The New York herald., 1873-07-13
How The Orangemen Escorted Our Blue Coats
Yesterday on Their Annual Show-0ff.
Eight Hundred Policemen and an Escort
Of Nearly 800 0rangemen.
A Display Of Blue Coats and
Brass Buttons.
THE ORANGEMEN In THEIR GLORY.


from their various lodges. double quick, long be-
fore noon and succeeded by ten O'Clock to get into
position. They numbered in all just 2Sl. The pro-
cessiOn started in the usual way 1t was headed
of by man in citizen dress on horseback, who
made everybody believe by hts endeavOrs to de-
ceive that the procession was to be a very grand
affair." He swept along quite grandly with his black
horse and short stirrups and made for himself,
although he was unknown. o really cnviable eques-
trian reputation. Still he not
THE FRONTAGE OF THE PARADE.
The lines were formed regularly and the Orange
men appeared to pretty good advantage There
were 28l all told, small boys and all, the resplen-
dent nags that recounted the great battle of the
BOyne and all the other standards counting for
nothing. with their four carriers. There were also
two bands OF music.
1t was near ten O'Clock before the procession
started, and nice procession 1t was. Head and
front OF all was platoon OF policemen. and then
came carriage, with Chief Matsell, President
Smith, Mr.. Gardner and General Duryee, the man
who wanted to make rife mincemeat makers OF the
force. They all looked well. President Smith said
to bystander that he was out for an airing only.
So said Duryee, said Gardner, so said Matse
One and all OF them feared no trouble They had
hired carriage at public expense to do their duty,
and that duty was to head the procession W ith
dignity, without any idea Of
GIVING DIGNITY TO THE PROCESSION.
And thus they went on smilingly. Each and
every one Of them looked his best and did hs best
to impress the lockers on with a profound con-
viction that they and they alone were able to give
the parade complexion of haut ton; and they
succeeded. The fact Is that the police were so
numerous and the Orangemen so small in num-
bers by comparison that the carriage containing
the Commissioners was the cynosure OF all eyes.
Many OF the unsophisticated took Mr.. Smith as the
blue Peeers, and General Duryee was set down
more than once along the route as a good Old
fashioned standard bearer of the glorious old
Dutchman who whipped somebody at Londonderry
so many years ago that no accurate history can
be obtained thereof. The fact must be stated tnat
all preventiOnS against riot were bravely and con-
sderately taken by the police authorities long be-
fore daylight. And the arrangements were ad-
mirable. But what were they allS This simply
The putting on in procession form OF eight hun
dred men and over to guard
A LITTLE OVER TWO HUNDRED INsIGNIFICANTS;
800 men, in point of fact. who had been on duty
for from ten to twenty-iour hours BEFORE ana who,
by reason OF the procession and Its ridiculous
necessities would have to be on duty for twenty
four hours again before another rest was taken.
Yet the procession was In every way success.
Not, indeed that anybody thought that the Orange
men were out to air themselves-not at all. The
police so Outnumbered the few who paraded,
scarfed and bedragged with % orange M coors, that no
parade was really police parade. the men, with
their orange outfttngs started in good time. it is
true from their various lodges, all gorgeous and
bespanged with the insignia OF their clubs but lor
all that the parade was police parade, The
Orangemen were IN spaces here and there In the
procession line two deep; but all along from head
to tail OF it, the police were two deep on each side
OF the street.
The route OF the procession was from Lafayette
place through AstOr place to Broadway to Four
teenth street. around the Washington Monument
to sixteenth street, through Irving Place around
Gramercy Park to Madison avenue to Thirty-iOurth
street to Fifth avenue, thence down to Union
square, where the dismissal was had.
There was
NO EXCITEMENT DURING THE PARADE
among the people, and the Sidewalk committees
which are always found ready to follow any mill
tary company that goes through the streets with q
drum and ffe Altogether the Orangemen, as an
inside escort to splendid body OF disciplined po
not look well at all but as the police did, and as
the parade was really police parade, they have
nothing to regret. Yet after all, why should
500 men be put on extra duty and put to
lot OF fanatics who want to air their fine clothes
years The Orangemen have demonstrated
their right to parade for a third time-rather the
people OF the city have given their consent that a
bouy OF men, carrying banners with loyalty to
British sovereignty embaZOned upon them, can go
about time that the farce came to an end. The
police want rest, and the people cannot afford TO
laugh forever.
PHILADELPHIA, July IL, 1873.
The parade OF the Loyal Orange lodges took
place here this morning. The procession was a
long one, and the members, dressed in new and
neat regaias looked well. A heavy force OF police
was stationed along the route, but thus far there
has not been the slightest disturbance.