New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
PARADING IN THE SLUSH.
THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE IRISH so-
CIETIES,
MOMENTS IN THE DAY DEVOTED TO HoNoHiN"
o,D rp1N.s PATRON SAINT.

INCIDENTS IN THE DAY DEVOTED ~
OLD ERINs PATRON SAINT
,,.., ,r,s, soc,s,,es of this city had their
g. p.,r,ct,s dav parade yesterday afternoon III
daearce NJ the slush In the streets rev .hoa
sand men walked or waded al! the way tro" ~"
ave and Forty-second-st. to Lion farA a.
hus-aye and -hundred-and-seVsh,"-''' -,
ing the green" and carrying the oa""ei' VI
lands patron saint. Most OF the men "
ceedlngly wet outside before they sot u VI. p
where they could get wet inside and accoroi"s az
,hoy sscane or succ,mb to serious illness OH az
oour, NJ the exposure they may think they "e'e
heroic or foolhardy in parading. . s.o,
Colonel Warng. the commissioner VI -.
Cleaning had accepted an invitation u '.'
parade and many of the paraders oeciaie' '""' ~
orgb, IN have had the snow and slush remover
from the movements along the route or the par
but Colonel Waring explained that the FORCE Vi
rovvebovelIers had to be kept busy In the streets
:, which there was the most traffic ana many
reonle wanted the snow to remain In upper rH'h
ave "a long az possible In order that they "'s"'
have sleighing ..
On account of the slushy condition of the streets
there was great difficulty In getting the '"'''"
divisions OF the procession into their p'a'e'' a
II was 23O D. m. before Grand Marshal Doh'"''"
7 connaughton gave the signal to start. AT FORTY
socondst a platoon OF mounted police neadeo ''e
,orsdo Then came the Hibernian Rines hehueu
bv the Catholic Protectory Band. and after t"e'"
CANA the guests in carriages TIE various dVis-
ions Of the Ancient Order of Hbernians' 10 Tue
number OF forty -four. each branch neaoeo W
band, came next III.
The sidewalks along Fifth-ave were pacNeo WI"
neople who cheered the parade went by. Inc
route over which the parade passed was IN such
had condition that the men sometimes were h"ee
deep in snow and slush -, r,t,.,
sevcnth-st was reached at o'clock Inc mem m"
of the Board Of Aldermen. headed by NiceI 80 81
dent Windolph were on the stand IL looh ths W, "a
rade nearly hours TO pass IL procteeuneu ~ a.
the Western boulevard. to one huha , ,nrs
sixth-st to Columbus-ave. to Lion fark' "Heio
there was speech making and dancing
Among those who occupied carriages In the para1e
were James j. Haggerty. NATIONAL delesate Oh p .ne
Ancient Order of Hibernians board OF EN-, ! 81. ~
rick Casserly county delegate; Terence Dononue;
Stat. delegate Mayor Patrick Gleason Long lsaisu
City: Patrick Keenan, ex-Street Cleaning Commits
sioner Thomas Brennan. DR.. Thomas H. MaIrSs
Judge Giegerich Thomas Burns, John D., Heiiy'
Thomas McManus. ex-Register FERDINAND ley
Thomas j. Dunn. Judge Joseph T. Faiion ana rat
rick Costello . A..,
A. ST Patrck's Cathedral in the forenoon Arch,,
bshop Georgian celebrated solemn fontncai
Mass The sanctuary was Ornamented Win ,aIi
n,Irn trees and the high altar blazcd with candleS
The Rev Michael j Lavelle. rector or the
nrearhed the panegyrc on ST. Patrick. AFTER me
,uass the HYMN to St Patrick was sung by the run
choir The members of the 69th Regiment at.enued
the mass in fun parade regimentals UNDER me coI
ma nd OF Colonel Smith and Lteutcnant-Colohe,,
Duff The new American flag which was presence
IA the cathedral school was blessed ny tne Aich-
hshon after which II was raised over the scnoo
J'he celebration OF 81 Patricks Day was CON
,nu.d in this city last evening by the usual dinners
and balls in which all the Irish societies TOOK part