The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-21
sioner f. P. Roberts, Ex-Sherif John
Reinherdt and Judge Seymour.
THE GALLANT o'NEILLs.

They Depart With Glossy Beavers, Nobby
Canes, Kid Gloves and Happy Smiles
There were no flies on the O'NeilIs. An
ticipations ran high, because the O'Neills
had INDUCED in many promises con-
corning the manner in which they pro-
posed to "astonish the natives" The
magnificent form in which the members
showed up at headquarters this morning
astonlshed even tue standard-bearer him
self. They flOcked about the doors to the
hallway and the association rooms, and
for blocks away the genial O'Neills hob
nobbed with each other in dark suits, EN-
bellished with satin badges and red bou-
tonnieres. Each man wore a polished
beaver, tan-colored gloves with black
stripes and carried nobby yellow cane.
Beggs' band of twenty pieces, in gray
overcoats, with capes and FURNISHED
helmets headed the line when formed. In
front marched the City Collector, with
an extra gloss on his high hat that was
only eclipsed by the gloss of proud
genial countenance. President James
Clark and Dr. William Dimond walked
on each side of the standard bearer and
behind him Michael Cuff reared aloft a
beautiful silk banner containing a por-
trait of the City Collector. The strings
were uclu ny JuSUlC6 JdCOD lUWyf lC-
splendent in nobby silk hat, and young
Joe Newman, the polish of whose beaver
reflected the portrait of the banner he as
sisted in holding aloft. Water Assessor
William Heller's face was wreathed with
smiles that reminded one OF the curling
eddies of placid brook into which peb-
BILE has been dropped.
The stalwart George B. Fielder mar
shalled the two hundred men in line.
prominent among whom were Alderman
Hauck, James Hurd, James O'Mealia,
Tom O'Connor, Patrick McArdle, Will
liam Herbert, John Rowe, F. p Budden,
Jr., John O'Neill, Thomas Jordan, John
Mccormick. al. Datz, Charlie Dayton,
John Bonell, William G.. German. John
G. Hughes, Hughey Costello, William @.
Winberry, Thomas Fallon, E. p. Croke,
N. j. O'Mara, Counsellor Braden, En0ch
Smith and Oscar Packer.
Ex-Sergea nt-at-Arms Joe Buckridge,
with one of Patrick McQuade's bullets
still under his hide, was on hand accord
ing to promise on what was supposed to
be his deathbed, aud was one OF the most
conspicuous figures in the line.
On their way to the depot the O'Neills
excited admiration from the thousands of
fair women who cheered from the win
doWs and stoops of private residences.
They marched well and hundreds fol.
lowed them to the depot.
scene of the inaugural festivities moved
out shortly after nine o'clock, bedecked
with streamers announcing the occu-
pants.
The Hudson Society Leaves.
The Hudson Society, thirty strong,
left in parlor coach attached to the
regular nine O'Clock train. There was
no attempt at display and the only way
in which the members could be disIingu-
ished was a small blue ribbon on which
was inscribed in white letters, Hudson
Society,""
Among the prominent members were
noticed.-R. w Elliott, John " Bacot.
Joseph d. Bedle, Mortimer Miller,
John WA. Mahr, Hudson Clarke, George
l.. Record, George w. Heaney, j. p.
Hall and b. E. Bedle.
The society will not parade at Trenton,
but will attend the inaugural ball in a
body.