The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-24

stone was lald 1n St. PatrlckS cnurcn. The cemetery was named after Bishop Bernard O'Reilly, and not after the purchaser, as many supposed.
 When MT. Hallock was building the South church, which Is now the Sacred Heart, he had an Irish laborer work ing for him with whom he became dis satisfied on account of the care this man took of the work he was perform ing. Mr. Hallock warned him several times that he was taking too much time with his work, and finally asked him why he was so careful about his work. "Oh, sir, we are building this church for the Irish" a reply which cost him his position. But he had the satisfaction of knowing that proph- ct is not without honor in his own country
 The founding of the other churches in the city are of such recent date that it is not necessary to mention them in this paper.
 The immigration, which started ac- lively in 1S47, continued for twenty years, and in 1870 there were not less than five thousand Irish men and wo- men in New Haven, while to-day there are very few left who were here in 1S45. Of these I will mention MT. and Mrs. William Geary, Edward McGow-> an, John Mclaughlin, Michael Eagen, Daniel Crowley Patrick Hollaren, MT. and Mrs. James Cunningham, Thomas Clerkin, MT. and Mrs. George Jackson, Thomas Gallagher who has worked with w. & D. T. Fcith for fifty years, and Thomas Welsh who was the first man to take the pledge from Father Mathew when he came to New Haven in 1S49, and kept it.
 called on MT. Welsh to find out if he was one of the eleven who took the pledge at the depot when the priest ar rived, but was unable to find him at home, but made my business known to Mrs. Welsh, and in answer to my | inquiry if her husband was one of the eleven, she replied, Indeed he was, and I thank God he is the only one | left" While her answer might admit of two constructions, there was no question as to her meaning, for the | pride with which she made that re mark, as she remembered the benefits she and her family had derived from that worthy act, led me to think that our lives are made up of little things
 I may be pardoned if refer to my own honored parents. Though they did not come to this city until 1851, they were the first Irish family to settle in West Springfield in 1845. My mother told me one day she knew every Irish man in Springfield in 1S45 When re- piled, T bet you did'' the way she cast f,,r fr1o ip Sivaotinrr nf the
 corner where the broom should be warned me that retreat would be good policy.
 My mother stopped at the Pavilion Hotel one season, with Mrs. Howe
 whose husband was the inventor of Ihe
 Howe truss bridge, and was then
 building his first bridge in Ottawa, III It was she who told me about the
 lovely bathing beach, where Sargent's
 factory now stands where the New
 York boat came in, where the
 street crossing now is. How the
 southern people came here in Septem-
 Der to the Yale Commencement, and S
 many other changes, that we are Ice
 with the Psalmist to exclaim: "Sit
 transit Gloria Mundae."
 
 pie cannot be denied, while history o1
 their nation warrants us in declaring
 that their religious zeal did not damp
 en their patriotism either at home ol
 abroad
 The old militia in 1s4O had on it's ros
 ter such names as Thomas Cor
 man. James Reilly, Francis Donnelly
 James Coogan, Morgan Mooney
 Charles Sliney and a score of othel
 men, which caused Captain Demsey tC
 say he was proud of his Irish boys
 And on their annual field day, whel
 they were supposed to march one wa!
 on their visit to the covered bridge il
 Derby, they usually rode out so as t.
 be in the grounds early. and then rod
 back as the majority ruled. The.
 were notified to appear on parad
 Armed and equipped as the law de ' handed, with twelve rounds of bal , cartridge, and canteens full" The lat ter order, though considered by tn soldiers superfluous, was nevertheless
 faithfully obeyed
 , MT. Patrick Maher, one of our mos respected and honored citizens, wh has held many important offices in ou 1 midst came to our city from the soutl in 1842, about the same time as anoth CT respected citizen, since gone to hi reward MT. Thomas w. Cahill. wh was also southern man. These tw ! men formed fast friendship, and de , cided, upon the knowledge of tn ? southern feeling towards the nortf , that war between the states was in l evitable, so they determined to organ , ize military company and receive ? permission to do so from the state au thorties
 \ Governor Seymour granted a charte 7 March 17th, 1852, to the Washin
 Erira Guards, Company E, Connect cut Militia, Captain John Duffy. 7 First Lieutenant Thomas w. Cahi. Second Lieutenant Randall Shields. Third Lieutenant Patrick Maher. . Orderly Patrick Cooney.
 The company prospered and wa among the most efficient of the Secon
 regiment. But for some reason the e incurred the displeasure of Governc y Minor, who for two years had sougt u to disband the company. But their e1 r ficiency commended them to the a 1ju e tant generals who had been sent t | find a cause for their destruction $ They reported that they could give n s reason why they should be disbandeG l. finally in 1855 man was found worth