The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-18
sbroadway Blazoned with Bunting and
Resembling with Brass Bands
and Bagpipes.
THE SHAMROCK DROWNED.
Banquets Of the Friendly Sons, the Knights of
st. Patrick and Other Irish Societies.


Five hundred thousand people dwelling in New
York were yesterday not afraid to speak of 1913.
Every county Of Ireland, fIOm Wexford to Sligo,
poured out it's quotlent of the men and women who
hope one day to see the Green Tying high above the
Red.
Broadway, the thoroughfare of all the nations of
the world, was beautiful with the Red, White and
Blue coors Of the nation in which the Irish have
settled for good or i'll. Here and there in the vi
cinity OF the dear Old gridir0n might be seen the
golden harp OF Innisiail, centred in o ground
green as the grass OF a meadow In Spring. All the
principal buildings in Broadway were decorated
with ffags, and the hotels seemed to have an idea
that great metropolitan festal day should be hon.
Ored by o superabundance OF bunting. Housetop
and pavement Joined to make the day a
memorable one. TO the kindly scattered Irish
people there was much significance in the display
OF yesterday. The scading tears that have 50 often
fallen in vain were dried by the blazonry and gid
ing that clothed the streets Of the greatest city in
the New World At the City Hall thousands Of
people had assembled before MONDAY, and the pic
ture was very beautiful Of the women who were
gathered.
THE GREEN FLAG AND ITS ADHERENTs.
The green color struck the eye at every point.
Green ribbons, green sashes, green ties and green
ornaments were everywhere mingled with the
co!ors Of the American Republic. Even the horse
cars were decorated. The drivers Of these very
useful caravans had small green nags, maze
OF paper cO0red on one side, and having narps
displayed from the horses necks. Trick drivers
also carried the symbols Of their native land aud
the rollicking Tree and easy bOotblacks, the wild
Arabs of the city, had plastered on the business
ends Of their boxes the allpervadng banner OF the
old land. The manifestation was cheap one but
the widows mite" is always acceptable.
stranger coming for the first time into New
York would be somewhat astOnished at the appear
ance Of Broadway yesterday. st. Patricks Day
would be to them living reality The booming
reverberatons of the artillery guns the blare of the
brass bands, the humping OF the big drums and
the shouting OF the multtudes that hned Broad
way, have no equal in any country for the thunder
Gus melody or in any city on this Continent The
magnihcence of the banners, the blending Of color
and the mingling OF women and men in such a
wonderful kaleidoscope, are kindred to Paris or
Vienna Rome, but are without example in
America.
THE PROCESSION CRYsTALLIzED.
Such exhibitions are reserved for rete days In
Europe bat in the land of the free they without
example. Masses Of men marched all day to the
sound OF music of their own land. The streets were
crowded with joyous and glad people, and thirty
thousand men in uniform with bayonets glancing
regalia, passed in serried array before them Some
persons found fault with the length Of the process
sion Of st. Patrick's Day, which was one hour and
half in passing given point but q holiday Is not
common In New York. ana the music and melody
brought q forgiveness that was undenlable
The parade OF the Irish societies during the
glorious Spring day made many an eye glance and
many crimson lip trenbe with excitement. The
Ancient Order OF Hibernians-that Oldest Of all
Celtic organiZatiOns--n all the splendor OF their
exaggerated badges ana scarfs, paraded nearly
twelve thousand strong; the Father Mathew men
swept along in sold ranks four front, and the St.
Patrick's Alliance. which has been unfortunate
70 grced with hilarious APPLAUSE '' there
were nearly five thousand lads In green uniforms
with white snd green shirts, with multifarious
trousers, isshoned in the zouave fashion, the red
color carefully placed beneath the green shade
Among these lads were hundreds OF temperance
cadets, happy as kings at play, who, whenever
there vas a hiatus in the procession, ran madly
forward, as boys WILL and cheered at passing OBJ
PEACE AND GOOD WILL.
There was net an accident nor blow to mar
lprinclpal feature OF the procession was made
b, the mounted police, q company OF whom rode
strong ON this dav Of the Seventeenth OF March,
yet for compensation the sun shone with the kind
ness 81 June, and II the white plume OF Grand Mar
sinai Gigan at the head OF the column was dis
turbed for instant 1t only caused the bystanders
to remember that other glorious white plume borne
resembles In type OF feature and form of body
Alter the heat and burden of the day the night
came down, and then those who had marched and
made the City wild with melody, went to their
halls and places Of pleasure, and in hundred
resorts of the of Ireland, Erin OF the Streams
vas remembered with feelings OF love and venera-
ton.
From all parts OF the United States and from the
provinces, covered by flag against which yester-
days vivid and splendid celebration was protest,
there comes tdngs OF the manner in which the
sons OF the Gael have honore st. Patricks Day.
The nineteenth century has not III its history such
IN example OF a people scattered and oppressed
who have more vitality and more persistence than
ne people who yesterday hon0red their far-on