New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-19
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.


.ho,sopd men, two or three hun
-. and . SCORE Of girls. decked IN garments as
.,,egated as Josepns coat, all forming a pfocesSio"
several miles long; review several panoueIs anu ~
.,d general enthusiasm pervaGing the iSh poruo" VI
,,c communicated in brief was yesterdays ceepfa
ton OF ST. Patrick's Day. At noon the socieues ana
regiments marching TO the rendezvous III oc'on"
.r, above second ST. and at O'Clock the arrange
nnts were completed and the line was ready to move
In this line were over twenty thousand men, b"t tens Oh
thousands Of men, women, and chldr'h eNlh''u 'hch
devotion 70 the customs fathers and their entire
willingness TO lie squeezed and tranpled upon oy one
.po,ber bv throneng the sidewalks OF the streets
through which had advertised that the procession
would pass. go $3.50,
The formation Of the line accomplished with little
difficulty and, while the members were awaiting the
sgna gun the people the sidewalk made their com
p,nts Though admiration general and paudts
feouen there were wanting those who east sinister
rIsnces the 1rishmon, and whose hearts were evil
IDENTITY enlisted Ill the Of honoring St PATRICK
1t was only chances however, that these persons eN
pressed their saPprobation for the celebtors ID the
street and their friends standing by we're muscular Ill
BODY Of impulsiye temperaihents and not in mood to
brpok Insult Old ladies ana grayhared men, VINO
had not seen their welloved island since their child
hood seemed have lost none of their devotion, ana
hailed the banners and embematc cars with heaming
faces and younger enthusiasts, who probably had never
.een Ireland at ALL yelled out their appreciation always
In auaint and sometimes In i.reverent language Mar
shas who horses year rode about hoarlSn-
ing their swords III contIaventon OF mhlatS r"ee'
and with supreme contempt for their neighbors hea
hat whatever they did was done with so much earnest
ness that they failed TO make themselves rdlcnlOuS
The rouehs. who never lose an occasion OF ms hhd'
wore represented 10y few hundreds OF the most brutal
Of their species who forcing their WAY through crows
al orderly people. trespassnS on the d0oSiePs %
respectable houses, made their presence dsaSrecaDy
,naulfcst.
11o.t n. ufr
of ;oce taxing the lead the procession began TO move
hoarse roar FROM tue denSey PACKED crowd greeted
the rst stagc the celebration, and as the t9th eS
iu,t marched down the avenue the cry was taken NJ
ami rcCcuoed from block to block. The Legion OF 81.
Patrick, the Emmoi ana TpperarY lGuards, ana rev
xompanies of the New-Jcrsey National Guard followed
The Goth Regiment, and with that organization composed
ihe military element Of tie procession and enjoyed the
larger share OF the applause From tue Sidewalk faichS
jn citizens dress hailed with cordial shouts nds
IN uniform ranks. and Budgets. fresh from the
Kitchen out IN sunday attire, waved green handker
chiefs and smiled and smrked with intense selisatfac-
ton When the carriages containing the celebrities Of
the day rolled alOns tho crowd nodded iamiary TO the
inmates and received greetings in return with an ar OF
rride The Warden Of the Tom1S one 81 the MarNhs u
me day was evidently well pleased at an ovation
rendered him by little mob III Second''Nc' tacn
individual Of whom had probably first made the war
de- a.onaintaucc under less favorable circumstances
The procession moved quietly through See"hl-St' 10
1h, R,wcry. and this thOrouShfare the crowd WIS
ve,y dense. For two hours tTalc was opsnnc'eu'
and nobody on tho street seemed TO care a
whit Everybody. attention was attracted by the pro
osson ana it, prominent features. The banner Of the
Nun of KcnIDare, large, eInbIaIoh'o' green """
white SIX flag, horue on q large car was
ono OF these features -Four young ladies' III
c.ats Of mail and white in the corners OF
tbe car apparently guarding the banuer Inc car was
followed by the st. Patrick Mutual Ala Alliance, to
whom the flag belonged Hibernian and Father Mathew
TemIorance Societies. in black coats and silk hats,
aud cadets green shirts and rcd bcechcS,
served 10 lcngthen the Inc which soon became
onoouous though they were Stalwart. straightforward
,oosiac mol with faces sober and earnest though
tloy marching TO death. The lively strains of the
animated the bystanders. but had no enlivenins
o Fl on those line. who strobe along with the air OF
men who bound Il solemn GRAND The car bear
ing the blst OF Daniel O'COnnen, and Ii gentleman
dressed 20 represent ancient Irish bard received de
gree inspection which seemed now and then 10 cause
the four young ladies sitting AT its corners some enbaT
,ssIoent when the allow gla sses files of tall
with pixies passed along they were greeted with enthu
siasID. and many comments on their physical proper
tons were made.
A. the procession passed through Chatham-st. the
crowds WHO live the alleys either side swarned
on sidewalks, and the throng was dense mass OF
humanity. full of patriotism but very unpleasant IN
odor. At the City Hall Park several thousand people
had collected for it very generally known that
Mayor Han was 10 review the procession; when me
mead OF nc Hne Irehca Ie laZa iaI 20 irc g
.ddr:- after which tne march was con.HHc4 IN mP
tcus D. crowded. but the component parts were OF
a,rtnt material.
=, o'clock little than half Of the procession
ISsd. and through delay the rear sept-
rated .cm the rest the line The march through the
rpIHr portion OF the city marked hv lew Incidents
and al o'clock the main feature OF the day had ended
THE POLICE ARRANGEMENTS.
The entire police force ordered duty. TO Capt
Tlorne at The city Hall Park 100 assigned TO
J in h9ck
ia front Of the City Hall the immense thIong that had
gathered N the vicinity hours before the procession
expected. Capt Walsh within whose precinct the pro
formed also given 100 in addition TO his
own force. Capt Burden Of the Tweny-ninh Precinct
also had men. Capt Alaire aud the broadway
Squad. 80 strong headed the PROGRESSION At two points
slong the line OF march heavy bodies OF police held
III 20 ~ n % ~, A ,nonntod forco 81 IN me-
,nacr the command Capt Wilson. held in reserve
OF the headquarters OF the mounted squad At Police
Headquarters the sanitary police, IS men, were held III
reserve throughout the day.
superintendent Kelso did not believe that there Wond
he any serious trouble on the line OF march hui deemed
il best 10 be prepared for cmersenceS The day passed
of without trouble. The station
houses filed with drunkaris at night who will he
discharged with rprimand this morning by the mags
holidays pickpockes were ont In full force
and wherever the crowd was most dense they were 10
IL found plying their vocation. Capt Irving OF the
Central Office and his force OF detectives with those st
line the procession and whenever pickpockcts
tcen 81 work they were promptly arrested ana taken TO
the nCaIt ~ ponce station.
Parolman Edward Kennedy Of the Twenty-sxth Pre-
eo MN Of I'M C 1aS I1 Tt a s on h. @ oh
By " Dodds express wagons. lie War removed 10
the Park Hospital.
CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.
John Murray, age 20, ofsNo GA Eleventn-sve omar
relied with unknown in liquor saloon at Nnth-aye.
aud yfOurth ~. last night, and struck the
head with suue shot by one OF thom. His skull was
fractured and there is slight hope of his recovery.
The following arrested by the police for pocket