Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-26
PATRICK sARsFlELD GILMORE.
His Band to Keep On-HIs Estate-Sketc
 of His Life.

of His Life.
 NEW YORK, Sep. 26.-It is said that Sargent Frendenvolt, the assistant direc- tor of Gilmore's Band, will continue to act as leader, and will keep up the organiza- tion established by the late bandmaster. MT. Gilmore, while not wealthy, leaves his family in comfortable circumstances. His estate will foot up about $40, 900. The remains will arrive from St. Louis this evening.
 It was known that MT. Gilmore suf- fered from an affection of the heart, but the announcement of his death at St. Louis came with crushing force upon his many friends and admirers. @ Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore was the most widely known bandmaster in America. He was born near Dublin, Ireland, on Dec. 28, 1899, and was, therefore, in his 6Sd year at the time of his death. He demonstrated great love for the music of brass instruments when but bit of 8 boy, and at the age of. 15 connected him. self with military bands. Before he at tained his majority he went to Canada with an English military band and after spending a year in the Dominion went to Salem, Mass, where he became a leader of the principal brass band in that city.
 In 1881, at the outbreak of the Rebellion, Gilmore accompanied the Twenty fourth ~@A~SSH~-~AANoOOOo in 1863 he was placed in charge of all the bands in the Department of Louisiana by General Banks.
 At the close of the war Gilmore de- voted himself to the work of his band with redoubled energy. It was he who first conceived the idea of giving monster concerts in the greater cities of the country, and he successfully carried his idea into execution.
 Ha was fha of ha rrroo "Peace Jubilees" given in Boston in 1889 and 1872, and it was under his leadership and his management that the jubilees proved such great successes. He wrote a book about the first jubilee, which was published in Boston in 1871. In 1878 Gilmore took his band to Europe and made successful tour of the cities of the Old World. He played before crowned heads, princes, dukes and lesser nobles, and was received with great favor.
 Soon after the opening of Manhattan Beach as a summer resort the big audi torium in front of the hotel was built and Gilmore and his band were secured as c regular summer attraction there.
 He has been one of the features of Manhattan Beach every season since. Only a few weeks ago his last great jubilee was given at Manhattan Beach.
 It was just about that time that the report, which afterward proved un- founded, that the great bandmaster had been drowned, was circulated. Gil more had great ambition to be recognized as composer, and he wrote many songs and ballads, some of which gained great popularity.
 His National Anthem" he considered his finest composition and nearly always played it when his band gave an ent err tainment. His last work of any note was the arranging of the music of Marching Through Georgia" into funeral march He marched at the head of his band play ing this work at the funeral pageant of General Sherman.
 His band has been one of the attractions at the St. Louis Exposition for years, and he was playing his annual engagement there at the time of his death.