New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
His Head Has Never Been
Buried. Says ex-Attache,
Substitute Having Been
Placed in the Grave.
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fCops-.est. 1904 lss The Brentwood co1nrany-l
seldom has great composer received such
worldwide homage to his talent as that ac-
corded TO Joseph Haydn in connection with the
celebration Of the centennial anniversary OF ms
death for il has been made the occasion Of the
biennial meeting in the Austrian capital OF the
Congress OF the international Musical Society
an organization so vast in extent that 1t may
he said TO stretch from China and Japan, all
across Asia and Europe to the Western Heni-
sphere. and 10 Australia In fact the gathering
slf the congress. &c which most foreign nations
sent delegates Of musical celebrity, and for the
entertainment OF whom the Austrian treasury
granted a considerable sum of money, may ne
said TO have resolved itself into glorfcation Of
the memory of that Croat-Slav who, born as the
son Of d wheelwright in village Of Lower
Austria. has sometimes been described here In
America as the Robert Burns Of Music,
Among the principal features OF the festival
Was the pilgrimage by the members Of the con-
sress TO EisenstadL Prince Esterhazy's place in
Hungary. where Haydn lies buried in the St
Marie Einsiedel Church. and where. after the
celebration Of memorial service. wreaths were
laid bl The chief foreign delegates and by
Austro- HUNGARIAN authorities and societies upon
his tomb. This however. did not pass off with
out q somewhat sensational contretemps. for
Dr I.ueeer. who for more than twelve years
mast has been the BurgomaSteT of Vienna. in
sisted upon being the first TO pay this tribute to
haydn instead Of occupying the fourth or fifth
place in the line Of those depositng floral en-
blens on his grave Moreover. as he laid down
the wreath Of the city Of Vienna he exclaimed:
Il salute the grave Of Haydn. who was good
German and d good Austrian. ! salute upon
Hungarian soil the grave OF the composer who
gave us our sacred national hymn. which is
despised in this country Not content with
this anti-Magyar demonstration. the doughty
Nayor Of the Austrian metropolis, who is re-
nowned as much for his pUgnacity as for his
ardent patriotism. declined to attend the grand
luncheon at which Prince and Princess Ester
hazv entertained after the memorial service all
the members Of the congress, at their superb
chateau Of Eisenstadt where Haydn spent d
considerable portion Of his life leader Of the
celebrated private orchestra Of Prince Nicholas
Esterhazy. surnarned the Magnificent the
luncheon being followed by the performance Of
several Of Haydn's works in the very seif-same
music room where the composer used To conduct
his picked band Of musicians. Lueger's rejec-
ton Of the hospitality Of the Esterhazys
oouched in & message 10 the effect that neither
he nor his fellow members OF the City Council
OF Vienna could accept the hospitality Of
Hungarian prince in whose house Haydn's ma
tional hymn. namely "Gott erhalte Franz den
Kaiser" is not allowed 10 be played He also
intimated that the city of Vienna was about TO
institute legal proceedings for the purpose Of
recovering from Prince Esterhazy the remains
Of HAYDN and their return from Eistenstadt 10
Vienna
That this fight for the body Of the great COM