The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01
POLICE ON THEIR DIGNITY.
TIE DEPARTMENTS ANNUAL PARADE
RRVIEWID BY cor. HILL

Thu poicemen OF New York. having nut In
vnuch OF their ,ime during the past year In
otandinr along the ourbstones and about re-
y,ewIn1 stands keeping the way clear for
other folks paradcs, took day of yesterday
and did some marching on their own account.
Oycr 1000 Of them marched from the Battery
IN FortIcth strcot and down again 10 the Worth
Monument. whore they got feetng glimpse
Of Gov Hill and worry fair view OF Mayor
Grant. with chance to see many other dis
tineuishei gentlemen and TO be seen by sew
eral thousand sweethearts Wives and chill
dren crowded into the two stands and crying
"Oh my" Isn't he handsome" and There's
papa" rs the blue lines swept by. The
weather and all combined to favor the police
men and the parade was one OF tho most sue
cesstul the department has ever had.
The mounted squad started TO ride down
town at o'clock in the morning. and 1t wasn't
very much after that hour when policemen In
uniform wore on their way by all the elevated
and surface car lines toward the Battery. The
different battallons formed in the streets
around he Park. and at IL o'clock, when Su-
perintendeut Murray and President Mclean
of the Police Board started up Broadway in
an opon carriage, tho organizations fell into
line one after another as regularly as though
parading were an everyday thing In police
mans ife and in fow minutes the whole col
umn was in motion. There were no police
men along the curb to keep the streets clear.
the department trusting to the good nature OF
the public to perform the office that the de-
partment has to perform Itself for all other
paraders. Two or threelmounted mon rode
block or SO ahead OF the Superintendent's car
riape to hurry tagging trucks and wagons into
the side streets.
Tho sidewalks from the very start were
fripged with a crowd three or four rows deep.
and In places were completely blocked. while
the windows OF all the tall buildings along
lower Broadway were filed with heads and
waving handkerchefs as the procession passed.
Superintendent Murray. Inspectors Byrnes.
Steers, Williams and Conlin. aud the best
known Captains were heartily appauded as
they passed the Consolidated Exchange. the
Post Office and other points where the crowd
was greatest.
The line moved rather internationally. for
policeman's stop is considerably longer than
the regulation marching stride. and the COL
umn was continually threatening to tread on
the heels oil the horses. who wa ked more lois
and stats broke the regularity OF the ranks
and prevented the fine marching Of the men
from being as conspicuous Us 1t deserved. nut
wherever there was fairly long clear stretch
the platoons settled down into steady. rapid
swing that swept the dark blue mass along In
At Twenty third street the line turned into
Madison avenue. and alter going up that to
and started down Murray, Hill toward the re-
viewing stand. When tho head OF the column
reached Thirtieh street the patoons broke
into fours. and the next moment the whole
column swung into line, facing east, Tor in
a beautiful one. One moment ths, whole
avenue IRON the crest Of the hill to Twenty
ninth street seemed iilled rom curb TO car2
by solid body of horsemen, Tho next mo-
ment the horses were standing side by side.
say as M as
stretched Two long gray rows. broken only 6y
When this mannuyre had been accomplished
bis carriage. Commissoners McClaye. Martin.
and Noorhis rode UP in another. and the whole
Cd stall, rode down the line and back. The
Mayor and all the COMMISSIONERS returned to
densFy IN Inc spsee
reviewing party stood District Attorney Fell
Duffy. and several other rep! esent ntives Of the
judicial Department OF the city Government.
Fire Commissioner Robbins. edward Il. Muir
ply OF Troy, hartman Of the Dcmocratic state
Committee Chief OF Police Campbell Of Brook
lyn Superintendent Layman and Chiet Detec-
tive Wood, OF Philadelphia. supeTinttendent
james X. Murray aud Inspector l; Il Eldridgee
Of Boston. X;Superintendent Walling and
Chief oil Police donovan OF HoDoken
There was long wait. and then q burst OF
applause, as a carriage drove RAPIDLY up and
the crowd recognized Gov Hill ne Sheer, ,he
stand beside Mayor Grant. while an ofiicer gal
loprd off IN the avenue with the signal Tor the
lie OF mounted men rode in front OF Super
intendent Murrays carriage and after nm nm
and Sergeants Oates. Dahgren. Harms. keRr.
Wallace, and Coiiey e-corlinR The dephrtme4t
Noun, cd men r heading the main column. These
men and their mounts must have been reVe-
a0n to those who ,o thiRk Who Of , Paee
along hard pavements day after day.
Ignorant OF he fact that in the northern part OF
In the saddle all the time that 1t is on duty.
Every horse was bright bay. all were nnely
horse was groomed until its coat shone like
Satin. Both men and horses were llnely
trained. and II ID doubtful u inner cavalry
display has been made 10 this city !or many
,Ifrcr the horsenon Chief Inspector Byrnes
head nj the First Battalion,with Sergeant Cree
dsn Tor Adj uinnl. ard ROundsman Quintard as
battalion we're commandeI rssRectlyeiy 6y
IapialnI BToGnn: Grant. and Slevin; Sergeant
Lob, Cni., Cassidy Sergeant Douglass Can't.
McLqugh n, Sergeants kelleler ana Nreden-
bergh, and young Capt; McCulaGh
The CAPTAINS and sergeans GSommandipG
The other officer. and men wore the new gray
helmets with when tho department has Imst
tered the brand new nickel sni lbs which the
men wore Sestrr..ay Tor the mt time, They
and have the numbers nut on in copper !!gure..
They are not very pretty.
The Second Battalion was commanded hv
Inspector Steers. with Sergeant John J. Hnr-
ley and houndsman richards a, aides. The
COMPANIES wero commanded respectively by
Capts Killileu Meaklm, and McElwRin. Ser
geHnt Mangin, Cap. j H. McCullugh. Sergeant
McAyny Capt. SIebcrr. Sergeant Schmitt-
berger and Capts Thompson AMI Clinchy.
inspector Williams rode ahead OF the Third
Battalion, with Sergeant Price and lioundsman
kuntHman a. aides. The Captains were Capts
Murphy Warts. and Reilly. Sergeant Cross
Capt Westervet, Sergeant Young; Can't. Car;
penter. Sergeunts donovan aud Welsng, and
Tho Fourth battalion was led by Inspector
Conlin, with Sergeant Groo and Eoundsman
parret "a aides. The companies were COM
manded by Capts Gunner, Ebert O. Smith,
and Webb, Sergeant Klrchncr, Capt. Hooker,
Sergeant Shechan, Capt Cortrght, Sergeant
Mullen, and Capts. OConnor and Berghold;
Capt Copeland was commander OF the Fifth
and last battalion. and the companies were led
by Capt. Garland. SergeautS TAYLOR, BrOphy,
and Hamilton, CRpts. lule Stephenson, and
Schultz. Sergeant Corbitt, Capt. Brooks. and
A band OF music preceded and a patrol wagon
followed each battalion. Generous applause
greeted the hest-known men on tho force; es:
Tecialy lnsnertOr Williams; but the bulk OF
the admiration wns Tor the general appear
Rnce ot the men and their Inc marching. The
magnificent physique OF the men astonished