The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-18
Irishnlen Parade Through
the Streets on Sunday
in Jersey City and
Hoboken.
BUT THEY HAD NO MUSIC.
There Was No One to Review Them
at the City Hall, Either, Except
Captain Farrier.

st. Patrick's Day was observed yester-
day by that faction of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians which recognized the head
of the order in ireland. There was
quiet parade through the streets of this
city and Hoboken, in the afternoon, and
in the evening there was celebration in
Pavonia Rink
AT an early hour in the afternoon Greg
ory street in the neighborhood of st.
Johns Hall was thronged with the mem
bers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
in full regalia and their admirers decked
able delay in starting the procession, and
it was half past two before the column
was ready to proceed. At that hour, with
County Delegate Patrick LAWN as grand
marshal at the head, the procession moved
from the corner of Gregory and Van Worst
streets to Grand street, thence to Hudson
street and through Hudson to Exchange
place, where the delegations from abroad
were received.
When the visitors had been received
with proper ceremonies the procession
moved up Montgomery street to Warren.
Here it divided into sections. One, led by
the Irish Volunteers, uniformed COM
pany from New York, under command OF
Major Kelly, and composed of companies
A and B of the Hibernia Rifles of this
city under command of Captains Duggan
and Conlan; the Hibernian Rifles of Eliza
beth, and section of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, proceeded up Montgomery
street. The uniformed drum corps of
Rankin, Grand Army Post, of Brooklyn,
preceded the Irish Volunteers, and when
they arrived opposite the Gregory street
Police Station the corps struck up lively
tune.
STOPPING THE MUSIC.
Immediately there was grand rush by
Detective Mcbride and Policemen Rear
don, Murphy and Hopkins for the must
clans. Murphy grabbed the bass drum
mer just as he was about to put extra en-
ergy into the blows ON his instrument, and
the other guardians of the peace each
grasped drummer and fifer. The mok
of CONSERVATION which spread over the
faces of the drummers when they found
themselves in the clutches of the Jersey
policemen was a sight to behold
Major Kelly was also greatly astonished
10 uDu HIS uluSlClhL6 Inc E1ubCAcS vi
the law, and somewhat hotly demanded
an explanation. When he was informed
of the action of the Police Commissioners
and the state of the law on the subject of
Sunday parades in this city he subsidized.
He said that he had received no intima-
tion of the state OF affairs, and inn
mediately sent his drummers and fifers
back to New York The procession then
proceeded up Montgomery street to Grove
street.
In the meantime the remainder of the
parade passed up Newark avenue under
the leadership of Grand Marshal Patrick
LAWN, who wore in his chapeau a snowy
white plume, which fiuttered high in air
like the celebrated plume of King Henry
of Navarro. In this portion of the parade
were Ancient Order of HibernianS No. /.
of Jersey City; six coaches filled with rep
resentatives of the order; one coach occu-
pied by ladies; branches of all the Hiber
mans from Hackensack, Paterson, Railway
and Newark, and several branches from
this city.
NO REVIEW AT THE CITY HALL
AS the procession passed the City Hall
the paraders looked at the steps for the
city dignitaries who had been invited to
review them. But they looked in vain.
Although the stoop was crowded, Captain
Farrier, of the Police Department, was
the only city official to be seen there.
Chief Murphy and Captain MeKaig stood
in the street and one of the paraders re-
marked, with great feeling, ''the police
are no good, hang them all. "
Another Ancient Hibernian attempted
to ease his feelings by kicking car horse,
but the animal resented this familiarity in
q manner which caused him to beat
hasty retreat.
At Newark avenue and Grove street the
two sections joined, and proceeded by the
uniformed companies, proceeded through
Grove street to Hoboken without incident.
The entire route of the procession was
lined with an enthusiastic crowd of spec
tators, which loudly cheered the music
less parader, and waved green flags
Several buildings were gaily decorated,
and the golden harp of Ireland on green
field fioated from several buildings along
the route.
Chief Murphy made elaborate prepara-
tions for any disturbance which might
possibly arise. He had fifty men in re-
serve from the First and fifty from the
Second precinct. Two men were sta
toned ON every block, and four men on
each of the long blocks along the entire
route of the procession. AS the parade
passed sergeant followed and gathered
up the men.
From the ferry to Warren street Ser
geant Carroll took charge of the men and
marched them to the Gregory street
station house; from Warren street to
Grove and Seventh streets, Roundsman
Coward picked up the men and marched
them to the Grove street station house,
where they were held in reserve. Ser
geant McGinnis took charge OF the police
men from Seventh and Grove streets to
the city line. When the procession had
passed he countermarched them to Hen
elerson Street, and when the procession
returned from Hoboken, guarded the
route through that street and Pavonia
avenue to the Rink.