The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-13
THE IRISH ENJOYS,
A Great Reception Given
Them at Taylor's Hotel.
THE MEETING ATTHE RINK
Speeches by William 0'Brien, 7.
D. Sullivan, Timothy Har-
rington, and M. P. Gill.
GOVERNOR ABBETTS
ELOQUENT WELCOME.
The Most Enthusiastic Demons
tration the City Has Seen
in Many Years.
A NOTABLE SUBSCRIPTION.

No greater expression of devotion to
any cause could have been given in
time of peace than that shown by the
sympathizers in the struggle for Home
Rule for Ireland by the people of this
city. 1t had been announced that the
Irish Members of Parliament who had
come to this country to obtain financial
aid to continue their struggle at home for
freedom, would address the friends OF
Ireland at Oakland Rink, and for two
weeks back active arrangements were
made to tender such u welcome to
O'Brien and his co-laborers that when
they departed from the city they would be
full of encouragement TO continue their
work elsewhere In this country.
The committee having in charge the re-
ception to the delegates expected them
a. Taylor's Hotel at naif-past six o'clock.
and long before that hour the corridor
of the hotel was filed with friends of the
cause who were anxious TO personally
wish the Irish members success. 1t was
not until after seven O'Clock that the
coaches drove up containing William
O'Brien and Mrs. O'BrIen, his wife; I. ID.
Sullivan, editor of the Irish Nation, and
Mrs. Sullivan; T. p. Gill, Timothy Har-
rington and ex-Mayor McGavisk, of Ho-
boken; and State DELEGATE NJ. j. Holmes,
OF the Land League The guests were
shown tesA the hotel parlor and the
ladies left them there and
retired to another parior where
they remained until the public re-
cepLion was over. As soon as the Irish
members signified their willingness to
make the acquaintance of those anxious
to see them, ex-Mayor McGavisk invited
every one TO the parlor. MIR. O'Brien was
the central figure, and when he clasped u
mans hand he seemed to express all his
patriotism in the warm and hearty shake
he gave. He would not shake the hand
only once, but before the gentleman pre-
sented left him the cordial, the hearty
shake was given repeatedly. For every
gentleman presented he had pleasant
and an appropriate word. Messrs. Sulli-
vau, GIL and Harrington ably assisted
him, and no one who attended the in
formal reception had reason to regret 1t.
Among the first to greet the Irish mem
bers were Governor Albeit. Register
George B. Fielder, Congressman-elect
Mcdonald, County Clerk Mclaughlin,
John z. Feeney, President of the Board
\ of Police Commissioners, Alderman Hor-
Yace Schermerhorn, Assemblyman Michael
,eief of Police McNiel and City Clerk
aD9t milton. of Bayonne; John English,
1ahys 1nays Rev. DIR. Mcdonald, Of St. Patrick's
~ H1urch: Daniel Dempsey. OF Staten
iieEland. ex-Alderman McNulty, Charles w.
Alien. President OF the Board Of Alder
men; Charles LeVaire, Mayor Grassman,
of Hoboken; Alderman Hoos, ex-Free-
holder Conroy Recorder McDonough.
Francis Noonan, NJ. J. O'Reilly, Dublin
correspondent; City Treasurer Jere
Luby, OF TIE Jersey CRY News.
Martin Rouse, Director at Large
August Bruggemann, ex-Judge John A.
McGrath, Corporation Attorney Hud-
speLh, ex-senator William ID. Edwards.
M. Doyle. Principal Kelly, of School No. 4;
barney Feeney and William Mccarthy,
of West Hoboken; Ex- Director Govern,
Gustav Metzler. Justice p. +. Wanser,
Ex-Alderman Dennis Reardon, Counsel
lor Dougherty; Ex ,Assemblyman John f.
Kelley. Assemblyman John =. Madden.
Coroner Murrer, Ex-Coroner Crane, f,
G. Wolbert. w. III. Wood, Superintendent
Of Streets Philip Tumulty. p. j. Con-
don, Thomas O'Neii, John #. Masker,
Paul Snry, Sheriff John J. McPhilIips,
Philip Martin, Water Register Con.
Healey, County Superintendent James f.
Cannon, John p. Noonan. the Rev.
Father Carey, of Red Bank. and the Rev.
Father O'Connelly.
While the reception was taking place
hundreds Of persons crowded Exchange
Place and three score of policemen were
busy keeping the throng moving. In the
crowded hotel Chief Murphy had on duty
Detectives Clos, Dalton, Kilcauley, Hol-
tic. Morris, Egan and McAnnaily. and
these open eyed gentlemen kept mingling
with the throng. but, fortunately. their
services were not required. The sixty
policemen out in the street were under
the personal supervision of Chief Muir
ply. who was assisted by Inspector
Lange and Captains Farrier and Smith.
Soon after eight o'clock Grand Marshal
McGavisk gave the word that all was
ready. and he escorted TO coach. dec
GRATED with American and Irish flags and
drawn by four borses, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam O'Brien aud Governor Abbetr. In
the second coach, also drawn by four coal
lack horses, ex-Mayor McGavisk, assist
ed by Thomas p. O'Neill placed Mr.. and
Mrs. Sullivan, 4. p. Gill, Timothy Har-
rington and Mayor Grassman, of Hobo
ken. After this the coaches con tanning the
Reception Committee were filled, and then
came Sheriff McPhillips, ex-Sherih Davis.
Assemblyman Mullone and Collector
O'Neill. County Clerk Mclaughlin, John
=. Feeney and Assemblyman Madden
came next, and then other coaches to the
number of thirty followed The head Of
the line was formed below Green street
on Montgomery as follows:-Chief Muir
ply and TWO other mounted men, sixty
policemen, number of mounted men
and officers of the Hibernian Rifles, fol-
lowed by their companies on foot. One
company formed a guard of honor around
the coaches containing the delegates and
the Governor. Following these were
large number OF the members of the An
cient Order OF Hibernians on foot, and
then came the John J. O'Brien Associa-
ton. TIE coaches brought mp in the rear.
When Forward March" was COM
manded the procession started amid a
burst Of fireworks and shouts of enthnsi-
ASIA that continued until the rink was
reached. Hundreds OF people crowded
lie sidewalks and thousands of hurrahs
welcomed the delegates along Newark
Areuue. At the foot OF the Hin. Chief
Murphy and the police escort left the pro-
cession but Captain Newton with forty
link was reached a sea VI faces was met
and the delegates had to drive through q