West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-08-31


Any pianist is qualified to play
them, rs the depression Of q key
completes an electrical circuit,
striking certain note. On the
afternoon in question they played
America" Swanee River"
"Auld Lang Syne." " Nearer my
God to Thee" and 4" Home, Sweet
Home"
told you some time ago was
not satisfied with tho ringing of tho
German chimes. and now l know
why the effect was so poor. Their
bells are of the best. but they do
not have the appliances for ringing
them that the others have. was
told that it took the combined
strength of three men to ring one
gong.
The chime that favor is the one
in Machinery Hall made in the
Buckeye Bell Foundry. The chime
is composed of ten bells in the scale
OF ID major, and the value OF it
complete is 81 200. They are rung
by Prof. q. Il. Bredberg, the
chimer OF st. James Episcopal
Church in Chicago. lie plays them
daily except Sunday, and usually
from 5:45 to 600 Z. NJ. The
tongues of the bells arc connected
by ropes, straps, and pullcys to the
lovers of the Ginning stand rs feet
below, which, to casual observer,
would look like a row of pump
handles. The chimes are played by
quick downward strokes OF the lever
IN sach timo as the music demands,
aud. by the use OF perfectly ar
ranged chime stand, is far less diff
cult than by the old method. On
my last visit TO the stand | had the
pleasure OF selecting somo songs for
him. He is pleased 10 sec anyone
interested in the chimes and usn-
ally spends time to give you CIR
cular or lithograph of the chimes,
but this evening he was more than
usually agreeable and told me some.
thing OF the business. lie IS very
lavish of stories OF how much good
chimes have done, how many wan.
derers, hearing a familiar song, one
which they sang at home with the
lovod ones, are touched and soften
ed and are often induced to turn
over a new leaf. lie told me that
1t was not play to ring chimes, even
with q stand Of the latest, but the
strength required WIS only secon-
larry consideration. The delicacy
and firmness required are the inn
rortant points. lie has been u
carilloner, as they are called, for
seventeen years, and he rarely
makes II mistake, his practiced ear
catching the slightest discord from
the tower above.
Coming ia front Of the Admins
tration Building. French's Statue
Of the Republic rises before me and
linger in the "Court of Honor"
rs long as dare, gazing at this
magnificent triumph Of the scalp
tors art. Tho calm, contcnted
look on the strong, intelligent face
is very satisfactory and is claimed
to be the full realization of the
sculptor's dream. The statue looks
to be large, but | doubt il anyone
who did not know the dimensions
would judge it to be moro than half
It's real size. ! could not have be-
lieyed that the distance between the
top of the head and chin was fifteen
feet or the length Of the nose thirty
inches. There is stairway inside
the figure for the use Of the man
who attends to the lighting Of the
electric lights in the diadem on her
head. The view from all sides Of
the basin is fine, but really it does
not convey a good idea Of the size
Of tho statue.
The St. Gapdeu's Pillars. rising
here and there around the Grand
Basin add to the beauty Of the
scene by their classic simplicity and
grace.
learned to admire the Lawrence
Statue Of Columbus very much
toward the last Of my stay, aud
while l was Ieave-taking among the
outside statnary could not slight