New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-18
THE egTE HEADS PARADE.
Orange Flag WaCed IN Harlem
Police let QWckig.

TIE fra weather was favorable fo- big
parade and for display ~ green flags on many
houses iu the city. Many thousands ~ people
sine6 Fifth-ave uortn Of Forry-second-st. TO
watch The ST. Pat-ick's Day parade which was
The largest ever seen ia this city in honor Of
Ereiand's patron saint. There We're nearly forty
divisions of the Ancient order Of Hibernians in
the parade and nearly every county Of the
South or ireland was represented in the parade
gy division of its men. The various divisions
wore uniforms. In which green and gold were
conspicuous. and they carried green flags with
fhe flags If their associations.
+ William Lynch. the grand marshal of the
parade. was attended by a mounted STAFF in
tazlliug uniforms. and following him. when the
parade started up Flfth-sve. from Forty-second-
r. shortly before . p. m- was the G9th Regi-
tnenr marching tl a cross formation. Behind
she G9-h came the Irish Volunteers. with fun
ranks presenting creditahle appearance. Both
lnltary organizations had large bands
Mayo~ Mcclellan and Police COMMISSIONS
lfcAEou rode in a. carriage behind the Irish
Volunteers with Nicar-GeneIal Mooney and J
Fe-ceaut cram. and this carriage was followed
s~ rhers. containing f1vited guests Of the Irish
ties
eu came about fifty divisions. composed Of
citations named after counties of Ireland. q
clubs or of leagues iu which the ubarship
v~s exclusively Irish The Hlberuian Rifles
...... ther larse hand. headed the many divisions
~ 'he Ancient order OF EIlberniu-s.
Following tne lead ar the irish Na-ioualists I'm
rhe British FarIiameat. many OF those iu -h.
parade waved suau Russian flags as a token u
the Celtic defiance of tle Saxon sympathy with
Japau.
when tHa bead of The procession reached
.H
was oreasl1a-l ly ,he police ~ the last moment
deciding to clear sl-E,seers from piles 81 ma
ter1l iu front 1f the Van Nordcn Trust COM
Tarrs new building. opposite the Metropolitan
Gu. In driving She crowd away the police
mcr used tter e.Chs and when the thr7ng cried
OIL and tho excitement increased the police
rase.E-s were sert for
There was more excitement when the parada
reached Harlem. ou the west side of the ave
nae ietUNoo ro-huuore5-aud-twelft and one
h8rH-ai-ari -thi-t-auth SIS. an orange coloreG
Iiece o.. e.a'h, about TWO feet square and at
tacaei to the end of piece of scautIiug Was
waved CFr~ the edge of The roo:. 4 cool headed
cant uf police Who was among the first 10
ootre ir whispered a. word of instruction TO a
iatEolman. .Ho hurried across the street AT
ffl4 NI" bends 0i a man and "a woman disap ppearea
-fH'a EieH over tla edge Of the rornice and The
orange c.Lor soon disappeared The crowd had
nHr.ei .t. Iut their NeL ~ cerision being ac-
rHrrFauial uy rhe UISa puearauce OF the cloth
no .rouro followed.
while there was Iruch cheering as the di-
r.s ons passed Up Fff,h-av". Mayor Mcclellan
.a.1e iu FOR a go05ly share. He was hailed
loHdIy as 'lsttlr Mac as mis- carriage "as
stopped opposite 1nn sherman statue on The
Park plaza. Police Commissioner NcAdoo. who
fnf with The Mayor, also zor some cheering
-te Mayor did mot review the parade. There
was no ra-ieuiuE stand. and therefore there
7g -o formal review.
After the narado two celebrations were held.
li.e Was at fle Manhattan casino, tne-hu'i-
cI.a-an0-hfty- af-l-sJ. and Eiehth-aNe, and ths
90 er a. Suffers Harlem River Park. Second
Hr0. and buo-lEld~oI -auc-t7 7 enty y-SlN fl-st
~ er passing 0un-hUrlr-d- and Dd-tWentIeth-st
me divisions ~ 'la parade lUruei east or "eS'
aid continued Oh 20 one lr the Other - tne
Cele bra lions
Athoueh this .s she wt5-Lrrren season. the
s..Nlces se held a. So. patriCks Cathedral yeSter-
Sere conducted with an the pomp aud
- winch The Roman catholic ritual pre-
- .,.lsoL loL such "A festive occasion. Fully i've
. - cct.fhl fpers attended tho s5lernl high
.s el ~ Regimen occupying the central
- i-- fklinent. after stacking arms 0rf-
- .- 51Iti- marched down the main aisle
- &,h lla-S Hllhg and drums beating -Tna ll,aes
nti oe-II dispensed with thc s-r-,-,a ,-- 49,
a--.iol-lgel 'o The WOrShiuuers b-, t--,, f...--.
p q foillnG ~ the drums Al tbis - 80. -,..
o ~ i-a.rlof. which recenrl,, -.--f,-5 r
ttc Ne. Was pulIir.N veuarate9 an. 49,
'.t.l Roman Catholics mere for fbc e. .s-- N-