The sun., 1889-03-04
TO BE THE CREAM OF THE PARADE
The Seventh and O'Brien's Uniformed boys
on to the Capital.

on to tho Capital.
The only Seventh Regiment and the only
John ]. OBrien Association were the principal
organized bodies that left the metropolis yes
terday to the tune OF ION to Washington" The
music was in their minds, Of course. for the
Sunday law forbids parade music on Sunday
unless there is q funeral on hand.
Nine hundred OF the Seventies men fell in
at precisely o'clock in the armory. Then by
companies. the band going first. the soldier
boys were sent off in silence to the elevated
railroad station at Third avenue and Sixty
seventh street. 1twas expected that the detach-
merts would get there at such times that only
one company would get aboard Of each City
Hall train. But before 1t wa5 over Ii happened
that two and in one case three companies col
lected in the interval between trains and were
landed at the City Hall together.
From there the route was afoot to the Lib
orercoats, with their musical Instruments
from the elevated railroad station like a flock
Of sheep, and kept up their go-as-you- please
rived, formed along the walk at the side Of tho
City Hall Park and marched the rest OF the
way. They were IN heavy marching order. @
coats. and carried their pieces with bayonets
unflxed, Most Of the CaptainS were content to
AK. two by two" But somo of them halted
their companies long enough to count off. and
sTnTng down tqW2 in c0Emn Of four
The special train on the New Jersey Central's
new through Washington service consisted q
S2nssi It St at o'clock and was due in
GFSna stree. the as froTded bsG
nounced a bargain day. The John J. O'Brien
Association was assembling. just east OF the
overcoats, They had red. white, and blue bou
Quets and badges or individual banners OF blue
satin hanging from heavy gold bars and eagles
lettering
compile cd their splsndor. and the letters were
SO big that he might run who reads
"fdimdm gat meruH y.rat"
John j. obrien Assostssio2 & Eighth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SRF nSaoy
''" ''''' Ne Neither Bend nor Break
The badges were reproduction Of the splen-
did white satin banner mounted on 2 frame; };
the the, district @ viii carry in The parade. ''
The O'Brientes had their pictures taken in o
group on Lord 4 Taylors corner,
the Custom House and thS Post Once could
IN the Most ee Of hn RS
away. The difficulty about Sunday parading
was got oyer by one Of the members with very
high forehead. who had an inspiration late on
Saturday night. number OF Grand street cars
were chartered and took the association across
John J, o'BrieTn, Barney Rourke. John Z.
s great on 81 he
the Pennsylyana road q eight
The John Simpson Legion OF tho Sixth dis
trict. 100 strong, with q fife and drum corps.
dark Clothes black canes. and terra Gotta
gloves. They had nice little special train on
the B. and o.
Other local organizations which made part Of
the crowds at the railroad stations we're the
Wholesale Dry Goods Republican Cleo Club
the Lower Wall Street, Merchants, the Ninth
Assembly District Republican Club. the Sheri-
dan Shook Association, the Harrison and Nor
ton Club (colored), and the Customs Brokers
Harrison and Morton Club.