, 1864-03-18
ST. pATRlCK'S DAY..
teleb1atien In {bitago---7he proeessIon---The
Fentan Brotherhood and the l1th
Wisconsin Acknowledgment
st EcnERn Hall.

I'ItTIck'e Day was exempt from a cold water del.
ugc, tut, although there was, no rain, a slight
sprinkling Of snow, which fell ear]y In the morn.
ing, made the streets almost fmpassabIc with mud
alter the genial rays Of the poured out upon it,
About O'Clock in the morning the sky became
overcast with thick, heavy clouds, through which
the Enn occasionally shonc forth In submcridian
eplendor. The streets at an early honr were
crowded with people-men, women, and children
OF all ages, sizes and coora. In the neIshbosAood
Of Market street the crowd Was most 1ense, aud,
as the Catholic Total Abstinence Society came
marching slons, headed By the National Baud, the
spectators sprans up as it were By maeic, and in q
very few minutes Market, from Lake to Madison
rtieeis, was . living sea Of humanity. In a few
minutes MIN, a!ts1waId along can't. the Hiber-
eIies, headed b brass bands. and and sSSss aiscf
these came four companies Of the Fcnlan brigade
-Eo men under arlns-unoer command Of Colonel
Brotbcrhood, al1 bearing thc badge Of membership
#. .. on small green rosetfe, pinned to the
cost breast About = O'Clock the various societies
down Lake street II the following order:
Chief MArsha1
Supported on ne either side by an Aid.
Zou3vc Fife and Drum Band.
-Four Companies Of tho Fenian Brotherhood, under
arms, commanded By Colonel Seaman.
Great Western Band.
chicaEo 1Itbespiau Society,
Aid National Brass Band. Md.
Tue Fenian brotherhood, numbering SO mca.
uniIsa i'd Sons sst e Ea sR' Bsns Solely
11arshal
1rish National Flag.
irish Citizens on Horseback.
Aid Assistant Marshal. Aid
In the above order The procession marched Along
Lake etaeet. followed by large aud enthusiastic
light and proceeded to the Soldiers Rest. Here It
remained few moments, until the 1Tth Wisconsin
intantry-better known as the .sWisoonsiu Irish
Brigade :. which had been Invited to participate IN
dntely in the rear Of the Fenian Brigade. Every.
thing being ready the procession resumed
a1ee W teg asncd @e to so a
thence north on Clark street. On
arriving opposite the TRIBUNE office the pro.
aa',sq ana aqe aaa 1o r., I'm
sumed the march across Clark street bridge to Kin
&C street and thence west to the Northwestern
aeT presenti, srns to ii he proces4ton, took @ TIC the
cars for Madison. The order Of procession was
again formed and the march was resumed, back on
hRze to North Chi stest the9se ap CLARK to
to Rush street, thence on Rush street to Michigan
avenue end Randolph; thence west On Randolph
sena to
to the Journal office. to which salute WAS paid,
thence to Washington gtrcet, where It counter
marchea in fFe1t Of tie host, thence to Randolph
Fentans disbanded. The balance of tie pro
ceshiou; continued IL the march to Market
se po1 %hsfe The various soe
Patrick's day. The attendance was much smaller
than Is ufss ps oa ths OCCASION This ts aogethsr
diocese and the Fcnlan Brotherhood. 1t was IN
desFtood that two distinct processions were to have
6sen formed, bit ,hose who adhered I to The d!sta.
FGntane. The procession was rather more bril-