The New York herald., 1871-03-18
st. PATRlCKy PiGEANT.
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GOTHAM IN GRAND GALA.
THE PROCESSION AND REVIEW.
Forty Thousand Mon in
Line.
BANDS AND BAN ERs
The GallOWgaasses Of Shane
O'Neil.
IMMENSE THIONGS In TIE STREETS.

certainly the celebration of yesterday In the me-
tr0p0lis Of the United States will stamp Irishmen
10 o higher regard In the eyes OF the world than
ever before. The pageant Of yesterday, with the
exception OF some additional features OF interest
and In point of numbers, differed but little from
those Of previous years. The way really to regard
n iH the estimation in which 1t was re-
garded by Americans to the manner born. This
feeling was universally expressed, and always
In manner favorable to not only tens OF thousands
uaturalized citizens who marched in procession,
bat 10 Irishmen IN general Men of second rate
sbilites seldom judge for themselves: but the way
IN whicn England itself has elevated the cause OF
Irish nationality by exiling the men lately arrived
here has helped these aforesaid second rate men 10
On increased appreciation OF their
HIgERNIAN FELLOW CITIZENS.
The celebration Of yesterday was on scale Of un-
usual magnincence, anu more than tho banners
were the broad-shouldered, strapping men who, to
the number Of at least 000 footed 1t through the
slush and mud which is proverbially peculiar to the
natal day OF Heland's patron saint.
The morning dawned foggy and threatening, with
q terrible layer OF mud, which no amount Of March
sun could
and hence the professional pedestrians prepared
themselves for the worst which might beiaJ. The
early riser found strange state OF things, for the
open stores betokened that it was not Sunday, yet
ne who would have looked along the line OF busy
wharves which skirt Manhattan island would 1na
business, In Its of busting men, conspicuous
by Its absence. Forty thousand men bent on fes-
tivity would not account for this. The fact was
that SO much OF Gotham had gone to look at the
DISPLAY OF IRISH "BRAvERIEs"
the rest thought they might as Well follow their eX-
ample. The feeling OF a strange occasion grew
up0n he noticed the lines OF damsels, clad In
their holiday best, who were afoot. Pretty faces,
many Of them, and mixed in feature that IL would
be hard to say what branch OF the Caucasian race
they belonged TO. Perhaps blonde or even red hair
and
RETRoUssE NOSE
predomina.ed. Their garmcnts-well. then you
would strike lt-green everywhere 1t might be
green nat or green feather green dress or green
ribbon, but green somewhere; ami the fact that all
these young creatures were afflicted with the
WEARING or TIE GREEN
would convince you that Ireland was the objective
point OF honor and that this was ST. Patricks Day.
Of things. journey in The cars up the Bowery
was o voyage between lines Of broad. inQulring
faces on each OF which was written IN unmistaka-
..Thls is Patricks Day. my fine fellow"
The various societies moved iuto position with
cOmmCndabe celerlty and with punctuality worthy
OF mention. Flags noated IN every dlrecuon-lrlsh,
American, French, German and even spanish nag.
At the City Hall they made gallant show aud Duilt
up PLATFORM ON which, at haIf-past two his
Honor the Mayor, surroundedby the Common CoGn-
R.v1Ew THE PROCESSION.
Over this platform the American and Irish fags
se out
gathered In the City Hall Park, as usual. and made
use OF all the az present a IN Goafss
Perfect good humor prevailed, and at that hour the
evidences were that If the shamrock had been
the work. The usual veXations winch small men
In q crowd invariably experience when there Is any
thing to be seen were the Cause OF much amusement
among the
sGet OF my tees, bad luck to youw
.Wid heart am half Mstner sii,t rs Mnllowney'
YEN take yer elbow out Of my ilith rb.n -, =,
Patsey at the head Nv the Father Majiemin."
'I'll shtan' on my own two feet. said Bridget
and certainly the Colossus at Rhodes could nave
supported himself on her large tWelves
BOOM!
Mr.. Phlegmatic Leng commenced firing his salute
in the CITY Hall Park, and at the same instant,
thirty five minutes past twoP. NJ, half score Of
mounted 'copsn ambled IN front OF the Mayor.
makes me feel wake"
"Niyer fear, darlint" said Michael; "I'll honid
passed his brawny arm around Brdgets substantial
waist.
for q few moments.
''who's them ~ said small man, huncnback,
who was lost IN the crowd.
.How do you know 2" said the shrill voice OF the
inqulrng hunchbacK: ,,
sHILLELAHs INSTEAD OF sooRDs."
roar OF laughter followed this alluslon to the
long locust clubs which hung from the belts of the
mounted "cops," which, 1t is to be hoped, the fes-
tive Knights will duly appreciate. bandswas now
IN az .na n
lined Itself as Irish Molly o. The cavalry followed
IT. and then the
with sOldierly Colonel Cavanagh al its head, defed
before the Mayor, who uncovered his head as the
under Joe Carroll and the Legion Of st. Patrick fol-
lowed. terrific struggle In the HERALD reporters
moment The fact was that our little friend the
1huDchDack could restrain his injured feelings no
WANTED TO SEE AND COULDN'T
broad County Carlow pair OF shoulders were IN
front OF him, County Cork elbow was showing his
hat over his eyes, pair of hands proceeding from
County Galway six footer leaned upon his shoulders
from behind, and IRON between o pair Of furry
County Antrim whiskers sardonic face grinned at
him. 1t seemed as II the four provinces and thirty
two counties were united for once IN causing his
s.Murtnerl murtherl yezr smash his hump" said
=. County Wicklow voice. as he erasped the unfortu
nate BY the collar and dragged him to
ieaapt, ne placed the three feet six Of bearded
was over the grand mounted marsbals OF the An
Cier Order oil Hioernians were III front Of the Mayor
sa,d.a 'Ce ..or their tassels ii bark 'em wid Tie
ioultln' nv the oud horses" Then came the socie-
iieslIor moral hour and half with bands, BAN
,uerV nags, scarfs and all the gewgaws which they
nan 70 regal.a. The crowd was silent except when
soneS one recognized a distant relation III the
ronEs aud then he or she commented
lo,M,iy on the fact for at least ten min
ntes. Tie reporter had seen these banners
S.Soro with plesentments OF ST. Patrick In all
manncr VI company good bad and indifferent. lie
atimired tae physique OF the men, but his wonder
vas lost o. The
MIRACULOUS DISPLAY OF HATS.
M ono ne ed smile; these hats represented history
rnaCa vvare ueW hats the latest style; there were
hnsa y, ast s. ing and how far back In point OF time
hav cvten,led Heaven only Knows. The Celts are an
,nc,ant Nj necne and In nowise this better ex-
S,a.asc1I ftnan Ia the head gear Of yesterdays
rrncesson,sia The hats of ten years ago were a
= er,r" Thero we're hats there cceval with
cnunt d,1,Sav an,( others again that were young
Ghrn Sheridan was a friend of "the fourth or the
Tools and oppresso called GeorgeGhats ana glossy,
ny, hs,d broad In theN brim and tail IN the crown,
or narrow in the brm and low IN the crown But
o ihat period OF two y.ars before the close OF the
last century, when citizen Bonaparte>