Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
Steinway & Sons Records and Family Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Diary
Page through William Steinway's diary using the buttons below. Click to view annotations (highlighted in red).
Jump to a specific date or search for keywords using the tools to the right. Use the Advanced Search to include
annotations and images in your search. See additional help.
| Wiesbaden, June 20th 1892 | ||
|
June 20th Monday. |
Remain in bed all day | |
|
June 21st Tuesd. |
Right leg now so well tha I can walk & sit up all day | |
|
June 22d Wed. |
Can walk between two sticks, situp all day + transact a great deal of business with Holwede, who writes two letters for me to v. Mirbach, whom I enclose 2000 Marks for Kaiserin Augusta Church, in addition to 20.000. Marks for Kaiser Wilhelm Church sent a few days ago. Arens, Geilfuss and Candidus call. Took first bath |
|| |
|
June 23d Thursd. |
took second bath. Ottendorfer telegraphs from Nauheim that Cleveland was nominated at Chicago on first ballot. I at once sent a cablegram to Cleveland, Buzzards Bay, Mass congratulating him Leo Riess called |
|
|
June 24. frid. |
3d bath. Jacob & Dorette Ziegler come on a visit, they look well. Abbey & Grau write me from London that Wolff of Berlin notified them that Anton Rubinstein definitely declines going to America. I at once cable the good news to NewYork. I can now walk slowly without a stick, gout being confined to my left knee, and left hand |
|| |
|
June 25th sat |
4th bath, & drink Kochbrunnen in bath. Shoverling calls with his son, tell Zieglers all about H.W.T.St. Steamer Wieland sails from New York with Arion on board and Julius Hoffmann + Richard H. Adams sail with steamer "Ems" | |
June
20
1892
