New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
a MUSICAL PILGRIMAGE.
VII.
BEETHOYEN'S BIRTHPLACE IN BONN.

THE HOUSE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED FROM
DEsEcR.TIoN-A UNIQUE FESTIVAL
RELICS OF THE MASTER
trGoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF rnE TRIRryE.l
Bonn, September H.
Just n year ago n number Of admirers Of Beet
hovcn in Bonn took upon themselves the task Of
rcscung the house in which the composer was
born from the ruin into which it was rapidly
falling and turning it into Beethoven museum
a year is not long time in which to build up
museum, but the achievements of the society are
already such as to challenge the admiration of all
generators Of genius. Even if the collection OF
manuscripts and relics were only half SO large or
onc-tenth as interesting it is the society would
be entitled to an incalculable measure of graft
tudc The task undertaken was an extremely
difficult one II began with the duty OF remov-
ing dreadful blot from the municipal escutche0n.
40 art ist Of the nineteenth century has so many
admirers as Beethoven. Making us', as they 49, OF
| the language universal, his works are not inc
property of Germans alone, but OF all ciVlilzc"
people Beyond question he was Bonns grca''s'
son, yet three generations were permitted ~ p"9o
lciorC the slightest .ll0:t was made To save 'h
house in which he born from decay or pro-
trr' it from dissertation. When the Bonn statue
was Unveiled in 1917 marble blct was affixed
to the front of the housc That was all that was
done tltn. TIE house was not only primi'tcd
to rcmdiL private r.rr'ry. h"l 10 steps were
takcn To shield il AGAINST lgnobh: uSs. Hal IL
been turned into It hrothrl the Municipal antl"rl-
Tie, might possibly hay" unlrrt''i"i lis rr-"Ea-
lion. bu, as it., abuse did not reach such "N-
irene they fell no concern Tor H. Ihc ppint al
which il stopped in iis descent toward nflmy was
H. A. A. il hp,
si.op. and in the little garden back of the house
10, llr ~ l;t>t year concerts were given winch. III
r.,prr OF tie performances and the character "i
the AUDIENCE were on the plane of the gar Dow
cry concert saloons. Bccrh"vrns birthplace was
all bat turned into Il lm:rl-'angrl' dis
Icp;,tahl. cafe rinntant. To make the humlIh-
ton rnnpric the MANAGER oi these rohr'r'' NA"'
10 advertise them rs takin" place IN The mouse
IN which Beethoven was born. The ll'' oi the
p,ocrimmcs containing this announcement II
arunu. the cbrlul.s possessions Of the ne" Nef'lh
Ib,thuyrn-iau,.
Eu, even if thing, had not come 20 this pass
tine shame Of Bonn would have been a crying one
-Four year, ago The rribunes P-rm visited the
town and drove to the house. " the "ooI ~
,urnri back The sole purpose of tie WISH h'V'
l..rn H. ,.r the room in which l@"'h"Nrh WIS
born: bui though backed 10y friend with whom
h. had dared the horrors oi tie MorSu' IN l'l'''
lr 'lI,Il'I before the dirt and s'cnrl"> ".''"
>aVicd III, senses here ON" 'r'H''i H"' ~
>ruliuruial!s H. wish Ia aV"id the 'sSPl"'i'" W
IDEAS winch IL visit 10 the lnilr ha'N al" I''
would have rstlblshrd. Visitors wrm aiihI''''I
there, bat they were few and lar bc'"''h' """
,,. ,t ,hn~ who came 10 Bonn for the purpose
and were not perfectly informed found th'ir al
l..Iaurc divided between two house, each h>lns
IL. Ia, ,irt
each hoa>ring II commemorative tablet. lhc mrs.
If ,i,.,. hnrlA,s lie vrrItabc birthplace. l. SIN
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