The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-12
FATHER TIGHE RETURNS
Greenville Citizens Give Him
a Royal Welcome on
Saturday.

If the Rev. Father John J. Tighe, rector
of the st. Paul's R.. C. Church a been
the hero of the most glorious of battles
or the idol of a nation, he could not have
enjoyed a more marked reception thar
day evening by his parishioners, on his
return from his European tour.
At seven O'Clock the church chimes
rang from the steeple of st. Paul
Church, announcing the arrival of the
good priest and calling together all of his
admirers to greet him. 1t was not long
before the streets were crowded with peo-
pie from the church to the Greenville
station of the Central Railroad. at the
foot of Danforth avenue. A delegation
of three hundred in line. followed by
several hundred more, left the church,
headed by a brass band of twenty-four
pieces, and marched to the station, where
Father Tighe was to arrive.
The train rolled into the station shortly
after eight o'clock, and the band struck
up HAL to the Chief" Father Tighe
appeared on the platform a cry went
up from the crowd. Pretty girls yelled
and waved their handkerchiefs, men un-
fEOsElEO <lSiI HcduS anu WdFSQ tfltlE HdIS
frantically. When he alighted from the
platform he was escorted TO a carriage
by Father Reilly, acting pastor in the
absence of Father Tighe, n Messrs.
Henry Lenbeck and Thomas Fagen.
A squad of police, under the command
Of Captain Thomas f. Nugent, quickly
cleared the way, and the carriage, pref
tiIy draped and drawn by four horses.
drew from the crowd, and, followed by
the fast throng, wended its way TO the
church. On the verandas of nearly every
house along the route families had as
sembled n set off fireworks in abund-
ance as the procession passed.
AS the carriage turned Ia to the Old
Bergen Road from Danforth avenue, the
school hall adjoining the church was sud-
denly illufnined with q tower of different
ccIored fires. Fireworks were displayed
from every accessible spot. Colored lights
burned on the silis Of every window and
hundreds of rockets were sent up from
the street below. The carriage halted in
front of the building and the multitude of
people ftronged,s- eroand the honored
We're it not for the effcient police ser
vice many serious accidents might nave
resulted AS it was the way was cleared
and the party alighted. AS they mounted
the steps a gorgeous arch Of fireworks,
upon which was the inscription wei
come blazed forth in many different
c0t0feu names.
The crowd rushed In upon the entrance
and surged and clamored for admission.
Every accessible seat and bit of standing
room was soon filled and the doors were
closed upon the hundreds more who were
still outside. The interior of the hall pre-
sented a scene of rare magniicence. From
the ceiling were draped buntings of the
national design and the walls were decor
ated with various colored flags and bunt-
ing. The platform was handsomely decor
ated with palms and Towering plants.
Father Tighe occupied the centre chair
and was surrounded by the following
gentlemen:-Father George Brown, assist
Paterson: Alderman Edward Barr. Messrs.
Thomas Cogan. Henry Lembeck, George
Hauser, F. R0ehrenbeck, r. Mcdonald,
George Barber. Roth. F. Flaherty, n
James Woedmency. Terence Reilly