The sun., 1878-09-30
GILM0RE'S BAND At HOME.
THE LEdDER's STORY or WONDERFt'L
TRIUMPHS ~ EUROPE
We Have Encountered Thirteen Crack
Bands and Nanpuishrd them all In Turn
five English hands Consolidated In Vain.

1--WE Have Encountered Thirteen Crack
Bands and yanauish~d them all In Turn
Five English hands Consolidated In Vain.
The sixty members of Gilmorc's Band
arrived of Sandy Hook early Yesterday morn
ing on the steamer Moscl. which had been de-
tanned Nv rough weather in the North Sea.
rhey were duo ON Thursday. SrN reporter
who boarded the vessel at Clifton. found the
band in good spirits. Mr.. Gilmore WIS In the
smoking room. lie guve the following glowing
versi TONS Of the bands experiences: II had
not not boon for that unfortunate Paris affair.
in which our pross agent disappeared with tho
Advertising funds. and left MS g. herald our
selves. We would have had nothing lcft to wish
for With the exception uf this incident our
triumph has been continuous. unprecedented.
/ and magnificent We have been in England.
scotland ireland. France. Germany. Holland.
/ Belgium. and everywhere We have met with the
most enthusiastic reception ever accorded ~
| foreign Organization of this kind We have en-
/ counterrd thirteen crack bands from the finest
| cities of EUROPE and vanlushol them all In
| turn. our superiority II am not speaking
/ egoti~iically hut the plain truth over the Eng
| lish players wis most strikingy cNcmpllAcd in
/ tho popular verdict in the CRYSTAL PaIaoe CON
cert. On TINT occasion we had g. contend
against the i've crack bands of the English
! Guards. all united into ono solid company "
/ 2jO musicians. which was ritted against cur
American corps Of sixty. 1t was great odds hut
the vcrdc; of the press AMI public awarded tho
palm ~ us."
low about Paris"
In rarl- We suffered under tho inconvoni-
cncc have already mentioned. Tow persons
knew that we were In the city and our su'r"ss
| uudnr tho circumstances wus something roe
narkeblr. We gave three con oris A me Trn-
| the Champs Ey-e". the arisiurrau' resort 81
| Paris. An these wcr" largely attended and
| the opinions OF the French pr"ss and ot those
| Who heurd ~ we're most nati'rnR. IN lHri-
poor little B'nt our third cornct wns taken
slE and rqm. homo. Som" Of the men who
I hnd livct high and spent their money Wint'
home for more and this. probably. WIS the
origin Of tho, prepost,r9us stories about gnr
of July wr entered Germany nj Cologne. wh"re
We give three or four concerts Our r"cepiluns
in berlin were particularly natt"riug. Tho
hand of Kaiser Franz M, finest Of the rrus-inn
cnIifal. Danle ont ~ meet ns NJ the depot and
uIavcd Tho Star Srnurlod Banner ns We do
btrkrd from the train. our reception in "vory
Iurt oi Germauy wus on the -anir generous nud
cu'hu-'h 'h-'!r -hi', and our German ir"nd-
everywhere passed the highest cnroniiU.n- un
the rroh ienry Of our organiHAti N. Fran h
Ant wroi" ga" "a letter in which he sr'nk- = us
in ~" highest terms. Herr Sarc the chief ol
the Kaiser Franz Band. was equally kimd. az
wfr, Won lulnw NiouNt"mis. and Car Rosa.
How d'i the German aud American musii
"'Tl." German bands play strong. .Gnc mus :
/ huf ~ rough quality. II lacks M" r. ln"l
character q that ot our best Amcri AN orEnu-
/ iyntiun-. We never haa other than r"as ~ a.
hc satisfied with the result # compar, son be-
tween our -tyl" nnd th"lr~. By the way meant
tn mention. among the composers WIZ heard
/ us Wa. GumhDrt. the author ot J" Merry
Birds We pnycd tho pircc ia compliment g.
him. arl the tears stood IN his eyes ~ acknoWl'
rdgW"ut
7Ila- the trip boon nnan 'av surrcssfui q"
never expected t1 make money. II could
TAX tho band oyer and back ami pay cNlf t-'-
| would lo satisfied Ny aim was tO establish
our Success on musical tus =. and TINS we
have done by the unanimous admission OF the
press and puhlir iu Europe
" Md IN" profit
VOL. we haven't brought back a ship load
of gold hut We have paid every dollar ot oui
bills everywhere. and the men have received
over and nbove four times ~ much hs the aver
ngc nay of tie best musicians IN Lurop". hei
against | think IL will be admitted that We have
succeeded even from financial standpoint
Mr.. Gilmore added that IN Dublin the Ameri
, cans were entertained 10y members OF the mu
, ncipal government and the Irish rifle team
On their departure for home Alderman Man
ming tclegraphed that their Dublin friends
wished to tender them u farewell reception bu
Mr.. Gilmore was compelled to decline.
. Mr. Emerson. the solo cornet, anu Mr. B"g
ley. the first cornet. We're equally pos tive ina
the band had not failed abroad Members sai'
, that alter paying all expenses, they had r.
cciVrd from $50 10 $40 per week clear durlnl
the whole ot their al seuce.
A. the HObuken wharf many ~ the wives an
/ children Of tho members appeared. WhNlnI
! Aludkerehivfs shouting shlututuns. ana iran
I uealy anxious To- Eot aboard. tn" sieame
y / moved slowly into the dock and In ton minute
gauEWay. and the guarter-de'e was given ny :
- ! Kissing. cOusratuiatiuu- and hand-AAkius.