room. AMI tnrrr confronted tlr " n-s .r..D u
/ hpi d,iod n-w strength to tlc arms and wrists
! of ih" drlcsNir-. and ~ ca'h hNnd emerged
! m"r- in rcd uniform, drummers IN whii"
/ fH'"d VITA blue. boy drumW"r- with silver
] drums. "|d u'n ~ .tl worn uui iu-ftuW" n'. and
nfer- of all nt.- nnd abilities -urrouni"d tn"
/ hptnl uui -wrllrd the DIN. People shouted ia
ga ia others oars, hut il WAS no usc. Ihr deaf
| rning din drowned everything anil the a.
| ssmhled drummcrs kept up the torture until
| they chOsatu stop.
4 ro'i-, al hall an hour wns now taken dur
ing which the performers took such ngui1
-ustenunce ss was u, .,ssury TO sustain them IA
/ tho rront event oi the duv-the struggle for
I the Championships Ai2orlo X the procession
! formed In front 40 the hotel and marched up
! th' main street of the village IN tho following
| order:
soio-ci drum major. In red coa, and white panis
| IT,. .crrr.1 frrin'f. Benevolent -..4cty
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