The Portland daily press., 1900-05-17
wo,n.n a. the end of . padsr. .wski pro-


gramms has lost none Of its fervor and
forcs. In Detroit. 20 the story goes, the
pianist WAS saved from psrishing In the
wild stampede only by the heroic Efforts
OF Mr.. Hugh Gorlitz, WHOSE many duties
include that Of rssouins genius when too
hard pressed. when Paderswski npds
that. sinsle-handsd and alone, he cannot
rspalss the onslaught. no presumably y
shouts for help and this brave 0orlits.
throwing caution and fear TO she winds.
plungss into the crowd and fights his
way 10 his friends side at risk Of life and
limb. No mere man Of brains could
successfully conduct Psdsrewski tour.
Ons must have kosh brainss and Drawn
for the task.
Ii anywhere In the country there was
less enthusiasm over the pianist than
formerly, CaliforuiA was the place; and,
even there, with the single exception Of
Sacramento. ths towns included In the
tour falrilsd financial expectations.
Padefewskt with his party Travelled In q
private oar, and only onoe during the
trip forsook the car for O hotel. Mime.
Padsrswski accompanied him and ami.
ably insists shat she has found America
charming. She certsiuiy has had an op-
tour has pretty well covered the Uni ted
States. from New York TO San Francisco,
and from Oregon to Texas. From drst
to last, the pianist's proverbial good luck
has stayed with him. His managers have
always said that Psdsrswski's guardian
hest. wind. weather. railway trains. all
uncertain quantities have bsen well reg.
ulated, and, on this trip, he has not met
even the mildesG mishap, though disaster
followed CLOSE upon his heels. de has
gone rushing over the continent with
never overlook him. He went to Tacoma
By an earlier train than ths one planned.
The train Of the original plan was held
up by robbers and the pAssengers forced
to jump on. 10 sssms most . pity that
fats intervened in Padafewskifs favor.
The scenic effect would have been 20
6ps for journalistic ILLUSTRATION. Genius,
. masked ond muffisd ruf1an whose pis-
tol presses against the pale and noble
brow. However, romance was eacrthcsd
TO the good luck Of the .genius. Pndsr-
swski lsft Austin, Tex, barely In time
TO escape the food. His visit 10 San
Antonio was followed By 2 ssrnado. And
might be tempted to believe there's
touch Of the 'ttatnra about Paderswski.
but the ehances are that he carries rab-
bis's foot. Perhaps the faos that disaster
has been dogsina his steps and olutching
vainly st him accounts for the fact that
be IL q tyifie thin and worn. Under the
circumstances 1t 10 odd that he dared
wear bis hais at Its usual iepgtn.
In every town visitsd autograph fiends
and Polish dsputafions hesisRed the ar
tist, and Invitations showered upon him.
Padere Wski 10 courteous on the auto
graph sutj jsct, but without abandoning
his profession he couldn't have time 10
satisfy all the demands. One autograph
episode hes assumed . tragic character.
Just before leaving New York the plan
ist received an autograph book with q
request from the woman owner to write
his name In 10. Through mistake the
album was not returned but was lefs un-
der lock and key with other property.
Last week the owners lawyer notified
the artist that II the book was mot re-
turned within twenty-four hours he
would begin legal proceedings. Assum-
ing that the threat would move even the
artistic temperament to hasty restitution.
he enclosed 90 cents for messenger ssr
vice.
After his farewell rscitsls in New York
ana Newark, Pnderewski will GO to Eng
land whsrsihe will investigate she suhjsct
Of fish culture with view 10 stocking
and will play At the London Philhar-
monios and ct two musicales given BY
Mr.. william Waldorf Astsr. Bron Lon
don he goes to Paris and win remain
there occupied with concert work during