The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

INK sung A'9Hd AdNol viii /
Doth parties, for both Were American:
at least neither could disown the sem !
unents and feelings il Indicated Such
is the history of this n which has
endured infinitely beyond the expecta-
non Of the author, as Il is beyond any
meflt il can boast of except that of
beng truly n exclusively patriotic in
It's sentiment and spirit"
HAL Columbia Ruined the Singer.
The young man here referred TO was
Gilbert Fox. The song written for him
mace SNch a success that it Is said to
nave ruined him by the many places
he was asked TO sing it and by he
excessive demands of ~conNlvabil.ty.'
he first time it was sung il was en-
cored a dozen times and was repeated
the next play night by special deQuest.
IL was again sung the day following
under the name of The New Federal
Song, and was afterwards advertised
as such. 1t vas at first considered
somewhat of a political song rather
thar a national one. and was attack
ed by the newspapers as being monar-
chical. The people, however, liked II.
1t was sung and Whistled on the
streets, and soon no public entertain
ment was considered satisfactory with
out it 1t was taken from Philadelphia
to New York, and was equally popular
there.
1t is said hat the air to which
Hail umb was sung was that
of The Presidents March composed
by German named Pfeyles in 1889.
1t was in contradistinction to the
march of the revolution called
'Washington's March" 1t was sung
one night when President Washington
attended the theater. and the audience
called for "Washington's March, as
oon as Hail Columbia" was conclud-
ed. and greatly ~applauded the latter.
This was at the old John Street Thea
ter In New York.
Another clam is that a German
teacher of music named Roth wrote
the air to which Hail Columbia was
first sung. This man lived in Phila-
delphia. and the air was written in
honor of the new President, George
Washington. 1t is doubtful which is
correct.
George Washington Parke Gusts
claims that the march was composed
by Pfeyles and that it was struck Up
whenever he President entered the
stage box with his family.
The Girls Serenadc.
AS for Washington. a great many
songs were made for him during his
presidency, and his triumphal swings
about the country were carpeted with
colonial poetry. For instance. when he
came to Trenton April q, 1889, a
triulnphal arch was made over the
bridge, and as he passed under it a
number Of young girls dressed in
white and decked with flowers held
baskets of flowers in their hands and
sung as follows:
WELCOME. mighty chief. once more
Welcome to this grateful shore;
Now no m~ercenary foe
Aims at thee the fatal blow,
.sX-;rr:pc fair nr1 ,,1ofranC urnya
Those thy conquering arms did save,
Build for thee triumphal bowers:
Strew. We fair, his way with flowers
AS the girls sang they scattered the
flowers in front of the President who
halted until the sonnet was finished
Gen. Washington was then given z
copy of the music. and he afterWarC
wrote a note of thanks to the ladies
for his reception.
s"Tlie Star Spangled Banner
Perhaps the most omant story O
any Of these national songs is tina
with the Star SpanSleC
Banner which was written by Fran.
els Scott Key while witnessing thu
b~Ombardnent Of Fort McHenry from
a British man-Of-war which lay il
front of the fort. There is no authenti,
story of the composition Of this song
but we have an account of its origil
from Mr.. r.. 3. Taney. who was after
wards Chic Justice of the Suprem,
). Court Judge fancy was a brother-in
! law Of Francis Scott Key. 1t seem
that Mr.. Key went out to the man-Of
, war IN order to request the release Q
. a Or. Beanes, who had been seized b.
the British and was kept on that ship
: Mr.. Key was one Of the doctors init
mate friends. He was a lawyer by pro
!. fession and was a resident of George
), town, living in a house near the Aque
! ductbridge. which is still marked
with his name. Mr.. Key was courte
ouslv received by Admiral Cochran,
T and his officers. but they refused 70
some time to release DIR. BeaneS. an
before they did so the bombardmen
I began. 1t was then impossible for Nh
Kew to leave the fleet and he WIS tolo
2 that he would be detained until tn
= Iot+ocl- IN Ral1iponre which was hon