New-York tribune., 1883-03-18
THE IRISHMEN'S HOLIDAY.
CELEBRATION N THIS NEIGHBo2Ho-
Lnss ENTHUSIASM THAN UsCAL-THE 5-EIiN" Al
JONEs's WOOD

C,r.rrppt7ION n THIS NEIGHBCIHO-
trse r>rurs1As,r THAN UsCAL-TlIE MEETING Al
JONEs's WOOD.
The celebration Of St. Paticls's Day was 90,
served ia tais city yesterday with less tlan -D9 u71l
,lsi.'..u. The weather wa perfect ye' thcIe were
1,,s than 5000 p,rsons I'm TIE parade. llc
patiopoI colors ~ ireland foate1 from the stan
IN tbe civ Hall. besides the Aa5s OF 'Ac
CITY state and Nation. Euterprising l.2l5 PuioI'''
green nags, with which they adorned teF P't"'
.tiad. Beggars sitting on Pct hes Of green c4V'H
spread on tho sidewalk, were rewarded lof 'hoI WV
honqht Green te Ii0oons, aprons, sha"s' W''''coA
md faces were seen IN a streets In th vicinity o.
Union ,uuare and Cooper Institute. The b9tl hf-'-
ent was advertised 30 attend the high mass III 81 I'
ricLs Cathedral at 10 O'Clock but not soldier was
there much 10 the modification of many dlVouO
vorqGupers VINO went 10 see the boys
The procession was slow in starting md made seyeraI
balks Long before noon, Fourth-ave., below seven
t,rpthst was filed with crowds OF people Of the labor
ING classes through which the street passed with
difficulty About o'clock the order v As given
NJ Conner Union TO " fall in" Thomas Maguire
was the grand marshal Among the societies repre-
onied were the Ancient Orders OF yllibefnAnS 0I New
Ynrg and Oucer4 County; tie Irish National Leagne;
tbe Ggth Regiment; and tho Hibemian, st. Coumba's
and 81 pntTic- Rifle Corps At Fourteenth st. the pro-
cr-sion turned toward Broadway, contrary 20 the pro
posed line OF march. and then passed the reviewing
stand ip Union SQUARE. going back io Fourth ave ON
e platform stood Mayor EdsOn and his pirate 'ecre-
tnry. yommi,,i ner Thompson Commissioner riinGns
Coinui,soper Coleman, Aldermen Reilly smith Nell
seaman Kirk McDufy and Carroll. eX Judge Plnk' y
ex- x-Ablcrman Cole and City Marshai Geo <e ~ McDrr-
mott Inspector Thoinc was IN charge OF the police
force which numbered about 100 men, assisted BY
Csnfan Williams As an officer Of OF the societies IN
the parade staggered past the stand inc May OF WIS
heard 10 say. "Phat man II drunk on one side
The rontc of the procession was AZ 10 oWs attcr eaE
ING Union sduare: Fourth-ave to Eighteenth a., 10
Eroadway to Nmptcenth-st, to Scventll-aYe., To
-sccond-st to Filth-ave., 10 seventy secOnst
Ia Aycnue-A to SiXty-uinth st. anu To Joness Wood
An admission fee of 30 cents was charged NJ the en-
trance at thar place. which said Ia lie or the benefit
of ths sufferers In ireland. The Rev. Father J.. j.
hgnew of Galloway, Scotland, presided ~ a meeting
bril m the hail. which letters Oi regret were fcdd
trogn Cougrcssmen ;. 5. Cox ana William l. Robinson
ana Others. \ Telegram was also read ii0n Patilck
Egau An address delivered by Sthntdi FllIgtfah
bnt no reference made To tho recent explosion III
London. A ball followed and was participated In Oy
hundreds Of women and men.
The day passed quietly in Brooklyn. There vas no
street sparade but the National and municipal h1gs
waved nom the public buildings -
There WIS no procession In Newark. Three masses
were celebrated at 81. Patrick's tathefr ana al
The Roman Catholic churches held services. In the
evening there public entertainment at the Grand
Opcrn House when addresses made y the Rev lr
C0rrigan and Thomas Dunn English. The Friendly
sons Patrick and other IRISH societies hrid Ddn
qIrts and social entertainments during the evening
The irish societies did not parade on staten I'ah
The day observed In the churches by special masses