The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-18
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Yesterday morning oponOd ciost ssd PlOAa-
ant, aud but f,r the mud produced by the snow
and rain OF the night pr.cocingi iinor day fer
tho celebration Of the grand annual holiday OF
all iruo Irish hearts could not have been Desired.
TIE hour Of nire O'Clock, dNod for the forming
Of the grsnd procession in East broadway was
found to bo, as Du an similar occNions cding,
much earlier than il was practicable TO gather
the members { I the various societies and march
from their several headquarters 10 the place u
reudezyous The hour was, however, rome too
early for Tho crowds Of spectators who by this
time thronged Fast broadway It's whole length.
Door stops, brick. piles, horse blocks, ash-bar.
rols tee tops every available point, indeed,
whore one could perch at an altitude a little
greater than his noighbors, were takon possoss.
ion Of, and the crowd patiently awaited tho ap
pearauco Of the frs society. Among tho people
| tho shamrock, or clovor, closely resembling IL,
adorned coa,s, hats, vests, bouneis, and drosses
innumerablo, and the passion Tor tho nat ional
color WAS ~ great that green striped "BAlmorals'
and green dresses were by no means rare. Boys
| OF speculative habits drove a thriving trade In
small Irish and American illgs, and in songs
relative TO St. Pa'ricks birthday. Good humor
| universally prevailed. At ten o'clock the Thorn
! a. Francis Msagher Club made It's appearance,
the first OF all, and was greeted with prolonged
Al uu,han4.1uL ChBuftIH. Next came LnH
| I,u- hofumcuv NuC,c'y, which al V received
I 0et'y wei,oms, And then numbsr Of other
| ICgniIt.iuus touk up pp.iticni IN East B-oad-
| .N ald ha at igCent street., rOAfy 70 tall into
| line Ice III, cuCn eu,ertainod 10y tho lti,h
| .,cs for mii'ary purgd's was eyirc "a the On
hu 10 gG grOrtit Z Il ,n TO each OF tbs military
| o -rAuilit.I' 5, ovun those which might be Htyl
| Il .mpis amatsdfs IL tns art Of var, IA thsy
| n $40 their appearance As .ch mil .,rN CON
10. " passel al ~ 'hs line they wers Loudly
| l.artl, hrd Eh"re not under the Gfic est di4ci-
| itna re- nrr' q ths cho ring with "a wil,. non
| h. ei,tv. NirtN aproUc' tho chs"rins wa tr- .
msndous, particularly as they passed 'hn Father
| Matthew r. A. H. Society in counter. mar hing
down East Broad wav.
At few minutes psst twelve o'clock, tho sig-
| nal ~as given for the line to move, and quietly
all the societies were in their places and moving
| on, amid the pl iuuiis Of the thousands ot spcc-
tatcrs, who rot OILY hlled tho w'hdows, doIrs aui
! stops Of tho houses, and COvoroi tho t,lsTs,-,
| Dut crowded out into tho street, and through
| whom "A passage could only Do forced ly no
| Srea est yNer,ious OF Tho police. ThII thoy
| mCvsG down Cht'ham street 10 the Park.
| Hero H. tho meantime in 0N ,ocJatlun Of the
| review by thu Mayor and mo npoTa Of the Com
mon C,unGil an Immense mul gituda wa cougro.
| gated. A rong force OF polior under comm tri
| Of Cipt SilVtyO of the % prc0rct, mIng tei to
| kocp .hu parade ground 4u'. tls Citr Hall stops
clear but yursilo ,hoir VOL pre'eryod line ayJfy
| wave Of human beings ,pp.arod oI all s,do,.
| As tho hegd Ot tno pr ce l,l0n entered ths Ei9t
| ga'o of The PARK, salntn Of savonlroI guns
WI. commencei under tho directiou Il ak C4y-
tain James McMahon, OF Go. +. I'm Regiment
| (Af'illery) y. \. S NJ, AMI was tuned most ad
miIably, so that tho last IN was i'si ~ H last
| mIy passed tao W 2. .t. .. s.. .-..p .,
did not appaf ia fll uni'irn, (oot ho,ng nov
| in 90 pmissOu) but was dressed with rcoat
and fatigue cap. Tho guns, pJwder, &c for
| .he ealu.s were furnished by the G-and Mar
| shsl OF the day.
Tho Mayor and members of the Boards of Al
| derInan and COuncimen woto drawn up IN an
irregular line on tho platform Lslors tho Hal
| 20 review the procession. The Grand Marshal
| Of the Day took up q pO7itiOn near tho Mayor.
| Police 81 iperintendent X nRedy was present,
making himself generally useful as well US orat-
mental.
The Societies were all hearth chosred by ths
| crowd, the greatest admiration seeming, how
ever, 10 DO centred on tho gallant 69th, which
| mAis a splendid appearance. The pr,cs5si n
was computed 70 contain from FIVE 10 sight
| thousand peIsOns-sOme said oven AS high AZ
ten thousand, and was about an hour in passing
the HAll. The following ID tho order Of the pro.
ceCsion;
TIE MILITARY PARADE
Sroerirtend-ut Iarpontor e tha Police,
| l,.ti. -; B .JaiN4y SlIad ct Poi co; NJ unr
| A-., Big'sy Actin hi 4di4r-iensnil 6JtA
| O ....r0 arronpt led by lie 1ttit, on h0rsi
| eel. o. 'glItwa Capt. Js nss B. K'kos, En,
| .,--' Ai.uta't, John M3Eaou; PaynAs-
| p, M rev H,hse; q llar'Cruai.er, JO-
| 20 lnil"yi Smgenr, Robe johns.on.
| I,'oo ui L.no''s G9ta Regiment on horse
| ...s, o. n olnd,d b. LIEUT.. Richard Dalton,
| .--. ,r.d y L.out. Edward Connolly, VINO la.Oly
| = n i,ru thr fs.el prison
Cop. j't. Br.'ll', u Co. +, Ac'iny Colo
~, ,la C.5, Tt'm-s Lyloh, Acting. Li'ulep-
| an 'or-'
Dodworth'5 Band.
Companies OF tho G9th Regiment in tho fol.
lowing order Co, A., Capt, ThsOiOrs Ksliy;
| Lieutenants Daniel StrAi and N. Faiay; Go.
+, Lieut.. John Dulfey, Commanding; Go. E.,
Captain Dempsey Cl. IL, Capt, Wm. u ,llar;
Co j., Capt. John CJonali Lieut., ThomB NJ
| Canton.
Coiors under oscort Of Company A., Capt
| Thomas Ciai6, Acting Major
| Co. C., GJt4 R'S'~, Cop. Michael O'kaofe,
| Lieut. Michael o COnnOf ; Co q q n'. u rNd
McCrarn, Lieut.. Francs Wepleyj 90. B cps.
| Thomas Lyrcn
| % G.. Lss EaCint Perdls Capt. Levy.
PhOsnlA XguaYe5, Capt, Thomas hsily.
Ban'.
| lst Re limsI.t lArn.X Bi aie, Col. Mathew
| Murphy, OF Whieaths following cop paniss were
on partie 90. A, Wolf Tore Guard, Capt.
| Welply. Go Il Capt u LEONARD. Co q,
| Fort. nov Cadets Capt. j, U'shaa. 90. ID,
| OMaho6y Guard, Capt. =. Pheln. Co. r.,
aMahor Quad, Capt. NJ u'Gr.dy. 20. +,
| Capt. e. Kelly Co. G, Slrsiold Cadets, Lieut..
Mcbride. Co. II, SarsdeId Volunteer. Capt.
| T.. uauhan. Co. j, MMaLus VO untosTs, Capt.
O'Sullivan. Co. X OD1Iolbus Guaid,
Capt. Z. O'Bron. Co. L, MManas Guard,
Capt. J, Lynch.
| Baud
| Dagraa,Guard Capt James IL lgan.
fchellsr's Band, wish dTum.nlajcT PAilip
Reilly dressed Ia green coatsnd gold epaulettes
Dangapnou Volunteers. Lieut. Col. CJnstan-
tine Grimes, Major Ambrose O'Neii, Adjatant
John McEvoY, Lieuts Johu Kelly Michael
| ONeil Patrick Scanlon, &C., carrying American
flag, WITH the words "Dungannon Volunteers,
| 82. We still live"
Limerick Guard, Capt. Pat'k Nc eAul,ffe.
HiberniAn National Greens, Capt, James Kisr-
nan.
sara6eld Guards. g
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