Evening star., 1925-07-19

torio were Emily, who married James
P. Robertson; Frank D., who married
Frances Padgett; John Nicholas, who
married Elizabeth NJ. Wheeler of St.
Louis; Elizabeth c. (Tilliel, who mar
ried Leonard p. Bradshaw; Josephine,
who married William Reynolds; Lii
liam, who died at the age of s.
Pistorio's Orchestra was organized
in 1868. A million feet that danced
to the music of that old band dance
no more. Tens of thousands of our
friends and kin were made happy.
God give them rest and may their
souls be happy and conscious that we
love them.
Two of the Pistorio boys had local
fame as musicians. Frank and John
enlisted in the Marine Band when they
were young, and they studied music
under Prof. John Esputa. John
Philip Sousa was a pupil of Prof.
Esputa at the same time. l have been
told this little story:
About the time when Frank and
John were taking music lessons from
Prof. Esputa, Senator Sumner. VINO
lived at the corner of Vermont avenue
and II street, where the Veterans
Bureau is now, being a fine violinist
himself, heard the boys play and took
keen interest in them, playing fire.
quently with them and giving to
Frank fine old VIOLIN
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FRANK PISTORIO died February
%. 1894. This title notice in
The Star, February : ;: ''Pistorio. Sud
denly, +. D. Pistorio, eldest son of
Nicholas Pistorio, at 2:10 pm. Febru-
ary %, 1894 Funeral from his late
residence, No. els Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, at 8 pm. Sunday"
In The Star February %, 1894, was
the following account of Franks
death:
Frank Pistorio, a well known mu-
sician, and for eight years leader of
ter, fell in front of the stage entrance
to the theater on G street this after
noon about O'Clock. and expired in a
few minutes. Deceased was one of
the best known musicians of the city,
and was grand master of the Musical
Union. knights of Labor. He was
also a member of Lodge Is. 3. and
P. Order of Elks. His brother John,
a member of the orchestra, was up
stairs and hurried to his brothers
side when he heard of the occurrence.
He died in his arms.
"The death was sensational in it's
their way to the theater to play at
the matinee. All of them had gone
upstairs but the deceased. The Stage
carpenter, Louis Boyd, had just come
downstairs to call the stage hands
when he met Frank. His face was
deathly pale, and while he was speak
ing to him he tottered a moment, fell
into Body's arms, eXclaiming: L am
dying, Louis; send for a doctor and
take me home.
He was carried inside the stage
entrance and messengers hurriedly
summoned the ambulance and a doc
tor. officer Herndon was passing at
the time and rang for medical assist
ance. DR.. Graham answered the sum-
mons. He administered hypodermic
injections of whisky, but to no avail.
Deceased was in the best of spirits
just before his death, and told Lew
Newmeyer, a brother Elk, that he
felt very well. He leaves a wife and
daughter"
John Pistorio lived until Tuesday,
June II. 1919. The death notice in
The Star tells that he died at Gar
field Hospital; that he was the be-
loved husband of Elizabeth N. Pts
torio; that the funeral would be held
from the house, 2442 Twentieth street
northwest, Friday, June 20; thence to
ST. Thomas Church, where mass for
the repose of his soul would be said,
and that interment would be in Rock
Creek Cemetery. John was a charter
member of Musicians Local 161, presi-
dent of it, and was a delegate to the
national convention several times. In
the early sos he was leader of the
orchestra at the Globe Theater, later
the Dime Museum, on the Avenue,
and the site of which is covered by
the Post Office Department.
Later he was leader Of the orchestra