New-York tribune., 1894-09-25
ONLY An INNOCENT RAW POiiI"'
THAT WAS THE MISSILE WHICH H'HI LED
THROUGH THE AIR NEAR ARCHBISHOP
c0RRlGAN-IIIs PRIVATE SECRETARY
,,pr,Ts THE INCIDENT LIGHTLY.

coRRlGAN-IUS PRIVATE SECRETARY
TREATS THE INCIDENT LIGHTLY
rsnorter Of The Tribune the Rev. James y
corno,v the private secretary of Archbehop 'orii-
gan. Yesterday and inquired from him coneer"'''o
the attempt made BY somebody in crowd 10 M
Archbishop Corrigan with potato on SUNDAY "H'e
he was LAYING the cornerstone of ST. Joseph O"u 9"
in East Eghty-srycnth-st. This is a German 'dth-
o,c church and the Rev. Anthony Lammei' VINO
was the chanccl chormaster of the cathedral lot
long time. IS the pastor Archbishop Corrisdh was
seated on a platform. having done his part IN the
ceremony and Father Schwonnlger was preaching
when big potato fc. near the Archbishop thrown
Z; is believed bv some one who was il the crowds
on the roofs of The adjoining houses father 'o"-
molly regarded the incident in humorous i8h' anu
spoke concerning it in the same strain to the re-
porter.
81 do not know" said he. whether 1t was meant
seriously or whether II was accidental; whether IL
WAS meant 10 change the familiar Illustration about
a straw so 10 read y potato shows no" 'he "',''
nlnvs'. Vhe her was attack by the n !; A.
or whether i: meant as an Insult 10 ,he Ir,sn @
in which case, however sausage Wou'o m max t,ov'
he added. laughing. was under German Amer f0ai
not American ausnlceSd o news in these
times Of political excitement 10 make II necessary 10
notice the thing AZ all. o.
Il cannot say as to that. sad father oohnons non
but am firm in the belief that there were srea. a
many eyes on It, in fact all eyes were turned on the
innocent ;uber it rolled upon the platform nitic
knowing what great stir IL was 10 make Ana IL
was raw too mind you OF that there can oe no
doubt whatever, for | handled the missile. SO mai
whoever threw Il must have done 80 In cOld Diood
he continued in mock gravity.
The fact that the Archbishop was present Is VIVA
made people It was thrown at him; Now. !
looked in the direction whence II came and aithousn
Their, were a great many people there. could not
see them. could they zee Us. \ poncenlah went
up and hunted them away, and all during tne ceie-
bration policemen rendered the greatest assistance
Oh no he said in closing Il think that potato is
scarcely qualified to take its place In history besls
the crust OF bread which the old lady III f'lSiahd
threw AT Mr. Gladstone d couple " years ago
Father Connolly told the reporter that Archbishop
Corrigan started Yesterday morning by the Empire
STATE express train on the NewYork Central Fail
road for Rochester in company with the Key. j, H.
Mclean. pastor Of ST. Peters church. IN Barciay-
ST; the Rev. John Edwards, OF the Churcn or the
immaculate Conception and the Rev John T.
Kearney OF 81. Patrick's Old Cathedral They form
the Clerical Committee in connection with the new
seminary OF 81. Joseph at Valentine liill. fonkers
and after visiting Bishop McQuaid in Rochester tney
will inspect the new seminary, which has just been
completed for his diocese.
Inspector Williams. when spoken to about the mat
ter said that Captain Pickett. OF the East Eighty
eghih-st. station ont with his detectives look-
ing for the person who threw the potato