New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK.
PARADEs IN THIS CITY AND BROOKLYN.
SMALLER NUMBERS THAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
OTHER PLACES.
The time e-honored custom among the Ir1sn.


OTHER PLACES.
The time me-honored custom among the IRISH
Americans of celebrating the memory OF St Patrick once
year with parade through the principal streets In III
the large cities where the Irish element large was o
served yesterday with unbroken regularity poth III '
city and In Brooklyn The municipal au thor1tes ia n1
two cities with the Mayor the head of each reviewer
professions, while the National sentiment OF Eth was
for teay recognized in the green flag with the crown
less harm which foated from the dome OF the Cy na
In each place The sidewalks were erowdea ia '
Bowery In Fourth-ave, In Broadway ana along '"s.
part of Second-ave Many Of these people were ine u
women who rarely forth except on such an oo0"
sion from the crowded tenements In which they d"e ~
the East and Sides The housemaids, VINO wouiuh
lose such sight for years pay, were particularly nu
merois as onlookers and most Of them wore green
rosettes.
Considering that there two parades, one Oh whch
showed itself here and then passed on 10 Brooklyn IN"
taking INTO account the biting cold the entire ais
play orcditabe In numbers as well as In its goou
order The handsome uniforms and soderly bearing OF
the the Goth Regiment did not appear In ethe oi
the parades aud many regrets were expressed at tS'
The display, however while much similar In all respects
that OF the last three four years. was small IN COM
parson with what used to be twelve years ago.
This has led many of the leading spirits OF the move
ment TO discuss the proprety abandoning the show IN
future unless sach concerted action be agreed upon
ms will bring out all the Irish American societies anu
give an adequate idea Of their actual numbers in Tue
city The first parade was under command OF Gran"
Marshal Edward Ennis, assisted by a great many mu's'
who wore green sashes and mounted on spirited
horses These at Cooper Institute. william baru'l
Patrick McKenna and Kervan Flanagan were speciaI
aides for Grand Marshal Ennis and his first and second
aides were MahewT Grassell and Bernard Brady fHst
came the New-York members OF tho Ancient Order OF
Hibernians In riyeight divisions under cohlanu VI
Hugh Murray Bernard Ford, Thomas Banks and James
hgu ubers
from Westchester County, owen Chnton's men, ~
Columba's II. c. T. 4. Society commanded by John
McEntire; Young Mems ST. James's X. e. I. A. b.
Society. commanded by Thomas Murphy
Laborers' Union, Division No. L, com
manded by Patrick Feonoy; civic societies preceded
by the Hibernla Rife Corps, Companies and u ~
Couu bl's Rifle Corps, Young Mems 81 James hi hiio
Corps, and Company of IN Aianc9 Guafbs he Ths
route was through Eighth-st. to Broadway 10 fouI
SSsY TO scvcntcenth-st to Fourthave., TO Eighteenth
ST., seventh-ave to Forty,hith-st, 10 fIIhaNo' 20
sxy-sKth-st the Eastern Boulevard, ana thence 10
ouss Woods where the people had f.astng ana happy
during the remainder Of ne day Inc D9ons VI
a small cannon In suyycsant place was the signal for
the start and when the passed the stand In
Union square the plaza was crowded 10y 'ghtseeIs a
80 were the houses. Mayor Grace. members OF tho
Board OF Aldermen, Park Commissioner Crlnmins Cor
Martin. Commissioner Brcnnan anu otneis r,
the procession. John Mcguire WAS the president
Parade No 3 of which Patrick NJ. Mallon was presi
dent, and Patrick j. Rogers grand marshal was , uo
up of forty nine divisions OF the Ancient ordef OF ns
mans. mustered at SecOndaNo. ana iNthtS-
tbir-st A heavy contingent from the ltish American
societies OF Brooklyn reinforced them nj the meeuhs
place quickly fell into line. Along the line oi mhtch
ia secUnd-ave. groups OF poCctncn were stallohsd
under command OF Captains Clnchy ana Ryan oI tho
Eighteenth aud Twcnty-hrst Precincts FIRST cane
Marshal Rogers decked In emerald hue, followed Oy
thirty-tbree aids and preceded by
brass baud Then followed President Maon and other
officers OF the society ia open carriages John May was
Grand Marshal OF the Brooklyn section. Next came
Company Il OF ST. Patrick's Alliance Guard, captain
McCarthy commanding; Captain Kelly, OF the Columbia
Guard aud Captain Denis Brown, of the Emmett Glard
The route lay along SccOndaye TO Second ST. past the
Bevery to BOndst.. down broadway through CITY hh
Park and over Bridge To Brooklyn Az the CRY hAiI
Mayor Grace and the city officials reviewed ths pafae
also. ---,,., |
Despite the cold great number % person, asemned
n the brooklyn Cy Hall Square early Ia The afternoon
10 witness the parade The societies which came 10 thls
city 10 on in the march made their over the Fer
separately They marched over the south |
roadway OF the Bridge on their return, |
reaching brooklyn about =. m. Nearly 2,1Oo men |
were I'm line Their way through middhgh, Henry |
Remsen Fulton. JoralemOn and Court HIs, and throlSh
AflAnticnye. Fourthay whore the larhle was ais
Inius.d The column crossed CITY Hall square IN H0bt
OF the city Hal aud EeSiswod by Mayor Lev AMI
other city officials. -, /
Threo thousand wearing tho Insignia of tho Irish
societies with bands aud banners trampe Ia the parade
In Newark among organizations being number OF
Irsh military conpAnieA aud the PROCESSION was Ncwd
by 80 600 people, many Of whom wore the onblcntlo
shamrock he procession formed al hlhthry fATk
but did not move until nearly o'clock IL VAS rrNe~rd
by the MAJ other city ofcers At City Hail. anu py
Bishop Wiggcr AT the episcopal residence