The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-18
FINE PARADE OF FRESHMEN,
AND A GREAT TURNOUT TO SEE
THEM MARCH PAST.


All the Counties OF Ireland Repre-
sented-J. Sergeant Cram Mistaken
for Observation-Disclosures OF the nay.
II New York ever saw a better celebrated
st. Patrick's day the oldest inhabitant
is a liar-not TO say a carping Orangeman.
The O'Connell parade Of 1874 may have
been bigger, Tut il graced no more general
celebration The streets fairly futtered
with the good green flag. set of every
where by the colors Of the United States.
No one who was on Fifth avenue north
Of Forty-seoond street from noon until dark
had the slightest doubt as to the nature OF
the days festivities. One careful calcu-
lator worked out a sum which showed
that the parade was witnessed by quarter
Of a million people, And a fine parade
It was indeed
There we're the marshals, with their green
sashes, and the Sixty-ninth Regiment
in its new uniforms, and the Irish Nolun-
teers, and his Honor the Mayor, who had
TO leave town before the parade was over
but rode as far up the avenue with the pro-
cession as there was time TO do before his
train left.
There were Charley Murphy Of Tammany
Hall and William Halpin Of the Republican
organization sitting side by side in another
hack, with Father Bernard Brady to keep
the peace between them-with no need for
any peacemaking at all, so completely were
political differences lost in the general cell
ebration; then, too there we're thousands
Of the Kerry men, the Kilkenny men, the
Longford men, the Sligo men, the Mona
CHAN men the Kildare men, the Cork men, the
Leitrim men, the Tipperary men, the Liner
ick men. the Armagh men, the Tyrone men,
the Meath men, the Wexford men, the Gal
way men, the Donegal men, the Derry men,
the Antrim men, the Down men. the Fer
managh men, the Louth men, the Dublin
men, the Wicklow men. the Carlow men, the
Waterford men, and many other associa-
lions and clubs just as full Of Irish sentiment
and enthusiasm.
The people along the curbs and on the
stoops Of the fine houses on Fifth avenue
and Of the fats and less ornate houses in
the side streets OF Harlem, who may at
tempt to tell Of them as they were?-the
dear old women, their wrinkled faces happy
as thechildrens 5, nodding and all but dancing
to the music Of the bands which played the
wearing Of the Green the laughing girls,
with a merry but modest flash Of the eye
at every good looking man in sight and
at the homely men when goo looking
subjects were lacking; the long upper Tipped
gray neads. renew ing the fire Of their youth
In the enjoyment Of the gay scenes and the
babies. the hundreds and thousands Of fat
faced babies sitting and leaning along the
Curbs.
avenue were filed with wonder at the
sight There have been those who have
assured New York that the old Irish stock
was dying out and was being crowded 10
the wall by the addition Of radically DIFF
ferent races TO the Citys population,
1t needed long searching yesterday 10
find a face in the crowds that was not pos
sessed Of more or less modified charao-
teristics Of the sons OF the old sod. Again
was the verdict pronounced in fun earnest,
sThank God! The Irish are not all gone
yeti" All gone. 1t seemed impossible
that there could be 80 many Of them on
the continent.
The parade was to have started up Fifth
avenue at ? O'Clock from Forty-second
street. At that hour the Fifth avenue
sidewalks were impassa bic from Forty
second street 20 the Cathedral. The side
streets were but little b, tier. The crowd
was 80 ful Of good nature that the only
duty Of the police was 10 maintain the
curb line This they had some difficulty
in doing at the cross streets, IN the general
desire Of the multitude to get out where
there was good clear view Of everything
that was going on.
A pleasing Incident just before the be-
ginning Of the parade was made up Of the
succession of events which happened to
e Greek ice cream veBder in last Forty
fifth street, just OF the avenue. A num-
Der Of small boys had pltrunized him.
Ono Of them thought his change INSULT
cent, The Greek was not disposed % argue
the matter, the lad was
Gimme IN change be said. Or IN
get IL. This Is St. Pasricks day and I'm
Irish
IA hell with the Irish" screamed the
GrecS. + no give any change!"
He did not say any more. His ice cream
cart rose IN the air and came down in many
places. IL showed ice cream packages
all over the middle of the street and both
sidewalks. Inc Greek escaped under the
cover Of the storm, yelling Ike a burnt
pup. Then everybody laughed and re-
sumcd tho watch for The head Of the pro-
Cess.Uu.
There was some Misunderstanding about
the place whore the Mayor was TO join the
procession. Al half past he came down
the avenue and waited for the parade at
Forty-nnth street. In the carriage with
him were Mgr. Charles McCreedy, county
chaplain OF the Ancient Order u HibeT-
mans, under the auspices Of which the
parade was held, Auxiliary Bishop Thomas
Cusack and j. Sergeant Cram. In the
next carriage was Father Brady, the State
Chaplain OF the Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans, Charles +. Murphy and William
Halpin.
The Mayor, after acknow Lodging the
cheers Of the crowd along both curbs hy
raising his hat sat back and waited for the
parade 10 come up. IL was a fine sight
when il came. Marshal Gilgar, on a ire
mendous big bay horse, was in front with
John COnroy and John j. Commins, his
chief aides close behind deCked out in
green sashes 50 wide that they cast a re-
heCted color for blocks ahead
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and then came the SiNty-ninth Regiment
led by Col. Duffy and stepping out 10 the
Wearing Of the Green played 10y its own
band The SiXty-ninth had hard day OF
It, between going 10 the Cathedral TO high
mass in the morning, parading with the
Ancient Order Of HiberniRns in the after
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