The sun., 1900-07-30
DRAGON FLAG. NOT ORANGE.
But at I O'Clock In tie Morning II Fooled
Green and Orange Bsth.

Several marchers in the parade OF Orangemen
on Saturday and about a dozen friends who
wore the Orange colors were forced into action
early yesterday morning in Grand street. They
were completely routed and escaped across
the East River to Williamsburg by the way
of the Grand street ferry, leaving the street In
front of the ferryhouse strswn with strips OF
orang ge ribbons. orange rosettes and demolished
hats. O'Donnell. the cop, who IL stationed al
the ferry. was kept busy for an hour picking
up the debris. which he put into bag weig hted
down with paving stone and consigned 1t &c
the river oDonnel came from Connemara,
whore Orangemen are scarce and Peep u Day
boys plenty.
The stable OF tho Grand street crosstowr
car line Is across the street from the ferryhouse
About two-thirds Of the employees are Irish
men. About one-half Of tho lrishmen belong
to the Limerick boys The employees Of the
road had an outing on saturday on Staten
Island and in honor OF the event the 'front.' oi
the stable was decorated with the national
' sHcrtIy ' after ; the picnickers left the stable
Charlie Wagner. ths Grand street dry goods
man. called Oh Louie Cells who keeps the Han
, field house opposite the stable. and said
Louis. Wy don't you degoradet
For vyP" asked Cells.
For der Oransemens. replied Wagner.
who are dosei asked Cells.
Friends of Alderman Chin Smith. Dey
DO dey sell lemons too" asked Coils.
"Nein. nein." said Wagner. "dey are boil
ticianer mons. CHIN Smith sent YOU dis flag
Then Wagner unfolded a large yellow flag
with the figure OF dragon In black embroid-
cred on II; The nag had evidently seen Ger
Vel, hang ID ovid i" said Cells 4 do any
tings for Chin Smith,
He hung the flag over the front door Of the
shortly before / O'clock Yesterday morning
the party Of orangemsn referred TO arrived
opposite the car stables on their way to Brook
lyn. just a. the same time as q crowd Of the
Rookaway avenue East New York, who had
come from an outing az Union Hill y. J.
Mccarthy who Is dog fancier showed his
lean flag at half mast on his house at Rockaway
avenue and Broadway. Brooklyn. When the
Orangemen saw the flags in front OF the stable
they began 10 cheer and sing songs assuming
honor Of their parade. A crowd from the
stable rushed at them from the front. the
McSarthyites approached them from the rear
and In minute there was general night.
In the midst OF II a tall man wearing the
orange colors managed 10 shout: Come on,
true blue Protestant boys. Come on, Nixon,
hotel yonder; See the glorious flag.
field House and led tie way thither followed by
assailants They rushed into the hotel pursued
by the McCarthyitss and a crowd Of railroad
employees They swept Cells OF his feet
tipped over the lunch counter and swept plates
glasses and bottles from ths tables. The
Orangemen dashed out the side door and acro~
the street into the ferryhouse. Their assail-
ants tried to 60 in after them, hut the way wa,
went back 10 the hotel u get satisfaction from
Cells. They started in by hauling down the
Chinese rag and then demanded an explana.
ton. Cells managed 10 prove his innocence
and set up the drinks.
"ven see dot Charlie Wagner. figs him feI
bayng dot monkey-doodle pi7ness by me
Now | know vot Orangemans means Hurrat
fer Ireland" said Cells 10 the crowd and they
gave him three cheers and departed.