New-York tribune., 1902-03-18
THE CITY DECKEDIN GREEN
&. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATED WITB
a BIG PARADE-PONTIFIC MASS
N THE CATHEDRAL.

1-eIaud's green, the green Of the three leaved
shamrock which Erin loves we'll dotted the
r.rv Yesterday. Il was not such a bright day
from The weather point OF view, being wet and
warm but Hiberni3 when on parade pays little
heed 70 ar erratic temperature and a little rain.
When al Ireland celebrates its sons quartered
here never guibble over what The elemental gods
dole our 70 them.
g. Pat~icks Day. which comes as a kind OF
rr--aEe thar the vernal equinox is nigh, brought
irs usual 58v 70 the hearts of thousands Of men.
one great cause for rejoicing on the part Of the
-ye.rers of the green was that they did not have
60 work on working day There is q positive
pleasure in watching other men work. Then,
again, there was the annual opportunity 10 re-
generate Jokes concerning the Irishman who
always sees snakes on St. Patrick's Day and to
r-Ef~fty other bon m0Is Of sterling and perennial
merit
E-- doubt the great, irspirirtng thing about
s. Par-ick's Day IS that then an Irishmau can
rlle ID a carriage near the man behind the
drum. Few men Of Erin who ride 60 not
dream for weeks ot the music, the flags. the
long line Of paraders. and the double phalanX of
Te=ring. cheering spectators, who gaze 50 enVi-
ously aI the @eckless silk hats in the carriages.
once year such ride comes TO many of them.
and yesterday was the greatest day of the 800
SIN. when one is in a carriage he hates to ignite
Irish sod had been coming in for days on The
transatlantic Iiuers-reaI. old motherland earth.
ON Saturday The 81 Louis brought over nearly
fifteen hund~e5 lots OF shamrock and on Friday
the Gern1auic exceeded this amount NJ previous
freigiltage- Manufacturers had hundreds Of
sidewalk merchants distributing rhe national
weed in cloth ar a penny apiece. Five out OF
ten lapeIs We're tinted with emerald hue. col
lar--res were so ting=d. and dark green. light
green and very light green satin tbs were nor
ra-e. 4 downtown restaurant was painted in
TIE same color II was c1ee-eL by thar part OF
Hiberuia which saw and W-s glad. Truck and
dray horses had riahons ou their ears and tails.
au5 in more thar one instance the white harp
acateI from -he four corners Of the vehicles
top. Mayor Low had the national, state and
city faEs raised over the City Hail
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN ~ LINE.
s. Parrfek-s Day in New-York means a
parade That is the great single look com
peu.-e feature which brings Erin out in force
That II -1= irish societies OF this city and of
neiEaaor5nE towns took place rs scheduled n the
afternoon. The parade started AT 5 o'clock from
Forrv-s-co15--t. and Fifrh-ave- The lire OF
march was along Ftrtn-lr- to Dne-hj'-~red-
l-tw=nrv-s-venth-zt. and thence 90 suffers
Harlem River Park Crowds packed The side
walks along the route. The guests of the or
CARNATIONS rode In carriages The 69th ReEi-
ue1r, X. T. X. y. under Lieutenant Colonel
Er--et- was m the head ~ rhe line. Next fol
lowed -he irish Volunteers. under Major Grow
ley. and 5eraohmer-s # Tfib-rnian Rifles from
Tie several boraugls There were rhi-ty-iye
divisions OF the Ancient order Of Hiberniaus and
squads II cadets from -. AIMS and ST. Vincent
---r~-r churches.
Thomas Kelly was grand marshal II rha
parade Patrick II. Burke and William Lynch
and four aids assisted him. The Rev Father
3lcCr-aly chaplain Of The Ancient order Of Hi
b=r--an-. rode ~ the head af The line aS invited
guests With him We're Mayor Low and Con-
taler Gr0Gt. Some OF the ether guests were
Sheriff O'Brien. civ Chamberlain Gould Police
Commissioner Partridge. street Cleaning Com
is1es' ~ reEury. Eo-ouefr President cantor.
Superintendent OF Highways J. q. Collins and
members Of The Board or Aldermen. The guests
gathered II The Vanderbilt Hotel in Forty-sec-
oHd-sr while the parade was forming
LlTor Low was frequently greeted with cheers
along The line of MARCH The Gath Regiment
made an excellent showing and the Irish ToIun-
r--r= turned out with tIU companies Grand
Marshal Kelly Wore The fun regaIla Of his order
and was distinguished from his mounted aids
h- white plume The aids wore green plurn-s
There Eas DC disorder OF any kind in The course
Ct the march. There were nearly fifteen thou
sand persons ia the parade.
RECEPTION FOR -ITy OFFICIALS
The parade reached Suffers Harlem River
Pa~k about l..'n o'clock IN The afternoon, and
Mayor Low and rh- pest 0f the invited guests
We're E-r .- -arrtl J Kane, chairman of the
reception committee. and John TyreIl chair
nan ~ the committee I'D arrangements Mr.
Kane presented a .rE. bunch If violers tied
with 2 green -laaou r.. Mayor Low, and the lat
Ter acknowledged The g--- HITl gracious bow.
The quests -.-r- -ra.. .-cor--ti 10 The commit
tees box -1 Dr. e-strr T The hail. where a re-
C-rrlnl was l..E fr half -u hour Then Com
Ta-- A. ~ -l. i a--u-an Rifles of New-YoIk
county gave --t-.. which was reviewed by the
Mayor --- other invited guests After the
lTI 1.- all ..= party left The hall. and
dancing r.s -.--.. EHrfe WAS Furnished for it
H- lE Ef. REGIMENT Band. and dancing
was continue. u-.a I'll. carly hours II THIS
FaLo BILL" SEES TI-. PARADE.
ss--.---. .-1 -ixth-a--- when rNo knights Of
E-l1 aetr5la rtrv st-eEs am5el ly. one mount
was gray and hungry laokin=. tae other a sorry
soI~-l ,aat might have been doing The West-st.
surface ael rau-- since The carly eighties. 'Buf-
la. Hi-'' e-u. ed broadly this vision Of equine
.L--.-E- -i- made "a - ZION as II 10 have speech
Nil. Tie riders. who since morning had been
f. lr- .u-. lls depths of the tankard and the
cup L.-n a- smiled aeatr. one close 70 him
cal-.- -le wUrts- The beasts VIII fan apart
b-f tley reach tA- md If the route"
HoNTIFICAL MASS N CATHEDRAL
The Ggth Regiment with band at its head,
attended mass III the Cathedral in the morning.
The regiment 800 strong. entered the Cathedral
through rb. main entrance, in Fifth-ave. In
The absence OF Colonel Duffy Lieutenant Colonel
Elr.-- -yas il command The Rev Father
Lar-lle- rector # the Cathedral, escorted the
soldiers down .he main aisle, which had been
keu, clear for them Then the color bearers
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