The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-16
POLICE BAND MAKES 4 HIT.
GEN. GREENE LEADS APPLAUSE
At ITS FIRST APPEARANCE.

Crowd In the Ienox Lyceum DIDN'T want
the "a Uniformed Cops 70 Stop Play.
ing and Insisted on Three Encores
"A Good Thing. says the Commissioner
Police Commissioner Greene sat in box
at the Lenox Lyceum until almost o'clock
yesterday morning listening to thirty
four cops In full uniform playing musical
instruments. They were the members
Of the Police Department band. and were
appearing for the first time in public under
the direction Of their instructor, Prof. F.
Fanciulli. the leader Of the Seventy-frst
Regiment band.
Although the affair had been announced as
concert Of the regiment band, it was turned
into a great reception Of the musical cops.
They weren't billed to appear until near
the end OF the programme, but the crowd
waited. although it was almost midnight
when they walked upon the stage carrying
their Instruments.
At a signal from their leader, Sergt. James
Mcdonald Of the Madison street station,
the cops removed their helmets and seated
themselves. .
Gen. Greene stood up In his box and
applauded 'and every one followed his
example. At a signal from Sergt. McDon-
aid Policeman Howard b. Peck, a from
bone solost from the Morrisania police
station, and Policeman Cuitan, q cornet
player from the West Tooth street station.
went to a balcony In the rear OF the hall
Then Sergt Mcdonald picked up his baton
and started the band OIL with some III
Trovatore' music.
Sergt. Mcdonald waved his baton as
artistically as IL he had been in the business
as long az Sousa, and the band played as
II they had worked together for years.
Again Gen. Greene stood up in his box and
applauded the cops, who responded with
the odd Glory March.
playing again. Gen. Greene, once more
stood up and clapped his hands This
time the band played the Young America
March and followed it up with Creole
Bellies"
The cops put on their helmets and were
preparing to leave the stage when the
audience shouted for more music. So
while they were still standing, Sergt.
Mcdonald gave the signal to play the Star Ssi
ence stood while the band played and then
everybody. including Commissioner Greene
cheered.
Gen. Greene said after it was all over
that the band was q good thing and that
ne q 40 All he 70 HCip ~ =.
Among the players were many who had
to hurry back 70 do patrol duty for the
remainder OF the night. Others had just
come OF duty when they appeared on the
stage.
This Is the roster Of the band:
Sergt. James Mcdonald. conductor, Madi-
son street station Policemen John Coutant.
West tooth street station: William Leski.
Nicola. Sha bssns T Iss"P GcSt
street August Kuhne. West Forty-seventh
street; William Cook, Hamburg avenue.
Bfooklyn: William McCracken, East Eighty
eighth street: Peter J. Bird. Westchester;
Delos Evans. Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn.
James Martin. East lSsth street: Alexander
Weddick West chester: William Mahoney.
West Forty-seventh street Benjamin w;
Broce, Church street: James NJ Aud, mounted
squad, West chester station; James j O'Nenl,
Bronx Park: William NJ Bacon, Church street;
Frank J. Reilly, 1enderloin william II Sell.
man. Morrisania: Joseph PieceI, West
Madison street: George SimmerIein. West
Ihr,y-seyen,h street Sh s.s Y Ghays.
Charles j. Siiberbauer. East Twenty-second
street: Frederiok c. Grablsr. Church street;
Louis Hyman. Fast i2eth street. William
Taylor. West Thirty.seventh street; Oscar
Schasberger, East EiRhty-eiRhth street: John
r. Schoppmeyer. Morrisania Floyd B Pitts
West Thirty-seventh street; David =. King
West Sixty-eiRhth street. Thomas McComack.
Old Slip station: Irwin Wyker, brownsville;
Michael Hickey, East issth street. Charles
z. Forrest and Frank J. Reilly. Tenderloin.