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Show DROWNED OUT THE WHISTLE. Bandmaster 8aw Out One Way to Achieve Victory. Sousa was onro conducting a con cert, and was so engrossed li; extracting extract-ing from his organization the. sweet, soft notes of an oriental lovo song. A loud and prolonged blast ratno from a steamboat on tho Alleghany river. Instantly tlio director's baton was 01' reeled toward tho disturbing whlstlo. ns thought lie would have a nioro dulcet dul-cet tone from tho offender. Instead ho received a more deafening response from 'lie hugo steam whlstlo. Tho dl-sctistcd conductor now turned toward to-ward Ids muslrlans, and, with n violent vio-lent waving of his arms, brought forth such a roar from tlio drums and brasses that If there was any further demonstration on tho part of tho steamboat it was not heard In tho music hall. At the conclusion :of tho concert Sausn said to 0110 of tlio directors: "The only wny to overcomo that steamboat's blow Is to meet It with n moro powerful one " |