The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-17
ERIu'S BRIGHT DAY.
Patriotic Jersey City Irish
men Honor ST. Patricks
Memory.
THE STREETS WEAR THE GREEN.
Imposing Parade, Reviewed by City
Oficials-The Day in Ho-
bOken.
ST.. Patrick's day |

ST.. Patrick's day
Who is there who has not in some man
ner helped celebrate the day?
OF late the day has taken on holiday
appearance. and especially today, and if
signs count, 1t may be safely said there Is
no nation on earth for whom the Amerl-
can people have warmer spot IN their
hearts than the Irish.
The day opened bright and warm, ana
SO it continued. pleasant day to all. Ihe
streets were in good condition for the
paraders.
The homes of the citizens were decor
ated with the American and Irish flags.
and on the streets could be seen the brave
sons of Ireland wearing the green RIBBON,
while boys aud girls. men and women,
wore the colors of the Emerald Isle.
In the observances of he day WAS not
forgotten the battle now being Waged at
Westminster.
The brightness OF the day was taken as
a good omen, and every Irishman
in the city feels that soon
their mother country will hold that
position among the nations of the earth,
that Robert Emmett meant she should
hold before his epltsph be written
The Sous of Erin have been charged
with apathy now that Home Rule seems
so near at hand, but LET them evince thai
enthusiasm which they today evInced
-whioh men and women evidenced-aDd
their representatives in Westminster Will
he iucited TO renewed energy.
The parade was one OF the best ever
held in Jersey City, and there was not q
man in the lines who misbehayed him
self.
All along the line of march the streets
lad nj ha hare n
and cheered.
The obseryances began with the cele-
hration of mass in the several Catholic
churches of the city.
This evening there will be a number of
entertainments in honor OF the day.
THE PARADE.
ST. Patrick's Day parade was success
today in every particular except pune
tuality. The line of march was formed
at Grand and Grove streets, and the order
had been that the start should be at
eleven o'clock. 1t Was an hour and a
halt later when the parade began. This
delay was partly the fault OF the guests
from other cities arriving behind time.
Wnen the procession, headed by Cap
tain Farrier ana a platoon Of police. start
ed a cheer was given by The thousand
people on the sidewalks and the bands
plaved patriotic music With vigor. The
line Of march took the procession down
Grand street to Hudson, to Mont
gomerv, TO Newark avenue, to Hen
dersou street, to Pavonia avenue, to
Hamilton Park TO Jersey avenue. to
Grand street, to Pacific avenue, to Com
munilaw avenue, TO Ocean avenue, to
Grand street, to Jackson avenue and
through other streets in Greenyilie and
return to Jersey City to disperse.
ORDER OF PARADE.
When the procession passed the City
Hall it was in this order:-
Company A-Captain Graham, Lieutenants
Gallery and Carroll
Company B. Captain P. Sweeney, Lieutenant
4. Prayer.
Company ::C-Captain Connolly, Lieutenants
White and Consodine.
ST. Lucy's Fife and Drum Band.
Division 2-Aide to g. NJ. Patrick Farrell and
Marshal Michael Mullery.
Division 3-Marshal James OConnor, Aide
James Moore.
Division 4-Aide to G.. NJ. james Murtagh,
Marshal William Glyun Aide Thomas Lenehan
Division 5-Alde to G.. NJ. John Scanlon, Mar
shal d. Reynolds.
Division 6-Aide to G. NJ. Edward NJ. Luby,
Marshal John Conlon.
Division AIDE to G. NJ NJ. ]. Kelly, Marshal
Bernard o. Farrell. aide j. Kilbride.
Division 5-Aide to G.. M. ]. Mcclure, Aide
Peter Cahill,
Division 9-Marshal NJ. J. Curry. First Aide
James Collins and Second Aide. John Meaney.
Band-St. Bridget's Fife and Drum.
Division 10-Marshal John Stack, Aide Frank
Doan.
Eoboken Fife and Drum Band.
Division 11-Marshal John 5lcCrystal, Aide to
G. NJ Edward Lawlor, Michael Fitzpatrick,
Division 12-Marshal John Dunegan, Aide
Peter A. Farrell.
Division 13-Marshal Bernard Murphy, Aide
Division 14-Marshal John Corrigan, Aide John
Coyie.
Division 15-Marshal James Flanagan, Aide
Division 16~Marshal William Moran
Division 17-Marshal WilliatH Ryan, Peter AL
Tof,,, tlr,,l TOl1r. Gail aofzn1
Division sO~Marshal Garrett Burke. Aide Pat
rick Dillon.
THE REVIEWERS.
The reviewers were Mayor WanSer,
Police Commissioners Feeney. Kelly and
Van Keuren, City Hall Commissioners
Uaiz and Burke, Chief Murphy. Collec-
tors O'Neill, Christopher P. Smith.
City Clerk Scott. City Marshall Long,
ex-Aldermen O'Rourke, John Kelleher.
Captain John Graham, Alderman Nc
Entee. City Treasurer Cleveland and
Patrick Nevin.
The men in line looked well, and when
the Mavor raised his hat TO them they re-
sponded to the greeting heartily.
Grand Marshall Murrer had0perfect
order In the ranks. and in all the line of
march not single thing happened to
mar the pleasure of the day or the disci-
pline of the societies.
THE DAVITT RIFLES.
he Davltt RlQeS acquitted themselves
with credit and marched like trained SOL
diers, only one file being badly formed
when it passed the City Hall.
The mounted assistants of the grand
marshall were resplendent in gold aud
rich colors and they looked exceedingly
we'll on horse back.
The first coach that followed them con-
tained Dam Dempsey. the noted ex-
Coroner on Staten Island, aud party.
Ia the next coach Carroll. the City Yard
Keener, and some friends were seen, and
In other carriages could be found persons
employed In nearly every branch of the
city government.
SHE DIDN'T SCARE ANYBODY.
Before the procession started a well
dresse woman walked through Cooper's
le7,and at the cornergof Newark avenue
81 : began moving a large piece of Orange
colored silk and also piece of red
Instantly a crowd gathered
about the woman who made no com.
hem. but laughed in a silly manner. as
she hourished the yellow and red SILK.
The crowd became so great that
the woman movei from her posi-
tion and passed through the
ally. Three hundred people followed her
to montgomery street. where she waved
her orange colored silk fora last time
MAT1.ERS OF F.AcT