New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-18
SHAMROCK TO THE FORE
CROWDS WEAR THE GREEN
Marching Thousands and WaUing
Flags Honor st. Patr1ck's Memoru.

All New-York City from the Battery to The
Bronx. from the North River to East New-YorI.
seemed to feel imbued with the spirit Of st Pat
TICK yesterday. AS usual. green was the hue Of
the day, and Irish flags and banners futtered
side by side from houses and office buildings
with the Stars and Stripes. At the City Hall
the national flag was run up in an early greet
ing
There was one place IN Manhattan yesterday
where the Irish flag swung to the breeze alone.
EVeryoo going through 14th street saw It and
thousands IN other sections saw It also, be-
cause II was conspicuous in its eminence Even
patriotic lrishmen could not help observing that
Iammany must have used all its American flags
LOT advertising purposes during the late cam
paign-
why didn't Grand Sachen Cochran send
Inen one:' somebody on the street inquired.
Irishmen and Irish-Americans went to mass
IN the morning and got in line with the thou
sands In the afternoon. The feature Of the dav
OF course was the parade All the Irish county
organizations and the divisions Of the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians in Manhattan and The
Bronx were in line. decorated with green badges
green sashes and that greenest Of all things that
grow, the immortal shamrock Shamrock was
shipped into New York by the bushel for this
occasion. and it was a poor marcher yesterday
who did not have q sprig Of it. The parade
followed special services in St Patricl's Ca+ba-
draI, where Archbishop Farley celebrated Month
neal mass. The 69th Regiment, under command
Of Colonel Edward Duffy attended this servtke
Father Sherman. son Of General Sherman. de-
hvered the oration.
Early in the morning the different divisions Of
the Ancient Order Of Hibernians and Irish
county organizations began to gather on the I'D
per last Side streets adjoining 42d street and
tlIth avenue, from which the parade moved at
q o clock The parade was scheduled to move at
o'clock, but owing TO the thousands upon
thousands Of men, women and children who
gathered it was impossible 10 get the line in
order before 3 o'clock. At that hour the mount
ed police escort turned into Fifth avenue and
pushed through the crowds. Martin J. Kane,
grand marshal OF the day. and his assistants,
Patrick J. Gilroy and Peter J. AialIoy, astride
spirited horses. followed. Then came the 69th
Regiment, with Colonel Edward Duffy. The
band struck UP The Harp That once Thro'
Tara's Halls" and to this tune the head Of the
parade turned into the avenue.
The Catholic Orphan Asylum Band OF 100
pieces stirred the hearts Of the crowd with such
pieces as Come Back 10 Erin The Wearing
OF the Green" and The Minstrel Boy
feature OF the parade was the marching Of over
a thousand cadets from different churcnes
Of The city. When the parade reached
the Cathedral the chimes played a medley OF
Irish melodies. Archbishop Farley and other
prelates viewed the parade from the diocesan
house on Madison avenue The parade went out
( 20 Suffers Harlem River Park, where il DIS
banded Mayor Mcclellan ana oIher ClOy OH
cials were in carriages. ~,
There was only one accident reported 10 lLe
rolice Patrick Carmody, OF No. o0l East 9''"
l+rae+ one Of the mounted officers Of the day,
7,-ae thrown by a balky horse at 10th street ana
r-if-7 gyenue and sustained a fracture or the
a1LIa He was removed 10 Flower Hospital