The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-19
ST. PATRlCK'S CELEBRATION.
An fMPOSrNC DIsPLir BY THE IRISH
SOtIEIIES or VEN YORK
c..,.n :, Review before the Mayor nj the
st,x ttru Uncovered Heads at the statue
,f Washington The Demonstration In
.,...Lt,, 'Th, rcstixitter Last Evening.

w,.h,,xton The Decentralization In
trooki,n The rcsti,itie- Last Evening.
Although the sky was overloaded, ycs-
t,rlay. only a few sprinklcs fell. and tho
rcoihnr was. ON the whole. auspicious. The
rross I'm the PARKS had sprung into brightness.
Tho nag ot Erin was displayed in all parts OF
hc city. Tho fronts OF n number of shops in
tho Bowcry were nearly covered with green
rlo,h. Thousands Of happy 1rlshmcn and
women throngcd the streets. The feature OF
iho day was. Of course. the procession. One
,,eloes was tile hour set for the start. but 1t was
nonrlv . o'clock before the head Of the process
e,on moved from Twenty third street down
First avenue. Col James Cavanagh rode ut the
iond. nnl a squad Of police officers cleared tho
xay The Sixty. ninth Regimen, had the right
Of the line There were over 900 men In tho
Hix'y-ninih and the rcgimcntal band were out
In full force. Next were the Irish societies
especially large In numbers and then followed
Iorty-threr New York divisions OF tho Ancient
Order Of II ibcrnians. with their showy banners
md rogala. The Ilibcrnians were under the
command Of Mr.. Peter Casscry. their Grand
Marshal In their ranks marched delegations
from Brooklyn. Jersey City, and Newark. Then
followed the st. Columbia Rifle and Cadet Corps,
md the 81. Vincent and Holy Innoccnts Roman
Catholic Total Abstinence Societies The mar
shals Of the temperance societies were John
Rush and Patrick MrNul,y.
The sidewalks % First avenue, Second street.
the Bowcry. Worth. and Centre streets. through
which thoroughiarcs the procession moved on
iis way to the city Hall to be- reviewed by the
Mayor. were crowded with spectators. The
City Hall Park was bcsi eyed 10y thousands. md
Il required special exerions on the part OF the
police to keep the multitude in order
A messenger from the Grand Marshal notified
70 Mayor Ely the approach Of the procession.
md the Mayor. accompanied by an escort OF
city officials and preceded 10y the white flag Of
the city walked down the City Hall steps and
took his position for the review. When tho
head of the pro 'ession arrived at the Park there
vns enthusiastic cheering hy the great multi
tulc Of spectators.
Tho marching Of the Sixty-ninth Regiment.
ms It passed in rcview was much admired. As
the bands of music in some parts of tho process
sion wcrc very near together the differcnttunes
played az the same time werc blended. and the
notes " The Wearing Of the Green" and Of
"St pairicks Day In the Morning" smote each
other sometimes dis,ordanty In addition TO
the regular bands there were several indepcn-
dent musicians who. with Irish baepipes gave
variety to the music in the ar.'
The number oi men in the procession was
esiinn,ei M; nearly five thou-anl and the time
occupied IN passing the City Hall was forty
From the CITY Hall the line Of march was con-
iAh'A w "'f ~ .i',tt'' 90
the elues'rlan staipr OF Nashlnsi'n am ne
H. Wosbintnn siat1" nI heaIs i, ~. ,ro,es. a.
Son were uncovered. In Union squire tho
cas- When the procession narched in L,ghth
rvrnuc. Tho linn II march was continued up
Jei,h avenue To- Thirty.ffth street. across to
Thirl avenue. down Third avenue nnd in Four
taouth street the procession was disbanded
: H. nf c5niusion following. the. parade. at
Fourteenth street and University place. police
oh'cr Ghare. Duiry was run cter and serl-
ous'y iniar.ll ly broadway car. H. was taken
to.thr New YORK. Hospital.
Mary Ann Haley, q notorious Wokpo'ket.
mingled iu the mutitule- that viewed II q pa
radc ami Wa wat 'hcl ~ue'"s-iyciy ly p'ter-
Tvs pit- Handy. Th.mr~ou, anl Adams;
Shr was arrest "a finally. hut noih hiu- was found
IN herp'--.s-i'n tut = lur "f loves ukrn
iiom Ell'h Tracey ! Z. Ll.Ii'r'h s'rc.'' nary
".JtS'. N;.per,Go,t. i6 years II nr.. "f 42j
r., Tili .'i.,h street v,n. nfr'-.'7l kim,
- tc;- a, F'mr,c' n,l sire, and Tniy.r-i,y
ila.n H. lii- t,I--o.-i m was fluul "a loskct-
i"sk ,yib money h..ln.in. - Kit. Cdsnn Of
:66 VS. 1wrnty-nfh -trcDt
Cornelius ll.rt.,luay. cons picuous IN yester-
day'- pr5 i.n on a'.oun, 6f. ~. hurry phys,
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