New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-19
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
THE CELEBRATION.

Saturday las. being the festival Of Irel ,nds patron
saint, the o; the Emerald Ise in this and I'd.
Joining Cities, contempls,ed celebrating the even,
with greater zsst than they ad done on previous
Cartons but the faies med adverse. Tue day was
req lsr 4" ST PstrcA's Day." save the wind. Tue
cold clustering and perciog wind that hiss hecsto-
fore almost been SEEN the occurrence II this les
tival was the present ,asoB, non est tn7entEs.
Abou, dock in the morning VIC ent hsl-s orm
arose and continued for several hours After tins,
snow coma epcea falling heavily, and coon whitened
the earth; bur, the temperature of the atnos pierre
mod-raiIng slightly, we e1perieoced a sort Of her.
msrhr,di'e rain storm. The rai1-or, rather heavy
uist-csme 6rizzlDg down and setting in the suo
which lay on the sidewalks sud streets rendered
every iboroug bfare in the City exceedingly filthy.
Broadway, as well as other streets, was filled vito
"slosh, p" through which hundreds of men an W Jmen
and dsugh,ers Of loud Ireland ploddei
along in orcer to gam some desirable point fro n
which TO view the procession Owing 20 the storm,
nearly all outdoor work ~as suspended, thereby
giving the lr-b aborers fine opportunity of Joining
in The f,snsites of the day The rain and horrible
walking preserved fears 10 the miods OF this ,lsss
for they went trsn pg ao toward toe PARK, where
it expected the Mayor ard Common Council
would review the procession tnat had been arranged
for turnout.
Between 10 and IL O'Clock, in the mornin 2, the
various Societies began 10 form on Second ay, bat
The weati er wos too dapp-in fact II put dsnQer
on their sfecions Tor ST. Parick-sone few did not
JOIN in the procession, bu', pocketng their regaas,
sought comfortable quarters within Doors aud the
greater part OF hoee who took their place he line
OF nsrcp, lei: the procession and dsbsndsd long be-
f. re they eached the ED Of the route Ths Loas-
shoremen's society the only that appeared in
the Psrs, ara even thy did not, We believe march
the int re route prscrb,d Between two and three
thousand persons asseabed in the Park, about the
Guy Hail. in expectation Of setios the procession, bu.
to.y were Disappointed and after waiting ill
oclock they di-persed, soaked - the skin.
The day pssss d in an uuusualy quie, m inner, al
though it was anticipated that there would be dis
uIbapce The Ma or had, hOSever taken every
precanton 10 suppress any riotous conduct tnat
mig bt occnr. In the City Hall strong reserved
force OF police, while hundreds of policemen we're
scattered over 'he City. Nearly the whole OF the
Fust Division New York State Militia had been or
deed 70 hoG themselves in reaoioess audi acmed and
equifed the variou us conpsuies assembled &C their
resIective arno'ies There being evidence of
riot the military were dismissed about 3 o'clock in
tie afternoon.
The 69ih Regiment, composed principally Of Irish
citizens, marched from the Arsenal where they had
been detailed by General Sandford, through Broad
wy, the Park, ano several of rae principal streets,
after which they were dismissed The civic societies
n anift sied much i'll feeog in consequence OF the
IRISH regiments being ordered on, by General S and
ford the several con anos be ongiUg - these
re giments would otherwise have united in celebrating
the day.
Toward evening the Police were removed from
DUTY as there appeared evidence OF any disturb
ance occurring In any part OF the City.