The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-22
An Evening With Edison.

In Irving Hall stands a beautiful or
gan, erected there temporarily for eX-
hibition and trial, before being shipped
to Rome, Italy, its ultimate destination.
There it is to be placed in the new Prot
estant Episcopal Church of St. Paul.
1t was built by Mr.. Hilborne Roosevelt,
of this city, and is a triumph of me-
chanical workmanship. Its scheme
was laid out with especial regard to the
peculiar nature of the Roman climate,
and its mechanism is so simple, so free
from intricacy, that little or no trouble
will be experienced in setting it up and
adjusting it. Its tone is full, round
and pure, and it is believed by its
builder to be, for the number of its
stops, at once the richest and most
powerful of his manufacture up to the
present time. 1t has twelve registers in
the great organ, twelve in the swell
organ and five in the pedal organ. 1t
nation pedals. The diapasons are
round, deep and very fine. The reeds,
made on the French plan, are peculiar
ly brilliant. An exhibition of its pow
ers, last evening, attracted full
house and was "a gratifying success.
| The performers of last evening were
Messrs. Morgan, of the Brooklyn Tab
ernacle, and Whiteley, of the Zion
Church of this city. Mr.. Morgan, in a
most artistic manner, showed the fine
effects of which the instrument was ca
pable.
The feature of the evening, however,
was an exhibition of Edison's phono-
graph, and a subsequent reception to
the distinguished inventor himself. On
the platform beside the organ were
placed two monographs, one of which
was made to utter an address of well
come to the assembled audience, while
the other acclaimed: "Now is the win
ter of our discomfort made glorious
summer etc., in the clear piping
tones peculiar to monographs and the
puppets of a Punch and Judy show.
Levy then appeared upon the platform,
cornet in hand. He was greeted with a
storm of applause, which he answered
by playing into the receivers of the
monographs Yankee Doodle" RORY
O'More," "Old Folks at Home" " Star
Spangled Banner" and "We Won't &c
Home till Morning" The clear notes
and intricate variations were repeated
by the magical instrument so distinctly
as to be audiblein the remotest portions
of the hall. Owing, however, to the
crank being turned by hand instead of
by clock-work, and the consequent ir.
regularity of the motion, the key was
changed, and many discords and false
intonations were introduced that caused
Levy to writhe in his chair, and sent
shudders through the audience.
After this performance the major
portion of the audience departed, leav
ing select party, to the number of 10(
or so, who were invited into an adjoin
ing room, to meet Mr.. Edison. He
with smooth, boyish face, firmly-com
pressed lips, deep-set eyes, in which is
a far-away look, grizzled, unkempt
hair, and massive head, was found in
tent upon one of his favorite instru
ments, apparently oblivious to his sur
roundings, He was introduced by Mr.
Roosevelt, who stated that he had al
most been obliged to use force to drag
the inventor from his work. Mr.. Ed
son bowed, said nothing, but looked
much pleased. He then deity adjusted
a broad strip of tin-foil to his latest ant
most improved monograph, which h,
had brought with him, and proceeded