The New York herald., 1879-03-18

notable appearance The Young Mems st. James
Roman Catholic Total Abstinence benevolent Society
with rosettes of green ON background
of white and reds pinned the lapel
bon heavily bordored with god. with golden tassels
pendant. The officers OF the society are Patrick
dent dent fhs Father IN Mathew o. B. E. 4. B. arentl
turned ont large number Of men in line. marching
to the imusic OF the ST. Augustine band. of Bridge
port. The societies con nected with st. Coumbas
Rifle corps. in red caps with green tasscls. then
young fellows. under Captain Michael Farrell; then
the society. 400 strong with banner OF costly col
rsa S or ss 1s @ % 1
and Columbkile. And last advanced the societies
from the Church of tho Holy nnocents. their banner
With the inscription:I when stroied. fierce
when provoked" 10 the procession arrived before
the CITY Hall .,v ,,,o,,.s n,,,,,v
Hero Mayor Cooper reviewed them. and here vast
crowd was gathered to see them pass: To every
marshal he rode by. Mayor Cooper raised his hat
with profound salute; and so up broadway and into
Seventh avenue the pageant poured. AS they neared
hum is heard. The hum grows into . buzzing. the
buxzing into roar the INTO visible presence.
ins to tSs
and there break up.
FEW FACTS
And here, the procession having disbanded. the
dispassionate Irish mind may be disposed TO con-
slider these statistics touching the weather of its
has been free from rain during the last quarter Of
o century. Often the day before was wet
and unpleasant sometimes the morning
was threatening. frequently the streets were
muddy and sloppy, but In twenty-five years
there only three instances of St. Patrcks sham
rock carried in procession in city being drowned
in water descending from the Clouds In one or two
cases where March II fell on Sunday that day was
wet, but each of these occasions the weather
cleared in time for the festivities of the following
day. The following facts extracted from the files of the
HERALD will support the statement that the Saint
and Jupiter Pluvius rule the best OF terms
In 1854 the air was "clear and warm"
1865 was ono Of the unfavorable years
1856 was very fne; in 1857 tho weather
was "deliciously balmy." but the streets
cleaner than on the present occasion 1858 was
was pheasant and mild" 1850 good" The pro-
cessionists could hardly have selected more
favorable day" than nature afforded them in 1861;
they had every hne day" in 1852 beautiful one
in 1868 and Exceedingly pleasant one in 1864.
"Clear and bright" is the term employed in 1855;
and in 1855. though cold. the atmosphere was
cheerful and pleasant" Mud again disfgured the
streets aud the neither garments Of the walkers tn
1857, but the banners hoated amid bright sunshine.
1869 by day that all that could have
been desired. SO it IN 1870. More
mud in 1871. yet overhead it was fine.
In 1872 and 1878 the weather called for special
mark, but in 1874 there went up wall from many
On Irish throat. A ccaseless downpour and oceans
Of sush marked the celebration that and though
rain fell in 1875. sush again In the ascendant.
Slush again in 1876 with clear sky. however, slush
and rain, both in profusion, in 1877. and, finally,
forenoon though somewhat better state Of affairs
n ha afternoOn.